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2nd International Language Management Symposium
October, 1- 2, 2011
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Contact Person: Sau Kuen Fan
Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Sociolinguistics
Call Deadline: 25-Apr-2011
Meeting Description:
2nd International Language Management Symposium: Norm Diversity and
Language Management in Globalized Settings
Joint Sponsorship: Waseda University and Society of Language Management
Venue: Building 22, Waseda University
Registration: Free
The Language Management Theory (LMT) had its origin in Neustupný's
(1978) notion of 'language correction', but was more fully developed
into 'language management' in 1987 (Jernudd and Neustupný 1987) and
applied by Neustupný and other scholars. Central to the LMT at either
macro or micro levels are the processes of norm deviations and
subsequent noting, evaluations, formulation of an adjustment plan and
implementation of adjustment. Whereas other frameworks or theories pay
much attention to outcomes or products of correction or planning,
processes such as noting, evaluation or planning of adjustment have
received insufficient explication in (applied/socio) linguistic
studies to date.
The first seminar under the title of 'Studies of LM in contact
situations' was held in 1998 as a postgraduate research project after
Neustupný started his teaching at Chiba University, Japan. The
seminars continued until 2003 when Neustupný retired and returned to
Australia. In 2004, the Society of language Management in Japan was
established by main members of the research project team and so far 25
regular research seminars and three annual symposiums were opened to
the public. In order to bring together scholars working within the LMT
in different countries, the first international symposium entitled
'Language Management Workshop: Probing the Concept of Noting' was held
at Monash University, Australia, in August 2008.
Call for Papers:
Following on the tradition of Language Management Theory elaborated by
J.V. Neustupný and B.H. Jernudd, we invite working papers on
theoretical explications and empirical studies of language norms in
the globalised settings. Papers related to norm diversity, norm
awareness, norm discrepancies, pre-/post-management of norms, norm
consistency, management of noted and unnoted norms especially in
various types of intercultural contact situations are most welcome.
Panel Presentation:
Time allocation: Each panel is a 90 minutes session, which typically
includes three 30-minute papers coherent with a panel topic, and time
for questions.
Proposals should include:
(1) A panel topic and brief description (80-100 words in English)
(2) Abstracts of the 3 papers (300-500 words each in English)
(3) Keywords (5 words)
(4) Names of presenters (may include a chair/moderator/discussant)
(5) Affiliation(s) and contact details
(6) Equipment requirements (if any)
Individual Presentation:
Time allocation: 30 minutes (20 minutes for presentation and 10
minutes for discussion)
Proposals should include:
(1) Abstract (300-500 words in English)
(2) Keywords (3-5 words)
(3) Name(s) of presenters
(4) Affiliation(s) and contact details
(5) Equipment requirements (if any)
Submission Guidelines:
Proposals should be e-mailed to the office of the Society of Language
Management through the following address: muraokashd.chiba-u.ac.jp by
5:00 pm, April 25, 2011 (Mon).
Notification of acceptance of proposals: May 16, 2011 (Mon)
Languages Used:
- English will be used as the working language for the symposium.
- Discussions in panels and paper presentation sessions will be
conducted in English. However, assistance of English-Japanese
interpreters will be provided if necessary.
Organizing Committee:
Sau Kuen Fan (Kanda University of International Studies, Japan)
Helen Marriott (Monash University, Australia)
Satoshi Miyazaki (Waseda University, Japan)
Hidehiro Muraoka (Chiba University, Japan)
Jiri Nekvapil (Charles University, Czech Republic)
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