Programme
14:00-18:00 ► Executive and Advisory Board Meeting
09:00-10:30 ► Opening and Awards Ceremony
10:30-10:45 ► Coffee Break
10:45-11:45 ► Discussion with Annette Dittert
The discussion with ARD-correspondent in London and laureate of the 2020 "Journalistik- und Medienpreis", Annette Dittert, will be led by author and filmmaker, Maurice Fitzpatrick. In this event the audience is invited to actively participate in the discussion.
11:45-13:00 ► Lunch Break
12:00-13:00 ► Young Researchers' Meeting
13:00-15:00 ► Section Papers 1
The sections contain papers covering the following topics:
- Panel 1 – ‘English for sustainability': Environmental learning and the role of English language teaching
- Panel 2 – English linguistics, learners, and the classroom
- Panel 3 – Limits of knowledge – knowledge of limits: The productiveness of ignorance, non-knowledge, and agnotology in Anglophone studies, literature and culture
- Panel 4 – Active Audiences, Fans and Participation Culture: Reciprocal Communication and Creativity
- Panel 5 – The attention economy: Digital distraction and political persuasion in everyday culture
Please refer to each section to find the papers' abstracts and information on the speakers.
15:00-15:15 ► Coffee Break
15:15-16:15 ► Keynote
Prof. Greg Garrard (University of British Columbia), "Brexit Ecocriticism"
Keynote abstracts and biographical information are contained in the conference booklet.
16:15-16:30 ► Coffee Break
16:30-18:00 ► Section Papers 2
The sections contain papers covering the following topics:
- Panel 1 – ‘English for sustainability': Environmental learning and the role of English language teaching
- Panel 2 – English linguistics, learners, and the classroom
- Panel 3 – Limits of knowledge – knowledge of limits: The productiveness of ignorance, non-knowledge, and agnotology in Anglophone studies, literature and culture
- Panel 4 – Active Audiences, Fans and Participation Culture: Reciprocal Communication and Creativity
- Panel 5 – The attention economy: Digital distraction and political persuasion in everyday culture
Please refer to each section to find the papers' abstracts and information on the speakers.
09:00-10:00 ► Keynote
Prof. Bas Aarts (University College London), "Do School Children Need to Learn Grammar? The UK Experience"
Keynote abstracts and biographical information are contained in the conference booklet.
10:00-10:15 ► Coffee Break
10:15-13:30 ► General Members' Assembly
13:30-14:30 ► Lunch Break
13:30-14:00 ► Meeting "Anglistik"
14:30-15:30 ► Keynote
Dr. Rebecca Williams (University of South Wales), "Participatory Cultures and Place: Exploring the Practices and Politics of Theme Park Fandoms"
Keynote abstracts and biographical information are contained in the conference booklet.
15:30-15:45 ► Coffee Break
15:45-17:30 ► Section Papers 3
The sections contain papers covering the following topics:
- Panel 1 – ‘English for sustainability': Environmental learning and the role of English language teaching
- Panel 2 – English linguistics, learners, and the classroom
- Panel 3 – Limits of knowledge – knowledge of limits: The productiveness of ignorance, non-knowledge, and agnotology in Anglophone studies, literature and culture
- Panel 4 – Active Audiences, Fans and Participation Culture: Reciprocal Communication and Creativity
- Panel 5 – The attention economy: Digital distraction and political persuasion in everyday culture
Please refer to each section to find the papers' abstracts and information on the speakers.