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The annual International Conference on Integrationism (aka Integrational Linguistics) will be held at the Pennsylvania State University, August 30 to September 2, 2019, hosted by the Department of Applied Linguistics and the African Studies program. Integrationism is a theory of communication that emphasizes innovative participation within contexts and rejects rule-based models of language. Integrationism rejects the notion of distinctions between language and non-language. Ideas about integrationism have permeated substantial areas of language studies. 

The main objective of the conference is to systematically explore the nature of the overlap and the disjunctures between core ideas about Integrationism and certain philosophies of language, including Socio-Cultural Theory, Critical Discourse Theory, Identity, Translanguaging, and Systemic Functional Theory, as well as Colonial and Postcolonial Theory. 

Educational Workshops: The conference will begin with two days of workshops (Friday, August 30, and Saturday, August 31, 2019) for graduate students and other interested attendees that address theoretical and empirical issues related to Integrationism. Graduate students who wish to attend the conference are encouraged to attend the educational workshops. Expressions of interest in taking part in the workshop should be made by January 30, 2019. 

Call for Papers: Abstracts of a maximum of 300 words must be submitted by March 31, 2019.

For full details, go to https://linguistlist.org/issues/29/29-3145.html