Multilingual Awareness and Multilingual Practices (MAMP18) – AILA

November 22-24, 2018

Tallinn University, School of Humanities, Estonia 

The conference considers all aspects of the linguistic and sociolinguistic competences and practices of bi-/multilingual speakers who cross existing social and linguistic boundaries, adopting or adapting themselves to new and overlapping linguistic spaces.

We invite papers in all areas of research in bi-/multilingualism, whether or not linked directly to the overarching conference theme, including, but not limited to, linguistics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, clinical linguistics, education, bi-/multilingual societies.

Topics will include: (multiple) language acquisition and learning (L3, L4, Lx); psycho- and neurolinguistics of multilingualism; translanguaging; early bilingualism and heritage language development; speech processing in bi-/multilinguals; trans/multilingual language use in different contexts; multilingual education; bi-/multiculturalism; bi-/multilingual language policies; literacy in multiple languages (pluriliteracy); intercultural and globalisation issues related to multilingualism; multilingual issues in literature and translation.

Confirmed speakers are:
Prof. Ad Backus (Tilburg University, Netherlands)
Prof. Mila Schwartz (Oranim Academic College, Israel)
Prof. Anna Verschik (Tallinn University, Estonia).

Conference venue: Tallinn University, School of Humanities, Narva Mnt 25, 10120 Tallinn

More information on the venue is to be found here: http://www.tlu.ee/en/School-of-Humanities