The European Network for Intercultural Education Activities (ENIEDA)
in cooperation with
The Faculty of Culture and Society, Malmö University, Sweden,
The Teacher Training College, Vršac, Serbia
are organising
The 4th ENIEDA Conference on Linguistic and Intercultural Education: Negotiating and constructing European identities across languages and cultures
In an effort to consolidate and expand further its presence in the region of South-East Europe, and following a series of successful events that have already promoted ENIEDA and its achievements in the area of linguistic and intercultural education, we are pleased to announce that the 4th ENIEDA conference is poised to intensify and diversify these activities in both theory and practice.
Drawing on the pluralistic ethos expressed in the Council of Europe’s 1982 Recommendations to the member states concerning language policy – “that the rich heritage of diverse languages and cultures in Europe is a valuable common resource to be protected and developed, and that a major educational effort is needed to convert that diversity from a barrier to communication into a source of mutual enrichment and understanding” – our main ambition is to strengthen the links between the north and the south, as well as the east and the west of Europe in order to identify new collaborative and networking opportunities, both of which will inform future directions of research and development. These links are to be further enhanced through the activities of ENIEDA members and associates, by being professionally active across Europe and establishing stronger and long-lasting relationships and collaborations.
The conference will, therefore, remain open to linguistic and cross-cultural education-related topics broadly defined, looking more closely into the current dynamics in Europe between old and new trends, local and global tendencies, progressive and conservative views, stabilisation and destabilisation patterns, national and European identities, as ENIEDA’s core focal point. In that context, the special focus theme proposed for the forthcoming event is constructing a European identity vs. preserving local/regional/national identities and their cultural idiosyncrasies. Even though our aim is to focus primarily on the European context and its culture-specific identities, we always welcome participants representing other geographical and geo-political regions and their contributions as well.
Within this general thematic schema, the following frameworks and approaches are suggested:
(i) *Theoretical/methodological frameworks*
Discourse Analysis, Rhetoric and (Intercultural) Pragmatics
Contrastive studies
Language Learning and Teaching
Teacher Education
Sociolinguistics
Sociology (of language)
Translating, Interpreting and Mediation
Communication Theory
Education: best practices and policies
(ii) *Applied/empirical approaches*
Multilingualism and plurilingualism in Europe (and beyond)
European learning communities and national/regional education
policies
Multilingual and multicultural literacy as a learning outcome
Intercultural competence within national curricula and current EU legislation
Empowerment and discrimination through language
Exposing racism, xenophobia and intolerance
Intercultural communication and multicultural identities
The following keynote speakers confirmed their participation:
Professor *Cornelia Ilie*, Malmö University, Sweden
Ms. *Maguelonne Déjeant-Pons*, Head of the Cultural Heritage, Landscape and Spatial Planning Division of the Council of Europe
Professor *Srikant Sarangi*, Cardiff University, UK
Dr *Teodora Popescu*, University of Alba Iulia, Romania
The symposium is also featuring the following workshops:
- Breaking the news on European televisions, organised by Professor Cornelia Ilie, Malmö University, Sweden, and Professor Roberta Facchinetti, University of Verona, Italy
- Cross-cultural discourses in virtual environments, organised by Dr. Christina Samson, University of Florence, Italy
Official languages of the symposium are English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Russian.
We invite proposals for individual papers, panels/colloquia, workshops and posters on the topics suggested, but not strictly limited to the list above. They should be written in the language of the presentation and be up to 300 words long. Individual papers are allotted 30 minutes (including discussion time), while panels/colloquia and workshops should last no longer than 90 minutes per session. Further guidelines and instructions are to be found at the ENIEDA official website: http://www.enieda.eu.
The abstract submission deadline (including panel/colloquia and workshop proposals) is 15th May 2011 and the notification of acceptance will be received by 15th June 2011. Abstracts should be submitted to conferences@enieda.eu. The registration deadline for all conference participants is 15th July 2011.