Objectives
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To bring together local and international scholars, educators, applied linguists, researchers, literary and ELT professionals to explore, examine and understand issues related to language and culture in creating and fostering global communities;
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To address the connection between language and culture within and between communities;
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To describe and examine development of identities and relationships in diverse second language contexts and knowledge sharing within and between communities in practice;
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To explicate how technology links culturally diverse communities;
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To provide a platform for the discussion and debate of issues in the areas of language, linguistics and literature.