Meeting Description Connecting the Dots in a GlocalizedWorld 2016 will provide aforum for the exchange of ideas in the four main disciplines of language,linguistics, literature and translation. As the title for the conferencesuggests, the aim is to focus on the relationship between global themes andlocal practices, highlighting the under-examined interactions that occur asglobalization takes on negotiated forms in different contexts. With an emphasison interdisciplinary studies and methodologies, the conference will centralizeboth research that theorizes the links between the local and the global andresearch that shows, through practical evidence, how local and global interact.Proposals that aim to address either of these two areas, and which emphasizeexploratory, experimental research or reconstructed concepts, frameworks ofanalysis, or approaches, are particularly welcome.Proposals which fall outside thefocus of the conference, but within the disciplines of language, linguistics,literature and translation, will also be considered.ConfirmedKeynote Speakers Jan Blommaert (Linguistics), Tilburg University, The Netherlands Michael Cronin (Translation), Dublin City University, Ireland Ian Almond (Literature), Georgetown University, Qatar Rani Rubdy (Language), Independent ScholarSampleconference themes include the following, but a wide range of proposals isinvited: Language Language, culture and globalization Global teaching policies and local norms Language commodification and ideologies Globalizing technologies and the language classroom Linguistics Social media and identity Language acquisition and migrant populations Language change and the media Global/local language adaptation Literature Localizing global/world literatures Arabic and non-Western literature in a globalized world Literature from the diaspora The sociolinguistics of literature Translation Issues in local/global translation Translating culturally remote literature Translation and multimodal texts Machine translation and the web Submission DetailsCall Deadline (Regular): 11 April 2016. Decision returned by2 MayProposals are invited for papers (20+10 minutes discussion).To submit your abstract, please sendan email (with a Word attachment) to the following address: squconference2016@gmail.comby the relevant submission deadline. Please include ALL the followinginformation, numbered, in the attached Word document: Name, title and affiliation(university/college/etc) Full address (include country),email and telephone (include country code) Title of paper/presentation Areas which the paper/presentationlinks (please be precise) Brief summary of thepaper/presentation for inclusion in the conference program, as a coherentparagraph (100 words max) Full abstract for the reviewcommittee (min 400 words, max 500 words) Up to five relevant keywordsPlease note that we are unable toassist accepted presenters with their travel expenses, nor are we able to offertravel grants.In common with previous conferencesorganized by the Department of English Language and Literature, it is intendedthat an edited collection of papers from the conference will be published.Accepted presenters will need to submit their paper for publication in earlyFebruary 2017. Further details will be provided in due course.Sultan Qaboos University, Omanslargest and most prestigious institution of higher learning, is located 45kmfrom Muscat. The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees toapproximately 16,000 students. Oman, apeaceful nation on the Arabian Gulf in the Middle East, is hailed as the jewelof Arabia. It has landscape covering desert, riverbed oases and longcoastlines. The capital city, Muscat, is home to the majestic Sultan QaboosGrand Mosque, Royal Opera House Muscat, and the old waterfront Mutrah bazaar.For information: http://squconference2016.com O I Encontro Nacional de Ensino e Letramento em Escrita da Linguade Sinais, abreviadamente, 1ENELELS, e uma realizacao da