The South African Applied Linguistics Association (SAALA) and the Linguistics Society of Southern Africa

(LSSA) conference 2009 was based on the theme of ‘Language and Identity: Innovation and Reflection’. The aim of the conference was to provide a forum for the exchange of research findings and experience in language and communication teaching and language and linguistics research, with special emphasis on innovative and reflective educational and research practices. 

Proceedings:
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Organiser:
Prof. Christine Winberg
HoD: Academic Staff Development
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
PO Box 652
Cape Town 8001
South Africa

The conference papers celebrated the diversity of South African languages and language practices, and the ways in which contextual occasions construct language identities, choices, usages and educational practices across a wide range of multilingual settings, from small cultures such as those that emerge in classrooms or working groups, to broad cross-cultural comparisons and cross-disciplinary differences.

Cape Town Hotel School, venue of the Joint SAALA/LSSA Conference 2009

The conference served as a meeting place for national and international language and language teaching professionals and scholars to exchange ideas and practices and disseminate their research on issues and concerns in language in use and in education. It featuring thought-provoking keynote speakers, papers, posters, roundtable and workshop sessions, as well as excellent book exhibits. The joint SAALA/LSSA conference gave plenty of opportunities for developing and fostering scholarly networks.