5th REAL Symposium 2024

Birnie, I. (Invited speaker)

Education

Activity: Presenting or Organising an Event › Participation in conference

Description

REAL (Research group “Economics, policy analysis, and language”) in cooperation with Ulster University, Universitat de Barcelona, and Universitat Rovira i Virgili organizes an interdisciplinary symposium on 2–4 June 2024 at Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.

Period	2 Jun 2024 → 4 Jun 2024
Event type	Conference
Location	Tarragona, SpainShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International

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The symposium aims to discuss the relationship between languages and human capital in the widest possible sense, while paying attention also to the new forms of literacies that the digital revolution has brought about. Contributions to the symposium can cover theoretical and empir- ical research on the topic, or the practical implications in terms of language policy and impact. The symposium is interdisciplinary, and contributions are accepted from economics, political science, sociology, law, sociolinguistics and applied linguistics. Submissions addressing the general theme of the symposium are invited, including, but not limited to, the following issues: • The value of languages in the labor market and/or in the economic system as a whole • Language diversity, human capital and socio-economic development • New forms of literacies required in and by the market REAL SYMPOSIUM 2024 • Language policies and human capital acquisition • Linguistic diversity and staff development in both public administration and the private sector • Theory of human capital in multilingual contexts • Linguistic inequalities in human capital development and new literacies acquisition • Linguistic justice and human capital • Language policy evaluation

5th REAL Symposium 2024

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Related content

Activities

Language in the Human Machine Era

Linguistic injustices and inequality in the public domain

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LITHME Working Group 3 & 4 meeting

Language in the Human Machine Era - Whole Action Conference (4)

International forum on the preservation and promotion of Indigenous and Minority Languages

LITHME Working Group 4

Language in the Human Machine Era - Whole Action Conference (4)

Research output

Report from the final LITHME Training school at the University of Hradec Králové

No language left behind? Towards an integrated framework for linguistic rights, human rights and technology regulation