Events in 2026
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IAM 2026
We are pleased to announce the 14th International Conference on Third Language Acquisition and Multilingualism, which will take place on 2–5 September 2026. The conference is organised jointly by the Faculty of English and the Faculty of Modern Languages and Literatures at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań. We warmly invite you ...
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Open lecture: “The disappearance of feminine grammatical gender in Norwegian dialects: Empirical patterns and theoretical implications”
Speaker: Prof. Terje Lohndal (NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology; UiT The Arctic University of Norway) Date and time: Monday 22 June 2026 at 9:00Venue: Aula, Collegium Heliodori Święcicki Abstract In recent years it has been shown that feminine grammatical gender forms are disappearing from several Norwegian dialects. ...
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Workshop: “Borrrowing in the Balkans: New Perspectives on the Typology of Loanwords”
Instructor: Prof. Brian D. Joseph (The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio) Date, time, and venue: Wednesday 17 June 2026, 15:00-16:30, Aula im. Hrynakowskiego, Collegium Heliodori Święcicki, Grunwaldzka 6 Abstract The close contact that speakers of different languages in the Balkans have had with one another has, quite naturally, led to ...
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MEDICOM meeting: “The more languages I learn, the more different perspectives I discover”: Experiences of autistic multilinguals in language education
The Communication in Healthcare (MEDICOM) discussion group is happy announce a talk by Ms. Maryia Tarasevich titled: “‘The more languages I learn, the more different perspectives I discover’: Experiences of autistic multilinguals in language education.” Abstract: Autism is a form of neurodivergence characterised by a spectrum of interrelated traits that ...
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WA Distinguished Professor’s Lecture: “Neogrammarians Revisited: Lessons to be Learned in the 21st Century from 19th Century Ideas”
Time: Tuesday 16 June 2026, 11:30–13:00Venue: Aula, Collegium Heliodori Święcicki, Grunwaldzka 6Speaker: Prof. Brian D. Joseph (The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio)Neogrammarians Revisited: Lessons to be Learned in the 21st Century from 19th Century IdeasAbstract In this wide-ranging presentation, I start with the Neogrammarians of the 19th century and outline ...
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Open lecture: “Politeness and Impoliteness Formulae in Historical Etiquette Books: Exploring Speech Acts in Prescriptive Texts”
Speaker: Dr Annick Paternoster (Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano (CH))Time: Monday 15 June 2026, 9:45Venue: Aula, Collegium Heliodori ŚwięcickiPlease note the change of venue from the one announced earlier, viz. Sala Górna, to Aula“Politeness and Impoliteness Formulae in Historical Etiquette Books: Exploring Speech Acts in Prescriptive Texts” Abstract If Bridgerton ...
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Found in Translation Discussion Group: Presentation and discussion of students’ MA projects
Found in Translation Discussion Group invites everyone to a presentation and discussion of students’ MA projects. Time: Friday 12 June 2026Time: 16:30–18:00Venue: Room 235, Collegium Heliodori Święcicki “Now Improve Your Translation”: Impact of Self-Refinement Prompting on LLM Translation Quality Self-refinement is a prompting strategy that involves asking a large language ...
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WA Lunch Talk: “The Assemblage-Oriented Poetry of Beowulf”
We are delighted to invite you to the upcoming WA Wednesday Lunch Talk, which will take place on 10 June 2026 at 13:15 in the Aula. This session will feature a presentation by: Dr Jacek Olesiejko: “The Assemblage-Oriented Poetry of Beowulf” Objects play an important part in the Old English ...
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Culture Vultures Meeting: “Flat White to Fresh Starts: Why So Many People are Moving to Australia?”
Culture Vultures reading group is happy to invite you you a talk by dr Zuzanna Kruk-Buchowska titled: Flat White to Fresh Starts: Why So Many People are Moving to Australia?. Date: 10 June 2026 (Wednesday) Time: 11:30 Place: Room 214, Collegium Heliodori All parties are welcome to join us!Please note ...
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WA Student Seminar: “Pride & Prejudice: Marginalised Voices in the History (and Present) of English”
In celebration of Pride Month, the History of English Language Lovers reading group invites everyone to the WA Student Seminar Pride & Prejudice: Marginalised Voices in the History (and Present) of English. Date, venue, and time: 10 June 2026, Sala Górna, Collegium Heliodori, 11:30–15:30 Join us for presentations, lightning talks, ...
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