International Symposium on Bilingualism 14
– Diversity Now –
Now Accepting Abstract Submissions
The 14th International Symposium on Bilingualism will take place on 26-30 June 2023 at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.
The theme of the conference is Diversity Now. The United Nations General Assembly has declared the period between 2022 and 2032 as the International Decade of Indigenous Languages to draw attention to the critical status of many Indigenous languages across the world and to encourage action for their preservation, revitalisation, and promotion. ISB14 especially encourages submissions of work involving lesser-studied bilingual communities and interdisciplinary work examining bilingualism across cultures, societies, and the life-span.
ISB14 invites submissions in all areas of research on bilingualism and multilingualism, including but not limited to: linguistics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, applied linguistics, neuropsychology, language acquisition, clinical linguistics, language and education, and multilingual societies.
Keynote speakers include:
- Christos Pliatsikas (Centre for Literacy and Multilingualism, School of Psychological and Clinical Language Science, University of Reading)
- Ingrid Piller (Centre for Workforce Futures, Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University)
- Kevin Kien Hoa Chung (Department of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong)
- Kilian Seeber (Faculty of Translation and Interpreting, University of Geneva)
- Leher Singh (Department of Psychology, National University of Singapore)
- Ofelia Garcia (Urban Education and Latin American, Iberian, and Latino Cultures, City University of New York)
- Sharynne McLeod (School of Education, Charles Sturt University)
We invite abstracts for two categories of submissions: individual papers and posters.
Individual papers are formal presentations on original research or pedagogy-focused topics by one or more authors, lasting a maximum of 20 minutes with 5 additional minutes for discussion.
Posters on original research or pedagogy will be displayed in sessions that offer the opportunity for individualised, informal discussion with others in the field. Posters are especially effective for presenting work-in-progress, fieldwork, and results of empirical research for which data can be presented visually. Posters will be available throughout an entire day of the conference with presenters in attendance for a 90-minute poster session.
Abstract submission is now open and will end on 30 November 2022.
Abstracts should be a maximum of 300 words in length, anonymised and submitted in English via the submission portal https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/3999/submitter.
Abstracts will be reviewed anonymously. Notification of acceptance will be sent by 28 February 2023.
Enquiries regarding the academic content of submissions should be addressed to the ISB14 Scientific Committee via ISB14.ScientificCommittee@
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The TESL Canada Journal (http://www.teslcanadajournal.ca) is soliciting proposals from prospective guest editors for the 2023 Special Issue. The TESL Canada Journal is an open access, refereed journal for practicing teachers, teacher educators, graduate students, and researchers. As the federally funded flagship journal of the TESL Canada Foundation since 1984, its mandate is to publish articles that contribute to the advancement of the teaching and learning of English and French as second languages in Canada; second language teacher education; and the maintenance and development of minority, heritage, or Aboriginal languages. All published articles receive DOIs and are archived by Portico and LOCKSS.
The TESL Canada Journal (TCJ) publishes one (or two) Special Issue per year (in the late autumn) and two regular issues. Special Issue topics are selected by the Journal Advisory Committee.
Guest editors are responsible for the review process and the selection of content. Special Issues are published online only, on the TESL Canada Journal open access website (http://www.teslcanadajournal.ca). Previous Special Issues include the following:
2022- Plurilingualism and Translanguaging: Pedagogical Approaches for Empowerment and Validation
2020- Corrective Feedback in Language Teaching and Learning: Connecting Research and Practice
2019- 1) Language and Higher Education, 2) Building capacity for 21st century digital ELT practices
2018 - The Shifting Landscape of Professional Self-Development for ELT Practitioners in Canada
2017 - Formulaic Language in English Language Acquisition and Teaching
2016 - Refugees in Canada: ESL for Resilience and Empowerment
2015 - Language Assessment in Canada: Critical Issues and Research Agenda
2014 - Task-Based Language Teaching and Learning
2013 - Teaching and Learning Pragmatics in TESL
2012 - Generation 1.5 in Canada: Multiple Perspectives on a Shifting Demographic Landscape
2011 - Ethics in Cross-Cultural, Cross-Linguistic Research
Please include the following details in your proposal:
- Proposed title
- Guest Editor(s), Affiliation, Contact information
- Rationale for a Special Issue on this topic (including its current relevance to TESL in Canada) (maximum 4 pages; please place references at the end of the proposal)
- Overview of proposed contents: a brief description of the theme, with topics to be included
- List of possible contributors and proposed means of soliciting submissions (including conferences)
- Qualifications of the Guest Editor(s) (including previous related experience and familiarity with the TESL Canada Journal)
- Proposed timeline for Fall 2023 publication
- References
Please submit your proposals to: by June 15, 2022. In the subject line, please insert “TESL Canada Journal 2023 Special Issue Proposal”. Please direct questions regarding proposals to Farahnaz Faez at or Antonella Valeo
The Association Française de Linguistique Appliquée - AFLA is pleased to announce the opening of the call for symposia for the international congress of the Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée - AILA to be held from 17 to 21 July 2023 in Lyon (France). The congress will be held in hybrid mode on the theme: "Diversity and social cohesion in a globalised world: towards more committed language sciences". It will be the opportunity to celebrate the 20th AILA congress but also, one year ahead, the 60th anniversary of AFLA, founded in 1964.
Following the format of the AILA 2021 Congress in Groningen (The Netherlands), we invite researchers to submit proposals for symposia (deadline: 8 March 2022) and then a call for individual submissions will be launched in spring 2022. Individual submissions should integrate the theme of one of the symposia selected in the first phase. The standard format of the symposia will be hybrid, but the novelty is that we will be able to offer symposia in a 100% remote format with reduced registration fees. Another new feature is that the symposia can be in 4 languages: French, English, Spanish and German. Our objective is to offer better accessibility to the congress through the hybrid format, to think about a logistical approach anchored in sustainable development and to propose an event on a human scale.
You will find all the information about the call for submissions on the dedicated platform: https://aila2023.sciencesconf.org
This platform can be accessed via the main congress website: https://aila2023.fr
We look forward to receiving your proposals.