Full Title: Additional Language Learning by Young Learners

Date: 17-Oct-2024 - 18-Oct-2024
Location: Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Contact Person: María del Pilar García Mayo
Meeting Email: [email protected]
Web Site: https://laslab.eus

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition

Call Deadline: 01-Jun-2024

Meeting Description:

The Language and Speech (https://laslab.org/) research group invites you to send abstracts for the upcoming international conference: "Additional Language Learning by Young Learners". This conference invites researchers, educators, and practitioners interested in various issues related to the learning of any additional language in primary education (6-12 years old).

Please visit the following link https://laslab.eus/ for further information.

Plenary speakers:
- Christine Möller-Omrani (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences)
- Pia Sundqvist (University of Oslo)
- Sandie Mourão (CETAPS, Nova University Lisbon)
- Hayo Reinders (Anaheim University)

Venue: Facultad de Letras, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU. Paseo de la Universidad 5, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain)

2nd Call for Papers:

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We invite contributions for oral presentations (20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for the question period). The language of the conference is English.

Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Collaborative work
- Corrective feedback
- Critical language pedagogy
- Grammar learning
- Extra-mural activities and their impact on additional language learning
- Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
- Ethics and research with children
- Individual differences affecting additional language learning (engagement, metalinguistic awareness, willingness to communicate, among others)
- Innovations in the learning of additional languages
- Multilingualism and Intercultural education
- Primary school teacher education and training
- Task-based language learning in primary school

Proposals should include:
- Full Name(s) of Presenter(s) and Affiliation(s).
- Title of Presentation.
- 300-word Abstract (no reference list needed).

Proposals should be submitted through the form located at:
https://laslab.eus/call-for-papers/

Submissions will be open until 1st June, 2024. Acceptance will be
notified on 15th June, 2024.