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Just like Qu茅bec, Euskal Herria (Basque Country) distinguishes itself by its language, culture, and history. The Elbira-Zipitria Chair in Basque Studies inaugural colloquium proposes a day filled with discussions and workshops on Qu茅b茅cois and Basque perspectives when it comes to language teaching, planning, and usage. It is aimed at researchers, students, and practitioners who are interested in minority/minoritized languages.鈥�听

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Schedule

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• 9:00 a.m.: Registration
• 9:30 a.m.: Opening words 鈥斕�Nik Luka (CIRM /听海角社区)
• 9:45听a.m.: Opening talk听鈥�听Daniel Weinstock (CIRM / 海角社区)
• 10:30 a.m.: Workshop 鈥� Language Teaching
  • 鈥淓lbira 鈥痁ipitria, un 鈥痯ont鈥� entre鈥� l鈥櫭ヽole鈥� basque鈥� d鈥檃vant-guerre鈥� et 鈥痩e mouvement鈥� des ikastolas du 鈥疨ays鈥� basque鈥澨�鈥� (University听of听the听Basque听Country)
  • 鈥淰ers une approche int茅gr茅e en immersion fran莽aise au Canada鈥� 鈥斕� (海角社区)
  • Sharing experiences and expertise
    • Yvette Mollen (Universit茅 de Montr茅al)
    • Caroline Payant (Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al / Association qu茅b茅coise des enseignant路e路s de fran莽ais langue seconde)
    • Kawennanoron Lisa Philipps (Kanien鈥檏eh谩:ka Onkwaw茅n:na Raotiti贸hkwa Language and Cultural Center)
  • Discussion
• 12:00 p.m.: Lunch
• 1:00 p.m.: Workshop 鈥� Language Planning
  • 鈥淥ur great challenge: crossing the bridge from knowledge to use鈥澨�鈥斕� (University听of听the听Basque听Country)
  • 鈥淟anguage planning in Qu茅bec: Demographic and institutional vitality of the Anglophone and Francophone communities of Qu茅bec鈥� 鈥斕� (Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al)
  • Sharing experiences and expertise
    • M茅likah Abdelmoumen (Author / Editor-in-chief, Lettres qu茅b茅coises)
    • Virginie H茅bert (Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Trois-Rivi猫res)
    • Gilles Grondin (F茅d茅ration des travailleur路se路s du Qu茅bec)
  • Discussion
• 2:30 p.m.: Break
• 3:00 p.m.: Workshop 鈥� Language Use
  • 鈥淓uskaraldia: a new attempt to change the social norms for the use of languages鈥� 鈥斕� (Soziolinguistika Klusterra)
  • 鈥淟es jumelages interculturels 脿 l鈥檈nseignement sup茅rieur鈥� 鈥� (Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al) and听 (Vanier College)
  • Sharing experiences and expertise
    • Sylvie Pigeon (Union des municipalit茅s du Qu茅bec)
    • Wim Remysen (Universit茅 de Sherbrooke)
    • Olivier Roy (Minist猫re de l鈥檌mmigration, de la francisation et de l鈥檌nt茅gration)
    • Fabio Scetti (CIRM / Universit茅 Paul-Val茅ry-Montpellier)
  • Discussion
• 4:30 p.m.: Closing remarks, acknowledgements, and signing of the collaboration agreement
• 5:30 p.m.: End of the event

Registration is mandatory to attend the colloquium. Spots are limited to respect social distancing. The discussions will also be livestreamed.