Organized by BRAC Institute of Languages, BRAC University, Dhaka, Bangladesh from 28-30 November, 2024
New Extended Submission Date: On request from several national and international prospective participants, the submission date has been extended till 15th July 2024
Synopsis
There is a recent shift towards critiquing existing preoccupations with logo-centrism and anthropocentrism in language studies, advocating for a post-humanist approach. This approach considers multisensory, multimodal resources, and ecological systems in meaning-making processes. With the transformation in the ontology and epistemology of language, language education has also undergone a notable metamorphosis in recent years.
In light of this phenomenon, in the international conference entitled Language Metamorphosis: Implications for Language Education in Decolonial Contexts (LMLEDC), BRAC Institute of Languages (BIL), BRAC University will highlight the transformation in language education that encourages the development of students and teachers’ critical language awareness, use of mother tongues, multi-model semiotic resources, collaborative learning and diverse sociocultural pedagogical approaches.
BIL invites papers, panels, and posters based on interdisciplinary studies on languages and their roles in society with reference to sociology, history, political science, anthropology, education, culture and media studies, critical geography, linguistics, and literature. BIL expects that LMLEDC will create an opportunity for scholars, researchers, language practitioners and post-graduate students to problematise linguicism and linguistic imperialism and generate ideas for ‘decoloniality in/as praxis’ in language and language-education policies and practices.
Confirmed Invited Plenary Speakers
Professor Suresh Canagarajah, Evan Pugh University, Professor of Applied Linguistics, English, and Asian Studies, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Professor Stephen May, School of Māori and Indigenous Education, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Professor Sender Dovchin, Senior Principal Research Fellow, Curtin University, Australia
Invited Plenary Speakers (Online)
Professor Robert Phillipson, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Professor Alastair Pennycook, PhD, Professor Emeritus, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Professor Sirpa Leppänen, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Language and Communication Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
How to Submit your Abstract
● Contact information - the first and last name, designation, name of affiliated institution, name of the country of affiliation, phone number, and email address
● For paper and poster presentation and colloquium - Full title
● For paper and poster presentation: Abstract 250-word
● For the colloquium, convenors are requested to separately (1) collect 4 abstracts, (2) find a discussant, (3) write an abstract for the colloquium, and (4) submit the full document with 4 abstracts.
● To submit, Click Here and fill out the form.
● Please be aware that the information you enter when completing the form will be used for the Official Letter of Acceptance, Letter of Invitation, and certificate and in the conference brochure. Therefore, please ensure the correct spelling of names, affiliated institutions, and other relevant information.
● Choose one of the presentation formats and submit your abstract (250 words), and a short bio (150 words).
● Your abstract will undergo peer review and the results will be returned to you generally within four weeks.
● If your abstract is accepted, you will be invited to register for the conference.
● Upon payment of the registration fee, you will receive a confirmation email containing your official receipt.