30.2397, Calls: Sociolinguistics/Morocco

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LINGUIST List: Vol-30-2397. Mon Jun 10 2019. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 30.2397, Calls: Sociolinguistics/Morocco

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Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 19:09:13
From: Naima Trimasse [n.trimasse at uiz.ac.ma]
Subject: Multilingualism: Challenges, Theoretical Perspectives and Practical Implications

 
Full Title: Multilingualism: Challenges, Theoretical Perspectives and Practical Implications. 

Date: 20-Nov-2019 - 21-Nov-2019
Location: Agadir, Morocco 
Contact Person: Naima Trimasse
Meeting Email: n.trimasse at uiz.ac.ma

Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics 

Call Deadline: 01-Sep-2019 

Meeting Description:

A conference that aims at gathering academics and researchers around
theoretical and practical issues related to multilingualism.


Call for Papers:

Abstract submission deadline:  1 September, 2019
Abstract submission here: http://www.clas-lab.com (starting from June 14,
2019)

The 2nd International Conference on Multilingualism: Challenges, Theoretical
Perspectives and Practical Implications.
20-21 November, 2019
Faculty of Languages, Arts and Human Sciences
Ait Melloul Campus
Ibn Zohr University, Morocco

Multilingualism has attracted growing attention and interest from researchers
all over the world. This growing interest in both individual and societal
multilingualism could be explained by the fact that this phenomenon is
regarded as both an added value and a source of challenges for individuals as
well as societies. Individuals who speak more than one language find
themselves, on a daily basis, in situations where they have to choose which
language to use. This choice could be conscious or unconscious depending on
many factors.  A decrease in using a language can lead to a decrease in
competence and eventually to language loss which can lead to a complex
relationship between language use and identity. This situation of
multilinguals becomes more complicated when it is analyzed from a societal
perspective. The languages used in one society differ in statuses as
minority/majority languages and this is often related to whether the language
is used in private or public domains. Another challenge for multilingual
societies is the relationship between multilingualism and nationalism since
language is a strong symbol of the unity of a nation. Hence, decisions about
official language or languages, foreign languages at school and languages of
instruction are not obvious choices. The aforementioned variables make
language policy and language planning in multilingual communities a
complicated process. 

We welcome papers on a wide range of topics including but not limited to:
1- Theoretical approaches to multilingualism.
2- Language policy and language management in multilingual educational
systems.
3- Pedagogical applications and implications of multilingualism.
4- Multilingualism and language contact processes: cross-linguistic influence,
code switching, borrowing…
5- Multilingualism and language attitudes.
6- Multilingualism, multiculturalism, nationalism and identity.
7- Psycholinguistic studies of multilingualism.
8- Child multilingual development.
9- Multiple language acquisition and learning.
10- Multilingualism and translation.
11- Multilingualism, literature and cultural studies.
12- Literacy in multilingual education.
13- Multicultural and globalization issues related to multilingualism.

Conference language: English
Conference coordinator: Dr. Naima Trimasse, n.trimasse at uiz.ac.ma
Abstract of no more than 300 words, 4 keywords, and a short bio should be
filled in www.clas-lab.com 

Important Dates:

Deadline for abstract submission: 1 September, 2019
Notification of acceptance: 10 September, 2019
Conference fee:
Students: 500 MDH (50 euros)
Faculty members: 1000 MDH (100 euros)

The fee covers:
- 2 lunches
- coffee breaks
- conference materials
- transport from Agadir city center to the campus




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