Plenaries

On this page, you will find more information about the two Debates, two Keynotes and two Book launches during the conference.

June 26 (Monday)

Debate 1: What Kind of Social Responsibility Do Creole and Minority Languages Scholars Have towards the Communities of Speakers? Possible Paths and Best Practices for Exploring Social Responsibility in Our Academic Fields

Time: 13:30-15:00
Location: Harmonie Building, Marie Loke Zaal (1313.0034)
Moderator: Maria Mazzoli (University of Groningen)
Discussants: Dr. Philipp Krämer (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Dr. Anne Merkuur (Fryske Akademy; University of Groningen), Ruben Severina (Caribisch Netwerk)

Book Launch 1: Translingualism, Translation and Caribbean Poetry. Mother Tongue has Crossed the Ocean (de Windt Ayoubi & Muysken)

Time: 17:30-18:15
Location: Harmonie Building, Marie Loke Zaal (1313.0034)
Presenter: Hilda de Windt Ayoubi

June 27 (Tuesday)

Keynote 1: Naijá in Education: The Last Frontier (Working Title)

Time: 11:00-12:00
Location: Harmonie Building, Marie Loke Zaal (1313.0034)
Chair: Maria Mazzoli (University of Groningen)
Presenter: Christine Ofulue (National Open University of Nigeria)

Debate 2: Standard Language in the School? Perspectives from Sociolinguistics, Educational Science and Contact Linguistics

Time: 16:00-17:30
Location: Harmonie Building, Marie Loke Zaal (1313.0034)
Moderator: Janet Fuller (University of Groningen)
Discussants: Dr. Khalid Mourigh (Meertens Institute), Irma Westheim (OSG Hugo de Groot; University of Amsterdam), Irem Duman Çakır (University of Berlin)

June 28, Wednesday

Keynote 2: Education, an Indispensable Tool to Ensure the Survival of a Creole Language

Time: 9:00-10:00
Location: Harmonie Building, Marie Loke Zaal (1313.0034)
Chair: Maria Mazzoli (University of Groningen)
Presenter: Nihayra Leona ((University of Amsterdam; Levende Talen Papiaments))

Book Launch 2: New Perspectives on Mixed Languages: From Core to Fringe (Mazzoli & Sippola (eds.) )

Time: 13:30-14:15
Location: Harmonie Building, Marie Loke Zaal (1313.0034)
Presenter: Maria Mazzoli (University of Groningen) & Eeva Sippola (University of Helsinki)