27.1175, Calls: Applied Ling, Discourse Analysis, Ling & Lit, Translation/Oman

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LINGUIST List: Vol-27-1175. Mon Mar 07 2016. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 27.1175, Calls: Applied Ling, Discourse Analysis, Ling & Lit, Translation/Oman

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Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2016 10:08:19
From: Najma Al Zidjaly [najmaz at gmail.com]
Subject: 3rd International Conference on Language, Linguistics, Literature and Translation: 'Connecting the Dots in a Glocalized World' (Oman)

Full Title: 3rd International Conference on Language, Linguistics, Literature and Translation: 'Connecting the Dots in a Glocalized World' (Oman) 

Date: 03-Nov-2016 - 05-Nov-2016
Location: Muscat, Oman 
Contact Person: Najma Al Zidjaly
Meeting Email: squconference2016 at gmail.com
Web Site: http://www.squconference2016.com 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; Ling & Literature; Translation 

Call Deadline: 11-Apr-2016 

Meeting Description:

Connecting the Dots in a Glocalized World 2016 will provide a forum for the
exchange of ideas in the four main disciplines of language, linguistics,
literature and translation. As the title for the conference suggests, the aim
is to highlight the relationship between global themes and local practices.
The focus thus is on the under-examined interactions that occur as
globalization takes on negotiated forms in different contexts. With an
emphasis on interdisciplinary studies and methodologies, the conference will
centralize research which extends theory, methodology and application; it will
also highlight research that weds local scholarly and pedagogical projects
with global concerns. Proposals that aim to address either of these two areas,
and which emphasize exploratory, experimental research or reconstructed
concepts, frameworks of analysis, or approaches, are particularly welcome. 

Proposals which fall outside the focus of the conference, but within the
disciplines of language, linguistics, literature and translation, shall also
be considered.

Confirmed Keynote Speakers

- Jan Blommaert (Linguistics): Tilburg University, The Netherlands
- Michael Cronin (Translation): Dublin City University, Ireland
- Ian Almond (Literature): Georgetown University, Qatar
- Rani Rubdy (Language): Independent Scholar

Organizer:

The Department of English Language and Literature - Sultan Qaboos University

Final Call for Papers: 

Call Deadline: 11 April 2016.  Decision returned by 2 May

Sample conference themes include the following, but a wide range of proposals
is invited:

Language

- Language, culture and globalization
- Global teaching policies and local norms
- Language commodification and ideologies
- Globalizing technologies and the language classroom 

Linguistics

- Social media and identity
- Language acquisition and migrant populations
- Language change and the media
- Global/local language adaptation

Literature

- Localizing global/world literatures
- Arabic and non-Western literature in a globalized world
- Literature from the diaspora
- The sociolinguistics of literature 

Translation

- Issues in local/global translation
- Translating culturally remote literature
- Translation and multimodal texts
- Machine translation and the web

Submission Details:

To enable presenters to apply for funds or leave from their home institution,
we offer two deadlines for proposals to present at the conference: an early
decision deadline of 14 February 2016, with a decision returned by 29 February
(for those who need to apply for funds/leave), and a regular deadline of 11
April 2016, with a decision returned by 2 May. 

Proposals are invited for papers (20 +10 minutes discussion). 

To submit your abstract, please send an email (with a Word attachment) to the
following address: squconference2016 at gmail.com by the relevant submission
deadline. Please include ALL the following information, numbered:

1. Name, title and affiliation 
2. Full address, email and telephone 
3. Title of paper
4. Areas which the paper links 
5. Brief outline of the paper (100 words max)
6. Full abstract for the review committee (500 words max)
7. Up to five relevant keywords

To find out more information about the conference and Oman, visit the 2016
Connecting the Dots website: 

www.squconference2016.com

Sultan Qaboos University, Oman’s largest and most prestigious institution of
higher learning, is located 45km from Muscat. The university offers
undergraduate and postgraduate degrees to approximately 16,000 students. 

Oman, a peaceful nation on the Arabian Gulf in the Middle East, is hailed as
the jewel of Arabia. It has landscape covering desert, riverbed oases and long
coastlines. The capital city, Muscat, is home to the majestic Sultan Qaboos
Grand Mosque, Royal Opera House Muscat, and the old waterfront Mutrah bazaar.

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