Linguistic and Cultural Diversity within European Learning Communities: Cross-cultural and Trans-national Perspectives

Dear colleagues,

The European Network for Intercultural Education Activities (ENIEDA)
in cooperation with The Centre for Research and Innovation in
Linguistic Education (CIEL) of the University of Alba Iulia, Romania,
and The Institute of Foreign Languages (IFL) of the University of
Montenegro  are organising the Second International Conference on
Linguistic and Intercultural Education (CLIE2), entitled “Linguistic
and Cultural Diversity within European Learning Communities:
Cross-cultural and Trans-national Perspectives”. The special focus
theme proposed for the conference is universal vs. culture specific in
the discourse of academic and professional rhetoric. The conference is
taking place in Herceg Novi, Montenegro, from 10-12 June 2010.

CLIE2 is open to linguistic and cross-cultural education-related
topics broadly defined, looking more closely into the current dynamics
in Europe between old and new trends, local and global tendencies,
progressive and conservative views, stabilisation and destabilisation
patterns, national and European identities. Even though our aim is to
focus primarily on European learning communities and their culture
specific identities, we would welcome participants representing other
geographical and geo-political regions and their contributions as
well.

The conference is featuring the following keynote speakers:
Professor Cornelia Ilie, Faculty of Culture and Society, Malmö
University, Sweden
Professor Ljiljana Marković, Faculty of Philology, University of
Belgrade, Serbia
Professor Jacques Moeschler, Department of Linguistics, University of
Geneva, Switzerland
Professor Itesh Sachdev, Department of Linguistics, SOAS, University
of London, UK
Mr Vidosav Stevanović, writer and free lance journalist, Serbia/France

Languages of the conference are English, French, German, Italian,
Spanish and Russian.

Important dates:
Abstract submission deadline: 1 March 2010
Notification of acceptance: 1 April 2010
Registration deadline: 30 April 2010.

Further details and guidelines are attached.

We look forward to welcoming you in Montenegro!

On behalf of the Organising Committee,

CLIE2 Convenors:
Professor Cornelia Ilie (Malmö, Sweden)
Dr Svetlana Kurteš (Cambridge, UK)
Dr Igor Lakić (Podgorica, Montenegro)
Dr Teodora Popescu (Alba Iulia, Romania)