SQU 2016 - Third International Conference on Language, Linguistics, Literature and Translation: “Connecting the Dots in a Glocalized World”

Connecting the Dots in a Glocalized World 2016 will provide a forum for the exchange of ideas in the four main disciplines of language, linguistics, literature and translation. As the title for the conference suggests, the aim is to focus on the relationship between global themes and local practices, highlighting the under-examined interactions that occur as globalization takes on negotiated forms in different contexts. With an emphasis on interdisciplinary studies and methodologies, the conference will centralize both research that theorizes the links between the local and the global and research that shows, through practical evidence, how local and global interact. Proposals that aim to address either of these two areas, and which emphasize exploratory, experimental research or reconstructed concepts, frameworks of analysis, or approaches, are particularly welcome. Proposals may be situated within any of the four disciplines but research demonstrating an interdisciplinary focus or approach is highly encouraged.
Confirmed Keynote Speakers:
? Jan Blommaert (Linguistics): Tilburg University, The Netherlands.
? Michael Cronin (Translation): Dublin City University, Ireland.
? Ian Almond (Literature): Georgetown University, Qatar.
? Rani Rubdy (Language): Independent Scholar.
Sample conference themes include the following, but a wide range of proposals is invited:
Language
Language, culture and globalization
Global teaching policies and local norms
Language commodification and ideologies
Globalizing technologies and the language classroom
Linguistics
Social media and identity
Language acquisition and migrant populations
Language change and the media
Global/local language adaptation
Literature
Localizing global literature
Arabic and non-Western literature in a globalized world
Literature from the diaspora
The sociolinguistics of literature
Translation
Issues in global and local translation
Translating culturally remote literature
Translation and multimodal texts
Machine translation and the web
Deadline for Abstract Submission: 11 April 2016