XVII International Congress on Foreign Languages, Communication and Culture (WEFLA 2023) and at the XVII International Seminar on Canadian Studies (SECAN 2023)

WEFLA and SECAN, will be held in a hybrid format (face-to-face and virtual) in collaboration with the Faculty of Arts at Western University, Canada, with the support of the Universities of Trois Rivieres, Ottawa, Sherbrooke, St. Thomas University in Canada, the Faculty of Languages of the Autonomous University of Baja California, Mexico, as well as with the support of the Canadian Embassy in Cuba, Civitas Global Education Services, and TOEFL-iBT. WEFLA and SECAN seek to encourage international cooperation by providing the opportunity for collaborative learning related to new ways to provide quality education in times of pandemic in the field of language pedagogy, applied linguistics, education, communication, and culture, as well as in Canadian Studies. Topics include (but are not confined to) the following areas: WEFLA 2023 • Post-pandemic challenges in the teaching and learning of foreign languages • Foreign language teachers´ training and continuous professional development • Theoretical, descriptive and applied studies in translation and interpretation • Phraseology, phraseography and phraseodidactis • Communication and sustainable development • Francophone and intercultural studies • Linguistics and Applied Linguistics • Literature • Language, communication, and culture SECAN 2023 • Canada, managing social and cultural diversity • Society, culture, and identity • Cuba-Canada relations • Gender Studies • History and politics • Aboriginal studies: Truth and Reconciliation • Language and Literature • Contemporary Issues