On this page you will find a list of relevant news & events, including competitions, call for papers and public events about multilingualism taking place across Europe.
Do you have a language related event you would like to see on this page? Write an e-mail to Kirsi Suutarinen with a short summary of your event, practical information and a link to your website.
Last update: 16 May 2012
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16 May: Consultation on multilingualism in the EU and the French and Slovenian diplomacy, Ljubljana, Slovenia
The conference will present EU’s multilingualism policy and its practical implementation in the EU institutions. The historical and current situation of the French language will also be presented in this context. Student will experience using French in Slovenian diplomacy, particularly in cooperation with European institutions, and language training for Slovenian officials involved in international activities. Itwill also discuss the current situation of French in Slovenian education system and language education in higher education with practical experience of the two faculties of the University of Ljubljana. The conference wants to offer all participants an opportunity to exchange experiences and opinions about these issues.
The conference will be held in the Slovenian language, participation is free.
More information on the conference website
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21-27 May 2012: Conference: Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), Istanbul, Turkey
Since the first LREC held in Granada in 1998, LREC has become the major event on Language Resources (LRs) and Evaluation for Language Technologies (LT). The aim of LREC is to provide an overview of the state-of-the-art, explore new R&D directions and emerging trends, exchange information regarding LRs and their applications, evaluation methodologies and tools, ongoing and planned activities, industrial uses and needs, requirements coming from the e-society, both with respect to policy issues and to technological and organisational ones. Speech and Multimodal Resources are the special topics for LREC 2012.
For more information, please see the conference website.
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22 May: Conférence: Pourquoi le bilinguisme à l’école pour nos enfants? Bruz (près de Rennes), France
« Les langues, ça ne fonctionne pas comme les vases communicants. Les langues ne sont jamais en concurrence. Plus on apprend et plus cela facilite l’apprentissage de nouvelles langues. Il y a un effet cumulatif. L’apprentissage d’une langue ne nuit pas à l’apprentissage d’une autre langue, c’est tout le contraire », Gilbert Dalgalian.
Docteur en linguistique et psycholinguiste Gilbert Dalgalian consacre sa vie à l’apprentissage et à l’enseignement des langues et nous démontre tout au long de son exposé que tout enfant devenu bilingue acquiert la capacité d’apprendre d’autres langues avec aisance et rapidité.
Parler différentes langues est une richesse, en apprendre plusieurs c’est multiplier ses chances.
Cette conférence sera également l’occasion d’un échange sur les possibilités qu’offre notre environnement en faveur d’une éducation plurilingue précoce.
More information on the website
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22-24 May: Conference Young Europe 2 : «Introducing European standards in artistic education», Miskolc, Hungary
Theatre professionals, pedagogues, cultural network representatives and politicians will meet at the European conference of the artistic education project: « Young Europe 2: Multilingual Creation and Education in Theatre » organized by the European Theatre Convention (ETC). The ETC, founded in 1988, is the largest pan-European network of public theatres representing over 40 members in more than 20 countries with the aim to increase the impact of public theatres in European cultural policy discourses and to promote contemporary European theatre creation. During “Young Europe 2″, 8 ETC theatre members collaborate in 7 different countries to create 4 new theatre plays written with the participation of and for young Europeans, which will then be translated into 8 languages and finally played in schools and theatres across Europe. Through the art of theatre, « Young Europe 2 » offers the young generation a voice and a place within the European project, inviting them to take an active part in shaping their European identity.
Please see the detailled programme online
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23 May: II Feria provincial de plurilingüismo, Málaga, Spain
El miércoles, 23 de mayo, tendrá lugar la II Feria provincial de Plurilingüismo.
Os pedimos que nos mandéis el título y un resumen de 10 líneas sobre la temática que pensáis tratar en vuestra presentación antes del 15 de abril.
Solicitamos vuestra colaboración en la segunda parte en forma de aportación de buenas prácticas que estén teniendo lugar en vuestros centros. Las temáticas abarcan desde educación infantil, primaria y secundaria hasta bachillerato y ciclos formativos. Las Escuelas de Idiomas pueden participar con experiencias sobre los cursos CAL. Pueden tratar sobre lengua española, lenguas extranjeras y/o áreas no lingüísticas en otro idioma.
El encuentro constará de una ponencia inicial y una muestra de buenas prácticas en cualquiera de las materias que relacionamos a continuación: ANL, EOI, CAL, AICLE, equipos directivos, lengua Castellana, Proyecto lingüístico de centro, L2, L3 en Bilingüismo.
For more information, please see the website
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24 May: Meertalig in de loopbaan: geen luxe maar noodzaak, Paushuize, Kromme Nieuwegracht 49, Utrecht, the Netherlands
CINOP nodigt u uit voor een conferentie over moderne vreemde talen in het beroepsonderwijs – van mbo naar hbo en werk. De bijeenkomst is bedoeld voor beleidsmakers, managers, coördinatoren van talencentra, managers van tweetalige opleidingen en talenprofessionals in het middelbaar en hoger beroepsonderwijs.
Op de agenda staat onder andere een keynote speech van Tony Fitzpatrick, voormalig directeur van het ICC – The Language Network, taalexpert en adviseur bij de Council of Europe. Daarnaast zal er in de middag een debat plaatsvinden onder leiding van Joost Hoebink van het Nederlands Debat Instituut.
Aanmelding voor de bijeenkomst is mogelijk via topstal(at)cinop.nl
Een volledig programma met workshopbeschrijvingen vindt u op www.cinop.nl of in de uitnodiging.
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24-26 May 2012: Colloque: Le(s) français dans la mondialisation : patrimoine(s) à diffuser ou projet(s) à construire ? Histoire, politique, langue, littérature, culture, éducation, DYNADIV-Tours (E.A. 4246) et l’institut d’Études Françaises de Touraine, France
Le « français », depuis le Moyen-Age, a connu différents épisodes de diffusion à la faveur de diverses mondialisations, depuis les croisades méditerranéennes jusqu’aux expansions économiques et culturelles du 21e siècle, en passant par les différentes phases des colonisations française et belge, pour constituer des espaces plus ou moins francophones, où l’on crée, partage, apprend, communique, enseigne, travaille en français. Cette histoire, déjà en partie documentée mais qui reste à développer, est intéressante aussi dans ce qu’elle nous dit du rapport à la diversité construit par / avec le français et de la façon dont celui-ci continue à se construire dans les nouvelles formes de mondialisation que nous vivons actuellement.
For more information (in French), please see the University website.
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24-25 May 2012: Workshop L3 Acquisition: A Focus on Cognitive Approaches, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
This workshop is a follow-up of the successful meetings that took place in Stockholm (January 2009) and Iowa City (June 2010). Its main goal is to bring together researchers who are interested in the acquisition and use of a third (L3) language and whose work is carried out within a cognitive perspective. The main motivation behind research done within cognitive approaches to L3 acquisition so far has been to find explanations for the complex cognitive nature of the multilingual mind, that is, how issues that have been dealt with in bilingualism would fare when one individual juggles three linguistic systems. The plenary speakers invited to this workshop will consider the L3 phenomenon from a gamut of cognitive-based approaches and their work will touch upon issues which contribute to the debate on the representation and processing of lexical items, the role of control processes, the mental representation of morphosyntax, the reanalysis of different linguistic systems over time and incomplete acquisition, among others. All contributions would aim at understanding the cognitive underpinnings of L3 acquisition.
For more information, please see the workshop website.
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26-27 May 2012: International Conference: Languages in Contact 2012, Wroclaw, Poland
On behalf of the Committee of Philology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Wroclaw Branch) and the Philological School of Higher Education in Wroclaw we would like to cordially invite you participate in the 2012′s edition of Languages in Contact conference, held in Wroclaw, Poland, May 26-27.
Selected conference topics:
- conceptions about the origin of language and languages
- endangered and vanishing languages
- the ecology of minority languages
- anthropological linguistics
- cultural patterns in discursive practices
- folk-linguistics and folk-anthropology
- mechanisms of language change (and language death)
- the description and classification (genetic, aerial, typological) of the languages of the world
- the ethnography of communication
- studies of pidgin, creole and mixed languages
- the origins and spread of writing systems
- field linguistics
For more information, please see the conference website.
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31 May – 3 June: 9th Annual EALTA Conference: Validity in Language Testing and Assessment , Innsbruck, Austria
Validity is a core concept in testing and assessment and, along with reliability, a major concern in developing and implementing instruments and procedures, as well as in interpreting the outcomes thereof. Questions concern what is assessed, and how this is done, in relation to the underlying construct/curriculum, and – of prime importance – how results are interpreted and used. Although there now seems to be consensus in the language testing community that validity evidence is mandatory to justify the use of a test for a particular purpose, there is no agreement on which facets are essential in establishing validity and confusion about the evidence that needs to be gathered. It therefore seems relevant for an EALTA conference to focus on the discussion of validity. The theme of the EALTA 2012 Conference consequently addresses theoretical and operational issues regarding validity and problematizes the concept in language testing and assessment.
Please see the website for more information
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8-9 June 2012: Innovation, Inspiration and Language Learning – FIPLV World Congress, Helsinki, Finland
FIPLV, the international umbrella organization for teachers of modern languages, holds a World Congress every three years. In 2012 they will meet in Helsinki. Their ambition is to present a wide choice of lectures and seminars on the conference theme ‘Innovation, Inspiration and Language Learning’.
SUKOL is the national multilingual teachers’ association of Finland with a membership of 5500 teachers from primary school to university level.
“Welcome to Finland in early summer and experience the midnight sun! A social programme will be arranged.”
For more information, please see the congress website.
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10-13 June 2012: International Symposium on Languages and Communication; Research Trends and Challenges, İzmir University, Turkey
The Organizing Committee is pleased to invite you to participate in the International Symposium on Language and Communication: Research trends and challenges (ISLC). ISLC is an international symposium which focuses on the research trends and challenges in the field of interdisciplinary language, literature, history and communication studies at both national and international levels, and their consequences for the theory, policy and practice of a variety of fields such as education, economy, sociology, and all other related fields.
For more information, please see the symposium website.
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13-15 June: Discourse of Identity, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Discourses frame identity, that is, linguistic processes and other strategies embedded in social practices shape the way individuals and groups (re)create themselves. Language and society are central to identity formation and expression. Our aim is to turn to a multi- and inter- disciplinary approach from fields such as linguistics, literature, sociology, psychology, history, and gender studies, among others, in order to render a comprehensive analysis of this complex issue – the drama of identity.
For more information, please see the conference website
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14-16 June 2012: The Nordic Conference on Bilingualism, Copenhagen, Denmark
The University of Copenhagen and the Department of Education, Aarhus University invite you to participate in the 11th Nordic Conference on Bilingualism. The main theme of the conference will be bilingualism and globalization. The official languages of the conference will be the Scandinavian languages and English. During the conference a Nordic Association for the Study of Poly-lingualism will be founded.
For more information, please see the conference website.
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15-16 June: The translation and reception of multilingual films, Montpellier, France
During the conference, the following issues will be discussed:
- reasons for, and implications of, multilingualism
- the aesthetics of multilingual film and theatre performance
- the ethics of representation and of multilingual transfer
- translation strategies
- translators and interpreters in films and on stage
- reception and audio-visual cognitive processing by the audience
- accessibility to multilingual films and theatrical productions
- technologies for multilingual translation.
For more information, please see the conference website
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18-22 June 2012: Training Institute in Multilingualism Research, Prague, Czech Republic
Following the success of LINEE Training Institutes in Brussels (2007), Bolzano (2008) and Prague (2009, 2010 and 2011), doctoral students researching various aspects of multilingualism in Europe will once again meet for the exchange of ideas and training. They will be provided with the opportunity for interaction with renowned resource persons, both local and from abroad, in a number of different settings (lecture and seminar settings, poster sessions, informal encounters, meals). Prague, a city known in particular for its aesthetic value, has been a symbol of intellectual and cultural engagement and language studies for years. Since 1989, it has been gradually developing into a site of emerging multilingualism, the experience of which participants in the Training Institute are invited to share.
E-mail: training@linee.info
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18-19 June 2012: 33rd TABU Dag, Groningen, The Netherlands
The annual TABU Dag is an international linguistics conference organized at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Researchers, students and other interested people are warmly invited to participate! The conference offers excellent opportunities to meet other linguists and discuss current research in several areas of linguistics. Postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers in particular are encouraged to present their work.
For more information, please see the TABU Dag website.
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20-23 June 2012: The 13th International Conference on Language and Social Psychology (ICLASP), Co-hosted with MERCATOR, Fryske Akademy, Leeuwarden, Fryslân, The Netherlands
The next conference of the International Association of Language and Social Psychology, ICLASP 13, will be held between 20-23rd June, 2012, in the charming city of Ljouwert/Leeuwarden, the capital of bilingual Fryslân in The Netherlands. The conference will be held in conjunction with Mercator, the European Research Center on Multilingualism and Language Learning, which is part of the Fryske Akademy. Further details of keynote speakers and other aspects of the conference are at www.mercator-research.eu and www.ialsp.org.
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22-24 August 2012 - 19th Sociolinguistics Symposium, hosted by the Freie Universität Berlin in Germany
The general theme of the 2012 conference will be Language and the city
Calls and deadlines
The Call for individual presentations (papers and posters) will be published in October 2011
http://www.sociolinguistics-symposium-2012.de
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