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Journal of EUROSLA (JESLA) – submit by 1 June for publication in 2022

(From Sarah Liszka and the JESLA editorial team) Dear EuroSLA member, We look forward to receiving your submissions for JESLA 2022!  JESLA publishes the best peer-reviewed work by EuroSLA members. Papers can be submitted at any point, with the advantages of no-cost open access, and fast turnaround; typically, time between submission and publication is 6-9 … Continue reading Journal of EUROSLA (JESLA) – submit by 1 June for publication in 2022

Language learning in older adults: Interdisciplinary perspectives – registration open

Registration for this international workshop (supported by an award from the EuroSLA Workshop Fund) is now open. For further information including the full programme, please see https://www.essex.ac.uk/events/2022/06/23/ladeli-workshop

Conference: Fourth International Symposium on Chinese Theoretical and Applied Linguistics (ISOCTAL-4)

20-21 June 2022, the University of Leeds is delighted to host the Fourth International Symposium on Chinese Theoretical and Applied Linguistics (ISOCTAL-4) held hybrid online and in-person.   Deadline for abstracts is 6th May.  For more information, visit the conference website https://isoctal.com or email unileeds@isoctal.com

Vivian Cook: Academic memorial service

Posted on behalf of Bene Bassetti (Literary Executor for Vivian Cook) and Adam Brandt (Head of Applied Linguistics & Communication, Newcastle University)  Dear all,  As you will all know by now, our dear friend and colleague Vivian Cook passed away at end of last year. Following this, many people across the world have expressed a wish … Continue reading Vivian Cook: Academic memorial service

Job: Professor/Reader in Second Language Acquisition, Newcastle University, UK

Application deadline 27th April 2022 Click for more information here  

Job: Lecturer in Applied Linguistics, University of Swansea, UK

Application deadline 17 April 2022 Click here for more information

EUROSLA-supported workshop, University of Essex 23 June 2022

Language learning in older adults: Interdisciplinary perspectives  Thursday, 23 June 2022  Centre for Research in Language Development throughout the Lifespan University of Essex, UK  This workshop focuses on additional language learning in older adults (ages 60+). It aims to bring together researchers from different disciplines to enhance our understanding of the processes of language learning … Continue reading EUROSLA-supported workshop, University of Essex 23 June 2022

EuroSLA social webinar for Early Career Researchers, 8 April 2022 (free event)

Following on from our last successful free social webinar for Early Career Researchers in January, we are now looking forward to our next one, including information  on how to get your work published. This will be on April 8th, 2022 at 10-11.30 UK time (click on time link to convert to your local time). This will be a chance for ECRs (which … Continue reading EuroSLA social webinar for Early Career Researchers, 8 April 2022 (free event)

SSLA special issue on Replication in Second Language Research – call for papers

Replication in Second Language Research Special Issue of Studies in Second Language Acquisition, September 2024 Call for Proposals, Due April 1, 2022 Guest Editor: Kevin McManus (Penn State University, USA) https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/studies-in-second-language-acquisition/call-for-proposalssla

JESLA Volume 5

The following articles were published in the Journal of the European Second Language Association in 2021 (Volume 5) Trenkic, D., & Hu, R. (2021). Teaching to the test: The effects of coaching on English-proficiency scores for university entry. Journal of the European Second Language Association, 5(1), 1–15. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22599/jesla.74 Agebjörn, A. (2021). Swedish noun-phrase structure in … Continue reading JESLA Volume 5