Aug. 21 – Caslar is an international conference held every two years that brings together scholars whose research relates to the development and use of Chinese as a second language. The aim is to explore the available and exchange ideas to initiate research projects. The third edition will be held August 28-30 at the University of Parma, within the Department of Letters, Arts, History and Society, the Department of Antichistica, Languages, Education, and Philosophy, and the Department of Economics. The opening ceremony will take place on August 28 in the Aula Magna of the University. The program includes the presentation of 97 papers, selected from a total of 140 nominations. Istvan Kecskes from the University of Albany, Marco Sharecroppers and Carlotta Sparvoli from the University of Parma, will co-chair the event. During the conference, keynote speakers will be: Istvan Kecskes (University at Albany, New York), Sun Chaofen (Stanford University), Peng Zeng’an (Fudan University, Shanghai), Federico Masini (Sapienza University of Rome), Marco Sharecroppers (University of Parma) and Giovanni Buccino (University of Catanzaro).
