25.1290, Confs: Applied Ling, Language Acquisition, Socioling/Italy

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LINGUIST List: Vol-25-1290. Mon Mar 17 2014. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 25.1290, Confs: Applied Ling, Language Acquisition, Socioling/Italy

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Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 11:08:03
From: Melanie Rockenhaus [rockenhaus at sns.it]
Subject: English, Globally: State of the Art and Changing Scenarios

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English, Globally: State of the Art and Changing Scenarios 

Date: 03-Apr-2014 - 04-Apr-2014 
Location: Rome, Italy 
Contact: English Globally 
Contact Email: english-globally at uniroma1.it 
Meeting URL: http://www.uniroma1.it/archivionotizie/symposium-english-globally 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Sociolinguistics 

Meeting Description: 

Non-native speakers of English now outnumber native speakers three-to-one: What impact is this having on the English language? What happens to a language as it becomes a lingua franca? How can we, as researchers, teachers and policy makers, best employ these developments in our work?

This Symposium will bring together renowned experts in the specialized areas of Global English, World Englishes and English as a Lingua Franca to discuss these important questions. Each plenary speaker will be followed by a Respondent – a researcher or policy maker – who will expand on the theme or act as an agent provocateur. These sessions will be capped by a Panel Session featuring the Plenary speakers, during which the audience is encouraged to ask questions and raise issues. 

Program:

Thursday April 3

14.30
Opening address with the Authorities

15.30
Plenary 1: Prof. Barbara Seidlhofer
ELF Research: Key Issues and Recent Developments

16.15
Plenary 2: Prof.  Shondel Nero
Changing Englishes in the US and Caribbean: Paradoxes and Possibilities

17.00
Plenary 3:  Prof. Gao Yihong
Between Euphoria and Fear: Changing Emotions and Constant Complexes Concerning English in China

17.45
Respondent / Discussant / Agent provocateur  1-2-3

18.30
Wine tasting Boccadigabbia
 
Friday April 4

9.30
Plenary 4: Prof. Jun Liu
Changing Scenarios and Altering Perspectives: The State of the Art

10.15
Plenary 5: Prof. Donna Tatsuki
English Language Education in Japan: In Transition or Intransigence?

11.00-11.30  Coffee break

11.45
Plenary 6: Prof. Alemu Hailu and Mr. Ronnie Micallef
Dreams and Realities: Confronting Multiple Challenges in Supporting English Language Teaching in Secondary Schools in Ethiopia

12.45
Respondent / Discussant /  Agent Provocateur  4-5-6

13.30 Lunch Break

14.45
Plenary 7:  Prof.  M. G. Guido
Power Asymmetries in ELF Immigration Domains: Changing Social and Ethical Scenarios

15.30
Plenary 8:  Prof. Em. Henry Widdowson
The Symposium in Retrospect: Perspectives and Prospects
    
16.15
Panel: all the plenary speakers,  question-and-answer session

17.00
Round-up session

17.30
Music Concert (Soprano, Harp, Piano)

All presentations and discussions will be in English.

Registration is free.  Register online at: 
 
http://cerimoniale.uniroma1.it/?q=InternationalSymposium








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