The Language Management Interdisciplinary Research Group

On November 28 we will be welcoming Partick Borbey, the President of the Public Service Commission of Canada, who will present the recent report The next level: Normalizing a culture of inclusive linguistic duality in the Federal Public Service Workplace. You can consult this important document at the following address: https://www.canada.ca/en/privy-council/corporate/clerk/publications/next-level.html.

I look forward to seeing many of you at this conference.

Screencasts of LMIRG-sponsored talks are now available on Youtube:

François Grin: Screencast of the presentation

David Robichaud & Yael Peled: Screencast of the presentation

Jeffrey Bale: Screencast of the presentation

Xabier Itçaina: Screencast of the presentation

Title: Quels sont les facteurs qui renforcent l'exigence d'apprentissage par les [im]migrants de la langue du pays d'accueil?

When: Tuesday, May 10th, 2016 from 1:30-3:00 p.m.

Where: 129 Louis Pasteur, Room 286

Title: What is So Special About Language? A Political Philosophy Approach.

When: Thursday, April 14th 2016; 1 - 2:30 PM

Where: 129 Louis Pasteur, Room 326

Abstract: 
Language is one among many forms of human diversity, such as race, ethnicity, class, gender and sexuality. Should language be considered as equal in its status and importance to these forms of human diversity, or is it somehow distinct from them in some way? Does the interdependent function of language as both identitarian and communicative mechanism, or its mutability, imply that language should be viewed as categorically different to e.g. race, class and sexuality? If so, what are the implications of its uniqueness for the political ethics of the linguistically-good life and the linguistically-good society? 

The video (in French) recorded during the event on the Caron-Boutet decision is now online through the Youtube channel and link here.

IALC 2015 Conference

The International  Association of Language Commissioners organized in May 2015 a conference named: PROTECTING Language Rights | PROMOTING Linguistic Pluralism.  Panelists discussed key official languages issues, including government responsiveness, linguistic pluralism and the preservation of Aboriginal and other minority languages.