Literacy and Contemporary Society

2nd International Conference:«Literacy and Contemporary Society: Spaces, Discourses, Practices»

The Cyprus Pedagogical Institute, Ministry of Education and Culture, Cyprus, in collaboration with the University of Cyprus, announce the 2nd International Scientific Conference on “Literacy and Contemporary Society”, titled: Spaces, Discourses, Practices
The Conference will be held on 28-29 November 2017, at the “Filoxenia” Conference Center in Nicosia.

The Conference aspires to constitute a dynamic forum for the exchange of theoretical perspectives, research findings and knowledge on good practices related to how Literacy as a broad term, a practice and subject of education can be (re)defined in contemporary institutional/non-institutional and broader socio-political and historical contexts. Therefore, the aim of the Conference is to contribute to the study of different aspects and forms of Literacy and to facilitate the discussion of related issues.

The Conference addresses teachers, undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral students, academics, researchers, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), as well as other stakeholder interested in the promotion of language and literacy, as well as literacy education.

Participation in the Conference is free of charge. Places are limited to about 300 participants and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

For further information: www.pi.ac.cy/literacy