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SYNOPSIS OF THE 2024 SUMMER SCHOOL
The following part of the brochure presents the abstracts of academic lectures and
presentations delivered by some of our guest speakers.
Language policy and planning: concepts, theories, methods
Leigh Oakes
Monday 26 Aug | 09:30-13:00
Concerned with interventions that seek to influence linguistic behaviour, language policy
and planning (LPP) is both an activity and a field of study. The first part of this lecture
focuses on the former, introducing key concepts that will help you understand the
preoccupations and actions of LPP practitioners. We will review the different types of LPP,
and study examples from a variety of contexts concerning both majority and minority
languages. We will also consider some of the goals and broader motivations of LPP as an
activity. The second part of the lecture focuses on the historical development of LPP as a
modern field of study. We will explore the factors that prompted the initial interest in LPP
questions, before surveying two subsequent paradigmatic shifts made by the field in
response to new socio-political circumstances and epistemological advances. While these
advances have allowed the field to mature theoretically and methodologically, they have
also brought certain challenges. In particular, we will consider ways to bridge the growing
gap between the interests and preoccupations of LPP researchers and LPP practitioners.
Background Readings:
Council of Europe (1992). European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.
(European Treaty Series, No. 148). Strasbourg: Council of Europe.
https://rm.coe.int/1680695175 NB: Please make sure you read this document
beforehand and also have a copy to hand during the lecture for some exercises.
García, O. (2015). Language policy. In James D. Wright (ed.) International
Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences. 2nd edition. Volume 13.
Amsterdam: Elsevier, 353-359. https://ofeliagarciadotorg.wordpress.com/wpcontent/uploads/2011/02/languagepolicy.pdf
Darquennes, J. (2013). Language policy and planning in indigenous language
minority settings in the EU. Revue française de linguistique appliquée, XVIII: 103119.nhttps://www.cairn.info/revue-francaise-de-linguistique-appliquee-2013-2page-103.htm?ref=doi
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