The Portuguese Association for Anglo-American Studies (APEAA), member of ESSE (European Society for the Study of English) and EAAS (European Society for American Studies), and the School of Education and Communication, University of the Algarve, Portugal, are currently organising the 35th APEAA Conference, which will be held on 10 and 11 April 2014 in Faro, Portugal.
This year’s Conference aims to meet the challenges of Horizon 2020 and proposes as the main theme “Diversities? Inequalities? Challenges in the Construction of an Inclusive Society.”
We have already received the confirmation of prominent names in the fields of intercultural communication and multicultural education such as that of Prof. James A. Banks, University of Washington (Seattle, US), and Prof. Barbara Bagilhole, Loughborough University (UK), who will take part in the Conference as keynote speakers.
We welcome contributions on the following topics:
- Anglo-Portuguese and Portuguese-American relations
- The day-to-day experience of multiculturalism in language and literature teaching contexts
- Intercultural misunderstandings and mishaps in the context of English-speaking countries
- Intercultural competence: definitions and theoretical concepts
- Ongoing research and approaches on teaching related to multicultural issues
- Cultural and language issues related to migration in the context of English-speaking countries
Proposals are to be submitted by March 7, 2014 to apeaa2014@ualg.pt.
The CfP can be found at http://esec.ualg.pt/rc/pt/content/apeaa2014
The Conference is also on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APEAAA2014