[ V INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON EUROPEAN LANGUAGES AND LEGISLATION:


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LINGUISTIC ENCLAVES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION:
JURIDICAL AND LEGISLATIVE DIFFICULTIES. PROSPECTS.

 


[PROGRAMME
Miranda do Douro, April 25-28th, 2002

 
 


Wednesday, April 24th (evening), Thursday 25th (morning)


Participants arrive at Miranda do Douro and hotel accomodation.

Thursday, April 25th.

-15,00h - Opening of the Symposium
Chairman of the Town Council of Miranda do Douro
Civil Governor of Bragança
Aureli Argemí (Director of "Mercator-Linguistic Rights and Legislation").

-16h - 17,45h.: First report
General overview: Definition of "linguistic enclave". Situation and prospects regarding linguistic enclaves within the European Union.
By Carme Junyent, Universitat de Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain)
Discussion

-18h - 19,45h: Second report
The juridical protection of linguistic modalities in the EU
By Jaume Vernet, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain).
Discussion

-20h - Dinner (offered by the Chamber of Miranda do Douro)

Friday, April 26th.

-9h - 11h - Lectures (1)
Participation of representatives of several linguistic enclaves within the EU (awaiting confirmation):

· Mirandese: Domingos Raposo
· Aranese: Josep Lois Sans
· A Fala: Antonio Viudas Camarasa
· Asturian: Xosé lluis García Arias, Xosé Antón González Riaño

-11h - 11'15h: Coffee break

-11,15h - 13h: - Lectures (2)

· Scottish Gaelic: Domhnall Martainn
· Albanian: Domenico Morelli
· North Frisian: Harro Muus

-13 h: Lunch

-16 - 17,45h - Third report
Linguistic codification: objectives and problems
By Francesc Xavier Lamuela, University of Girona
Discussion

-18h- Round Table (public session)
The recognition of the Mirandese language, a paradigmatic example in the European Union.
By:

Aureli Argemí (EBLUL)
Amadeu Ferreira (Associaçon de Lhéngua Mirandesa)
Carlos Ferreira (Teacher of Mirandese)
Domingos Raposo (Teacher of Mirandese)
Júlio Meirinhos
Representative of the Town Council of Miranda do Douro
Representative of the UTAD - Universidade de Trás os Montes e Alto Douro

-20h - Dinner

Saturday, April 27th

-10h - 12,45h - Workshop: Digital and didactical resources from linguistic enclaves (public session).
Participants representing various languages will present internet and didactical resources available in each of their communities.

-13h - Lunch

-15, 30h - Tourist visit

-20h - Dinner (offered by the Civil Government of Bragança)

Sunday, April 28th

- Participants leave Miranda do Douro

General information:

-The Symposium's opening session will take place at the Town Hall - Salão Nobre da Câmara Municipal

-The Symposium will be held at:

UTAD - Pólo de Miranda
Rua de D. Dinis
2510 Miranda do Douro
sec@miranda.utad.pt
Tel: +351273438140
Fax: +351273438159

-Public sessions within the Symposium will be held at the Auditorium
of the Chamber of Miranda.

Working languages:

· Portuguese/Mirandese
· English
· Spanish

Organized by:

· CIEMEN - Mercator:Linguistic Rights and Legislation
· Comisson Austaladora del Anstituto de Lléngua Mirandesa
· ALM - Associaçon de Lléngua Mirandesa

Sponsored by:

· European Commission
· Town Council of Miranda do Douro
· Civil Government of Bragança
· UTAD - Universidade de Trás Os Montes e Alto Douro
· Town Council of Vimioso
· Regiao de Turismo do Nordeste Trasmontano
· Parque Natural do Douro Internacional
· IDS - Instituto de Desenvolvimento Social
· Caixa Geral de Depósitos - Miranda do Douro
· Caja Duero - Miranda do Douro
· Finibanco - Miranda do Douro
· Europarques Hispano-Lusos, S.R.L.

Collaborations by:

· Agrupamento de Escolas de Miranda do Douro
· Agrupamento de Escolas de Sendim
· Coordenaçao Concelhia do Ensino Recorrente e Educaçao Extra-Escolar
· CAE - Coordenaçao de Área Educativa de Bragança
· Escola Secundária de Miranda do Douro