2017 – Mannheim

2017 – Mannheim


The 15th Annual conference of EFNIL
on 5 and 6 October 2017, in Mannheim

General theme:
National language institutions and national languages

hosted by the Institut für Deutsche Sprache / Institute for the German Language


Programme


18:00-19:30 Welcome reception at the Institute for the German Language (Institut für Deutsche Sprache), Mannheim, R5, 6-13

9:00-9:45 Opening session

Ludwig M. Eichinger, Director of Institute of German Language: Welcome Address

Adresses by:

    Gabriela Bennemann, German Foreign Ministry

    Ulrike Freundlieb, City of Mannheim

    Javier Hernandez-Saseta, European Commission

Gerhard Stickel, President of EFNIL: Introduction

9:45-10:30 2nd session

Peter Auer: Linguistic neostandards in Europe 

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-12:30 3rd session

Aleksandra Wesolowska: European Commission support for the emergence of multilingual networked services in Europe 

Willem Waslander: How to establish trust in digital public services in the European community? 

Franciska de Jong: The scope of CLARIN: from language as linguistic data to language as social and cultural data 

Henk van den Heuvel: ELRA’s central role in managing language resources in Europe 

     Moderation: Tamás Váradi

12:30-13:30, Lunch

13:30-15:00 4rd session

Júlia Vrábľová /Slavomir Ondrejović: Specifics of institutional management of the language in Slovakia 

Željko Jozić: Institute for Croatian Language and Linguistics and its role in developing the modern Croatian language 

Gábor Prószéky: Supporting the Hungarian Language in and outside Hungary 

Piotr Żmigrodzki: Polish experience with a national institute for language 

     Moderation: Sabine Kirchmeier

15:00-15:30 Coffee break

15:30-17:00 5th session

Jung Heewon: Current Language Policy of Korea and Its Challenges 

Ina Druviete / Jannis Valdmanis: The role of national language policy institutions in implementation of Law on Official State Language in Latvia 

Jolanta Zabarskaitė: How does your institution track language? How does your institution track language? The case of the Institute of the Lithuanian Language 

Cecilia Robustelli: Language policy in Italy. The role of the Accademia della Crusca 

Svetla Koeva: Language Situation in Bulgaria 

     Moderation: Birute Klaas

 

19:00 – 21:30 Conference Dinner (at the Mannheim Maritim Hotel)

9:00-10:30 6th session

Hans Bennis: Different countries, one language – an integrated language policy: the case of the Dutch language 

Nathalie Marchal: Les dispositifs de coopération linguistique dans l’espace francophone  

Loïc Depecker: La Délégation générale à la langue française et aux langues de France – un enjeu culturel majeur 

Astrid Adler / Rahel Beyer: Sprachen und Sprachpolitik in Deutschland 

     Moderation: Johan Van Hoorde

10:30-11:00, Coffee break

11:00-12:30 7th session

Guðrún Kvaran / Ari Páll Kristinsson: National language policy and planning in Iceland: Aims and institutional activities 

Åse Wetås: Standardization of written Norwegian 

Jennie Spetz: The Swedish language in the spot light

Tõnu Tender: Language planning in Estonia and the Institute of the Estonian Language 

     Moderation: Pirkko Nuolijarvi

12:30-13:30 8th session

Panel or open discussion: Comparing national language policies: “Leave your language alone” vs. “A language must be cared for” 

     Moderation: Tamás Váradi

13:30-14:30 Lunch

 14:30- 16:30 General Assembly (for members of EFNIL only)