Call for Papers: Bilingualism and Multilingualism Conference

November 7, 2022
January 10, 2023
UBC Okanagan campus 
Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7 
Canada

Starting on May 13th, 2023 until May 15th, 2023, the conference on Bilingualism and Multilingualism (BAM) is set to take place in Kelowna, on the University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus. We are calling for abstracts for oral presentations and posters related to bilingualism and multilingualism, broadly defined. 

EVENT FEATURES 

Keynote Speakers: 
  • Roswita Dressler, University of Calgary
  • Andrea MacLeod, University of Alberta
  • Onowa McIvor, University of Victoria
  • Jie Yang, Simon Fraser University
Invited Symposium: 

Building Connections: Language and Literacy Education in the Okanagan School of Education. Featuring: Dr. Jessica Chan, Dr. Bill Cohen, Dr. Scott Douglas, and Dr. Carl Ruest. This will be followed by a series of Scholar-Practitioner Shares from educators and practitioners who will share how their research has been translated to educational practice.

Abstracts are due by January 10, 2023.

Submit abstracts here: Submit BAM abstract

Welcome topics include (but are not limited to):
  • Indigenous language learning and/or revitalization 
  • Minority languages 
  • Foreign accents 
  • Foreign language learning 
  • Motivation and language learning 
  • Heritage language learning 
  • Second, third, fourth, etc. language learning 
  • Simultaneous bilingualism 
  • Dual language learning 
  • Language disorders
  • Language and identity 
  • Language and emotions 
  • Linguistic vitality (with or without any prefixes on "linguistic") 
  • Code-switching 
  • Study abroad
  • Language(s) among migrant populations 
  • Language in school/work 
  • Forensic linguistics 
  • English as an additional language 

And, in case it is not obvious from that list, we welcome contributions from any discipline.

Please direct any other questions to Elena: elena.nicoladis@ubc.ca


First Nations land acknowledegement

We acknowledge that UBC’s campuses are situated within the traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh, and in the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the Syilx Okanagan Nation and their peoples.


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