The first two snippets are announcements pertaining to the creation of a new language and education research journal, including a call for submissions for the first issue. The third snippet discusses a specific conference held in 2011 on language competence and its impact on language education. The fourth snippet mentions the challenge of norms in language learning and education and the diversity of perspectives and empirical research on the topic. The next three snippets also refer to various conferences, publications, and research in the fields of language education and applied linguistics. Overall, the snippets introduce the upcoming journal and highlight some of the main themes and topics it aims to cover.