We welcome papers which address the topical issues surrounding the teaching and learning of Languages, Linguistics, Literature and Culture.   The issues could be subsumed under the following sub-themes:

Subthemes 

A. GLOBALISING ENGLISH AND ASIAN LANGUAGES 

Language Change and Variation

Role of English and Asian languages in globalised contexts

New Varieties of English

English for Specific Purposes (ESP)

B. NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN LINGUISTICS, LITERATURE AND CULTURE 

Language, Identity and Culture

Language and Literature

Language and Popular Culture

Literature and Film

Language and Power

Language and Gender

Language and the New Media

Language, Culture and Translation

New Writings in English

Women’s Writings

C. TEACHING LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

Teaching of Language and Literature

Teaching and Learning of English as a Foreign/ Second Language

Effective Teaching Methodologies in Language and Literature Classrooms

Interdisciplinarity in Language Teaching and Learning

Assessment Practices to Language and Literature Teaching

Teaching Translation

Language and ICT