### UNIVERSITY OF MONTENEGRO

# INSTITUTE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

### INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

# "LANGUAGES AND CULTURES IN CONTACT"

# Herceg Novi, Montenegro

# September 16 - 18, 2007

**CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT & CALL FOR PAPERS**

The Institute of Foreign Languages, University of Montenegro, organizes
the second conference on intercultural communication entitled "Languages
and Cultures in Contact". The first conference was organized in Koper,
Slovenia, in June 2005. The idea is to look into intercultural
communication through different fields of study and research.

The conference is aimed at bringing together theories and practices,
linguistic research, translation practices, pedagogical principles and
teaching experience in introducing intercultural communication in the
teaching/learning process and literature as a means of promoting
Intercultural communication.

The following topics have been identified for the Conference:

**1. Intercultural communication and language diversity**

> \- Linguistic studies referring to intercultural communication, such
> as linguistic anthropology, discourse analysis, pragmatics, semantics,
> gender issues, linguistic representations of minorities, contrastive
> rhetorical devices, as well as sociolinguistic issues (bilingualism,
> neighbouring languages, lingua franca, etc.), Common European
> Framework of Reference for Languages in the light of the European and
> global space of education and plurilingualism etc.

**2. Translation/Interpreting as intercultural mediation**

> \- Translation and interpreting as a way of facilitating contacts
> between cultures, issues of translating and interpreting different
> culture-specific language concepts etc/
>
> **3. Intercultural communication and language teaching/learning
> methodology**
>
> \- Approaches and methods promoting intercultural communication and
> tolerance in both mother tongue and foreign languages, creating
> curricula promoting intercultural communication and tolerance,
> benefits and good examples of European language portfolio, examples of
> good teaching practice etc.
>
> .

**4. Literatures as promoters of intercultural communication**

> \- Literature and literary studies as a way of promoting intercultural
> communication and tolerance, reception of foreign and minority
> literatures, representation of cultural and minority groups in
> literature, etc.

Talks should be up to 20 minutes long and will be followed by a 10
minute discussion. Workshops should be up to 45 minutes long and will be
followed by a 10 minute discussion. Languages of the Conference are
English, French, German, Italian, Russian and
Montenegrin/Serbian/Bosnian/Croatian.

To present a paper/workshop or attend the conference, please fill in the
Registration Form and return it to the Institute of Foreign Languages:

A. by e-mail: <lspmontengro@yahoo.com>, or

B. by post: Institut za strane jezike

> Jovana Tomasevica 37
>
> 81000 Podgorica
>
> Montenegro or

C. by fax: +381-81-243 516 (note that the country code for Montenegro

> may change to +382 in the meantime)

**[Deadline]{.underline}** for submission of a proposal for a
**[presentation/workshop]{.underline}** is **[May 31,
2007]{.underline}** (You can find the Registraion Form in the
attachment).

**[Deadline]{.underline}** for participants who want to
**[attend]{.underline}** the conference is **[June 30,
2007]{.underline}**.

**[Conference fee is 50 euros]{.underline}**. You can pay the conference
fee upon registration in the Hotel or via the account of the Insittute
of Foreign Languages (payment instructions for the conference fee are
given below). For payments from Montenegro, please use the account of
the Institute of Foreign Languages 510-199-25.

The conference will be held in the Hotel "Plaza" in Herceg Novi,
Montenegro.

Information about the Conference, including registration form, can be
found on the web site of the Institute of Foreign Languages
[http://www.institut.cg.yu](http://www.institut.cg.yu/)

We look forward to meeting you in Montenegro.

> The Organising Committee

## ACCOMMODATION AND TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS

**[Accommodation]{.underline}** in the Hotel "Plaza" can be booked with
the Sales Department of the HTP **"**Boka", phone numbers +381-88-322
244 i 322 266 (note that the country code for Montenegro may change to
+382 in the meantime), or by e-mail <bokasale@cg.yu>

Room prices in the Hotel Plaza (full board):

+------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
| ROOM TYPE (threee-star and   | PRICE FOR FULL BOARD                  |
|                              |                                       |
| two-star rooms)              | PER PERSON PER DAY (EUR)              |
+------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
| single \*\*\*                | 50,00                                 |
+------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
| twin \*\*\*                  | 33,00                                 |
+------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
| single \*\*                  | 33,00                                 |
+------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
| twin \*\*                    | 27,00                                 |
+------------------------------+---------------------------------------+

\- Prices for half-board are 5 euros lower per person per day.

\- Additional tourist tax of 1 euro per day is also charged.

**[Travel arrangements]{.underline}**

We recommend plane for participants coming from outside the region.

You can reach Montenegro through the airports Tivat, Dubrovnik or
Podgorica

There are taxis and mini busses from the Airport Tivat. The company
"Boka Sun" organizes transport by mini busses at the price of 8 euros
per person (tel. +381-67-301-272)

You can also reach the Hotel "Plaza" from the Airport Dubrovnik by taxi
(approximately 30 euros).

From the Coach Station in Podgorica there are regular lines to Herceg
Novi. Taxi fare from the Airport Podgorica to the Coach Station is
approximately 10 euros. The ride from Podgorica to Herceg Novi takes
around 3 hours and the bus fare is approximately 8 euros (single
ticket).

There are also rent-a-car services at each airport.

Participants coming by train via Bar can reach Herceg Novi by coach as
well.

Participants from the region can reach Herceg Novi by coach. You can get
the information on coach lines/times from your local coach station.

In case you want a special arrangement for transport from the airports
Tivat and Dubrovnik to the Hotel "Plaza", you can book it with the Sales
Department of the HTP "Boka".

If you need any assistance regarding travel arrangements, please contact
us through our e-mail <lspmontenegro@yahoo.com>.

You can get additional information about Montenegro on the web-site
[www.visit-montenegro.com](http://www.visit-montenegro.com/).

> The Organising Committee

## PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONFERENCE FEE

You are kindly requested to choose one of the following correspondent
banks in field:

Intermediary **56a:**

**DEUTDEFF** ( Deutsche Bank ag Frankfurt ) **EUR, USD**

**BKTRUS33 ** (Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas New York) **USD**

**AEIBUS33  ** (American Expres Bank ltd New York) **USD**

**AEIBDEFX ** (American Expres Bank gmbh Frankfurt) **EUR**

**COBADEFF** ( Commerzbank ag Frankfurt) **EUR, USD, CHF**

**BKAUATWW** ( Bank Austria Creditanstalt ag Vienna ) **EUR**

**LHBIDEFF ** (LHB Inter.Handelsbank ag Frankurt) **EUR, USD, CHF**

**EABMRUMM** (Euroaxis Bank Moscow ) **EUR, USD**

**HYVEDEMM** (Baerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank ag Muenchen) **EUR, USD**

**PDKCHR2X**  (Podravska banka dd Koprivnica) **EUR, HRK**

**ABANSI2X**  (Abanka Vipa dd Ljubljana ) **EUR, USD, GBP, CHF**

**                                                              and all
convertibile currencies**

 

 Account with **57a: HBBAMEPG** (HIPOTEKARNA BANKA AD PODGORICA)

 Beneficiary **59 : / [ME25520420000003860045]{.underline} (Acc.
No-IBAN)**

** [INSTITUT ZA STRANE JEZIKE]{.underline}   (Acc.name and
address)­­\_[PODGORICA]{.underline}              **

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