28.858, Calls: English, Applied Ling, Disc Analysis, Forensic Ling, Lexicography, Translation/Poland

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Subject: 28.858, Calls: English, Applied Ling, Disc Analysis, Forensic Ling, Lexicography, Translation/Poland

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Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 14:25:36
From: Halina Sierocka [blec.uwb at gmail.com]
Subject: Language and Law – Traditions, Trends and Perspectives

 
Full Title: Language and Law – Traditions, Trends and Perspectives 
Short Title: LL2017 

Date: 08-Jun-2017 - 09-Jun-2017
Location: Białystok, Poland 
Contact Person: Dr Halina Sierocka
Meeting Email: blec.uwb at gmail.com
Web Site: http://www.prawo.uwb.edu.pl/prawo_new/wydzial.php?p=1408 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; Forensic Linguistics; Lexicography; Translation 

Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Call Deadline: 26-Feb-2017 

Meeting Description:

The Conference aspires to provide a forum for sharing both theoretical and
empirical findings, as well as pedagogical practices on the broad topic of
Legal English. It is hoped that the contributions will cover issues concerning
research traditions, current trends and perspectives in the subject area.

Keynote Speakers:

Prof. Vijay Kumar Bhatia
Prof. Maurizio Gotti
Dr John Olsson 

Registration:

Online registration can be effected between 3 January 2017 and 20 March 2017
using the form attached here/below. 

The Conference fee includes two-day conference programme, publication of
papers, accommodation in double room with breakfast (for 7/8 June and 8/9
June), coffee breaks, lunch on Thursday and Friday and conference social event
(8 June).

Fees:

Early payment by 11 March 2017: 900 PLN or €220 
Payment from 12 March 2017 to 30 March 2017: 1000 PLN or €240


Call for Papers:

The third international conference: Language and Law - Traditions, Trends and
Perspectives

Possible themes include, but are not limited to the following subject areas:

1. Legal languages and legal discourse
- Legal genres
- Analysis of legal discourse
- Development of legal language
- Legal terminology
- The European Union legal language
- Legal discourse in different legal systems
- Methodological aspects of academic genre analysis
- Cross-cultural implications of genre use
- Genre and the ESL / EFL / ELF community

2. Teaching and learning Legal English
- Modern approaches & methods used in teaching Legal English
- Developing language skills in a Legal English course
- Syllabus design
- Needs analysis for legal professionals
- The role of authentic materials
- Developing materials for Legal English classes
- The role of the Legal English teacher
- The Legal English teacher as a researcher
- The impact of information technology on teaching and learning Legal English
(e-learning, webinars, blended learning)
- Assessment and grading in a Legal English course
- International certificates of Legal English (TOLES)
- Intercultural dimension of teaching and learning Legal English

3. Legal translation and court interpreting:
- Issues in translation and interpretation
- Teaching and learning legal translation and court interpreting
- Sworn translators and interpreters in legal proceedings
- Mistranslations and misinterpreting in the legal context
- Harmonisation and standardisation in translation and interpretation
- Terminology and lexicography
- Preparation of glossaries and dictionaries of professional terminology

4. Teaching law in English 
- Team teaching
- Students’ inadequacies in the specialist subject
- Language or content – English for Specific Purposes (ESP) or a Content and
Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) approach?
- Learners’ specialist knowledge etc.

5. Other issues in English for Specific Purposes
- The role of languages for specific purposes in the 21st century
- Other varieties of English for Specific Purposes (Business English, Medical
English, Technical English etc.)
- Professional disciplines: EAP (English for Academic Purposes) or EOP
(English for Occupational Purposes)? 
- The Bologna process in an ESP course,
- Multilingualism and ESP.

Schedule:

The conference will start on Thursday morning (8 June 2017) and end at
lunchtime on Friday (9 June 2017). 

Important Dates:

Submission of abstracts: no later than 26 February 2017
Notification of acceptance:  by 12 of March 2017
Registration: by 20 of March 2017

Payment after 30 March 2017: 1100 PLN or €260




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