31.3814, Calls: Applied Ling/Belgium

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Subject: 31.3814, Calls: Applied Ling/Belgium

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Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2020 20:46:19
From: Sylvie De Cock [sylvie.decock at uclouvain.be]
Subject: 2021 PLIN Day - “Linguistics applied to Business Language in a multilingual and multicultural world”

 
Full Title: 2021 PLIN Day - “Linguistics applied to Business Language in a multilingual and multicultural world” 
Short Title: 2021 PLIN Day 

Date: 07-May-2021 - 07-May-2021
Location: Université catholique de Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve) and/or online, Belgium 
Contact Person: Sylvie De Cock
Meeting Email: sylvie.decock at uclouvain.be
Web Site: https://uclouvain.be/fr/instituts-recherche/ilc/plin/plinday2021.html 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics 

Call Deadline: 08-Feb-2021 

Meeting Description:

The PLIN Day is an annual one-day thematic conference hosted by the
Linguistics Research Unit of the Université catholique de Louvain
(Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium). The conference has established itself over the
years as an international forum for the exchange of ideas among scholars and
has brought together researchers from all over the world.

The 2021 PLIN Day will take place on Friday, May 7 and is devoted to
“Linguistics applied to Business Language in a multilingual and multicultural
world”. It offers academics, professionals, undergraduate and postgraduate
students an excellent opportunity to access, share and discuss cutting-edge
research in the field. The following (non-exhaustive) list of themes will be
covered this year:
 - The use of (corpus) linguistic methods in the study of organizational
communication and/or the characteristics of business language
 - Research on techniques and practices for clear and simple communication
within organizations. This includes techniques for simplifying documents
issued by organizations in order to enhance accessibility.
 - The challenges of the use of ''English as a lingua franca'' in
organizational communication and, more generally, of communication in English
between native and non-native speakers within organizations.
 - Intercultural communication in multilingual business communication

The core of the conference will consist in keynote sessions but participants
will also have the opportunity to present their most recent research and/or
work in progress during a ‘short papers’ session.

Keynote speakers: 
 - Isabelle Clerc, Université de Laval
 - Thierry Fontenelle, European Investment Bank
 - Michael Handford, Cardiff University
 - Geert Jacobs, Universiteit Gent


Call for Papers: 

In addition to the keynote sessions, a ‘short papers’ session will be
organized to enable participants to present their most recent research and/or
work in progress. We invite abstracts (between 300 and 500 words) addressing
topics such as:
 - (Corpus) linguistic methods applied to the study of organizational
communication
 - Analyses of functional and formal characteristics of business language
 - Clear and simple (written or oral) communication within organizations
 - ''English as a lingua franca'' in organizational communication
 - Communication in English between native and non-native speakers within
organizations
 - Intercultural communication in multilingual business communication

We welcome contributions about languages other than Dutch, English, French,
German and Spanish. 

The short papers will be presented in English (10-minute presentation + 5
minutes for questions).
 
Abstract submissions (in English, between 300 and 500 words) should be sent by
8 February 2021 to the following address: plindayucl at uclouvain.be. Abstracts
submitted as an attached document need to be anonymized (the name/s of the
author/s should feature in the email message). 

Acceptance for short papers will be notified by 15 March 2021.
For more information:
https://uclouvain.be/fr/instituts-recherche/ilc/plin/plinday2021.html  

Organizing committee: 
Sylvie De Cock, Université catholique de Louvain 
Thomas François, Université catholique de Louvain
Philippe Hiligsmann, Université catholique de Louvain
Adeline Müller, Université catholique de Louvain
Tran Hanh Trang Pham, Université catholique de Louvain
Laura Penha-Marion, Université catholique de Louvain

Scientific committee: 
Andrea Catellani, Université catholique de Louvain
Isabelle Clerc, Université de Laval
Sylvie De Cock, Université catholique de Louvain 
Amandine Dumont, Université catholique de Louvain
Thierry Fontenelle, European Investment Bank
Thomas François, Université catholique de Louvain
Michael Handford, Cardiff University
Philippe Hiligsmann, Université catholique de Louvain
Geert Jacobs, Universiteit Gent
Adeline Müller, Université catholique de Louvain
Sandrine Roginsky, Université catholique de Louvain
Lieve Vangehuchten, Universiteit Antwerpen




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