Series:Műhely

MINORITY REPRESENTATION AND MINORITY LANGUAGE RIGHTS

MINORITY REPRESENTATION AND MINORITY LANGUAGE RIGHTS

Author(s): / Language(s): English

Keywords: autonomy;minority self-government;electoral politics;language rights;language policies;minority representation;

The conference entitled ‘Minority Representation and Minority Language Rights’ (MIREMIR), which has been organized in co-operation with the Department of Juridical Sciences and European Studies of the Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, the Romanian Institute for Research on National Minorities, the European Studies Department of the University of Amsterdam and the European Consortium for Political Research Standing Group on Federalism and Regionalism, has covered two important topics of the minority issues, trying to find an answer for the above formulated question. One of these topics is concerning the problem of minority representation, involving issues related to autonomy and minority self-government, electoral politics and parties. On the other hand, as we can see in this volume, the problem of language rights, of language policies and of the real-life practices of European minorities living inside the EU or in countries willing to become member states of the EU was the second important topic of the conference.

NATIONS AND NATIONAL MINORITIES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

NATIONS AND NATIONAL MINORITIES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

Author(s): / Language(s): English,German

Keywords: European Union; national minorities;education;labour market;national identities;national language;cross- border cooperation;

The present volume of essays and studies includes the presentations of the international scientific conference organised between 27-29 March 2008 by the European Studies and International Relations Department of the Faculty in Cluj-Napoca (Kolozsvár) of the Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania. The co-organisers of the session entitled „European Union, Nations and National Minorities” were the Hungarian section of the Political Science Department of the Babeş-Bolyai University, the Centre for Ethno-Regional Studies of the Institute for Political Science of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, as well as the Romanian Institute for Research on National Minorities, while among the participants there were internationally recognised experts from several countries (Romania, Hungary, Italy). Our institution started its BSc-programme on European Studies and International relations in the autumn of 2006, thus trying to address the expectations of a new segment appearing on the labour market in European and domestic institutions, in the civil sphere or the political parties, as a consequence of Romania’s accession to the European Union. During the three years that have passed since then, the European Studies programme has proven to be equal to our expectations and – both from the point of view of the educational process and the scientific research – it has become a successful study programme of our university.

MINORITY POLITICS WITHIN THE EUROPE OF REGIONS

MINORITY POLITICS WITHIN THE EUROPE OF REGIONS

Author(s): / Language(s): English

FINANCIAL AND ECONOMICAL PROBLEMS IN THE FIRST DECADE OF THE 21ST CENTURY

FINANCIAL AND ECONOMICAL PROBLEMS IN THE FIRST DECADE OF THE 21ST CENTURY

Author(s): / Language(s): English

Keywords: financial crisis;global economic crisis;education; eco-taxes; employment; transport; current exchange

This book contains the studies related to the conference with the title “The Financial and Economical Problems of the First Decade of the 21st Century” organized by the Department of Economic and Business Sciences, Faculty of Economic and Human Sciences at the Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania in Miercurea Ciuc on 6 November 2010. This period was marked by the financial crisis broken out in 2008 and the following global economic crisis; therefore, these were the most important topics of the lectures.

TERMINOLOGY AND TRANSLATION STUDIES. PLURILINGUAL TERMINOLOGY IN THE CONTEXT OF EUROPEAN INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE

TERMINOLOGY AND TRANSLATION STUDIES. PLURILINGUAL TERMINOLOGY IN THE CONTEXT OF EUROPEAN INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE

Author(s): / Language(s): English,Romanian,French,German,Hungarian

Memory and Communication

EMLÉKEZET ÉS KOMMUNIKÁCIÓ

Author(s): / Language(s): Hungarian

Keywords: identity;memory;narratives;stories

This volume presents the papers of a conference held at Targu Mures on 19-20 March 2004 entitled Memory and Communication.

Linguistic Landscape, Linguistic Diversity I. Language Use, Language Landscape and Economic Life

Nyelvi tájkép, nyelvi sokszínűség I. Nyelvhasználat, nyelvi tájkép és gazdasági élet

Author(s): / Language(s): Hungarian

Keywords: language landscape; language use

Linguistic Landscape, Linguistic Diversity II. Spaces of Linguistic Use and Linguistic Diversity

Nyelvi tájkép, nyelvi sokszínűség II. Nyelvhasználati terek és nyelvi sokszínűség

Author(s): / Language(s): English,Hungarian

Keywords: linguistic landscape;spaces of Linguistic use; linguistic diversity

Multilingualism and Plurilingualism in Europe. 25-27 May 2017, Târgu Mureş

Soknyelvűség és többnyelvűség Európában. 2017. május 25–27., Marosvásárhely

Author(s): / Language(s): English,Romanian,Hungarian

Keywords: Multilingualism; Plurilingualism; Europe; Transylvania

Multilingualism and Plurilingualism in Europe is the fourth event (TRANS-LINGUISTICA 4.) of a series of international conferences started in 2011. Consistency and variety can be observed in this sequence of conferences. Consistency is reflected in the main concept which has not changed along the years: we believe that in a plurilingual and multicultural Europe cultural interaction and multilingualism are values worth preserving and cultivating. By organizing four language sections, we intended to offer participants the opportunity to hold their presentation in one of the languages spoken in Transylvania (Romanian, Hungarian, and German), or in English, which made it possible for them to join the European academic discourse. The topics of the conference try to ensure a consistent but also dynamic frame for presenting and discussing various subjects. The permanent topics (mother-tongue language pedagogy and foreign language teaching, the theory and practice of translation) represent consistency, while the new ones (the tradition of multilingualism in the European culture, language use, and language contact) bring current issues, allowing the presentation of research topics from different academic disciplines, new research methods and practices, and the discussion of practical experience.The conference proceedings volume entitled Multilingualism and Plurilingualism in Europe contains the written versions of selected contributions presented during the conference with the same title, held in May 2017. The structure of this volume replicates the plurality of the languages involved; its four large chapters have been designed on the criteria of the languages of presentations: English, Romanian, Hungarian, and German. The papers reflect the methodological and thematic variety of the conference presentations related to the announced topics. The volume does not include all the presentations either because some of the presenters targeted only the participants or because some papers did not fit our editorial policies.The conference was organized by the Department of Applied Linguistics, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Faculty of Technical and Human Sciences Târgu-Mureș.

Spaces in Between (Conference 26–27 April, Miercurea Ciuc)

Köztes terek (2019. április 26–27., Csíkszereda)

Author(s): / Language(s): Hungarian

Keywords: spaces in between; literature; migration;hybridization;

SPAŢII INTERMEDIARE / SPACES IN BETWEEN

SPAŢII INTERMEDIARE / SPACES IN BETWEEN

Author(s): / Language(s): English,Romanian

Keywords: intermediation; imaginary; real; betweenness;

This bilingual volume includes literary, linguistic, and translation studies revealing the different forms of intermediation, the various aspects and expressions of being between two or more spaces, realities, be it real or imaginary. The present volume contains selected and peer-reviewed papers and presentations held at the conference with the same title, organized by the Department of Human Sciences, Faculty of Economics, Socio-Human Science and Engineering in Miercurea Ciuc in collaboration with the Intercultural Confluences Research Centre.

LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL INTERACTIONS – AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH

NYELVI ÉS KULTURÁLIS KÖLCSÖNHATÁSOK INTERDISZCIPLINÁRIS KERETBEN / INTERACŢIUNI LINGVISTICE ŞI CULTURALE ÎN CADRU INTERDISCIPLINAR / LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL INTERACTIONS – AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH

Author(s): / Language(s): English,Romanian,German,Hungarian

Keywords: interdisciplinarity; cultural borderlines; interpreters; translators; mother tongue; language teaching; linguistic and cultural diversity; ICT competence;

The conference entitled Linguistic and Cultural Interactions – An Interdisciplinary Approach (TRANS-LINGUISTICA 3) is the third of a series of conferences launched in 2011 with the clear aim of creating tradition. It is a continuation from several points of view. The theoretical foundations have not changed: we are convinced that in the multicultural and plurilingual Europe, cultural interactions and multilingualism are true values. It is also our aim through the multilingual sections to create opportunities for presentations held in one of the traditional languages of Transylvania (Romanian, Hungarian, and German) as well as the possibility to engage in the European scientific discourse through the English language. The topics of the conference wish to ensure stability (foreign language teaching; mother-tongue language pedagogy; the theory and practice of translation; language use and language contact; linguistic and cultural interactions) and, at the same time, to create a flexible framework for the presentation of different research topics, of new methods, of transferring practical experience. Through the interdisciplinary approach, we also wish to emphasize the fact that our conference intends to be a forum for scientific dialogue between the representatives of the different disciplines.

Crisis, Changes, Perspectives

Válság, változás, perspektívák / Crize, Schimbări şi Perspective

Author(s): / Language(s): Romanian,Hungarian

Keywords: crisis; changes; perspectives

Crisis is a permanent component of our ever-changing world. However, recent events and large-scale changes have reinforced the universal sense of crisis. Responding to the broad topicality of the problem, but within the narrow framework of the humanities, this volume of studies aims to provide a forum for those themes and questions that reflect on the phenomena of crisis and change experienced at the community level, and on the possibilities of ideas, models and strategies that are put into perspective in the context of crisis.

Crises, Changes, Perspectives II.

Válság, változás, perspektívák / Crize, Schimbări şi Perspective II.

Author(s): / Language(s): Romanian,Hungarian

Keywords: crises; changes; perspectives

Economic Policy ─ Rural Policy

Gazdaságpolitika - Vidékpolitika

Author(s): / Language(s): Hungarian

Keywords: Szeklerland; agrarian policy; Romania; EU accession; transborder cooperations;

The volume comprises the lectures delivered at the conference entitled "Provocări de politici economice în Uniunea Europeană. Reflexiuni asupra Ţinutului Secuiesc" [Challenges of Economic Policies in the European Union. Reflections upon the Szeklerland]. The debates presented are focused on the economic crisis and the problems specific to the region at issue. The papers address two main topics: political economy in the context of Romania's accession to the EU and the issues of agrarian policy concerning the area.

Communication Culture and Translinguistics in Europe

Kommunikációs kultúra és transzlingvisztika Európában

Author(s): / Language(s): English,Romanian,Hungarian

Keywords: culture of communication; linguistic and communicational culture; multilingualism;

The volume dedicated to the memory of Dr Olga Murvai comprises the conference papers on the topic of current issues related to the European culture of communication. The event was organized in Targu-Mures in the period of 27─28 May 2011. Through the thematic and methodological diversity of the studies, the book introduces us to the world of interferences of national cultures, drawing our attention to the fact that linguistic and communicational culture is changing over time and varies from space to space owing to intercultural interactions.

LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY IN EUROPE

NYELVI SOKSZÍNŰSÉG EURÓPÁBAN / DIVERSITATE LINGVISTICĂ ÎN EUROPA / LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY IN EUROPE / SPRACHLICHE VIELFALT IN EUROPA

Author(s): / Language(s): English,Romanian,German,Hungarian

Keywords: pedagogy of mother tongues; methodology of foreign language teaching; theory and practices of translation; tradition of linguistic diversity in the European culture; everyday language and linguistic relations; and applied linguistics;

The volume comprises the papers presented at the international conference bearing the same title and organized in Targu-Mures in the period of 10─11 May 2013. The structure reflects the plurilingualism characterizing the event, the chapters being adapted to the language of the various presentations: Hungarian, Romanian, English, and German. The subchapters reflect the multitude and diversity of the topics chosen by the papers presented: pedagogy of mother tongues, methodology of foreign language teaching, theory and practices of translation, tradition of linguistic diversity in the European culture, everyday language and linguistic relations, and applied linguistics.

COMMUNITY, CULTURE, IDENTITY

KÖZÖSSÉG, KULTÚRA, IDENTITÁS

Author(s): / Language(s): Hungarian

Keywords: community; strangers; self-identity; Reményik; pluralism;

This publication is a conference proceedings comprising the papers presented at the conferences entitled "Cult, Culture, Identity" and ''Community and Strangers" organized by the Department of Human Sciences of Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania in Miercurea Ciuc. The topics are greatly varied, but all of them are linked to the subject of the community and are approached from the perspective of interdisciplinarity.

Discourse, Culture and Representation

Diskurzus, kultúra, reprezentáció / Discurs, cultură şi reprezentare

Author(s): / Language(s): Romanian,Hungarian

Keywords: discourse; culture; representation; national trauma; transtextuality; topos; translation

This volume offers a selection of literary, linguistic, cinematographic and cultural studies in Hungarian and Romanian, grouped around broader themes.

Shaping Humanities – Challenges of the 21st Century in Linguistics

Változó bölcsészettudomány – a 21. század nyelvi kihívásai

Author(s): / Language(s): English,Romanian,German,Hungarian

Keywords: intercultural mediation; digital revolution; linguistics;

This volume contains the selected presentations that were given at the conferences entitled Languages and Intercultural Mediation after the Digital Revolution – the Challenges of the 21st Century and Shaping Humanities: Innovation, Tradition, and Value Creation organized in 2019 and in 2022.The two events are the continuation of the conference series started in 2011 with the intention of creating a tradition, thus being the fifth and sixth editions of the series (TRANSL-LINGUISTICA V and VI).We consider that these two events are a watershed in the history of our conference series in all respects: the fifth edition took place in the year before the pandemic while the sixth in the year when the pandemic eased, the former thus enriched the series of traditional conferences, the latter took place online due to the restrictions that still were applied in some places around the world.