Language policy and sociolinguistic situation in Lithuania
Guest of honor: Prof. Meilutė Romanienė
Meilutė Ramonienė is a professor at the Institute of Applied Linguistics, Vilnius University. Her research interests include applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, bilingualism and multilingualism, heritage language studies, language policy, the teaching of Lithuanian as a second language and Lithuanian onomastics. She has directed research projects entitled "Language use and ethnic identity in urban areas of Lithuania", "Sociolinguistic map of Lithuania: towns and villages", "Language of emigrants", "The Lithuanian language in the diaspora: competence, use, attrition". She is the author and co-author of numerous research articles and book chapters published in Lithuania and abroad, and is editor-in-chief of the journal "Taikomoji kalbotyra" (Applied Linguistics). She has lectured at the universities of Helsinki, Tartu, Zurich, Basel, Bern, Parma, Siena, Rouen, Seattle and Hobart.
The conference will be held in English.
Organization:
Shahzaman HAQUE, PLIDAM
Thomas SZENDE, PLIDAM
Contact:
shahzaman.haque[at]inalco.fr