Managing linguistic diversity in the EU: Practices and Regulations. Expert Seminar, September 19, 2009
Organised by the Research Institute for Linguistics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Venue:
Conference Centre "it Aljemint"
Fryske Akademy/ Mercator Research Centre
Leeuwarden/ Ljouwert, the Netherlands
Programme contact
Gabriella Kovács, Research Institute for Linguistics / HAS
T (36-1) 351-0413
Cor van der Meer: Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning / Fryske Akademy
T 0031 (0) 58 234 30 63
Saturday, September 19, 2009
09.00 - 09.10
Prof. dr. Reinier Salverda (Director, Fryske Akademy)
Welcome speech
09.10 - 09.20
István Kenesei (Director, Research Institute of Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences)
Opening Address
09.20 - 09.40
István Horváth (Docent, University Babes-Bolyai & National Institute for Minority Research)
Minority language policies and their effectiveness in Romania 1990-2008
09.40 - 10.00
Dieter W. Halwachs (Professor, Graz University)
The situation of Romani as a European language
10.00 - 10.20
Gizella Szabómihály (Chair, Gramma Language Office)
Slovakia from an international perspective
10.20 - 10.40
Neasa Ní Chinnéide (President, EBLUL)
A 19th century law for a 21st century Slovakia
10.40 - 11.00
Questions
11.00 - 11.20
Coffee break
11.20 - 11.40
Tomasz Wicherkiewicz (Professor, University Poznan)
Language situation and language policy in Poland - recent developments
11.40 - 12.00
Sabine Kirchmeier-Anderson (Director, Danish Language Council)
Legislation and language – recent trends in the Nordic countries
12.00 - 12.20
Alex Riemersma (Researcher, Mercator Research Centre)
Development of Language Policies in the EU, the case of Friesland
12.20 - 12.40
Balázs Vizi (Research Fellow, Institute for National & Ethnic Minorities, HAS)
Linguistic diversity and/or protection of minority languages in Council of Europe instruments
12.40 - 13.00
Questions
13.00 - 14.00
Lunch break
14.00 - 16.00
Roundtable discussion
Moderator: Sabine Kirchmeier-Anderson
16.00 - 16.30
Conclusions, recommendations and closure
16.30 - 17.30
Informal getting together with drinks