Plurilingual and Pluricultural Education: Focus on ‘Languages of the Wider World’
Plurilingual and Pluricultural Education: Focus on ‘Languages of the Wider World’
Date: 19 February 2010Time: All Day
Finishes: 20 February 2010Time: All Day
Venue: Brunei Gallery
Type of Event: Conference
Plurilingualism and Pluricultural Education: Focus on "Languages of the Wider World"
This conference, the first of two on plurilingualism and pluriculturalism, will bring together researchers and practitioners to discuss plurilingual and pluricultural education with a particular focus on ‘languages of the wider world’: i.e. those of Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia and the Netherlands. Both events are jointly organised by LWW-CETL and "Pluralité des Langues et des Identités: Didactique, Acquisition, Médiations" (PLIDAM) - a research group at the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO) in Paris, France. "Langscape" (“Networking the European Research Community on Language Acquisition and Language Learning”) is our conference partner.
Participants at this conference will define, analyse and explore new directions and paradigms for plurilingual and pluricultural education. The conference will also provide opportunities for further research and collaboration. The main theme are: i) “Plurilingualism, multilingualism, language policies and planning”; ii) “Plurilingualism, identity and citizenship”; and, iii) “Language and intercultural education and innovation”; and "Teaching Languages of the Wider World around the World".
Programme
For the full version of the programme click here
Keynote Speakers
- Professor Jim Cummins (OISE, Ontario, Canada)
- Dr Lid King (The National Languages Strategy, UK Department for Children, Schools and Families)
- Professor Claire Kramsch (University of Berkeley, California, USA)
- Professor Anne Pauwels (University of Birmingham, UK)
- Professor Richard Towell (Routes into Languages, UK and University of Salford, UK)
- Professor Mike Kelly (LLAS Subject Centre, UK)
- Professor H M Batibo (University of Botswana, Botswana)
Registration and Fees
£60 (standard rate) or £30 (student and concessionary rate) - Registration deadline: Monday 8th February
Click here to register for the conference and to pay the conference fees.
Conference Scientific Committee
From the LWW-CETL (SOAS-UCL, London, UK): Professor Itesh Sachdev (Chair), Michalis Sivvas, Joanne Eastlake, Dr Noriko Iwasaki, Jane Fenoulhet, and Dr Christine Hoffmann. From PLIDAM (INALCO, Paris, France): Dr Pierre Martinez, Dr Joël Bellassen, Dr Patrick Maurus, Dr Thomas Szende, Dr Geneviève Zarate, Dr George Alao.
Plurilingualism and Pluriculturalism in a Globalised World: Which Pedagogy?
The second of the two international conferences will be held at INALCO in Paris from 17th till 19th June 2010. Details to follow.
Organiser: Languages of the Wider World CETL (SOAS-UCL, London) & PLIDAM (INALCO, Paris)
Contact email: lww-cetl@soas.ac.uk
Contact Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 4518 or +44 (0)20 7898 4517
