International Conference on Language and Culture

It is our pleasure to invite you to participate in the IC-LAC 2021, which aims to bring together researchers and practitioners to give an overview of the state of the art, to present new research results and to exchange ideas and experiences in the field of education and development.
This Conference is part of the 10th UBT International Conference for Business, Technology and Innovation. The main focus this year will be Resilience and Sustainability.

Scope and Objectives

The aim of the conference is to further facilitate the exchange of knowledge between innovative scholars, academics, young researchers, post-graduate students, doctoral candidates, field experts and professionals to share views and experiences in Education and Development.

The scope of the conference covers, but is not limited to:

Acculturation
Artificial Intelligence, Multimedia and ICT in ELT
Assessment in Language Learning
Biological and cultural co-evolution
Classical Literature
Cognitive / Cultural schematization and semantics
Cognitive Processes and Critical Thinking in Language Learning and Acquisition
Colonial and postcolonial literature
Communication & Media
Communication & Society
Computer Assisted Language Learning

Paper submission

The material submitted for presentation in our conference must be original, not published or being considered elsewhere. The maximum length is 6 pages. For details regarding the accepted standards please visit our website. The papers that do not fulfill the format criteria will not be considered → Paper Format

For further information please refer to this link here

Important Dates

October 20, 2021 Abstract submission

October 22, 2021 Acceptance notification

October 29, 2021 Full paper submission

October 22, 2021 Early Registration date

PRELIMINARY AGENDA

Date: October 29 – 30, 2021

Time	Event	Location
	Friday, October 29, 2021
16:00 –	Opening Ceremony	UBT Campus Lipjan
16:15	Opening Ceremony
16:15 –	Keynote Speakers
17:45	Keynote Speakers
	Saturday, October 30, 2021 Online *Your paper should be presented within 10-15 minutes
09:00 – 10:30	Session 1
	Chair: Alma Lama
	Co-Chair: Halil Bashota
	Guest Speakers
	Edmond Hajrizi – Rector and Professor at UBT Kosovo “Classroom 3.0 as a new framework to support teaching and learning
	in Kosovo Education”
	Roy and Irina Andersen – Global Educationalists “Will Artificial Intelligence demand Education to produce higher thinking” citizens?
	David Deubelbeiss – Canadian professor, author and teacher trainer “Currenct Issues in English Language Teaching”
	Pavel Zgaga – Professor at the Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia “Challenges of the Covid Era for Higher Education Institutions”
10:30 – 10:45	Coffee Break

10:45 –	Session 2
12:15	Session 2
	Chair: Trendeline Haliti-Sylaj
	Co-Chair: Lisjeta Thaqi-Jashari
	Krenare Lleshi – EdTech Enthusiast / Project Manager organization “Key ingredients for making the digital learning ecosystem work” Margarita Kosior –Lecturer and Publisher “Founder of the Tales of Strays Campaign” Luljeta Bajrami Shala – Researcher for innovation and comparative studies in Kosovo Pedagogical Institute “Methodological approach in teaching English language in elementary school through action research Lothar Tschapka- “Love’s the meaning of the universe”: On Franz Werfel’s German Translation of Verdi’s Opera Simon Boccanegr Maja Muhic- Reflections on Indian Casino Gaming: Can the Subaltern Speak or Win through a Slot Machine Qingchang He- “Urban Regenerative Design: A comprehensive Analysis of the Relationship Between Urban Greenspace and Child obesity” Agim Poshka- Challenges in Language Planning and Policies in the Western Balkans	UBT
		Campus
		F110/Online
12:15 –	Lunch break
13:15	Lunch break
13:15– 14:45	Session 3	UBT Campus – F105/Online
	Chair: Eglantina Bilalli Co-Chair: Fatbardha Qehaja-Osmani Alma Lama- An Evaluation of ESP Textbooks Used in Kosovo Higher Education	UBT Campus – F105/Online
	Era Baliu- Student Motivation and Engagement during Online Classes in public schools of Prishtina
	Shahzadi Hina Sain&Zohaib Hassan Sain- Effect of Project Based Learning on the Reading Skills
	Agim Ibrahimi- Multilingualism, a Challenge for Macedonian Institutions Lulzime Latfiu Kadriu- “The school principal as a manager and a

pedagogical leader”

Halil Bashota – Graphic novels “Wrinkles” and “Special Exit”- a comparative study

Blerina Jashari- Revenge and the Answer to the Question “Who’s there?”

Nexhat Cocaj- Intercultural communication, part of chain in interethnic equality

14:45 –

15:00

Coffee Break

15:00 –

16:30

Session 4

UBT

Campus – F105/Online

16:45

Chair: Alma Lama

Co-Chair: Ereza Mehmeti

Duli Pllana- Interrelation of Mathematics within the STEM

Fatbardha Doko- Hubris in English Literature

Lisjeta Thaqi – The impact of songs and films on the improvement of listening skills

Rina Krasniqi- Distance Learning in the Times of Covid-19 – Kosovar Teacher’s Perspective

Manjola Brahaj- Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on development and research of students in Kosovo

Qendresa Morina- Difficulties in solving word problems by using linear equations with one variable in the 6^th and 7^th graders in lower secondary schools

Adelina Ramadani- Teaching Grammar through Communicative Language Teaching. A Study of Teacher’s Perceptions and Classroom Experiences

Diana Sejdiu Shala– The importance of the teacher-student relationship and the effect on students’ learning

Closing Ceremony

Plenary Speakers

Maja Muhic

Professor

Arta Toçi

Professor

1250

Participants

422 Presentations

24 Countries

702 Speakers

Event Hosts

Submit Your Contribution Work

Authors are invited to submit papers through the conference Submission system.

Submissions must be original and should not have been published previously or be under consideration for publication while being evaluated for this conference. The proceedings of the conference will be published by IC-UBT Proceedings

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Venue of IC-UBT'21

UBT
Innovation Campus
Magjistralja Pristine - Ferizaj
Phone: +381 38 541 400
Email: info@ubt-uni.net