29.215, Calls: Applied Ling, Lang Acquisition, Neuroling, Psycholing, Socioling/Malta

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LINGUIST List: Vol-29-215. Thu Jan 11 2018. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 29.215, Calls: Applied Ling, Lang Acquisition, Neuroling, Psycholing, Socioling/Malta

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Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 18:18:49
From: Piotr Romanowski [p.romanowski at uw.edu.pl]
Subject: Multilingual Education in Linguistically Diverse Contexts

 
Full Title: Multilingual Education in Linguistically Diverse Contexts 
Short Title: MELDC18 

Date: 30-Aug-2018 - 01-Sep-2018
Location: Valletta, Malta 
Contact Person: Daniel Xerri
Meeting Email: meldc2018 at gmail.com
Web Site: http://meldc18.wordpress.com 

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

Call Deadline: 15-Jun-2018 

Meeting Description:

MultiLingNet is honoured to announce the 2nd International Conference on
Multilingual Education in Linguistically Diverse Contexts (MELDC18) to be held
at the University of Malta, Old University Campus in Valletta, from 30th
August to 1st September 2018. The 1st MELDC Conference was hosted by the
University of Primorska in Koper, Slovenia from 29 to 30 September 2017. More
details can be accessed through the following website:
https://meldc17.wordpress.com

The conference considers all aspects of the linguistic and sociolinguistic
competences and practices of bi-/multilingual speakers who cross existing
social and linguistic boundaries, adopting or adapting themselves to new and
overlapping linguistic spaces.

Confirmed speakers are: 

Prof. Enlli Thomas (Bangor University, Wales, UK)
Prof. Julia Festman (Pedagogical University Tyrol, Austria) 
Prof. Antoinette Camilleri Grima (University of Malta).


Call for Papers:

We invite papers in all areas of research in bi-/multilingualism, whether or
not linked directly to the overarching conference theme, including, but not
limited to, linguistics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics,
neurolinguistics, clinical linguistics, education, bi-/multilingual societies.

Topics will include: (multiple) language acquisition and learning (L3, L4,
Lx); psycho- and neurolinguistics of multilingualism; translanguaging; early
bilingualism and heritage language development; speech processing in
bi-/multilinguals; trans/multilingual language use in different contexts;
multilingual education; bi-/multiculturalism; bi-/multilingual language
policies; literacy in multiple languages (pluriliteracy); intercultural and
globalisation issues related to multilingualism; multilingual issues in
literature and translation.

Conference venue: University of Malta, Valletta Campus, St Paul Street VLT
1216, Malta
More information on the venue is to be found here: https://www.um.edu.mt/icp

The two categories of proposals are: individual papers and posters. Submission
is already open and will close on 1 June 2018. Presenters are requested to
submit their abstracts of up to 300 words and include their name, affiliation
and email address in the MS-Word documents. All proposals should be sent to:
meldc2018 at gmail.com

More information to be found: https://meldc18.wordpress.com

All presenters will be invited to submit their full papers for publication by
April 2019. Selected papers will be published in a newly established journal
“Journal of Bilingual Education” http://jbe.uw.edu.pl




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