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Inaugural colloquium | Elbira-Zipitria Chair in Basque Studies

Friday, September 9, 2022 09:00to17:30
Billard Room
Price: 
Free
Colloquium poster

Just like QuĂ©bec, Euskal Herria (Basque Country) distinguishes itself by its language, culture, and history. The Elbira-Zipitria Chair in Basque Studies inaugural colloquium proposes a day filled with discussions and workshops on QuĂ©bĂ©cois and Basque perspectives when it comes to language teaching, planning, and usage. It is aimed at researchers, students, and practitioners who are interested in minority/minoritized languages. Ěý

The establishment of the Elbira-Zipitria Chair in Basque Studies within the faculties of Arts and Engineering is the product of a collaboration between the , the , and .ĚýĚý
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Schedule

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  • 9:00 a.m.: Registration
  • 9:30 a.m.: Opening words —ĚýNik Luka (CIRM /Ěýż´Ć¬ĘÓƵ University)
  • 9:45Ěýa.m.: Opening talkĚý—ĚýDaniel Weinstock (CIRM / ż´Ć¬ĘÓƵ University)
  • 10:30 a.m.: Workshop — Language Teaching
    • “Elbira  Zipitria, un  pont  entre  l’école  basque  d’avant-guerre  et  le mouvement  des ikastolas du  Pays  basque”Ěý— (UniversityĚýofĚýtheĚýBasqueĚýCountry)
    • “Vers une approche intĂ©grĂ©e en immersion française au Canada” —Ěý (ż´Ć¬ĘÓƵ University)
    • Sharing experiences and expertise
      • Yvette Mollen (UniversitĂ© de MontrĂ©al)
      • Caroline Payant (UniversitĂ© du QuĂ©bec Ă  MontrĂ©al / Association quĂ©bĂ©coise des enseignant·e·s de français langue seconde)
      • Kawennanoron Lisa Philipps (Kanien’kehá:ka OnkwawĂ©n:na RaotitiĂłhkwa Language and Cultural Center)
    • Discussion
  • 12:00 p.m.: Lunch
  • 1:00 p.m.: Workshop — Language Planning
    • “Our great challenge: crossing the bridge from knowledge to use”Ěý—Ěý (UniversityĚýofĚýtheĚýBasqueĚýCountry)
    • “Language planning in QuĂ©bec: Demographic and institutional vitality of the Anglophone and Francophone communities of QuĂ©bec” —Ěý (UniversitĂ© du QuĂ©bec Ă  MontrĂ©al)
    • Sharing experiences and expertise
      • MĂ©likah Abdelmoumen (Author / Editor-in-chief, Lettres quĂ©bĂ©coises)
      • Virginie HĂ©bert (UniversitĂ© du QuĂ©bec Ă  Trois-Rivières)
      • Gilles Grondin (FĂ©dĂ©ration des travailleur·se·s du QuĂ©bec)
    • Discussion
  • 2:30 p.m.: Break
  • 3:00 p.m.: Workshop — Language Use
    • “Euskaraldia: a new attempt to change the social norms for the use of languages” —Ěý (Soziolinguistika Klusterra)
    • “Les jumelages interculturels Ă  l’enseignement supĂ©rieur” — (UniversitĂ© du QuĂ©bec Ă  MontrĂ©al) andĚý (Vanier College)
    • Sharing experiences and expertise
      • Sylvie Pigeon (Union des municipalitĂ©s du QuĂ©bec)
      • Wim Remysen (UniversitĂ© de Sherbrooke)
      • Olivier Roy (Ministère de l’immigration, de la francisation et de l’intĂ©gration)
      • Fabio Scetti (CIRM / UniversitĂ© Paul-ValĂ©ry-Montpellier)
    • Discussion
  • 4:30 p.m.: Closing remarks, acknowledgements, and signing of the collaboration agreement
  • 5:30 p.m.: End of the event

Registration is mandatory to attend the colloquium. Spots are limited to respect social distancing. The discussions will also be livestreamed.

Please criem.cirm [at] mcgill.ca (contact CIRM) if you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms to cancel your registration.

Steering committee

  • Julie Auger (CIRM / UniversitĂ© de MontrĂ©al)
  • Pascal Brissette (CIRM / ż´Ć¬ĘÓƵ University)
  • StĂ©phan Gervais (CIRM / ż´Ć¬ĘÓƵ University)
  • Garbiñe Iztueta Goizueta (Etxepare Euskal Institutua)
  • Irene Larraza Aizpurua (Etxepare Euskal Institutua)
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