3-5 June, 2011

The Chair of Bristish and American Studies of the Lodz International Studies Acadmy, an institutional member of the International Communication Association welcomes studies, of theoretical and empirical character, on the role of pragmalinguistic differences and different conventions manifested in speech and text genres in cross-cultural contexts, as well as on the effects of power relations upon the forms of intercultural discourse.

Social change, international political campaigning, linguistic minorities, advertising, management, corporate internal communication, and public media discourse are all within the range of subjects which we aim to be dealt with at the conference.

The organizers invite contributions from the fields of linguistics, international relations, political and economic studies, business studies, social psychology, culture and media studies, literature and religion studies, and foreign language education.

Proceedings
Proceedings will be digitally published on the conference website. Selected papers will be published in book form with an international publisher.

Conference Fee:
200 €
and includes: lunch (Friday, Saturday, Sunday), coffee/tea and snacks, conference banquet (Saturday), materials and publication.

Ph.D. students receive a 50% discount.