If you would like us to advertise an event for you, please email us info@onevoiceforlanguages.com or contact us here.
Please also refer to the event calendar on the Languages Initiative website www.languagesinitiative.ie/calendar.
Please also refer to the event calendar on the Languages Initiative website www.languagesinitiative.ie/calendar.
Want to volunteer at Mother Tongues Festival?
Please see message below from Inês Páscoa Baptista Volunteers Coordinator, Mother Tongues Festival
The Mother Tongues Festival will take place on 23rd February 2019 in Galway, and on 2nd and 3rd March 2019 in Dublin, and will celebrate Ireland’s linguistic diversity with performances and workshops in over 20 different languages. The first edition of the festival in 2018 was a resounding success. Our festivals are funded by the Arts Council and by Galway2020, and we have the support of RTE', who will promote our festivals through TV and Radio ads as well as on social media. We believe that the Festival is the perfect opportunity for the members in your organisation to participate in as volunteers, since it is an event that promotes multilingualism.
As the Volunteers Coordinator, I would ask you if possible to promote this volunteering opportunity with your students and direct them towards the following link where they can fill in a form with details and availability.
https://mothertonguesfestival.com/volunteer/
Please see message below from Inês Páscoa Baptista Volunteers Coordinator, Mother Tongues Festival
The Mother Tongues Festival will take place on 23rd February 2019 in Galway, and on 2nd and 3rd March 2019 in Dublin, and will celebrate Ireland’s linguistic diversity with performances and workshops in over 20 different languages. The first edition of the festival in 2018 was a resounding success. Our festivals are funded by the Arts Council and by Galway2020, and we have the support of RTE', who will promote our festivals through TV and Radio ads as well as on social media. We believe that the Festival is the perfect opportunity for the members in your organisation to participate in as volunteers, since it is an event that promotes multilingualism.
As the Volunteers Coordinator, I would ask you if possible to promote this volunteering opportunity with your students and direct them towards the following link where they can fill in a form with details and availability.
https://mothertonguesfestival.com/volunteer/
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Applied Languages conference in Dundee, June 2019, Call for Proposals
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Registration now open – “My Thesis in 3 minutes in French” | Dublin, 13th March 2019
We are delighted to announce that registration to My Thesis in 3 minutes in French is now open!
My Thesis in 3 minutes in French will take place in Dublin on Wednesday 13th March 2019 (6.30-8.00 pm).
Each participant will present her/his dissertation subject in French and in 3 minutes for a general and non-specialist public. There will be nice prizes to reward the best presentations!
Who can participate? You have to be a PhD student currently registered in an Irish higher education institution. #MT3F is opened to all disciplines and all nationalities!
To participate: you have until Thursday 28th February 2019 to register and it is very easy: you just have to go online and fill in the form: https://goo.gl/forms/nMuRH0YgId507qZC3
Note: please make sure you are available on Wednesday 13th March before registering… Once registered, you are expected to participate!
Any questions? Contact us: science@ambafrance-ie.org / ph-01 277 5054
We are delighted to announce that registration to My Thesis in 3 minutes in French is now open!
My Thesis in 3 minutes in French will take place in Dublin on Wednesday 13th March 2019 (6.30-8.00 pm).
Each participant will present her/his dissertation subject in French and in 3 minutes for a general and non-specialist public. There will be nice prizes to reward the best presentations!
Who can participate? You have to be a PhD student currently registered in an Irish higher education institution. #MT3F is opened to all disciplines and all nationalities!
To participate: you have until Thursday 28th February 2019 to register and it is very easy: you just have to go online and fill in the form: https://goo.gl/forms/nMuRH0YgId507qZC3
Note: please make sure you are available on Wednesday 13th March before registering… Once registered, you are expected to participate!
Any questions? Contact us: science@ambafrance-ie.org / ph-01 277 5054
WER SCHAFFT, DER SCHAFFT’S !? - Deutsch in Arbeit, Beruf und Forschung vom 17. bis 19. Oktober 2019 in Logroño (La Rioja)
Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen,
drei Jahre sind seit dem letzten FAGE-Kongress in Alcalá de Henares vergangen, und der zehnte FAGE-Kongress steht vor der Tür. Er wird dieses Jahr zum ersten Mal in der Region La Rioja stattfinden, an der EOI „El Fuero de Logroño“, und hat das Rahmenthema WER SCHAFFT, DER SCHAFFT’S !? - Deutsch in Arbeit, Beruf und Forschung. Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Teilnahme und bitten Sie um die Zusendung Ihrer Vorschläge für Vorträge und Workshops.
Im Namen der Kolleginnen und Kollegen der Kongressorganisation grüßt Sie herzlichst
Andreas Oestreicher - Koordination
FAGE
Federación de Asociaciones de Germanistas en España
c/Trinidad 3
E-28801 Alcalá de Henares
España
www.fage.es
Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen,
drei Jahre sind seit dem letzten FAGE-Kongress in Alcalá de Henares vergangen, und der zehnte FAGE-Kongress steht vor der Tür. Er wird dieses Jahr zum ersten Mal in der Region La Rioja stattfinden, an der EOI „El Fuero de Logroño“, und hat das Rahmenthema WER SCHAFFT, DER SCHAFFT’S !? - Deutsch in Arbeit, Beruf und Forschung. Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Teilnahme und bitten Sie um die Zusendung Ihrer Vorschläge für Vorträge und Workshops.
Im Namen der Kolleginnen und Kollegen der Kongressorganisation grüßt Sie herzlichst
Andreas Oestreicher - Koordination
FAGE
Federación de Asociaciones de Germanistas en España
c/Trinidad 3
E-28801 Alcalá de Henares
España
www.fage.es
"VIRTUAL EXCHANGE AND 21ST CENTURY TEACHER EDUCATION" will take place at the University of León, Spain on 4-6 September 2019.
Registration and abstract submission forms for the EVALUATE final conference are now available online. The online forms can be found here
https://sites.google.com/unileon.es/evaluate2019/abstract-submission-registration
The call for papers is here: https://sites.google.com/unileon.es/evaluate2019/call-for-papers
At the conference the findings of a European Policy Experiment study will be presented with presentations and debate which involve students, teachers and policy makers who work in teacher education. Thanks to the funding by the European Commission’s Erasmus+ Programme, there is no registration fee for this conference. However, participants are expected to cover all of their own travel and subsistence costs.
Please note that abstract proposals are welcome from all colleagues working in this area - not only those who have been involved in the EVALUATE project.
Registration and abstract submission forms for the EVALUATE final conference are now available online. The online forms can be found here
https://sites.google.com/unileon.es/evaluate2019/abstract-submission-registration
The call for papers is here: https://sites.google.com/unileon.es/evaluate2019/call-for-papers
At the conference the findings of a European Policy Experiment study will be presented with presentations and debate which involve students, teachers and policy makers who work in teacher education. Thanks to the funding by the European Commission’s Erasmus+ Programme, there is no registration fee for this conference. However, participants are expected to cover all of their own travel and subsistence costs.
Please note that abstract proposals are welcome from all colleagues working in this area - not only those who have been involved in the EVALUATE project.
ECML: Call for proposals for the programme 2020-2023
Inspiring innovation in language education: changing contexts, evolving competences
https://www.ecml.at/ECML-Programme/Programme2020-2023/tabid/4152/Default.aspx
Inspiring innovation in language education: changing contexts, evolving competences
https://www.ecml.at/ECML-Programme/Programme2020-2023/tabid/4152/Default.aspx
ECML Webinar on Action research for language teachers on January 25th
https://www.ecml.at/ECML-Programme/Programme2016-2019/Professionallearningcommunities/tabid/1868/Default.aspx
https://www.ecml.at/ECML-Programme/Programme2016-2019/Professionallearningcommunities/tabid/1868/Default.aspx
Una Carthy (IT Letterkenny) presents her second National Forum seminar Digital Pathways into Learning Languages on 18th January 2019. The seminar should be of interest to language teachers(including Irish) at second and third level.
Guest speakers are Minister of Education Joe McHugh will highlight the importance of the new Languages Connect Strategy for both second and third level education in Ireland and
Professor Mairead Nic Giolla Mhichil who is an Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow with the National Institute of Digital Learning in Dublin City University, will describe her extensive experience in the area of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses). Mairéad’s research interests are interdisciplinary and include technology in teaching and learning along with policy implementation.
Please circulate the Eventbrite link to this event:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/digital-pathways-into-learning-languages-seminar-2-tickets-54519797181
Guest speakers are Minister of Education Joe McHugh will highlight the importance of the new Languages Connect Strategy for both second and third level education in Ireland and
Professor Mairead Nic Giolla Mhichil who is an Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow with the National Institute of Digital Learning in Dublin City University, will describe her extensive experience in the area of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses). Mairéad’s research interests are interdisciplinary and include technology in teaching and learning along with policy implementation.
Please circulate the Eventbrite link to this event:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/digital-pathways-into-learning-languages-seminar-2-tickets-54519797181
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NUI symposium on foreign language learning on
30th November 2018 in University College Cork Please see here the very interesting programme for the day. If you want to take part, please email Patricia Maguire PMaguire@nui.ie |
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Annual Conference of the Irish Association for Applied Linguistics on November 23rd in DCU
For more information and registration www.eventbrite.ie/e/annual-conference-of-the-irish-association-for-applied-linguistics-2018-dcu-tickets-51016900924?aff=eivtefrnd
For more information and registration www.eventbrite.ie/e/annual-conference-of-the-irish-association-for-applied-linguistics-2018-dcu-tickets-51016900924?aff=eivtefrnd
The GSAI invites abstracts to its conference Conflict, Crisis and Culture,
on 16-17th November 2018 at University College Dublin.
Conflict, Crisis and Culture
Significant anniversaries relating to conflicts and crises in the German-speaking lands are taking place in 2018, and often they are situated in a transnational framework: 170 years have passed since the Revolutions of 1848; 100 years since the end of the First World War; 50 years since the protests of the ‘68 movement; 10 since the 2008 financial crisis; and, following the so-called Zirkeltag on the 5th February 2018, the Berlin Wall has now been down for longer than it was standing. Contemporary conflicts and crises, including the so-called crisis in contemporary Germanistik, the rise of AfD/ Pegida, the refugee crisis, have also had an impact upon the German language, German culture as well as the teaching of German.
on 16-17th November 2018 at University College Dublin.
Conflict, Crisis and Culture
Significant anniversaries relating to conflicts and crises in the German-speaking lands are taking place in 2018, and often they are situated in a transnational framework: 170 years have passed since the Revolutions of 1848; 100 years since the end of the First World War; 50 years since the protests of the ‘68 movement; 10 since the 2008 financial crisis; and, following the so-called Zirkeltag on the 5th February 2018, the Berlin Wall has now been down for longer than it was standing. Contemporary conflicts and crises, including the so-called crisis in contemporary Germanistik, the rise of AfD/ Pegida, the refugee crisis, have also had an impact upon the German language, German culture as well as the teaching of German.
Mother Tongues organisation will hold the first Conference on Heritage Language Education in Ireland on 3rd of November 2018 in Dublin City Council. To register or find out more about the Conference please visit our website: https://mothertongues.ie/events/heritage-language-education-in-ireland-a-conference/
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A Way in for the World - Irish Literary Translation at Home and Abroad
Conference on October 20th 2018 in School of Irish, Celtic Studies and Folklore, UCD, A109 Newman Building, 9am to 4pm. For more information, please, see pdf document here. |
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Utopia for Modern Languages and How We Can Get There on October 16th in TCD
Professor Michael Cronin of Trinity College Dublin will speak on ‘Utopia for Modern Languages and how we can get there’ (poster attached and abstract below) on Tuesday 16th October 2018, at 6 p.m. in the Neill Lecture Theatre, the Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College, Dublin 2. You can register for a place here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/utopia-for-modern-languages-and-how-we-can-get-th-ere-tickets-50274013929
Modern Humanities Research Association Centenary Lecture 2018 will be presented by Michael Cronin who is Chair of French (1776) and Director of the Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation, Trinity College Dublin.
Abstract: Rutger Bregman in his Utopia for Realists and how we can get there (2017) argues for the urgent need for utopian thinking. In the stalled logjam of the present, ‘what we need are alternative horizons that spark the imagination. and I do mean horizons in the plural; conflicting utopias are the lifeblood of democracy, after all’ (20-21). For Bregman utopianism is about alternatives not blueprints. It is not about how life should be lived but about the ways in which it might be lived. What is more, in everything from ending poverty to the future of work, it is often the supposedly unrealistic utopian solutions that prove to be the most realistic.
What I wish to argue is that we need to consider modern languages from the standpoint of this realist utopianism. In other words, we need to think about the role of modern languages and the teaching and learning of modern languages in the context of the major problems which are facing contemporary society. More particularly, we need to reflect on the ways in which modern languages can in very concrete ways help us to develop those ‘alternative horizons’ that are so vital to the resilience of democratic societies. In this lecture we will be focusing on three dimensions to the practice of modern languages, namely, the limits to digital cosmopolitanism, post-identitarian politics and the reinvention of (eco)self. In the areas of technology, migration and ecology, it will be argued that modern languages and literatures are central to what Bertrand Russell called for when he claimed, ‘It is not a finished Utopia we ought to desire but a world where imagination and hope are alive and active’.
Professor Michael Cronin of Trinity College Dublin will speak on ‘Utopia for Modern Languages and how we can get there’ (poster attached and abstract below) on Tuesday 16th October 2018, at 6 p.m. in the Neill Lecture Theatre, the Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College, Dublin 2. You can register for a place here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/utopia-for-modern-languages-and-how-we-can-get-th-ere-tickets-50274013929
Modern Humanities Research Association Centenary Lecture 2018 will be presented by Michael Cronin who is Chair of French (1776) and Director of the Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation, Trinity College Dublin.
Abstract: Rutger Bregman in his Utopia for Realists and how we can get there (2017) argues for the urgent need for utopian thinking. In the stalled logjam of the present, ‘what we need are alternative horizons that spark the imagination. and I do mean horizons in the plural; conflicting utopias are the lifeblood of democracy, after all’ (20-21). For Bregman utopianism is about alternatives not blueprints. It is not about how life should be lived but about the ways in which it might be lived. What is more, in everything from ending poverty to the future of work, it is often the supposedly unrealistic utopian solutions that prove to be the most realistic.
What I wish to argue is that we need to consider modern languages from the standpoint of this realist utopianism. In other words, we need to think about the role of modern languages and the teaching and learning of modern languages in the context of the major problems which are facing contemporary society. More particularly, we need to reflect on the ways in which modern languages can in very concrete ways help us to develop those ‘alternative horizons’ that are so vital to the resilience of democratic societies. In this lecture we will be focusing on three dimensions to the practice of modern languages, namely, the limits to digital cosmopolitanism, post-identitarian politics and the reinvention of (eco)self. In the areas of technology, migration and ecology, it will be argued that modern languages and literatures are central to what Bertrand Russell called for when he claimed, ‘It is not a finished Utopia we ought to desire but a world where imagination and hope are alive and active’.
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