Foreign Language Forum

(A colloquium on the Languages, Literatures and Cultures of the French and Spanish Caribbean)

The purpose of the Conference is to promote the exchange of ideas relating to all aspects of Modern Language studies in the Caribbean.  The main focus of the conference will be the languages, literatures and cultures of the French and Spanish Caribbean, but not to the exclusion of papers of a comparative nature.  Official languages: English, French & Spanish. Informal translation services will be provided as required.  

Place:  Faculty of Humanities, UWI, Cave Hill, Barbados

Date:   April 23-25, 2001

Topics:   French and Spanish Language in the Caribbean

·  Caribbean Dialectology

·  Language Policies and Language Planning

·  Translation and  Interpreting

                 Studies in the Culture of the French and Spanish Caribbean

· Is there a Common Caribbean Culture?