BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f0b98150-833c-4611-9013-e39008025546.231897@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20231106T204258Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231106T204258Z LOCATION: SUMMARY:Linguistics Colloquium: Presentation by Prof. Eduardo D. Faingold - Language rights and the law in Iceland DESCRIPTION:This paper focuses on the ways in which Iceland addresses the language rights of the native Icelandic-speaking majority vis-à-vis Icela ndic Sign Language users and a growing non-Icelandic-speaking immigrant p opulation (Faingold\, 2023). In recent years\, Iceland has seen a large i nflux of immigrants\, mainly from Poland\, but also from Lithuania\, the Philippines and other countries. In Iceland\, language nationalism and a linguistic protectionist culture that promotes the use of Icelandic above all other languages and in all domains of language use results in laws a nd regulations that may hinder the opportunities of immigrants to become naturalized citizens\; to access services they need\, especially in the h ealth care system\; and to receive an education that includes the child’s home language in the school curriculum and daily activities.Finally\, a number of linguistic laws\, regulations\, and policies have been establis hed by the Icelandic parliament and government authorities to promote the right of Icelandic Sign Language users to equal access to public service s (i.e.\, interpreting)\, especially in the health care system\, and to l earn and use Icelandic Sign Language in compulsory schools and in higher education\, but no legal provisions have been established on the governme nt obligations of providing the financial backing necessary for guarantee ing equal access to public services and education for Icelandic Sign Lang uage users in Iceland.\n\n\nJoin via Zoom. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><p>Th is paper focuses on the ways in which Iceland addresses the language righ ts of the native Icelandic-speaking majority vis-à-vis Icelandic Sign Lan guage users and a growing non-Icelandic-speaking immigrant population (Fa ingold\, 2023). In recent years\, Iceland has seen a large influx of immi grants\, mainly from Poland\, but also from Lithuania\, the Philippines a nd other countries. In Iceland\, language nationalism and a linguistic pr otectionist culture that promotes the use of Icelandic above all other la nguages and in all domains of language use results in laws and regulation s that may hinder the opportunities of immigrants to become naturalized c itizens\; to access services they need\, especially in the health care sy stem\; and to receive an education that includes the child’s home languag e in the school curriculum and daily activities.<br><br>Finally\, a numbe r of linguistic laws\, regulations\, and policies have been established b y the Icelandic parliament and government authorities to promote the righ t of Icelandic Sign Language users to equal access to public services (i. e.\, interpreting)\, especially in the health care system\, and to learn and use Icelandic Sign Language in compulsory schools and in higher educa tion\, but no legal provisions have been established on the government ob ligations of providing the financial backing necessary for guaranteeing e qual access to public services and education for Icelandic Sign Language users in Iceland.</p>\n<p><a href="https://missouristate.zoom.us/j/205146 2209">Join via Zoom</a>.</p></body></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240221T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240221T130000 SEQUENCE:0 URL:https://blogs.missouristate.edu/reynolds/2023/09/29/linguistics-progra m-hosts-2023-linguistics-colloquium-series/ CATEGORIES:Public,Alumni,Current Students,Faculty,Staff END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR