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In Medias Res: Uses of Narrative in
English Language Studies
International Departments of English Association (IDEA) is pleased to
announce: In Medias Res: Uses of Narrative in English Language Studies,
an international interdisciplinary conference for language teachers,
translators and literary scholars to be held in Kyrenia in collaboration
with Near East University, on September 26th and 27th, 2013. The
symposium aims to discuss the narrative aspect of English Language
Teaching in conjunction with Literary and Translation Studies. The narrative of “participating”
in language studies is often non-linear, disjointed and disrupted. Every
attempt to “read”, “teach,” “learn” or to “translate” has a different
trajectory, with multiple points of departure, multiple story-lines and
multiple potential endings. Individual narratives converge with
preceding ones and are shaped by other participators, teachers,
learners, researchers and writers. Each scholarly intersection results
in an alternative narrative that would not otherwise be possible. In
this sense, every textual beginning in language studies, be it in
person, in the classroom or on paper, inevitably starts from a/the
“middle”.
By focusing on the issue of narrative, we seek to
provide a forum for the investigation of the various dimensions of
language teaching and learning practices within different cultural and
social contexts. We also invite reflection on the ways in which
narrative is addressed in various literary and cultural texts, past and
present.
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