Month: November 2023

CFP BAAL/CUP: Language and Onward Migration (2024)

ConferencesCall for proposals: British Association for Applied Linguistics/Cambridge University Press Seminar: Language and Onward Migration: Bridging Applied Linguistics with Migration Studies, University of Westminster, London, UK, 13-14 February 2024. Deadline extended to:  14 November 2023.

The seminar will explore how languages shape the migration trajectories and experiences of onward migrants (OMs), that is, people whose life courses involve staying in two or more destination countries for extended periods, and, conversely, the effects that onward migration has on OMs’ linguistic repertoires. The aim is to engage in an interdisciplinary conversation as scholars working in Applied Linguistics with academics working in Migration Studies to critically reflect on the affordances, limitations, and possibilities that can come from working together across traditional disciplinary boundaries.

The seminar will offer a much needed platform for scholars in applied linguistics and migration studies to develop their knowledge of and skills in two methodological approaches to the study of the language and (onward) migration nexus:

  • ethnographically-oriented approaches (Copland & Creese, 2015; Martin-Jones & Martin, 2017; Tusting, 2020), including the ‘researching multilingually’ approach (Holmes et al., 2013)
  • quantitative approaches with a focus on large-scale surveys and respondent-driven sampling (RDS), a method that utilises social networks to produce data for ‘hidden’ or ‘hard-to-reach’ populations such as OMs who are not captured by national statistical data and who may be of undocumented status (Tyldum & Johnston, 2014)

Digital Tools to Support Minoritised Languages (Austria but Online)

EventsHow to Use Digital Tools to Support Minoritised Languages, RISE UP, 6 Nov 2023 08:00 – 10:00 EST (based in Vienna, Austria but the workshop is online).

The first RISE UP Workshop on digital tools to support minoritised languages will take place online on November 6th, 2023. During the two-hour workshop, different actors working with digital tools for lesser used languages (Global Rising Voices, F´ora de Mapa, Anveatsã Armãneashti) will present their work, experiences and best practices. Afterwards, workshop sessions for different topics such as digital media for minoritised languages and digital language activism will take place in breakout rooms to foster discussions and an exchange of experiences. The workshop is free.

RISE UP (HORIZON EUROPE project on Revitalising Languages and Safeguarding Cultural Diversity) aims to empower endangered language communities by building connections between relevant actors, identifying good practices and developing methods through a multi-disciplinary approach. Furthermore, RISE UP will foster the self-confidence of these communities, including learners, new speakers, people who have not yet had the chance to learn their heritage language, supporters, and more. Through the collection and analysis of context information and policies for endangered languages in Europe, the creation of a tool set for communities, the connection of relevant actors and the involvement of young people, specifically, RISE UP aims to provide support and empowerment to endangered language communities in Europe.