11. International Conference of the ALA

ALA LogoThe 11th International Conference of the Association for Language Awareness will take place 8.-11. July 2012 in Canada at Concordia University of Montreal.

Awareness Matters
Language Culture Literacy

The 10th International Conference of the Association for Language Awareness will give academics the opportunity to exchange ideas on their research projects with respect to language, culture and literacy and the importance of awareness in the field of
  • first, second, third, fourth etc. and foreign language acquisition,
  • teacher training,
  • research in language and culture including the role of language awareness in the workplace.


The main areas
  • Language Awareness in Language Learning and Language Teaching in multilingual and multicultural contexts
  • Language Awareness in diverse Workplaces, such as Business, Marketing, Health etc.
  • Language Awareness and the Use of Media
  • Cultural Awareness in Language Learning and Language Teaching
  • Cultural Awareness in the Workplace, such as Business, Marketing, Health etc.
  • Cultural Awareness and the Use of Media
  • Language Awareness and Literacy Development in Language Learning and Teaching
  • Language Awareness and Professional Literacy Development
The central theme “Awareness Matters: Language, Culture, Literacy” will focus on relevant educational, economic, political, and sociological aspects of personal and co-operative knowledge construction related to different languages, to different cultures and their members in multilingual and multicultural contexts.

This conference has been accredited by the "Institut für Qualitätsentwicklung Hessen" (40 credits, IQ-Nr. 0456075).

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