IALC21: The First International Applied Linguistics Conference Faculty Of Letters and Languages (Virtual Conference) Ouargla, Algeria, March 30-31, 2021 |
Conference website | https://www.univ-ouargla.dz/ialc |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ialc21 |
Submission deadline | January 30, 2021 |
In the world of today, the efficient use of language in different spheres of life necessitates a thorough acquaintance with its nature. Theoretical research in linguistics, the science which aims fundamentally at describing all the aspects of language, has always enabled some practitioners in many fields (such as language teaching, speech pathology, dictionary making, translation, literary stylistics and others) to understand and settle the language-related dilemmas they face every day thanks to the comprehensive analysis of language provided by linguists. This close relationship between theoretical linguistic research and resolving actual language-related problems is the raison d’être of the discipline of applied linguistics. Although many specialists today are claiming the autonomy of applied linguistics and its being a self-contained area of investigation, whose theories and methods are independent, linguistic theory remains the principal feeding source of applied linguistics, including both the micro- and macro-linguistics perspectives. In other words, the phonological, syntactic, semantic, discourse-based or sociolinguistic inquiries, among other linguistic investigations, are often the only gates to fathom and fix a permanent real-life difficulty involving language use.
Against this background, the First International Applied Linguistics Conference (IALC), whose theme is “Improving reality through the lens of linguistic theory”, will assemble researchers in linguistics, language teaching, translation, literary stylistics, bilingual education, lexicography, and other related fields to present innovative theoretical or empirical works and exchange original ideas on linguistic theory and its application to understand and solve language-related problems. This virtual academic encounter will offer an interdisciplinary podium where researchers can communicate their findings, innovative thoughts and challenges.