MINELRES: CfP: Expert Seminar on the "Added Value of Multilingualism and Multilingual Education", 3 4 June 2010, Leeuwarden/Ljouwert, Fryslan, The Netherlands
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Call for Papers
Expert Seminar on the
�Added Value of Multilingualism and Multilingual Education�
3 � 4 June 2010, Leeuwarden/Ljouwert, Fryslan, The Netherlands
The seminar will be organised by the Mercator Research Centre and the
Basque Government. The project �Added value of multilingualism and
multilingual education� will be the central focus of the seminar. This
multi-annual project is carried out by the Mercator Research Centre in
collaboration with the University of the Basque Country. It is a
comparative study of the Basque Autonomous Community and the province of
Fryslan. It aims at:
1) analyzing bilingualism and multilingualism as a resource for the
individual and society
2) analyzing bilingualism and multilingualism as a resource at school
Keynote speakers are
- Maria-Louisa Garcia Gurrutxaga (Ministry of Education, Basque
Government)
- Jasone Cenoz (University of the Basque Country)
- Durk Gorter (University of the Basque Country - IKERBASQUE)
- Francois Grin (University of Geneva)
- Ulrike Jessner (University of Innsbruck)
You are kindly invited to submit an abstract (max 300 words) for a
contribution to the Expert Seminar related to one of the following
topics:
- bi- multilingual education, in particular on the advantages and
opportunities of digital learning
- social benefits & costs of multilingualism
- multi-competence & multilingualism
- metalinguistic awareness
- methodological issues and testing in multilingual contexts
Please include the following details with your abstract: Full name and
title; Academic or professional affiliation; Email address; Title of the
presentation.
During the seminar papers may be given in English or Spanish
(simultaneous translation in English and Spanish are provided).
Abstracts should be send to [email protected] by Monday 1st
March 2010.
Notification of acceptance will be given by Thursday 1st April.
The participation fee is 150 Eur (this includes lunches, two conference
dinners and a social activity). Please register before 16 May. To our
regret we cannot reimburse the costs of your travel or accommodation.
For further information about how to reach Ljouwert/Leeuwarden and about
hotels see our website
www.mercator-research.eu.
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