[lg policy] call: Between Tradition and Change: The Future of English in the Light of Globalization, Transculturalism and Internationalization

[Harold Schiffman]

Between Tradition and Change: The Future of English in the Light of
Globalization, Transculturalism and Internationalization

Date: 11-Oct-2011 - 12-Oct-2011
Location: Kolding, Denmark
Contact Person: Jane Vinther
Meeting Email: < click here to access email >
Web Site: http://www.sdu.dk/futureengconf

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Sociolinguistics

Subject Language(s): English

Call Deadline: 01-Jul-2011

Meeting Description:

Between Tradition and Change: The Future of English in the Light of
Globalization, Transculturalism and Internationalization

This conference will address English Studies as a discipline in
transition and reflect on where it has been and where it is going.
With the meteoric rise of English globally, the language is studied
and used by as many as 2 billion speakers, and English Studies
departments now teach such varied subjects as communications,
discourse and rhetoric, language, literature, and film representing
English language usage and texts across the globe. The study of
classical English texts might be declining, but that slack has been
taken up by other areas and endeavors, creating numerous challenges
and opportunities.

Subthemes of the Conference:

- Tradition and Its Discontents.
Keynote: Peter Harder, Copenhagen University. Traditions and Its Discontents.
See abstract and CV on homepage.

- Language, Culture, and Discourse
Keynote: Karen Risager, Roskilde University. English in the Global Linguascape.
See abstract and CV on homepage.

- The Globalization of English
Keynote: Geeta and Nayan Chanda, Yale University. Jab We Met: When
Global English Met Hindi: The Commodification of Language and the
Construction of Global Desis.
See abstract and CV on homepage.

- Internationalization and Learning
Keynote: Janette Ryan, Oxford University. Internationalising Teaching
and Learning: Making Room for Other Knowledge, Language and Academic
Values.
See abstract and CV on homepage.

- Finding Common Ground
Fan Dai. Sun Yat-sen University, China. Creative Writing: Telling
Chinese Stories in English.
See abstract and CV on homepage.

Call for Papers:

Invitation to submit proposals for individual papers by 1 July 2011.

We invite contributions for the conference under five different
strands below especially but not exclusively:

- Tradition and Its Discontents
- Language, Culture, and Discourse
- The Globalization of English
- Internationalization and Learning
- Finding Common Ground

Please submit your proposals for papers before 1st July 2011 to the
conference organisers:

Gordon Slethaug: slethauglanguage.sdu.dk
Jane Vinther: jvintherlanguage.sdu.dk

Important Dates:

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 1 July 2011
Confirmation of acceptance: 15 July 2011
Conference dates: 11-12 October 2011

http://linguistlist.org/issues/22/22-2037.html

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