Keynote Speakers

Dr. Sabar Dr. Yonar Sabar, scholar, specializing in Neo-Aramaic studies, professor in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, University of California Los Angeles.
Keynote Speaker Dr. Jaffer Sheyholislami, applied linguist, assistant Professor, the School of Linguistics and Language Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, specializing in critical discourse analysis of the representation of Kurds in the media, construction of identity, language policy and planning.
Dr. Jaffe Dr. Alexandra Jaffe, editor of Linguistic Anthropology specializing in linguistic anthropology, language ideology, bilingualism and the status of minority languages, professor, California State University, Long Beach.