28.3144, Calls: Socioling/Netherlands

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Subject: 28.3144, Calls: Socioling/Netherlands

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Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2017 12:09:46
From: Anna Kaal [aa.kaal at vu.nl]
Subject: 14th conference of the Association for Language Awareness: Towards Language Aware Citizenship

 
Full Title: 14th conference of the Association for Language Awareness: Towards Language Aware Citizenship 
Short Title: ALA 2018 

Date: 04-Jul-2018 - 07-Jul-2018
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands 
Contact Person: Anna Kaal
Meeting Email: aa.kaal at vu.nl
Web Site: http://www.ala2018.com 

Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics 

Call Deadline: 30-Nov-2017 

Meeting Description:

Even though we are surrounded by language every day, many people go through
life without being aware of its essential role. Language is often taken for
granted and its possibilities and effects, however interesting, beautiful, or
even dangerous, are sometimes overlooked. In recent elections worldwide,
politicians spoke about such issues as education, immigration and the
environment and evoked various images to influence public opinion. In
multicultural and digital communities, many languages appear side by side,
which have become an important part of people’s interaction, creativity and
identity. In many countries, English is gaining ground as the language of
instruction in secondary schools and at universities, which influences both
instruction and learning. These are just some of the many language-related
topics affecting our diverse and globalising world. It seems that an awareness
of such language issues is pivotal in order to understand each other, to enjoy
the rich diversity, and to take part in society effectively.

We think the world would be a different place if everyone were to go through
life as a language aware citizen. Language aware citizens are people who are
able to perceive the effects language has on themselves and on others and who
are able to critically engage with and use language accordingly in today’s
(multicultural) society: at work, at home, at school, within their
communities, etc. They are conscious of attitudes and assumptions that may lie
hidden within language used to describe the past, the present as well as the
future and they understand the value of society’s linguistic and cultural
diversity.  Language aware citizens are aware of the role language plays
throughout their lives, both private and professional.

So, what exactly is it that language aware citizens should know about? How do
we make them aware? And to what effect?

For the 14th ALA conference, the teacher education department of the Vrije
Universiteit Amsterdam would like to invite scholars to present their research
through the lens of language aware citizenship. Data presented may concern
insights from e.g. linguistic analysis, analysis of perceptions of language,
or research presenting experiences with language awareness approaches in
different contexts. They may be relevant to a specific (professional)
community, e.g. teachers, or journalists, or could apply to society in
general.


The submission deadline for abstracts is 30 November 2017. The abstracts will
be reviewed anonymously and notification of acceptance will be sent at the end
of January 2018.

We would like to approach the overarching theme of language aware citizenship
in the following subthemes:
• Language awareness, education and learning
Language of instruction, CLIL, ELF, awareness of language in curriculum
design, L1 and L2 learning, language awareness in the classroom, multicultural
classrooms, teacher language awareness (in all subjects), school language
policy, discourse in and about education, etc.
• Language awareness, culture, community and identity
Language variation and diversity, language change, language attitudes, gender
issues, minorities, language play and creativity, intercultural communication,
(non-)discriminatory use of language, etc.
• Language awareness, politics and the media
Rhetorics, framing, the language of policy making, the influence of language
in communication, etc.
• Language awareness in different professions and contexts
Language awareness in law, medicine, science, religion, Internet, language in
the workplace etc.

Papers and workshops will be programmed in appropriate strands depending on
the proposals we receive. If you would like to suggest your own panel session
(2 or 3 papers on a similar topic), please approach us through the conference
email address (ala2018conference at gmail.com).

Proposals 
We invite proposals (no longer than 350 words) for paper sessions (20 minutes
presentation, 10 minutes discussion), (structured) poster sessions and
60-minute workshops (in which your audience experiences e.g. the type of
analysis you did, the classroom approach central in your research, etc.).

For more information, see www.ala2018.com. For further inquiries you can
contact us by email at ala2018conference at gmail.com. For more information on
Language Awareness and the international association, please visit
http://www.languageawareness.org/.




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