DI 14: Diskurs – discourse – diskurssi – discours. Bringing discourse studies into translingual dialogue 14th instalment of the conference series “Diskurs – interdisziplinär” Åbo Akademi University, Åbo/Turku, Finland, 22nd and 23rd of October 2026 in cooperation with U Bremen, TU Dresden, IDS Mannheim and U Warsaw A Foucauldian concept of discourse is and remains widely used in many disciplines, not least in cultural studies and linguistics. Although Foucault’s own work is a common denomin

You are warmly invited to the next free webinar from the Northern Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (NATESOL). Building foundations: Enhancing writing skills for low-level learners by Lesley Painter-Farrell (School Director & Author) Thursday, 9th April, 2026 4-5:30PM GMT Online via Zoom Free registration here https://www.natesol.org/event-details/building-foundations-enhancing-writing-skills-in-low-level-learners Abstract: Supporting and developing s

The 13th International Conference on Multimodality (13ICOM) will be organised at the University of Helsinki, Finland, in June 2027. The phenomenon of multimodality – or how communication and interaction build on coordinated combinations of multiple forms of expression – is now actively researched within diverse fields of study. Given the multifaceted nature and complexity of the phenomenon, pursuing a constructive dialogue between different approaches to multimodality is essential for moving

Westminster International University in Tashkent cordially invites you to submit a speaker proposal to the upcoming 7th International Conference on Education and Linguistics (ICEL) and Exhibitions which is going to take place on 12-13 May 2026 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The topic of the conference is "Education for sustainable futures: Language and Learning reimagined" Mode: hybrid (in-person and virtual) The conference accepts speaker proposals (not presented before) on the following to

Webinar Series: Conversations on Language Policy in Africa Multilingualism is not a barrier to African economic development; bad economic policies are. Registration link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/99882eae-9667-46d6-b794-7d8fbd175b77@d400387a-212f-43ea-ac7f-77aa12d7977e Abstract Since the dawn of Independence in the early1960s, African leaders have been advised, especially by economists, but also by some linguists that the multitude of languages is expensive and an obstacle

The 13th International Conference on Multimodality (13ICOM) will be organised at the University of Helsinki, Finland, in June 2027. The phenomenon of multimodality – or how communication and interaction build on coordinated combinations of multiple forms of expression – is now actively researched within diverse fields of study. Given the multifaceted nature and complexity of the phenomenon, pursuing a constructive dialogue between different approaches to multimodality is essential for moving

Westminster International University in Tashkent cordially invites you to submit a speaker proposal to the upcoming 7th International Conference on Education and Linguistics (ICEL) and Exhibitions which is going to take place on 12-13 May 2026 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The topic of the conference is "Education for sustainable futures: Language and Learning reimagined" Mode: hybrid (in-person and virtual) The conference accepts speaker proposals (not presented before) on the following to

Plenary Speaker - Professor Phil Hubbard, Stanford University USA (Integrating Generative AI into Second Language Listening: Explorations in Professional Development) Professor Phil Hubbard, PhD, is Senior Lecturer Emeritus in the Stanford University Language Center. Working in the field of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) since the early 1980s, he has published in the areas of CALL theory, research, methodology, evaluation, teacher education, learner training, and listening. He se

Plenary Speaker - Professor Phil Hubbard, Stanford University USA (Integrating Generative AI into Second Language Listening: Explorations in Professional Development) Professor Phil Hubbard, PhD, is Senior Lecturer Emeritus in the Stanford University Language Center. Working in the field of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) since the early 1980s, he has published in the areas of CALL theory, research, methodology, evaluation, teacher education, learner training, and listening. He se

Call for Papers: [EN] This workshop, organised within SFB 1412: Register by Project A09 (https://sfb1412.hu-berlin.de), examines the intersection of register and socio-geographic variation, and how these dynamics relate to processes of standardisation, with a particular focus on Spanish and its varieties worldwide. Project A09 investigates this interface in Canarian Spanish through three morpho-syntactic phenomena. The Canary Islands represent a linguistically complex space: politicall

Digital Studies in Language and Literature, published by De Gruyter and led by Co-Editors-in-Chief Shaofeng Li and Qiyang Mo, welcomes all submissions in line with the aims and scope below. Accepted articles will be published via fully sponsored Open Access under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License, ensuring that your research is freely available for all to read and download. Aims and Scope: DSLL provides a platform for scholars, researchers, educators, and practitioners to ex

Today, we're sharing our call for papers for an edited volume on "Globalization, Multilingualism, and AI: Reframing Language Teacher Identity" which will be under consideration for the series Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching with Multilingual Matters. We have already been in touch with the editors who have expressed a great interest in this volume; based on the abstracts submitted, we will put together a proposal which will then be submitted to Multilingual Matters. We thus

Language as Political Action and as Social Practice October 8-10, 2026 Towson University Towson, Maryland The Linguistic Association of the Southwest (LASSO) invites abstract submission for papers and group panels for its 55th Annual Meeting. LASSO is a U.S.-based organization dedicated to promoting the scientific study of language. Although many of our members focus on the languages spoken in the southwestern United States, LASSO maintains a global perspective. We welcome members and rese

I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Language, Brain and Learning (C-LaBL) at UiT The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø. I am currently looking for native German speakers from Berlin and surrounding areas to participate in my study on L3 acquisition and its impact on previously known languages. Participation is fully online and involves three short tasks, taking a total of about 30 minutes to complete. Each participant will receive €20 Wunschgutschein voucher for their time

Language as Political Action and as Social Practice October 8-10, 2026 Towson University Towson, Maryland The Linguistic Association of the Southwest (LASSO) invites abstract submission for papers and group panels for its 55th Annual Meeting. LASSO is a U.S.-based organization dedicated to promoting the scientific study of language. Although many of our members focus on the languages spoken in the southwestern United States, LASSO maintains a global perspective. We welcome members and rese

Call for Papers: The International Linguistic Society is delighted to invite you to participate in the International Conference on Phonetics and AI in Language Education, Phonetics 2026 Hong Kong, to be held from 3rd to 5th June 2026 in Hong Kong. The primary aim of the conference is to advance key areas of contemporary developments in phonetics and the rapidly evolving applications of AI in language education. The Phonetics 2026 Hong Kong conference envisions a vibrant platform for collab

The Mind, Language and Action Group (MLAG), a research unit of the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Porto, invites you to the sixth talk of the new MLAG Seminar Series featuring presentations by international researchers on topics of interest to the group. The talk, given by David Spurrett (University of KwaZulu-Natal / UKZN) and entitled "Engines of Hostility: The Tower of Sabotage and Hack", will take place on March 26, 13:00-14:30 Western European Time (WET). The meeting is online

Call for Papers: We invite submissions on the conference topics. Abstracts must be sent to acapone@unime.it by March 31, 2026. Submissions should be no more than two pages (a maximum of 1,000 words) and include the author’s name and title. The editor will anonymize all abstracts to ensure a blind review process. Notification of acceptance will be sent by April 10, 2026. Themes and Topics: This conference explores the connection between theoretical aspects of pragmatics and philosophy. W

Description: The Linguistics Department at the University of Maryland, College Park invites applications for a full-time Lecturer with an anticipated starting date of August 9, 2026. The initial appointment will be for one year, with the possibility of renewal. Applicants will be expected to teach courses in introductory linguistics, as well as undergraduate courses in their area of specialization. The expected teaching load is five courses per year (2-3), in addition to some administrativ

This book expands and deepens the investigation of the language associated with or produced by groups that are socially, culturally, racially and economically outliers and whose marginalisation results in a different engagement with and participation in mainstream society's activities. It features case studies from across the globe, including Ghana, Norway, Poland, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Zambia, addressing the construction (and self-construction) of marginalisation and diversity in di