DYLAN News

Third Newsletter now available

2010-07-06T16:44:00.000+02:00

We would like to announce that our third newsletter is now available. It can downloaded directly from the newsletter page of the DYLAN website. And the dilemma of your seaside reading has been solved!

DYLAN doctoral school: Deadline for application extended

2010-06-29T21:42:00.003+02:00

We are pleased to announce that the deadline for application to the second DYLAN doctoral school has been extended. The new deadline is 15 July 2010.

Aiming at fostering the dialogue on multilingualism and linguistic diversity in Europe and beyond, the school will explore the following topics:

- Incentives in language behaviour
- Models of Language dynamics
- Socio-psychological dimensions of individual multilingualism

For further details on the contents, programme and organisation of the Second DYLAN Doctoral School, incl. application procedure and practicalities, please visit the dedicated DYLAN webpage.

The Economics of the Multilingual Workplace

2010-06-25T09:14:00.000+02:00

DYLAN WP4 Manager François Grin is the co-author of this new publication (in collaboration with Claudio Sfreddo and François Vaillancourt), which proposes a path-breaking study of the economics of multilingualism at work, proposing a systematic approach to the identification and measurement of the ways in which language skills and economic performance are related. If you are interested, more information and an order form can be found by downloading this PDF file.

Conference “Migrations: Interdisciplinary Perspectives”

2010-06-24T11:21:00.000+02:00

The Forum for Interdisciplinary Dialogue: “Ideas, Innovation and Communication” will organise this international symposium, dedicated to the discussion of the multiple interdisciplinary dimensions of ‘migrations’, both from the viewpoints of the Social Sciences and Humanities as well as from the manifold perspectives of the Natural Sciences.
It will be held at the University of Vienna on the 1-3 July 2010, and is co-organised by DYLAN’s WP2 Manager Ruth Wodak. You can satisfy your curiousity on the conference website, available here.

UAB Work session on teaching in English at university: IV Trobada sobre Semiimmersió a Catalunya: Ensenyament en Anglès a la Universitat Cosmopolita.

2010-06-24T11:19:00.000+02:00

The UAB DYLAN team participated in the organisation of a work session directed at university teaching staff, policy makers and the broader university community, held on 01 June, 2010. UAB DYLAN members Luci Nussbaum and Cristina Escobar presented findings from the UAB DYLAN team’s research. University authorities and professors experienced in teaching content subjects in English at the UAB also spoke.

Stelle an der Uni Bozen/Bolzano noch frei

2010-06-07T10:46:00.002+02:00

Die Universität Bozen hat eine Stelle ausgeschrieben, mit der das Bozener DYLAN Team Verstärkung für das Kompetenzzentrum Sprachen eine/n Forscher/in im Bereich Germanistik sucht.

Je nach Curriculum ist die Einstellung als doc oder post-doc möglich.

Der Einsendeschluss für Bewerbungen ist bis zum 21.Juni.2010 verlängert worden. Weitere Informationen finden Sie auf der Webseite der Universität Bozen.

colloque "les mots des autres" 10-12.06.10

2010-05-28T08:58:00.004+02:00

Votre présence est la bienvenue à la conférence internationale LES MOTS DES AUTRES. APPROCHES LINGUISTIQUES DE LA DIVERSITÉ en l'honneur de Prof. ém. Georges Lüdi

QUAND: 10 - 12 juin 2010
OÙ: Université de Bâle, Kollegienhaus, Petersplatz 1, Bâle, Suisse
ORGANISATEURS: Institut d'études françaises & francophones (IEFF), Université de Bâle
INSCRIPTION : jusqu'au 3 juin 2010 auprès de Eva Eskari

Postdoc-Stelle, Deutsche Sprachwissenschaft Uni Bremen

2010-05-18T14:03:00.003+02:00

An der Universität Bremen ist eine unbefristete Postdoc-Stelle (14 TV-L) im Arbeitsgebiet Deutsche Sprachwissenschaft ausgeschrieben. Die Ausschreibung ist online erhältlich.

Open position: Professor of English Linguistics at Åbo Akademi University, Fi

2010-05-17T11:13:00.003+02:00

The Faculty of Arts at Åbo Akademi University invites applications for a substitute position as Professor of English Linguistics for the period 1 August 2010 – 31 July 2011.The closing date for applications is May 31, 2010, at 16:00 local time. Further information may be obtained from Professor Tuija Virtanen-Ulfhielm.

Second DYLAN doctoral school open for applications

2010-05-11T09:47:00.002+02:00

We are pleased to announce that the second DYLAN doctoral school is now open for applications. Aiming at fostering the dialogue on multilingualism and linguistic diversity in Europe and beyond, it will explore the following topics:

- Incentives in language behaviour

- Models of Language dynamics

- Socio-psychological dimensions of individual multilingualism

For further details on the contents, programme and organisation of the Second DYLAN Doctoral School, incl. application procedure and practicalities, please visit the dedicated DYLAN webpage.

CALL FOR PAPERS – 40th GAL 2010, workshop on Intercultural communication and multilingual discourse

2010-05-03T15:43:00.003+02:00

The 40th conference of the German Applied Linguistics association (Dt. Gesellschaft für Angewandte Linguistik) will take place in Leipzig, D on 15-17 Sep 2010.

The theme of section 9 on Intercultural communication and multilingual discourse concerns the analysis of intercultural communication and multilingual discourse. The main focus of this workshop is on presentations of empirical research results, theoretical as well as methodological inquiries into intercultural communication along with multilingual discourse and aspects dealing with its practical use.

More information and registration.

Migrations: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, symposium July 2010, Vienna

2010-05-03T15:37:00.002+02:00

The international symposium "Migrations: Interdisciplinary Perspectives" is dedicated to the discussion of the multiple interdisciplinary dimensions of ‘migrations’, both from the viewpoints of the Social Sciences and Humanities as well as from the manifold perspectives of the Natural Sciences.

It will take place on 1-3 July 2010 at the University of Vienna.

More information and registration.

MA in Discourse Studies at Lancaster University

2010-05-03T15:30:00.003+02:00

Lancaster University announces that places are still available for 2010 enrolment in the new, campus-based MA in Discourse Studies, which has developed out of the successful MA in Language Studies.

This new programme builds on Lancaster’s internationally recognised strengths in the field of discourse studies. Within this field Lancaster is best-known for its distinctive approaches to pragmatics, stylistics, and critical discourse analysis, due to the teaching involvement of Ruth Wodak, Greg Myers, Elena Semino and Veronika Koller. The degree is specifically designed to give you the competence to undertake empirical work in discourse studies which draws on both linguistic and social theory.

The scheme will help you to realise your potential, whether you are studying for personal development, further academic study, or employment in a broad range of areas, including teaching in the UK and abroad, research, publishing and the media. The programme begins in early October and the application deadline is 30 June 2010.

For further information, please visit the university site or contact the programme secretary, Marjorie Wood.

New societal challenges for the European Union

2010-04-30T17:29:00.003+02:00

The European Commission published recently a booklet on new societal challenges for the European Union and how to address them through research in the social sciences and humanities.

The booklet can be downloaded on the cordis web site.

Forscher im Bereich Germanistik an der Universität Bozen gesucht

2010-04-30T17:09:00.007+02:00

Diese Woche ist in der deutschen Wochenzeitung "Die Zeit" eine Stelle der Universität Bozen ausgeschrieben, mit der das Bozener DYLAN Team als Verstärkung für das Kompetenzzentrum Sprachen eine/n Forscher/in im Bereich Germanistik sucht.

Je nach Curriculum ist die Einstellung als doc oder post-doc möglich.

Einsendeschluss für Bewerbungen ist der 31. Mai 2010. Weitere Informationen finden Sie auf der Webseite der Universität Bozen.

CercleS: 11th International conference

2010-02-09T14:35:00.000+01:00

The 11th International conference of "CercleS" will take place in Helsinki, on 2-4 September 2010.

The call for papers as well as further information is available at the conference website.

Darwin year 2009: Language and evolution

2010-02-09T13:50:00.000+01:00

The DYLAN coordinator, Prof. Anne-Claude Berthoud, participates to "Oh my god!", a Lausanne based exhibition commemorating the Darwin Year 2009, with the film "Le language et l'évolution" by David Monti.

The exhibition at Palais Rumine in Lausanne will be open until Sep 2010, for more information please refer to the exhibition website. Prof. Berthoud's film may also be downloaded here.

Call for papers: Expert Seminar on the “Added Value of Multilingualism and Multilingual Education”

2010-02-09T13:11:00.000+01:00

An expert Seminar on the “Added Value of Multilingualism and Multilingual Education”Call for Papers will take place on 3 – 4 June 2010, Leeuwarden/Ljouwert, Fryslân, 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 Fryslân. 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

Abstracts should be send to mhanenburg@fryske-akademy.nl by Monday 1st March 2010.

More information can be found on the event website.

Contribution by Rita Franceschini in "The Exploration of Multilingualism"

2010-01-07T11:21:00.000+01:00

We would like to congratulate Professor Rita Franceschini of Libera Università di Bolzano / Freie Universität Bozen on contributing a chapter on "The genesis and development of research in multilingualism" to the book "The Exploration of Multilingualism", edited by Larissa Aronin (University of Haifa) and Britta Hufeisen (Danmarks Tekniske Universitet). The chapter draws on the work of the European Commission's High Level Group on Multilingualism, of which Professor Franceschini was a member.

4th AILA Seminar on Language and Migration

2009-12-11T09:06:00.000+01:00

The 4th International Seminar Series "Language and Migration" will take place in Fribourg (Switzerland) on the 28-29 January 2010. More information regarding conference, accommodation and travel arrangements are available on this website.

Cours d'adieu de Georges Lüdi

2009-12-10T09:50:00.000+01:00

"Vor überfüllten Rängen hat Georges Lüdi, DYLAN deputy coordinator und Leiter des Baseler DYLAN Teams, am 10 Dezember 2009 seine abwechslungsreiche und amüsante Abschiedsvorlesung zum Thema „Le plurilinguisme comme source d’innovation et de créativité“ gegeben. Wir wünschen einen rundum gelungenen, kreativen und produktiven (Un-)Ruhestand!"

A new European project to protect and preserve languages

2009-12-08T09:55:00.000+01:00

An EU-funded team of researchers is targeting the development of a vitality barometer for European languages. This barometer would offer Europeans a reliable method to determine which languages are in danger of becoming extinct. The ELDIA ('European language diversity for all') project has received EUR 2.7 million in EU support.

The researchers from 8 universities in 6 EU Member States are gearing up to launch investigations of 14 Finno-Ugric languages. 'These languages are particularly well suited to the investigations as they cover the entire spectrum of the different minority languages, starting with autochthonous languages such as Meänkieli in Sweden right through to the language of new migrant workers such as Estonians in Germany,' said project coordinator Professor Anneli Sarhimaa of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in Germany.

More information are available on the project's website.

Anne-Claude Berthoud inteviewé par Le Temps

2009-11-18T10:26:00.000+01:00

La coordinatrice du Projet, Anne-Claude Berthoud a été interviewé par le quotidien suisse "Le Temps". Cet article - au titre "diversité des langues, un label de qualité de la pensée" - peut être téléchargé directement ici (en format PDF).

DYLAN on the Guardian Weekly

2009-11-13T09:45:00.000+01:00

Dylan first deputy Coordinator and WP4 leader François Grin was interviewed by the Guardian Weekly about the emergence of English as a new cross-region language in a multilingual nation such as Switzerland. The full article is available on the Guardian Weekly website.

University of Helsinki dealing with benefits of multidisciplinarism

2009-11-13T09:43:00.000+01:00

Integrating results from different disciplines is often a challenge. Within the University of Helsinki research task of the DYLAN project, the researchers in the different fields of linguistics and policy research have faced this problem in a very concrete way. In our practical study relating to the outcomes of language policies in higher education we have experienced that sufficient background knowledge in a field that is not your own requires teamwork: linguists and political scientists need to work side by side in order to gain theoretical and methodological advances in both disciplines. While linguists can analyze language dynamics in great detail by using for instance conversation analysis or sociopragmatics, political scientists can analyze the content and output of policies by for instance different types of evaluation analysis and policy analysis. Both, however, seem to have a blind spot. On the one hand, linguists tend to disregard the macro-level of why a specific policy decision was made and how it related to the myriad of other policies. On the other hand, political scientists tend to disregard the micro-level of what the actual output of a policy entails and what possible covert messages might exist in the policy formulation process. The multidisciplinary nature of the DYLAN project has highlighted issues relating to how language relates to society and how society relates to language by enhancing a much needed dialogue across the two disciplines. This dialogue was presented and enacted by Jan-Ola Östman and Sebastian Godenhjelm at the conference Svenskan i Finland (The Swedish language in Finland) in Joensuu, Finland, 15-16 October 2009.