Symposium on "Minority Languages and Dialects of China and Australia", 24 October

Last updated:2013-10-15

Chair:
Professor Wendy Bowcher, Sun Yat-sen University, China
“Introduction to Language Variation: Dialects”

Key speakers:
Dr Christine Nicholls, Flinders University, Australia
“Introduction to Australia's Aboriginal Languages and Dialects”
Professor Liu Chengyu, Southwest University, China
“Multilingualism, Identity and Education: A Case Study of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan, China”
Dr Liang Sihua, University of Cambridge, UK
“Language Attitudes and Identities in Multilingual China”


Time: 8:00 – 12:00AM, 24 October, Thursday, 2013
Venue: Lecture Hall 315, School of Foreign Languages Building

Organizers: School of Foreign Languages, Sun Yat-sen University 
                      Centre for Australian Studies, Sun Yat-sen University

All are welcome!