ELALT5: 2019

The 5th International Conference on English Language and Anglophone Literatures Today (ELALT 5) will be held in Novi Sad, Serbia, on March 9, 2019.

Organized by the Department of English Studies at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad.

PLEANARY SPEAKERS:

We are delighted and honoured to be able to announce the two plenary speakers for the ELALT5 Conference: Timothy Petete, University of Central Oklahoma, and Robert Truswell, University of Edinburgh. The exact titles of their plenary talks will be announced shortly. In the meantime, you can download their biographies from here .

CONFERENCE FEE - PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS:

You can find detailed payment instructions in the "CONFERENCE FEE" tab to the right in the navigation bar.

However, for you convenience, the links are also here: instructions for payments from Serbia (PDF) and instructions for payments from abroad (PDF).

CALL FOR PAPERS:

The 5th International Conference on English Language and Anglophone Literatures Today (ELALT 5) focuses on all aspects of English language studies, anglophone literature and culture. We welcome original contributions addressing a wide range of topics, including:

Phonetics and Phonology

Morphology

Syntax

Semantics, Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis

Contrastive and Contact Linguistics

Language Teaching and Language Acquisition

Translation Studies

Stock-taking of Translation and Interpreting Studies Involving Languages of Limited Diffusion (LLDs)

Cultural Studies

Literary History and Theory across Cultures

Literary Genres

Approaches to Literature

Contemporary Writing

Women’s Voices

Literature and the Media

Literature and Film

Poetry Today

For all additional information including deadlines and fees, please click here to download the updated ELALT5 Call for Papers and click here to download the updated ELALT5 Submission Guidelines (PDF).

For any questions, please use the conference email address:

elalt5.novisad AT ff.uns.ac.rs

Organizing Committee:

Prof. Dr Maja Marković
Prof. Dr Ivana Đurić-Paunović
Prof. Dr Vladislava Gordić Petković
Prof. Dr Zorica Đergović-Joksimović
Prof. Dr Aleksandra Izgarjan
Prof. Dr Biljana Radić-Bojanić
Dr Borislava Eraković
Dr Olga Panić Kavgić
Dr Aleksandar Kavgić
Dr Jagoda Topalov
Dr Nataša Milićević

(c) ELALT5 2019

The 4th International Conference on English Language and Anglophone Literatures Today (ELALT 4) was held in Novi Sad, Serbia on March 25, 2017.

Organized by be the Department of English Studies at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad.

The following keynote participated at the Conference:

Vladimir Žegarac, University of Bedfordshire / University of Madeira

Roberta Maierhofer, University of Graz / Binghamton University, New York

SELECTED PAPERS FROM THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENGLISH STUDIES "ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND ANGLOPHONE LITERATURES TODAY (ELALT)" WILL BE PUBLISHED BY THE END OF 2018.

The 3rd International Conference on English Language and Anglophone Literatures Today (ELALT 3) was held in Novi Sad, Serbia on March 21, 2015.

Organized by the Department of English Studies at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad.

Organized by be the Department of English Studies at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad.

The following keynote participated at the Conference:

Katalin É. Kiss, Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Pázmány Péter Catholic University

Réka M. Cristian, University of Szeged

SELECTED PAPERS FROM THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENGLISH STUDIES "ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND ANGLOPHONE LITERATURES TODAY (ELALT)" WERE PUBLISHED IN 2016.

YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE ELALT3 SELECTED PAPERS HERE (CLICK TO DOWNLOAD PDF).

The 2nd International Conference on English Language and Anglophone Literatures Today (ELALT 2) was held in Novi Sad, Serbia on March 16, 2013.

Organized by be the Department of English Studies at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad.

The following keynote participated at the Conference:

Zoltán Kövecses, Eötvös Loránd University

Darko Suvin, McGill University

THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENGLISH STUDIES "ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND ANGLOPHONE LITERATURES TODAY (ELALT)" WERE PUBLISHED IN 2014.

YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE PROCEEDINGS HERE (CLICK TO DOWNLOAD PDF).

The 1st International Conference on English Language and Anglophone Literatures Today (ELALT 1) was held in Novi Sad, Serbia on March 19, 2011.

THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENGLISH STUDIES "ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND ANGLOPHONE LITERATURES TODAY (ELALT)" CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM HERE.

THE ELALT ELECTRONIC BOOK OF PROCEEDINGS IS OFFICIALLY HOSTED ON AND DOWNLOADABLE FROM THE FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY IN NOVI SAD'S DIGITAL LIBRARY (REQUIRES REGISTRATION) HERE.

A SMALL SELECTION OF SOME OF THE PHOTOS FROM THE CONFERENCE IS AVAILABLE HERE.

Please download the ELALT 2011 Conference Programme booklet,

with the final General Timetable and Parallel Sessions Timetable,

in .pdf format from HERE.

The printed version of the Conference Programme booklet will be included in the conference pack.

The ELALT General Timetable:

8.30 –	Nastavnički klub (Teachers' Club), ground floor Registration
9.30 – 10.00	Kino-sala (Projection Room), ground floor Opening Ceremony
10.00 – 12.00	Rooms 25/1, 26/1, 48/1, 49/1, 72/2, 89/2 Morning Parallel Sessions
12.00 – 12.30	Sala za sednice (Conference Room), ground floor Refreshment Break
12.30 – 13.00	Kino-sala (Projection Room), ground floor Plenary Talk 1: Ranko Bugarski, Faculty of Philology, Belgrade From verbal play to linguistics: a personal memoir Chair: Tvrtko Prćić
13.00 – 13.30	Kino-sala (Projection Room), ground floor Plenary Talk 2: Svetozar Koljević, Serbian Academy of Arts and Sciences, Novi Sad "The international theme" in Serbian literature Chair: Zoran Paunović
13.30 – 14.30	Sala za sednice (Conference Room), ground floor Lunch
14.30 – 16.30	Rooms 25/1, 26/1, 48/1, 49/1, 72/2, 89/2 Afternoon Parallel Sessions
16.30 – 17.00	Sala za sednice (Conference Room), ground floor Refreshment Break
17.00 – 19.00	Rooms 25/1, 26/1, 48/1, 49/1, 65/2, 72/2, 89/2 Evening Parallel Sessions
19.00 – 19.30	Kino-sala (Projection Room), ground floor Closing Ceremony

Each participant is allocated a 20-minute slot. A joint 20-minute discussion period will take place after individual talks, at the end of each session.

Participants intending to use PowerPoint presentations are requested to save their slideshows in Microsoft Office for Windows 97-2003 .ppt or Microsoft Office for Windows 2007-2013 .pptx format and bring their files either on a USB flash drive or burned on a CD. Please bear in mind that some computers in classrooms where the conference will take place have only PowerPoint Viewers installed, so it is not possible to use the presenter view.

Participants intending to use handouts are requested to have around 30 copies ready.

The full conference fee is 65 euros, and there is a reduced fee of 35 euros for students . The conference fee includes participation in all sessions of the conference, the conference package (book of abstracts, conference programme, map of Novi Sad, etc.), light refreshments during coffee breaks and lunch. All participants are expected to pay their own travel and accommodation expenses. In order to participate in the activities of ELALT 5, the authors of single-authored papers must register for the conference; in case of co-authored papers, only the first author registers.

Please download the payment instructions for partricipants from Serbia (click here to download a PDF).

Please download the payment instructions for partricipants from abroad (click here to download a PDF).

PAYMENT ON SITE: the registration fee cannot be paid at the registration desk due to administrative issues.

BY AIR

The closest airport is in Belgrade, 70 km / 45 miles from Novi Sad. As there is no public transport from the airport to Novi Sad, the easiest way to get there is by taxi. Alternatively, you may go to the central coach or train station in Belgrade and take a coach or train to Novi Sad.

From Belgrade Airport to Novi Sad by taxi: The price of this one-hour trip is around 30€. Make sure that you book in advance. You can contact one of the agencies below or send us the flight information and we can do it for you.

Autoturist
Price: 3500-4000 dinars (30-35€)
Phone: +38121523863, +38121451156
Web: http://www.autoturist-ns.com/en/

KI-KI d.o.o.
Price: 4500 din (c. 35€)
Phone: +38121446670, +38121446640, +38163526388
Web: http://kiki021.com/

Heligon Taxi
Price: 3500-4000 (30-35€)
Phone: +381642320816, + 381658887080
Web: http://www.heligon.rs/

From Belgrade Airport to Belgrade Coach/Train Station: Belgrade Airport is 15km from the centre of Belgrade. There are two bus stops at the airport - one is next to Terminal 1 and the other one in front of the Arrivals entrance.

For more information see
http://www.beg.aero/passengers/to_and_from_the_airport/transportation.106.html

BY COACH

Coaches are more reliable than trains and run every 15 to 45 minutes. The journey takes an hour and a half.
Belgrade – Novi Sad: from 03:00 to 23:59
Novi Sad – Belgrade: from 5:00 to 23:59
Price: 550 - 750 din (c. 4.50 – 6€)

BY TRAIN

Trains run every hour or two, although there are occasional delays, and the journey takes between an hour and a half and two hours. International trains may be more reliable.
Belgrade – Novi Sad: from 03:45 to 23:05
Novi Sad – Belgrade: from 05:25 to 22:27
Price: single ticket 288 din (c. 3€), return ticket 750 din (c. 7.50€)

For information on how to get to Novi Sad by coach or train from other cities and countries, please contact your local coach and train stations.

BY CAR

For information on how to reach Novi Sad by car it is advisable to consult www.viamichelin.com.

TAXI

Taking a taxi is cheap and reliable. For most destinations the ride costs costs between 250 and 400 Serbian dinars (RSD), or between c. 2 and c. 3 euros (EUR), by the current average rate of exchange. You have to pay in cash.

TAXI COMPANY:	PHONE NUMBER:
Nas	+381 (0) 21/300300
Novus	+381 (0) 21/500700
Crveni	+381 (0)21/44 55 77
SOS	+381 (0) 21/450400
Vojvodani	+381 (0) 21/522333
Vip	+381 (‎0)21/444-000
Grand	+381 (0) 21/433100
Delta	+381 (0) 21/ 522622
Pan	+381 (0) 21/455555

BUS

ROUTE:	BUS:
Coach/Train station – City Centre – University	4
City Centre – University	2, 4, 8, 9, 11
City Centre – Petrovaradin Fortress	3, 9

On your way to the university, make sure that you get off at the bus stop on the corner of Bulevar Cara Lazara and Strazilovska Street. Tickets can be bought on the bus (55 Serbian dinars (RSD) or c. 0.45 euro (EUR) by the current average rate of exchange). For timetables and routes see www.gspns.co.rs.

There is a wide range of quality accommodation for you to choose from in Novi Sad. Below is the list of reasonably priced hotels and hostels, most of which are within easy reach from the university. For room details, phone numbers and addresses follow the links.

HOTELS

www.novisad-hotels.com
www.accommodationinnovisad.com
www.booking.com

Hotels closest to the university:

www.voyagerns.co.rs
(single, double and triple rooms from 46 to 71€)

Hotels in the centre; 10 min walking distance from the university:

www.booking.com/hotel/rs/centar.en.html
(double rooms from 80 to 108€)
www.hotelpanorama.co.rs
(single and double rooms, suites from 45 to 70€)
www.planetainn.com
(single, double and triple rooms from 40 to 60€)
www.hotelzenit.co.rs
(single, double and triple rooms from 50 to 85€)
www.talcentar.rs
(single and double rooms from 30 to 40€)
www.hotelmediteraneo.rs
(single, double and triple rooms from 50 to 85€)

Hotels within 15-30 min walking distance from the university; short bus/taxi ride:

www.hotelvelikinovisad.com
(double rooms from 49€)
www.acenter-birotel.com
(double rooms from 35 to 55€)
www.boutiquehotelarta.rs
(double rooms from 50 to 75€)
www.hotelaurora.rs
(single and double rooms, suites for up to 3 people from 35 to 78€)
www.gymnas.rs
(single, double, triple, quadruple rooms from 52 to 103€)
www.hotel-car.net
(single, double, triple, quadruple rooms from 45 to 85€)
www.bestwestern.at/hotels
(single and double rooms from 63 to 68€)

NB: Some prices include breakfast and taxes. For more information see websites above.

HOSTELS

http://www.hostels.com/novi-sad/serbia
www.lazinhostel.org
www.hostelnovisad.com
www.hostelsova.com
www.iledefrance.co.rs

RESTAURANTS

The wide choice of Novi Sad restaurants features local as well as international cuisine. For information on phone numbers and bookings click on the names below.

2 ŠTAPIĆA (Chinese)
Bulevar cara Lazara 7A, NOVI SAD
ASTAL ŠAREN (Local)
Mite Ružića 4, NOVI SAD
BABY BLUE - PLAVA FRAJLA (Local & International)
Sutjeska 2, NOVI SAD
Carda Aqua Doria (Local)
Kamenicki put bb Petrovaradin, NOVI SAD
FISH&ZELENIŠ (Mediterranean)
Skerlićeva 2, NOVI SAD
KUĆA MALA (Pizza restaurant)
Laze Telečkog 4, NOVI SAD
MEDITERANEO (Mediterranean)
Ise Bajića 8, NOVI SAD
SEČUAN (Chinese)
Dunavska 16, NOVI SAD
SOKAČE (Local)
Žitni trg 5, NOVI SAD

Novi Sad offers a variety of historical and cultural attractions for all tastes and ages. The most frequently recommended sites are the Petrovaradin Fortress and the old city centre. If you have time, you might consider visiting the nearby historical town of Sremski Karlovci, famous for wineries, or go on a tour around the monasteries of Fruska gora. For places to visit and things to see, visit one of the websites below.

All additional information is available from the links below:

www.novisad.rs
www.novisad.org
www.visitserbia.org

Information on cultural events:

www.cf.rs (this website is in Serbian only)
www.enjoynovisad.com (this website is in Serbian only)
www.muzickaomladina.org

MAP OF NOVI SAD:

www.mapa-novog-sada.com
http://novisadguide.com/