Working Lab: Linguistic Discrimination in Higher Education and the Work Sphere
On July 9, 2026, the Working Lab “Linguistic Discrimination in Higher Education and the Work Sphere” will take place at University Duisburg-Essen (Campus Essen).
This colloquium focuses on the socially and economically constructed value of languages and the consequences of such value attributions — particularly linguistic discrimination — in higher education and the labour market (professional and academic contexts). We invite contributions that explore how language ideologies, policies, and practices affect individuals and institutions, as well as contributions that investigate how linguistic diversity is negotiated, managed, or contested in academic and professional settings. We are very happy to have the following invited speakers with us: Prof. Stephen May (University of Auckland, New Zealand), Dr. Mi Yung Park (University of Auckland, New Zealand) and Dr. Stephen Lucek (University College Dublin, Ireland).