Plenary speakers

 

Language and Humanity: Is It More Than Mere Instinct?

Dr. Teri McCarthy, prof. (USA; visiting professor at the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences, Lithuania)

 

The Role of Figurative Language in International Communication

Dr. philol. Anita Načisčione, prof. (Academy of Culture, Latvia)

 

A Nation Born in Translation

Dr. philol. Andrejs Veisbergs, prof. (University of Latvia, Latvia)

 

Institutional Language Policy and Practice: Issues of Identity and Inclusion

MSc. Robert Wilkinson (Maastricht University, Netherlands)

 

Applied Linguistics in Latvia: Current Tendencies

Dr. philol. Gunta Roziņa, assoc. prof. (University of Latvia, Latvia)

Dr. philol. Indra Karapetjana, assoc. prof. (University of Latvia, Latvia)

 

Psycholinguistics - Historical and Systematic Issues

Dr. philol. Wolfgang Lörscher (University of Leipzig, Germay)