“BABEŞ-BOLYAI” UNIVERSITY
THE FACULTY OF EUROPEAN STUDIES
INSTITUTE OF MULTICULTURAL AND INTERCULTURAL STUDIES
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
THE INTERCULTURAL CHALLENGE CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES
CLUJ-NAPOCA November 6-8, 2008
THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Thursday, November 6
9.00 – 11.00 Aula Magna, 1 Mihail Kogălniceanu St.
Moderator: Prof. Ladislau Gyémánt
Opening of the Conference
Prof. Andrei Marga, “Babeş-Bolyai” University, Cluj-Napoca
The Address of Ambassador Knut Vollebaek, the High Commissioner on National Minorities of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Prof. Milan Mesic (Zagreb),
Multicultural World and Intercultural Challenge
Prof. Luminiţa Silaghi – Dumitrescu (Cluj-Napoca),
Developments of the Romanian Programs at BBU
Prof. Magyari Tivadar (Cluj-Napoca),
Developments of the Hungarian Programs at BBU
Prof. Rudolf Gräf (Cluj-Napoca),
Developments of the German Programs at BBU
Prof. Ladislau Gyémánt (Cluj-Napoca),
Developments of the Jewish Programs at BBU
Prof. Sanda Tomescu (Cluj-Napoca),
The Programs with the Lingual Bases at BBU
Discussions
Recess
11.30 - 14.00
Moderator: Prof. Vladimir Simovic
Prof. Albert van Goudoever (Utrecht),
Academic Quality and the International Standard
Prof. Georgi Dimitrov (Sofia),
The EU-Bulgaria Communication: an Intercultural Gap
Prof. Liviu Rotman (Bucharest),
Modernisation of Romania – a Multiethnic and Multicultural Challenge
Prof. Eric Beckett Weaver (Budapest),
The Internationalization of Nationalism?
Discussions
14.30 Lunch at “Piramida” Restaurant
16.00 – 19.00 Room Jean Monnet
Moderator: Prof. Georgi Dimitrov
Prof. Vladimir Simovic (Zagreb),
One Approach to Better Intercultural Literacy – Case of Faculty of Teacher Education (University of Zagreb, Croatia)
Prof. Marius Jucan (Cluj-Napoca),
Pluralism as a Litmus Test of the American Identity at the Beginning of the 20th Century
Prof. Zolt Lazar (Novi Sad),
Factors of Cherishing National/Ethnical Affiliation in Vojvodina
Prof. Diana Dumitru (Chişinău),
Between Instrumentalized Memories and Competing Victimhood: the Holocaust Study in the Republic of Moldavia
Discussions
19.30 Dinner at “Piramida” Restaurant
Friday, November 7
9.00 – 11.30 Room Jean Monnet, 1 Em. De Martonne St.
Moderator: Prof. Milan Mesic
Prof. Dan Lazea (Timişoara),
European Neighbourhood Policy: Dialogue and Commitment to Shared Values
Dr. Sharif Hafez (Giza),
Mistakes of Intercultural Dialogue between Muslims and the West after 9/11
Dr. Şerban Văetişi (Cluj-Napoca),
Cultural Practices and Resistance in the American New Urban Communities
Kozak Gyula (Cluj-Napoca),
Differential Incorporation: Ethnicity and Religion among Muslims in Romania
Annemarie Sorescu Marinkovic (Belgrade),
Constructing Identity through Traditional Repertoire: Vlach Mythological Narratives
Aleksandra Djurić-Milovanović, (Belgrade),
Multiconfessional Communities in Voivodina: the Case of Romanian Neo-Protestants
Discussions
Recess
12.00 – 14.00 Room Jean Monnet
Moderator: Prof. Zolt Lazar
Prof. Viorica Ţurcanu (Bălţi),
The Role of Gypsies (Rrommas) in the National Textbooks of History
Svetlana Ćirković (Belgrade),
Ethnic Stereotypes about Roma in Serbia: Conversation in a Multicultural Environment
Cristian Suciu (Cluj-Napoca),
Faces of Marginality: The Representation of Roma in Romanian Literature
Zsuzsa Plainer (Cluj-Napoca),
Roma from Byron Street, Cluj-Napoca – Methodological Issues
Dr. Sergiu Mişcoiu (Cluj-Napoca),
On the story of deadlock: political representations of the Romanian Roma
Discussions
14.30 Lunch at “Piramida” Restaurant
16.00 – 18.00 Room Jean Monnet
Moderator: Prof. Liviu Rotman
Prof. Ion Taloş (Cluj-Napoca),
Romanic Parallels in the Field of Oral Cultures
Prof. Vasile Leb (Cluj-Napoca),
Personal Identity and Koinomia in Contemporary Ecumenism
Dr. Alina Branda (Cluj-Napoca),
Properties, Memories, Identities. A Case Study
Dr. Edit Szegedi (Cluj-Napoca),
Cluj-Kolozsvar: Irreconcilable Memories?
Dr. Petruţa Teampău (Cluj-Napoca),
Memory and Identity Narratives in a Multicultural City
Cristina Bojan (Cluj-Napoca),
Intercultural Education in Europe. Case Study: Intercultural Aspects of the Minority Education in Transylvania
Agnes Patakfalvy-Czirjak (Cluj-Napoca),
Electric Sounds of Cluj. Intercultural Challenge within a Clubculture
Discussions
Recess
18.30 - 20.00 Room Jean Monnet
Moderator: Prof. Ion Taloş
Ana Pantea (Cluj-Napoca),
Who are the others in Contemporary European Culture?
Remus Gabriel Anghel (Bielefeld),
Modes of Incorporation and Status Changes among Romanian Migrants in Milan
Dr. Eleonora Sava (Cluj-Napoca),
Mirroring Identities
Lucian Bogdan (Cluj-Napoca),
The Intercultural Dimension: an Essential Prerequisite for the Success of the American Export of Democracy
Discussions
Friday, November 7
The Intercultural Dimension in Language Teaching
9.00-14.00h Institute of European Studies
Moderator: Conf. Dr. Horia Ursu
Delia MARGA
Intercultural Communication Competence
Maria PETRUŢ
Student Cultural Awareness at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration from Cluj
Ioana NAN
Cross-Cultural Dimensions of Foreign Language Teaching and Assessment
Delia MORAR
The Intercultural Factor in Language Teaching
Sorin BARBUL
The Challenge of French-Romanian Interculturality: « False Friends » and Other Difficulties in Communication
Alexandra D. IONESCU
The Influence of Ethnical Stereotypes in Teaching Foreign Languages
Diana ZĂGAN-ZELTER & Réka KOVÁCS
Intercultural Perspectives on Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Horia URSU
A Paradox of Intercultural Integration
Veronica ARMAŞU
Politeness Theory and Intercultural Competence. Relevance to Business English Teaching
Adrian CIUPE
Impact of ELT- software on Intercultural Teaching / Learning: EDs
Victoria MOLDOVAN
“L’Europe ensemble” – a Bridge between Cultures
Discussions
Recess: 14.00-16.00h
Second part: 16.00-20.00h
Moderator: Conf. Dr. Victoria Moldovan
Gabriela MOCAN
Intercultural Exchanges – A Narrative Approach
Mariana TOMA
Cultural Influences on Public Relations Writing
Adriana FEKETE
Foreign Language Learners and Beneficiaries-A Cross-Cultural Approach
Timea TOCALACHIS
The Intercultural Dimension of the Advertising Discourse in the Media
Nicolae ŞERA
Intercultural Approaches to the Advertising Discourse: a Different Perspective on the Business Advertisements
Anamaria STAN
Advertising and Multiculturalism: Some Aspects Regarding Slogans and the Language Used in Advertisements
Antónia KELEMEN
Learning Goals for Efective Communication in German
Enikő BIRO
Compensation Strategies of Bilingual Learners with an Intercultural Approach
Eugenia IRIMIAŞ
Cultural Differences Re-United by Business Etiquette
Manuela-Delia SUCIU
Negotiation across Cultures
Ana-Maria PASCU
Bringing Society and Culture into the Language Classroom: a DEBATABLE Issue?
Paul TIŢA
Competition and Collaboration in Teaching Foreign Languages in Multicultural Environments
Discussions
Conclusions: 19.30 -20.00h
20.30 Cocktail at “Piramida” Restaurant
Saturday, November 8
9.30 Trip in the multicultural neighbourhood of Cluj
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