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ABOUT

Every spring since the 2014-2015 academic year, the Institute for Multilingualism has organised a research seminar that takes place on-site at UIC Barcelona.

Its main objective is to exchange research interests related to linguistics, applied linguistics and multilingual education with lecturers from other universities and other faculties at UIC Barcelona.

Each year other universities take part, such as the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, the University of Barcelona, Pompeu Fabra University, the University of Navarra and the University of the Basque Country.

The main research lines carried out at the Institute for Multilingualism and the MULTIMAT Research Group are concerned with analysing a range of foreign language learning environments. We are primarily interested in the development of multilingualism through naturalistic, immersion and formal language acquisition.

• Online registration: 25 march 2022

PROGRAMME* 

*All sessions will be in English and can be streamed online

9 – 9.15 a.m.

• Welcome
   

9.15 – 10.15 a.m.

“Disciplinary Literacies in English-medium higher education: from monolingual views to multilingual practices”

• Guest speaker: Emma Dafouz, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
   

10.15 – 10.45 a.m.

“I don’t teach language … or do I?”: Exploring L2 practices, beliefs and perceptions in EMI pedagogy”

• Alexandra Vraciu, Universitat de Lleida
• Vasilica Mocanu, Universidad de Salamanca
   

10.45 – 11.15 a.m.

“Real examples of ICC best practice in the EMI classroom”

• Denise McAllister-Wylie, Maastricht University
• Irena Vodopija-Krstanović, University of Rijeka
   

11.15 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Poster session & Coffee break

12 – 12.30 p.m.

“Students’ beliefs on English as an International Language in an English-Medium Instruction degree”

• Andrana Pastena, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
   

12.30 – 1 p.m.

“Linguistic chameleon: L1 Chinese study abroad university students in Catalonia”

• Nengjing Ren, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
• Mireia Trenchs, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
• Carmen Pérez-Vidal, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
   

1 – 1.30 p.m.

“Task complexity and noticing as catalysts of multilingual EFL adolescents’ gains in written production skills: an exploratory study”

• Maria Vrban, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
• Carmen Pérez-Vidal, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
• Elisabet Pladevall-Ballester, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
   

1.30 - 3 p.m lunch break

3 – 3.30 p.m.

“Cognitive trade-offs at the basis of bilingual advantages and disadvantages: a PRISMA review”

• Vittoria Dentella, Universitat Rovira i Virgili
• Camilla Masullo, Universitat Rovira i Virgili
• Evelina Leivada, Universitat Rovira i Virgili
   

3.30 – 4 p.m.

“Cross-linguistic effects in Catalan-Spanish bilinguals: Evidence from differential object marking”

• Rut Benito, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
• Núria de Rocafiguera, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
• Aurora Bel, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
   

4 – 5 p.m.

“Audiovisual input and vocabulary acquisition: Evidence from classroom research and from first exposure studies”

• Guest speaker: Imma Miralpeix, University of Barcelona
   

5 – 5.15 p.m. Final words

POSTER SESSION

“Furlan, Euskara… FURLEUS! Investigating Friulian and Basque teachers’ language attitudes and motivation in search of best multilingual education practices”

• Ada Bier, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
   

“The Englishisation of education: A study of lecturers’ training needs at the University of Salamanca”

• Izaskun Elorza, Universidad de Salamanca
• Javier Ruano-García, Universidad de Salamanca
   

“The ideal qualities of the Business English teacher: Students’ views”

• Xavier Martin-Rubió, Universitat de Lleida
   

“Internationalisation of the curriculum and the challenge beyond EMI”

• Sònia Mas-Alcolea, Universitat de Lleida
• Lídia Gallego-Balsà, Universitat de Lleida
   

“From EMI to ICLHE: Coordinating English language competence development in a Business degree”

• Rosana Villares, Universidad de Zaragoza