UKLPAB 2019

UK Language Policy after Brexit 2019: The balance between foreign, indigenous, and community languages

Monday 2 Sept, Canada Room, Lanyon Building, Queen's University Belfast, BT7 1NN.

Plenary speaker: Fhiona Mackay, Director, Scotland's National Centre for Language (SCILT)

Polasaí Teanga sa Ríocht Aontaithe i ndiaidh an Bhreatimeachta 2019: Cothromaíocht idir teangacha iasachta, teangacha dúchais agus teangacha pobail

Dé Luain, 2 Meán Fómhair, Foirgneamh Lanyon, Ollscoil na Banríona, Béal Feirste BT7 1NN

Cainteoir lánseisiúin: Fhiona Mackay, Stiúrthóir, Scotland's National Centre for Language (SCILT)

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As in previous years, UKLPAB is free for presenters and attendees. We thank Queen’s University Belfast’s School of Arts, English and Languages, and the Arts and Humanities Research Council for their kind support.

Tá UKLPAB saor in aisce do láithreoirí is don lucht freastail mar a bhí cheana. Gabhann muid ár mbuíochas le Scoil na nEalaíon, an Bhéarla is na dTeangacha, in Ollscoil na Banríona Béal Feirste, agus leis an Chomhairle um Thaighde sna hEalaíona is sna Daonnachtaí as flaithiúlacht a gcuid tacaíochta.

Travel

for those coming from elsewhere in the UK, there are frequent flights into Belfast City Airport (20-30 minutes to Queen’s; mainly BA, Aer Lingus, Flybe) and Belfast International Airport (around 45/50 minutes from Queen’s; mainly Easyjet, Ryanair). For many delegates, this should be manageable as a day-trip. For more information on flights into the City Airport, see http://www.belfastcityairport.com/ For more information on flights into the International Airport, see www.belfastairport.com.

Taisteal

Dóibh siúd atá ag taisteal ón mBreatain, tá go leor eitiltí ar fáil go hAerfort Chathair Bhéal Feirste (20-30 bomaite ón Ollscoil; BA, Aer Lingus, Flybe den chuid is mó) agus go hAerfort Idirnáisiúnta Bhéal Feirste (40-50 bomaite ón Ollscoil; Easyjet, Ryanair den chuid is mó). Ba chóir go bhféadfadh cuid mhór den lucht freastail an taisteal a láimhseáil mar thuras lae. Is féidir níos mó eolais a fháil ar eitiltí go hAerfort Chathair Bhéal Feirste ag http://www.belfastcityairport.com/ Maidir le heitiltí go hAerfort Idirnáisiúnta Bhéal Feirste, féach www.belfastairport.com.

Programme

PRINTABLE 1-PAGE PDF: click here.

BOOK OF ABSTRACTS: click here.


9:00: PLENARY. Fhiona Mackay, Director, Scotland's National Centre for Language (SCILT)

9:50: Tea/coffee

10:10: Timothy Jacob-Owens, European University Institute, Italy: 'Language Rights in the United Kingdom Post-Brexit'

10:35: Elizabeth Bailey, University of Lincoln: 'Fostering 'language-minded' children through the use of community languages: How can it be done? Can it be done? Why isn’t it being done?'

11:00: Daithí Mac Síthigh, Ollscoil na Banríona, Béal Féirste: 'La Reyne le veult: polasaí teanga agus reachtais na Ríochta Aontaithe'

11:25: Lini Xiao, University of Cambridge: 'The transnational process of managing, maintaining, and learning community languages in a post-Brexit UK: A case study of a Chinese complementary school in London'

11:50: Clare Allison and Caroline Norman, King Edward VII School, Sheffield: 'HoLA (Home Language Accreditation) - Making Languages Count'

12:15: Heba Arafah & Jean-Marc Dewaele, Birkbeck University, London: 'Perception of heritage language use in public spaces since the Brexit vote'

12:40: LUNCH

13:40: Karen Corrigan, Newcastle University; Frances Kane and Kate Mairs, Queen’s University Belfast: 'Brogues and Tongues: Capitalizing On Indigenous And Community Languages To Deliver The Post-Primary Northern Ireland Curriculum After Brexit'

14:05: Michele Gazzola, Ulster University: 'Language skills in the economy and in the labour market'

14:30: Leanne Henderson, Queen's University Belfast: 'Languages education: learner perspectives from Northern Ireland and Wales'

14:55: Janice Carruthers, Queen's University Belfast, and Wendy Ayers-Bennett, University of Cambridge: 'Language Policy in the UK: Challenges and Opportunities for the Future'

15:20: Anik Nandi, Queen’s University Belfast: 'Migrant community languages in post-Brexit Northern Ireland: policies and practices'

15:45: Closing, invitation to UKLPAB 2020!

Accommodation

In most cases the accommodation options below are cheaper booked well in advance.


Queen's University Belfast has special rates with the following local hotels:

Dukes at Queen’s (Queen’s rate £87) • email: info@dukesatqueens.com • tel: 02890236666

Wellington Park Hotel (Queen’s rate £87) • email: res@mooneyhotelgroup.com • tel: 02890385050


There are plenty of other local hotels to suit a range of budgets, for example:

Malone Lodge • email: info@malonelodgehotel.com • tel: 02890388000

Tara Lodge • email: info@taralodge.com • tel: 02890590900

Ibis Belfast Queen’s Quarter • email: H7288-FO@accor.com • tel: 02890333366


Further alternatives (as well as reviews of the above, are available on sites like www.booking.com or www.ebookers.com. These sites often also have their own special rates.

Then there is www.airbnb.co.uk, but if you are claiming on expenses please make sure your employer allows Airbnb (some don't for insurance reasons).