Communication de M. Viktor Porkhomovsky, sous le patronage de M. Christian ROBIN : « L’oral et l’écrit dans la perspective synchronique et diachronique ».

Séance du 30 septembre 2016

Résumé : Le but de cette communication est de présenter la diversité et la corrélation des éléments essentiels de l’oral et de l’écrit. Notre étude est basée sur les données de la famille afro-asiatique (chamito-sémitique), qui comprend les langues avec les plus longues traditions de l’écriture dans l’histoire aussi bien que de nombreuses langues à tradition orale.
Le processus de la transition de l’oral à l’écrit dans des situations de création et d’adaptation de l’écriture présente le meilleur objet pour l’analyse comparée des différents aspects de l’oralité et de l’écriture. Trois aspects sont examinés dans notre étude : symbolique, rituel, structural. Notre modèle typologique des voies de la création et de la diffusion de l’écriture compte cinq types principaux. Ce modèle est basé sur deux oppositions binaires :

1. Création versus emprunt de l’écriture.
2. Existence versus absence de tradition écrite dans un milieu socio-linguistique particulier à l’époque de la création ou de l’emprunt du nouveau système d’écriture.

La valeur symbolique des systèmes d’écriture dans ces différentes situations est démontrée sur plusieurs exemples avec un accent spécial mis sur trois systèmes d’écriture en haoussa (branche tchadique de la famille afro-asiatique).
L’aspect rituel de l’oralité et les structures informationnelles des textes rituels sont examinés dans cet article. Les chants rituels socotri (langue sémitique à tradition orale, parlée sur l’île de Socotra) et les textes de la Biblia Hebraica ont été choisis comme exemples. En conclusion, l’aspect structural est analysé dans le cadre de l’étude comparée des constructions syntaxiques. La corrélation de la parataxe et de l’hypotaxe, les degrés de la subordination, le volume des propositions et des groupes nominaux sont utilisés comme des indices de l’opposition structurelle de l’oral et de l’écrit, ce qui est démontré par les résultats de l’analyse statistique de la formation et l’évolution de la norme littéraire en haoussa. Voir l'article...

1st eucen Conference | Founding Meeting: UCE Collaboration

The theme was Towards a European Universities Continuing Education Network and it was organised by the University of Bristol.

Representatives from 15 European universities attended the meeting. After an introduction in which suggestions of possible outcomes of the seminar were given and a definition of the scope of continuing education (CE) was agreed as the basis for discussion, presentations outlined CE in each country and the activities in the Universities represented. Specific topics on which universities present would like to see collaboration were identified.
During this first meeting, the participants agreed to establish a Network, eucen, the European University Continuing Education Network, and to regard the present meeting as its inaugural session. The broad Aims of eucen were also agreed during this sessions.

Speakers at the meeting:
Continuing Education in the European Community
-Prof. V. de Kosinsky, University of Liege - "Continuing Education in the University of Liege"
-Prof.J. Bang, Aarhus University - "The Danish Situation"
-Miss. H. Knosgaard, University of Aalborg - "Continuing Education in Denmark and at Aalborg University"
-Ms N Keher, University College, Galway - "Eire, Overview of Adult Education in Ireland"
-Prof. M-C Rouyer, University of Bordeaux III - "CE in the University Michel the Montaigne Bordeaux III"
-Prof. P. von Mitschke-Collande, University of Hanover - "Continuing Education in Germany and at the University of Hanover"
-Dr. AP. Baldry, University of Pavia - "Continuing Education in the University of Pavia"
-Dr. P. Vroegop, University of Leiden - "Continuing Education at Leiden University"
-Prof. L. Mota de Castro, University of Porto - "Continuing Education at the University of Porto"
-Ms. D. Kelly, University of Granada - "The Position in the University of Granada"
-Mrs. V.A. Mitchell (University of Coventry), Mr. M. Richardson (University of Cambridge) and Prof. E. Thomas (University of Bristol) - "University Continuing Education in the United Kingdom". More...

Conferences
eucen Annual Conferences are organised once a year always in spring. These academically-focused Conferences are coorganised in partnership with one of eucen’s Full Member universities on a topical theme. A wide range of participants come together to debate current issues, to exchange best practices and innovation and to network.

49th eucen Conference - Mainz (DE), 07-09 June 2017
The University of Mainz in Germany introduces the next eucen conference "University Lifelong Learning and the labour market in Europe - the contribution of continuing education and vocational education to the challenges of changing work and qualification requirements"

The project LETAE (Reinforce the Labour Efficiency of Tertiary Adult Education at Universities) did its final conference in Barcelona, 20 June 2016. Carme Royo represented eucen in this event and presented the COMMIT experience to the audience, highlighting the social dimension in universities and the outputs of the project. More...

Are you interested in good practice examples of how social responsibility is implemented by universities with their local environment? One of the latest project outcomes has been the publication of a Toolkit of practice that collects many examples of how university social responsibility can be concretely implemented. In it you will find good practices from Spain, Portugal, Austria, Ireland, Slovenia and Romania and more. More...

In it you will find an overview of the initial steps and forthcoming activities of this eucen project aiming to develop an approach to the intercultural dimension of higher education. You can also learn about the collection of literature resources and good practices which is openly available on HE4u2 website.
Here is the link to the newsletter: http://he4u2.eucen.eu/2016/09/08/7349/. More...

The University of Mainz in Germany introduces the next eucen conference "University Lifelong Learning and the labour market in Europe - the contribution of continuing education and vocational education to the challenges of changing work and qualification requirements".
The eucen conference in 2017 will take place in Mainz, Germany, and will discuss the different European models of Continuing Education and Vocational Education and Training as contribution for the challenges of the labour market.
The changes on the European labour market require to establish stronger links between the dual vocational education and training systems and institutes of higher education. To improve the integration into vocational training through basic skills and permeability, the higher education system has to be opened up for new target groups. Therefore also new flexible study formats have to be offered which are appropriate for students working beside studies.
More details about this conference will be soon available in the conference website. More...