“Acknowledging Multilingualism, Multiculturalism and Their Different Facets in Language Teaching and Learning”

organised by the School of Languages, Literacies and Translation, ​USM

The School of Languages, Literacies and Translation at Universiti Sains Malaysia is pleased to announce the Fifth International Language Learning Conference (5th ILLC) 2013 will be held on 11-13 Nov, 2013 at Evergreen Laurel Hotel, Penang, Malaysia. The conference will bring together teachers, educators and scholars to discuss, evaluate and offer new perspectives and directions in language teaching and learning in a rapidly changing world.

Current global Developments
In Malaysia and the globalised world today, the importance of cultural and linguistic diversity cannot be emphasised enough as our capacity to deal with globalised communications, international businesses and the local community requires a deeper understanding and respect for these diversities. The growing recognition of the importance of multilingualism and multiculturalism makes it imperative that these two aspects are given due emphasis in the teaching and learning of languages and indeed, even in thinking about academic language.

This calls for a reconceptualisation of the way language teaching and learning is conceived and accomplished as internationalization creates new challenges and demands that impact on classroom practices and our understanding of literacy. These new demands mean that we have to acknowledge, understand and account for these diversities because effective literacy instruction is built upon cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Understanding and respecting the array of different cultures and languages represented in our classrooms will help educators adopt strategies for teaching languages and literacy that will encourage and support student achievement.

The 5th ILLC will provide a common platform for educators, students, institutions and interested parties to present and discuss research, developments and innovations in the field of language teaching and learning.

Main Themes

Language Teaching, Pedagogy & Curriculum Design

Language History, Planning & Policy

Language, ICT & New Media Communcation

Interest & Motivation in Language Learning

Language, Communication & Multiculturalism

Language, Material Production & Assessment

Language & Literacies

Language & Translation

Role of Languages in Education

Multilingualism in Building Knowledge Societies

Multilingual Pedagogies

Multilingual Education

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