Conference Theme

Processes, Programs, Practice, Progress

Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (onsite and online), December 14-15, 2024

As migrations have been instrumental in the development and progress of societies past and present, so have migrations affected the evolution of languages. Migrations and mobilities continue to comprise significant dimensions in creating new sites and players for contact dynamics and language change and evolution, and in shaping sociolinguistic conditions and psychological processes in how languages are learned, acquired, and used. Critical study of representations of migrant and migration scenarios, linguistic rights in the migrant condition, and societal policies and programs can offer instruction and recommendations for practice and progress in this age of migration. 

In this first international conference on migration linguistics, plenary and invited speakers who will discuss the nexus of language and migration include: 

• Tony Capstick, University of Reading

• Lisa Lim, Curtin University

• Loy Lising, Macquarie University

• Kazuko Matsumoto, The University of Tokyo

• Edgar W. Schneider, University of Regensburg

The conference will also feature panels with government officials and migrant representatives, as well as talks regarding language resources, and creative outputs relating to linguistic dimensions of migration.

Proposals for 30-minute onsite or online presentations (20-minute paper, 10-minute Q&A) are welcome in relation to, though not exclusively to, the following:

(1) Linguistic Aspects and Issues in Migration 

(2) Psycholinguistic Processes in Migration

(3) Sociolinguistic Conditions in Migration

(4) Methodologies and Resources in Migration Linguistic Research

(5) Constructions of Representations of Migrants and Migration in Media and Art

(6) Migration and Linguistic Human Rights 

(7) Language Policies and Programs for Migrants

(8) The Future of Language in the Age of Migration

Submissions may be made below until 15th of October 2024. Notifications of acceptance will be sent on a rolling basis. 

https://forms.gle/jPrdcfXKLVbJWtGv5 

Participation in the conference is FREE for all. To register, please complete the form below.

https://forms.gle/gozaZJikFX8WBfAW6 

This conference is organized by the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS, Japan) and the Migration Linguistics Research Network (ReN) of the International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA) in collaboration with Curtin University (Perth, Australia) and Southern Luzon State University (Lucban, the Philippines) and in partnership with the United Nations (UN) International Organization for Migration (IOM) Tokyo Office and the Oxford English Dictionary (OED).

This conference is organized with the support of the TUFS Fund.