21.2878, Calls: Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics/Belgium

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Subject: 21.2878, Calls: Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics/Belgium

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Date: 09-Jul-2010
From: Julien Perrez < perrez at fusl.ac.be >
Subject: Applied Linguistics in a Multisocial Context
 

	
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Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:50:47
From: Julien Perrez [perrez at fusl.ac.be]
Subject: Applied Linguistics in a Multisocial Context

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Full Title: Applied Linguistics in a Multisocial Context 
Short Title: ABLA 2010 Conference 

Date: 18-Dec-2010 - 18-Dec-2010
Location: Brussels, Belgium 
Contact Person: Julien Perrez
Meeting Email: perrez at fusl.ac.be
Web Site: http://www.abla.be 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Sociolinguistics 

Call Deadline: 15-Oct-2010 

Meeting Description:

The ABLA 2010 Conference will take place against the background of the 
European Year of Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion. The main 
purpose of this gathering is to provide a meeting place for Belgian applied 
linguistic researchers and practitioners where they can generate ideas on 
language related issues, foster a stronger and larger community, and 
disseminate as well as promote research in applied linguistics. We especially 
welcome active participation from junior researchers and students who are 
interested in any areas of language learning and teaching at any levels.

Inclusion and Exclusion and Language Figures of the 2009 Eurobarometer on 
poverty and social exclusion show that 37% of European poor people think 
that their poverty is due to the fact that they do not have the necessary level 
of education, training or skills. Ten years after Heads of State and 
Governments committed to a major drive against poverty in the EU, 2010 will 
mark the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion to 
address questions that arise, e.g.:
How can one 'include' people and groups into structured systems that have 
systematically 'excluded' them in the first place? 
Why is 'language' not mentioned in the 'barometer'? 

It was the late Edward T. Hall (2009) who pointed out that also in 
multinationals high level managers find themselves either 'in the box' or 'out 
of the box', based on their cultural backgrounds and the language they speak. 
In education and training, language plays a crucial role. Which role does 
language play in 'inclusion' and 'exclusion'? 

The principle of 'inclusion-exclusion' is a method used in maths for problem 
solving. At its 2010 conference ABLA will host a symposium on 'Inclusion 
and exclusion' and calls for contributions that shed light on barriers for 
inclusion and how they are/may be lifted. We hope that specific and 
interdisciplinary research as well as daily (good) practice will meet in 
discussions on the needs of different groups of learners, of different ages, 
ranks and impairments, for different languages, situations, and functions.

The one-day event includes a plenary talk, parallel presentations, a poster 
session on research projects as well as discussions in the two research 
networks. 

Call for Papers

Abstracts can be delivered on the following website:
http://linguistlist.org/confcustom/abla2010  

Submission deadline: 15 October 2010
Notification of acceptance: 01 November 2010




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