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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

JESLA call for papers

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 JESLA call for papers

EuroSLA Distinguished Scholar Award Nominations by 15 February 2022

Dear EuroSLA member Since 2014, the EuroSLA Executive Committee have been proud to present the membership-nominated EuroSLA Distinguished Scholarship Award at our Annual Conference. In the last two years, the award has been given to Professor Marianne Gullberg in 2019 and Professor Florence Myles and Rosamond Mitchell in 2021. See more here: http://www.eurosla.org/distinguished-scholar-award/ We would like to invite you now to nominate somebody for the EuroSLA Distinguished Scholarship Award 2022 which … Continue reading EuroSLA Distinguished Scholar Award Nominations by 15 February 2022

The 4th International Symposium on Bilingual and L2 Processing in Adults and Children (ISBPAC 2022) (August 4th and 5th, 2022)

The Aurora Center for Language Acquisition, Variation & Attrition (AcqVA Aurora) at UiT The Arctic University of Norway is pleased to invite you to the 4th International Symposium on Bilingual and L2 Processing in Adults and Children (ISBPAC 2022) on August 4th and 5th, 2022.  ISBPAC aims to bring together researchers who investigate bi-/multilingualism from various disciplines, including linguistics, cognitive science, neuroscience, … Continue reading The 4th International Symposium on Bilingual and L2 Processing in Adults and Children (ISBPAC 2022) (August 4th and 5th, 2022)

New JESLA paper: Ratajczak, Indrarathne & Kormos (2021)

EUROSLA is delighted to announce the latest article in our journal JESLA (Volume 5): Ratajczak, M., Indrarathne, B., & Kormos, J. (2021). The effects of read-aloud assistance, vocabulary and background knowledge on comprehension of health-related texts of Sri-Lankan English as second language speakers. Journal of the European Second Language Association, 5(1), 133–147. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22599/jesla.78  

Reminder: EuroSLA Workshop Grants 2022

Are you organizing a small event in the area of L2 research in 2022? EuroSLA provides limited financial assistance to support it! The deadline for submission is 31st January 2022. Further information here: http://www.eurosla.org/eurosla-workshop-grants-programme/

EuroSLA social webinar for Early Career Researchers, 7 January 2022 (free event)

The EuroSLA Executive Committee is holding a free social webinar for Early Career Researchers on January 7, 2022 at 1400-1530 UK time (click link to convert to your local time).  This will be a chance for ECRs (which includes, of course, post-grad students) to catch up at the start of the new year, make some new connections with other … Continue reading EuroSLA social webinar for Early Career Researchers, 7 January 2022 (free event)