Objectives
Collabores
RESULTS
After each symposium the abstracts, the full texts of most of the papers, and the rapporteur's conclusions, are published on this page.
These results pertain to the project co-funded under the European Union's Lifelong Learning programme for the three-year period from November 2009 to October 2012 (reference 504763-2009-LLP-ES-KA2-KA2NW). In the rest of this website visitors will find an introductory page (EUNOM Network), a statement of our project Objectives, a list of our full and associate Partners, a description of the planned Activities, access to registering for our symposia as well as to our discussion forum (Take part), and this page bringing together our Results.
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SYMPOSIUM 4 in BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND (UK) (14-15 November, 2011)
The Queen’s University Belfast hosted a
EUNoM (European Universities
Network on Multilingualism) symposium on
"Multilingualism in the knowledge economy: Labour markets revisited, and corporate social
responsibility".
This symposium had the following rationale:
Production in the industrial society relied on Taylorism and kept workers separate from one
another, but the knowledge economy (KE) is structured round the centrality of communication, thanks
to which knowledge is generated. Consequently, this topic will focus on the key relationship
between learning and the demands of an economy in which language is a central feature. The KE rests
firmly on the development of communities of practice, where shared meaning is central to knowledge
generation. There are also arguments about how working across languages and cultures is conducive
to the promotion of reflexive learning associated with integrating symbolic features of linguistic
diversity and how it relates to shared meaning. The role of the universities in the
operationalisation of Triple Helix-type partnerships in the emerging economy will be discussed,
given the varied experiences brought together.
The following papers were presented:
1. Glyn Williams (Centre for European Research, UK), Language and Work in the
Knowledge Economy.
Full paper
, pp. 2-15 (RTF).
2. Peeter Müürsepp (Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia, EE), The Trilingual
University and Knowledge Economy.
Full paper
, pp. 119-122 (RTF).
3. Finbarr Bradley (Smurfit Business School, UCD, IE), Nurturing innovation:
Language Diversity as Advantage.
Full paper
, full paper pp. 16-26 (RTF).
4. David Johnston (Queen’s University Belfast, UK), Translation, Mobility and
Public Policy.
Abstract
, p. 27 (RTF).
5. Thomas Vogel (Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt am Oder, DE), Universities
as Laboratories for Societal Multilingualism: Crossing Borders for a Global Future.
Synthesis
, pp. 28-32 (RTF).
6. Claudia Böttger (University of Applied Sciences, Hamburg, DE), Knowledge
Transfer and Multilingual Business Communication.
Full paper
, pp. 32-39 (RTF).
7. Karl Gudauner (Arbeitsförderungsinstitut / Institute for the Promotion of
Employment (AFI-IPL, Bozen/Bolzano, IT), The effects of language skills on the job market and on
firms in South Tyrol.
Full paper
, pp. 39-62 (RTF).
8. Mairéad Nic Giolla Mhichíl (Fiontar, Dublin City University, IE), Fiontar.
Full paper
, pp. 63-70 (RTF).
9. Josep-Maria Canyelles (Director, Responsabilitat Global, ES), Linguistic
Diversity within a Corporate Social Responsibility approach.
Abstract
, p. 70 (RTF).
10. David Gibson (Queen’s University Belfast, UK), Is “ELVIS” the answer?
Developing an excellent Enterprise Education system for language students.
11. François Grin (University of Geneva, CH), Language economics: How to meet the
analytical challenges of globalisation?
Abstract
, pp. 70-71 (RTF).
12. Miquel Strubell (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, ES), Multilingualism and the
Global Economy in Catalan firms.
Full paper
, pp. 72-95 (RTF).
13. René Jorna (Fryske Akademy / University of Gröningen, Netherlands, NL),
Knowledge, Knowledge Types and Sustainable Innovation: why the idea of a global economy is
disadvantageous for the objective of realizing multilingualism.
Full paper
, pp. 95-115 (RTF).
14. Teresa Tinsley (Independent Consultant, UK), ‘Languages for Jobs’ in the
EU.
Synthesis
, pp. 116-119 (RTF).
15. Sonja Novak (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, SI), Language education and
workplace.
Abstract
, pp. 122-123 (RTF).
16. Sarah Cartwright (Education Consultant, UK), From Ivory Towers to the
Workplace: New Paradigms confronting Old Prejudice.
Abstract
, pp. 15-16 (RTF)
SYMPOSIUM SUMMING-UP AND CONCLUSIONS - Heidi Rontu. Rapporteur's summary
The on-line discussion forum is still open.Click
here to see photographs
of the Belfast symposium.
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SYMPOSIUM 3 IN KOPER / CAPODISTRIA (SLOVENIA) (June 20-21, 2011)
You can see the
programme
for the third symposium, "Managing multilingual and multiethnic societies and
institutions" (held in Koper, Slovenia on June 20-21 2011) .
You can access the speakers’ abstracts
here.
Session 1: Multilingual policies in contact areas: gaps and issues of national and
international language policies at the local levels; demands in global scale and responses, local
dimension of language use
1.
Paolo E. Balboni:
The
quality of multilingual policy in contact areas (full text, 7 pp, PDF)
2.
Paola Fogar: Multilingual policies, language use and plurilingual education in
Friuli-Venezia Giulia: projects and proposals
3.
Kristin Tytgat:
Language
Policy in higher education in Flanders (Belgium): English in an academic context (full
text, 9 pp, PDF)
4.
Peeter Müürsepp:
Trilingual
University as the Model for the Future (full text, 9 pp, PDF)
5.
Helen Kesonen: Influence of Language Policy to the Local Languages. The Case of
the Võru Language
Session 2: Managing language diversity at work: global economy and local dimension
of language use
6.
Lid King: New models for Multilingualism in Europe
7.
Roxana –Maria Gâz:
Foreign
Languages for Economic Development: An overview of the Romanian labour market (full
text, 20 pp, PDF)
8.
Peter Weber:
Economic
decisions for language diversity at work (full text, 18 pp, PDF)
9.
Sonja Novak Lukanovič: The value of mastering languages in economy
Session 3: New spaces for language and identity. Multiple identities within global
vision of political, social and cultural cooperation. Migration and cooperation
10.
Colin H Williams:
New
Spaces, Old Truths: Problematic Applications (full text, 18 pp, PDF)
11.
Tomasz Wicherkiewicz: New languages, new identities… Language policy and
development of new (?) ethnolects in Central Europe
12.
Juliane House: English as a global lingua franca: A Threat to
Multilingualism?
SYMPOSIUM SUMMING-UP AND CONCLUSIONS - Dónall Ó Riágain. Rapporteur's summary
Click here to see photogaphs of the Koper symposium.
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SYMPOSIUM 2 IN LJOUWERT / LEEUWARDEN (November 18-19, 2010)
You can see the
programme
for the second symposium, on "Higher education and research on multilingualism:
challenge or opportunity?" (held in Ljouwert on November 18-19, 2010).
ABSTRACTS
Topic 1: The relation between the regional and the global level. The possible
impact of universities / research on society with regard to multilingualism
a. Prof. Jochen Rehbein (Middle
East Technical University, Ankara)
Multilingualism
through community languages – challenge or opportunity of Higher Education [OUTLINE -
PDF]
b. Alastair Walker (Department of Frisian
Studies / North Frisian Dictionary Centre, Universität Kiel)
Multilingualism,
the University Department and Minority Languages
*
c. Professor Mitja Žagar (Institute for Ethnic
Studies, University of Ljubljana)
Diversity
Management: A Tool for Development of Inclusive Collective Identities and Adequeate Framework for
Multilingual and Multicultural Societies [
PDF
]
Topic 2: The possible contribution of universities/EUNoM to language policy development within Europe
d. Dr. Jeroen Darquennes (Facultés
Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix, Namur, Belgium)
From
subject to object of transdisciplinary study. Reflections on the contribution of language(s) in
higher education on the development and the implementation of European language policy
initiatives *
e. Dr. Rita Temmerman (Erasmushogeschool Brussel,
Belgium)
Plurilinguistic
terminological competences in specialized domains: a competitive advantage? *
f. Dr. Alex Riemersma
(Mercator Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning, Ljouwert,
Fryslan, The Netherlands)
Multilingualism
for all: How to implement European Language Policy Development through Universities and Teacher
Training to Primary and Secondary Education
Topic 3: The multilingual university: language policy at the level of the institution
g. Prof. Robert Dunbar (Senior
Researcher Professor and Director, "Soillse" Sabhal Mòr Ostaig/UHIMI)
A
Unilingual Minority Language College in a Multilingual University: Sabhal Mòr Ostaig *
h. Dr. Irina Chongarova-Aron and
Dr. Nadya Cherneva (University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
Multilingualism
and Exclusion? A case study of international academic staff mobility [PPT]
i. Dr. Heidi Rontu (Teknillinen
korkeakoulu / Aalto University School of Science & Technology, Finland)
Putting
policies into practice [PPT]
Other contributions
j. Dr. Cecilia Serra (Universities of
Geneva and Lausanne)
Social
Representations of Plurilingualism Policy and Academic Teacher Discourse at University Level
*
SYMPOSIUM SUMMING-UP AND CONCLUSIONS -
Paola Fogar (Centro Internazionale sul Plurilinguismo, Università degli Studi di
Udine)
Rapporteur's summary
A selection of abridged papers from this symposium (marked above with an *) has
been published in a special issue of the
European Journal of Language Policy
(Vol. 3, No. 2, 2011). For more information click
here.
Click here to see photographs of the Ljouwert symposium, including the Group photograph , and a picture of the Plenary session .
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SYMPOSIUM 1 IN UDINE (Udine, September 7-8, 2010)
You can see the programme in
English
and
Italian
for the first symposium, on "Language teachers: Training for a New Paradigm"
(held in Udine on September 7-8, 2010).
ABSTRACTS and
FULL PAPERS
1.
Prof Tullio di Mauro (Università “La Sapienza” Roma) Le lingue dell’insegnamento:
qualche nota preliminare
2.
Dr Michael Kelly (University of Southampton)
Towards
a pluralist paradigm for language teacher education (Abstract)
3.
Dr Lucija Čok (Primorska U. Koper) La dimensione interculturale nell’insegnamento
delle lingue / The Intercultural Dimension of Language Teaching (Abstract
/ Astratto) (FULL TEXT,
EN, 11 pp.) (TESTO
COMPLETO, IT, 12 pp.)
4.
Dr Eugene McKendry (School of Education, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern
Ireland)
The
Challenge of the new paradigm of Curriculum Review (FULL PAPER, 16 pp.)
5.
Dr Norman Pachler (Institute of Education, University of London) Preparing to
Teach in Multilingual/Multicultural/Ethnically Diverse Contexts
6.
Dr Karen Risager (Department of Culture and Identity, Roskilde University,
Denmark)
The
Language Teacher Facing Transnationality (FULL PAPER, 13 pp.)
7.
Dr Tünde Dókus (Corvinus University of Budapest)
The
Right Balance Integrating ICT into Traditional Teaching (Abstract / Absztrakt)
8.
D
r Sònia Prats (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Multiculturalism
and the Lingua Franca in Language Teaching (FULL PAPER, 8 pp.)
9.
Dr June Eyckmans (Department of Applied Linguistics, Erasmus University College
Brussels, Belgium)
Innovation
in language teacher education: fostering learner autonomy through phrasal awarenes
s (FULL PAPER, 9 pp.)
10.
Dr Encarnación Carrasco Perea (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Le
mot de la fin: rappels et questionnements (FULL PAPER, 5 pp.)
11.
Dr Joseph Sheils (Language Policy Division, Council of Europe)
Greetings
and invitation
12.
Dr. Glyn Williams (Centre for European Research, Wales)
SYMPOSIUM
SUMMING-UP AND CONCLUSIONS
.
Click here to see photographs of the Udine symposium.
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EUNoM meeting in Barcelona (U.O.C., 7 September 2009)
Click
here to see
photographs of the Barceona 2009 workshop.