The
Department of Liberal Arts, The University of the West Indies, St.
Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, hosted the 14th Biennial
Conference of the Society for Caribbean Linguistics, in this, the
thirtieth anniversary of the Society.
The theme of
the Conference was "Caribbean Linguistics: Theory and
Application" and within this broad theme there were papers
that considered theoretical and practical language and linguistics
issues. In addition to the purely theoretical dimensions, language acquisition and learning, issues of class, ethnic
and gender sensitisation, and materials production, were all
sub-areas which were addressed.
In addition to
the Conference papers, our programme included pre-conference
workshops and colloquia. The latter were specially
designed to cater to individuals and groups interested in
language, culture and education in the Caribbean context.
The colloquia considered issues of language education for both natives
of the Caribbean as well as those from Latin America, recognising
English as a Foreign Language as a burgeoning field in the region.
Cultural events
highlighting the diverse culture of Trinidad and Tobago were
scheduled for conference participants.
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