Conference Statement

Under the Auspices of the President The Department of English “If culture was a house, then language was the key
to the front door, to all the rooms inside.”
of the University of Baghdad invites you
— Khaled Hosseini, novelist.

Prof. Munir H. Al-Saadi, Ph.D
and the Direct Supervision of the
Dean of the College of Arts
Prof. Abdullah Sabar, Ph.D.
In partnership with (AUIB, Esraa
University College, Department of
English/Col. Of Education/ Wasit
University and Iraqi Women
Humanities Scholars (IWHS) )
with co-funding of
The UNESCO office for Iraq.
to participate in, and attend
its
Fourth Annual Conference
titled
Language as a Dynamic
Means for
Social and Cultural Change
‫اللغة وسيلة حيوية للتغيير الثقافي واالجتماعي‬
‫بغداد‬
Language is the means by which we communicate with
others, share our thoughts and feelings, and connect to
our shared heritages. Language is also a means of
change. We live in a time of great changes. These
changes have substantially impacted every aspect of our
lives. Culture shows itself in everything; language,
literature, translation, religion, performing arts, and
many other things including verbal and non-verbal
behavior. The relationship between culture, language
and literature cannot be overemphasized. It is so strong
to the extent that a change in one ultimately affects the
other two. It is timely that this conference explores
various topics related to the process of changes in
linguistics, language teaching, literature, translation, and
cultural studies.
We invite educators and researchers to work together to
address these issues. The conference theme embraces
proposals from a wide range of disciplines, which allows
cross-disciplinary dissemination of ideas and research.
We welcome both Online and In-Person participation.

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The Conference Themes
Literature
* Postmodernist Theory and Literature
*Gender Studies and Literature
* Young-adult and Children’s Literature
*Diaspora and Minority Literature
*Ecocriticism and Literature
* Theater and Meta-theater
*Media Studies and Literature
*Trauma Studies and Literature
*War Literature
*The Role of Language in Multicultural Identity
Development.
*Landscape and Multicultural Identity
Linguistics
*Identity, Ideology, Power, Authority and Language.
*The role of language in societal changes and in
various cultural contexts.
*Socio-Culture-Based Diversity as Seen in
Language.
*Language shapes and is Shaped by Culture
*Native speakerism
*The Language of Trauma: Between Representation
and Unrepresentation *Language teaching and cultural Awareness
*The Role of Media Language in Shaping and
Reshaping Truth in Times of Crisis
*What aspects of social identity are reinforced by
language use?
Translation
*Socio-Culture-Based Difficulty Resolved Through
Translation.
*The Translator's Responsibility (ethical, social)
*The Role of the Translation Assessment in
Improving the Translation Strategies
* Eco-translation
*Crises translation
*Machine and Computer-assisted translation (CAT)
*Crisis Translation
*Teaching Translation
*Translation as an ideal medium of teaching-learning
English as a foreign language.
ELT/TESOL/TOEFL
*Innovative Strategies for Teaching English
*Importance of literature in language teaching
* Identity and Language Learning.
Important Dates:
*30th July is the deadline of receiving the
abstract of the research paper and a biography.
*30 th August is the first day of the conference
(in-person participation)
*31st August is the second day of the conference
(online participation)
* Deadline to submit the final version of the
research paper is 15th September to be re-
evaluated for the purpose of publishing.
Scientific Committee
Literature
Prof. Muna Al Alwan, Ph.D/IWHS
Prof. Ikhlas M. Nati/WU
Asst. Prof. Hadeel Abdelhameed, Ph.D./ Lancaster
University, UK& Konrad Adenauer-Stiftung, Germany/
IWHS
Asst. Prof. Maysaa H. Jaber, Ph.D / MOHER
Asst. Prof. Saad Al Hassani, /EUC
Asst. Prof. Awfa Hussein Mohamed, Ph.D/TU-IWHS
Asst. Prof. Arwaa Hussein Mohamed, Ph.D/TU-IWHS
Prof. Saad Qasim,Ph.D/EUC
Asst. Prof. Thamir R.S.Az-Zubaidi,Ph.D/WU
Asst. Prof. Isra Hashim,Ph.D. /UoB
Asst. Prof. Anan Jameel, Ph.D/UoB
Asst. Prof .Haitham kamil, Ph.D/UoB
Asst. Prof. Ammer R. Mahdi,Ph.D/UoB
Asst. Prof. Ammar Shamil,Ph.D/UoB
Asst. Prof. Israa Jalal,Ph.D/UoB
Asst. Prof. Najwa A. Khalid,Ph.D/UoB
Asst. Prof. Sanaa L.Hassan,Ph.D/UoB
Linguistics Organizing Committee
Prof. Ali M. G. Al-Majdawi, Ph.D./ WU EUC
Prof. Hashim A. M. Al-Husseini, Ph.D./WU
Asst. Prof. Saad Al Hassani.
Prof. Munther Manhal, Ph.D./ EUC
Inst. Abbas Hussein,Ph.D
Asst. Prof. Lamia Al Ani /IWHS
Asst. Inst. Aya Flayh,Ph.D
Asst. Prof. Benjamin Hoffiz, Ph.D./AUIB
Asst. Inst. Shahad Salam,Ph.D
Prof. Sundus Mohsin Ali,Ph.D/UoB
Asst. Inst. Mohammed Saad,Ph.D
Prof. Baydaa F. Nori, Ph.D/ UoB
Asst. Inst. Bahaaldeen Fawzi,Ph.D
Asst. Prof. Naseer Abbas, Ph.D /UoB
Asst.Inst. Ru’a Ali,Ph.D
Asst. Prof. Shurooq A.Ali, Ph.D /UoB
IWHS
Translation
Inst. Adhraa A.Naser, Ph.D. /UoB
Asst. Prof. Nagham Q. Al Azzawi, Ph.D/ Rustaq College of
Education/Oman/ IWHS Asst. Inst. Wi’am Al Rubai /IT
Asst. Prof. Inam N. Jaber / IWHS WU
Prof. Sarab Khalil Hameed, Ph.D/UoB
Asst. Prof. Thamir R.S.Az-Zubaidi, Ph.D.
Asst. Prof. Abid Ali Humood, Ph.D/UoB
Asst. Prof. Shireen Shihab Hamad, Ph.D.
ELT/TESOL/TOEFL UoB
Asst. Prof. Qasim H. Al-Ebadi, Ph.D. /WU Asst. Prof. Sanaa L. Hassan, Ph.D.
Asst. Prof. Faris K. Al-Atabi, Ph.D./WU Prof. Hanan Younus.
Asst. Prof. Lisa Roegner, Ph.D./AUIB Inst. May Khadhim Ghaidan,Ph.D
Inst. Sawsan Hazem,Ph.D 4. Ten-minute oral presentation is accorded to
each of the participants on stage/ In- Person
Inst. Alyaa.A.Naser,Ph.D participation. *All submissions are to be sent in a Microsoft word file
Inst. Fatima Raheem Hussein,Ph.D format to the conference Email:
5. Fifteen minute oral presentation is accorded to
Inst. Basma Abdulhasan,Ph.D each of the participants/ online participation. *The accepted abstracts will be published in a conference
6.The research paper must meet the guidelines proceeding.
Inst. Wafaa K. Moosa.
below:
Inst .Manaar Munthir. *It should not have been previously published, FEES:
nor have been submitted to a journal for
Inst. .Adil Hussain Jouda. publication. *Fees for in-person participation is 75.000 ID,
Asst. Inst. Rabab L.Sultan. *The research paper must be within the conference *Fees for online participation is 30 USD.
themes.
Asst. Inst. Huda R. Hussein. * These fees cover the cost of participation only.
Inst. Ammar Shihab/IT *Personal information of the participant, including the
full name, institution, and Email address should be *Any additional fees required for the purpose of
Terms of participation written in the Abstract. publishing is going to be announced when the research
paper is accepted later.
1. The researcher submits an abstract to be examined and *Each paper must include (5-7) keywords placed
evaluated and a (100-150) word biography about him\er. immediately after the abstract. Contact Info.
2. The abstract must be about 1500-2000 words and must *The font is (Times New Romans), the size is (12) for Email:
outline the research problem, the theoretical framework,
the text and (14) for the titles.
and the methodological approach.
sanalazim@coart.uobaghdad.edu.iq
3. Accepting the Abstract does not mean that the research * Documentation must follow the MLA or the APA
is accepted to be published (the research paper must be style. Cel.: 07711229459 / 07805921408
examined and re-evaluated to meet the standards of
scientific publication). *All abstracts will be blind peer reviewed by the
scientific committee before acceptance.

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