Seminar and Workshop "Multilingualism in Research and Assessment in HEIs"
Time
4. - 5. April 2024
Location
University of Konstanz, Building ZT, Room ZT702
Organizer
Centre for Multilingualism
Speaker:
ECSPM, COARA members and more
SEMINAR: 4 April 2024
In honouring its role as a member of the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment Agreement (CoARA) Multilingualism WorkGroup (WG), the ECSPM is organising a Workshop on “Multilingualism in Research and Assessment in HEIs”. The event is being hosted by the Centre for Multilingualism, University of Konstanz, Germany, directed by Theodoros Marinis.
Given our concern for multilingualism in research and all the activities that transpire in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), the Seminar – on Thursday 4 April – intends to bring together ECSPM scholars working on multilingualism, academics and researchers from other fields, as well as technology and publishing professionals to discuss issues related to: 1) The generation of valid and reliable criteria for the assessment of multi-/plurilingual teaching and learning, research, and academic publishing, 2) Best practices and the development of tools, guidelines, and models for recognizing, monitoring, and supporting multi-/plurilingual practices in HEIs.
9.15-9.20 | Event opening |
9.20-9.30 | Welcome and setting the context |
9.30-10.00 | Introduction to the CoARA Multilingualism WG initiative |
10.00-10.30 | Conditions for multi-/plurilingualism in HEIs |
10.30-11.15 | Research assessment and linguistic diversity: why a multilingual approach brings about higher social benefits |
11.15-11.45 | Refreshment Break |
11.45-12.45 | Panel discussion: Multilingualism in research and assessment – early stage researchers’ views |
13.00-14.00 | Lunch break |
14.00-15.00 | Panel discussion: Policies for multilingualism in European University Alliances |
15.00-15.30 | Refreshment break |
15.30-16.30 | Panel discussion: Internationalising universities and the management of linguistic diversity |
16.30-17.00 | General discussion and closing |
19.00 | Dinner at the Constanzer Wirtshaus, Spanierstr. 3, 78467 Konstanz |
WORKSHOP: 5 April 2024
Members of the CoARA Multilingualism WG, including ECSPM, will collaborate to compose a project proposal on multilingualism and language bias in scientific research, publications, and communication to be submitted for EU funding. The agenda of the workshop will be announced to participants in advance.