[Linganth] Call for Papers: 67th Annual Conference of the International Linguistic Association | 15 - 18 June 2023 | South Africa

Wed Dec 14 15:40:11 UTC 2022

Dear All:  ILA's CfP for 2023 is included below and attached. Please
disseminate widely.
Thanks,
Jo Anne Kleifgen

*67th Annual Conference of the International Linguistic Association*

*KwaDlangezwa, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 15 - 18 June 2023*

Hosted by the University of Zululand

*CALL FOR PAPERS *

*DEADLINE – February 28, 2023 *

*Conference Theme: Rethinking Language and Linguistics for Liberatory
Epistemologies and Ontologies *

Renewed calls for the decolonisation of education from the #RhodesMustFall
movement of 2015 and beyond have re-directed the attention of scholars and
public commentators to the often-problematic roles of dominant European
languages such as English in formal education, especially in formerly
colonised countries. The debates, and contestations which that movement has
animated over the past few years have invited closer scrutiny of what
Pennycook and Makoni (2020) identify as “the complicities between applied
linguistics, colonialism, and capitalism”. This foregrounds the immensely
powerful impact – either negative or positive – of language policies and
practices across social, cultural, economic, and political domains. In this
regard, the enduring negative legacies of colonial misclassifications and
mis-standardisation of indigenous languages continue to pose serious
challenges today, to both linguists (applied, socio- and educational
linguists) and language teachers in schools and universities at all levels.

This means that the need to rethink language and linguistics is urgent
especially in terms of how they can contribute positively to ongoing
debates on decolonisation of education in the formerly colonised world and
also regarding language minorities in the so-called developed countries.
There is an urgent need for alternative codes and an expanded conceptual
repertoire to redress historical linguistic misconceptions and to promote
language practices that recover and enhance African and Global South
epistemologies and ontologies. This is critical to an understanding of
knowledge production as “a territory” (Moetsi, 2016) to which marginalised,
formerly colonised, historically disadvantaged, and excluded people have
legitimate claims. New, liberatory approaches to language and linguistics
would enhance the life chances of such populations by helping reclaim their
“self-worth, power and creativity” in a world that is increasingly hostile
to them.

This international multidisciplinary conference invites papers that explore
such possible approaches from formal linguistics, sociolinguistics, and
applied linguistics. We look forward to presentations that move beyond
dominant monolingual and metalinguistic assumptions and examine new
possibilities in multilingualism, language learning, languages of learning
and teaching (LoLT) in education, literacies, and language rights. We are
particularly interested in perspectives from/about the Global South and
indigenous communities which complicate and question received ways of
thinking about language, literacy, and linguistics. Themes include but are
not limited to:

• Multilingualism and heritage language practices in Africa.

• The role of language in the decolonisation of the curriculum.

• Language and decolonisation of pedagogy.

• Digital and computational skills in languages and linguistics.

• English as LoLT in (South) Africa.

• Standardisation of indigenous languages.

• Growing use of English as LoLT in non-English speaking European
universities.

• The political economy of tests such as IELTS and TOEFL.

• Grassroots language and literary studies.

• Language acquisition versus language learning.

• Local language/linguistic practices in global social media

• Liberatory/emerging language and linguistic epistemologies/theories

In keeping with the ILA tradition, we also invite individual papers or
posters on other areas of linguistics. Each presentation should last no
more than thirty minutes, including time for questions and discussion.
Proposals also may be submitted for a three-hour workshop for teachers on
topics related to the teaching of language, human difference, and social
justice.

*Guidelines for Proposals*

 *Papers and Posters *

A paper or poster title and abstract of between 300 and 400 words,
excluding references, is required along with a summary abstract for the
conference booklet of no more than 150 words. The author's name,
institutional affiliation, mailing address, and phone number must also be
included.

*Workshops *

A brief presentation/rationale of about 200 words should argue for the
relevance of the theoretical/applied content in language, linguistics or
literacy that will be explored and examined during the workshop.
Objectives, a brief description of the activities to be implemented during
the session, and a maximum of five reading references should be included in
the proposal. A separate brief CV (100 words) of the workshop leader/s
indicating relevant workshop/instructional experience is also required.

All proposals will be blind reviewed for quality and originality.
Submissions should mainly contain new material and must not have been
published previously to be considered. All proposals should be submitted
via the official Registration Form: https://forms.gle/Mui5iPTR9JYmLeNK8 by
Tuesday, February 28, 2023.

Proposal acceptances will be sent by Monday, March 27, 2023. The author(s)
whose proposals have been accepted for the ILA Annual Conference must
register by the Saturday, April 15, 2023 pre-registration deadline in order
to be included in the Conference Program.

*Conference Registration Information *

It is necessary to be a member of the ILA to participate in the annual
meeting (save for the one-day K-12 Teachers’ Workshop). Reduced membership
and conference registration rates are available to students, retirees,
contingent faculty, K-12 teachers, and residents of soft-currency
countries. To become a member, please register here:

https://ilaword.org/payment-proc/07_membership.aspx

*Pre-Registration fees *(received by April 15, 2023)

Regular Rate: $100

Reduced Rate: $50

*Registration fees *(from April 16, 2023)

Regular Rate: $150

Reduced Rate: US $100

*Conference Venue *

University of Zululand

KwaDlangezwa,

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (near Richards Bay)

*Further Information *

Inquiries may be sent to the Conference Organizers:

Professor Mogomme Masoga – MasogaM at unizulu.ac.za
Professor ZG Buthelezi – ButheleziZG at unizulu.ac.za

For further information about the International Linguistic Association,
visit www.ilaword.org

Follow us on *Facebook *(International Linguistic Association) and *Twitter
*(@interlinguists)!

Please also check out the ILA monthly lecture series on Zoom:
https://www.ilaword.org/

-- 
Jo Anne Kleifgen, Professor Emerita, Linguistics and Education
Teachers College, Columbia University

*Educating Emergent Bilinguals: Policies, Programs, and Practices for
English Learners*, 2nd Edition
Ofelia Garcia and Jo Anne Kleifgen
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