Conference programme

9.00–10.00 Registration, morning coffee

10.00–10.15 Opening of the conference

10.15–11.00 Keynote speaker Robert Phillipson (Copenhagen Business School, Denmark) “English, panacea or pandemic”

11.00–12.15 Plenary session “Prevalence of English as a challenge to multilingualism”

Antonella Sorace (University of Edinburg, UK) “Challenges in maintaining active multilingualism given the prevalence of English”
Monika S. Schmid (Essex University, UK) “First language attrition and professional re-immersion”
Mirjam Laurisaar (Pipedrive, Estonia) “Multilingualism in international company, case of Pipedrive”

13.15–14.45 Plenary session “Multilingualism, identity and integration”

Nayr Correia Ibrahim (Nord University, Norway) “Multilingual-identity turn: developing a multilingual mindset within a language right perspective”
Sari Pöyhönen (University of Jyväskylä, Finland) “Official bilingualism, monolingual integration training and multilingual lives – challenges for integration policies”
Elin Thordardottir (McGill Univeristy, Canada) “Multilingual adolescents in two distinct language environments: Effects of exposure, utility, language policy, identity and attitudes”

15.15–16.45 Plenary session “Multilingualism in education – policy, threats and opportunities”

Theo Marinis (University of Konstanz, Germany) “Language development in multilingual children and challenges as well as opportunities for educational systems”
Kerttu Rozenvalde (Latvian Language Agency, Latvia) “Multilingualism and language policy in today’s higher education, particularly in Estonia and Latvia”

9.00–9.30 Vice-minister of education of Czech Republic Václav Velčovský “The Czech Republic – Towards New Challenges in Language Education”

9.30–11.00 Plenary session “Integration through multilingual education”

Erika Hoff (Florida Atlantic University, USA) “Nature of the language skills children have at the time of school entry when they come from minority language homes”
Sanita Lazdiņa (Rezekne Academy of Technologies, Latvia) “Language as a Value: from Languaging to Translanguaging in Multilingual Society”
Claudia Maria Riehl (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany) “Why plurilingual education makes a difference: Educational programs and their contribution to integration”

11.30–13.00 Workshops

Monika S. Schmid “First language attrition and professional re-immersion” (in English)
Ministry of the Interior “What is on Your mind, Family migration?” (in English)
“Transvaal” Kristina Norman’s video and discussion (in Estonian/Russian)
Ministry of Culture “Integrating Estonia 2030” (in Estonian)

14.00–15.00 Political debate between Estonian political parties

There can be small changes in the conference programme.