As you may have noticed, the European Second Language Association (EuroSLA) website has recently been given a thorough facelift – you can see for yourself at www.eurosla.org. With this new look we think we should also have a new logo. We are therefore pleased to announce a competition for the design of a new logo, … Continue reading Design a EuroSLA logo!
At MultiLing Center for Multilingualism in Society across the Lifespan, there are two fellowships now available, starting in August 2015: one postdoctoral fellowship and one doctoral fellowship: http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/1328885/99933?iso=no http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/1328853/99933?iso=no The fellowships are part of the research project Family Language Policy in Multilingual Transcultural Families (MultiFam). Projects addressing MultiLing’s three research themes are relevant: multilingual competence, … Continue reading Fellowships available at Center for Multilingualism in Society across the Lifespan, Oslo University
We are announcing the 4th Barcelona Summer School on Bilingualism and Multilingualism held September 14-17 at Pompeu Fabra University. Date: 14-17 September 2015 Invited speakers and modules: Lera Boroditsky (University of California, Santa Barbara): How do the languages we speak shape the ways we think? Annick de Houwer (University of Erfurt): Studying the input in … Continue reading 4th Barcelona Summer School on Bilingualism and Multilingualism, September 14-17, Pompeu Fabra University
The doctoral students in the Applied Linguistics PhD Program at the Universitat de Barcelona and the GRAL Research Group (UB) are organizing a workshop on the topic of Reliability and Validity of Instruments and Measures in SLA Research: Facing Dilemmas in Data Selection, Analysis and Reporting. http://ubslaworkshop2015.weebly.com/ This workshop aims at discussing common dilemmas within … Continue reading Workshop on Reliability and Validity in SLA Research, June 11-12, 2015, Universitat de Barcelona
We are pleased to announce that we have a permanent lectureship in The Department English Language and Applied Linguistics at the University of Birmingham. We are looking to appoint a Lecturer in English Language Teaching, with effect from 1st September 2015 or as soon as possible thereafter. Details are as follows: The Lectureship in English … Continue reading Lectureship English Language Teaching (permanent), University of Birmingham
Final call for papers for Eurosla 25. Don’t forget to submit your abstract by Friday 27.2. http://eurosla25.sciencesconf.org/
Workshop on Bilingualism and Executive Function: An Interdisciplinary Approach The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, with the generous support of the National Science Foundation, is pleased to invite you to a two-day workshop on bilingualism and executive function, to be held on 18-19 May 2015 (Monday and Tuesday) at the CUNY … Continue reading Workshop on Bilingualism and Executive Function, CUNY 18-19 May
Two vacancies in bilingualism: Professor and Associate Senior Lecturer. Closing date 19/3 The following to vacancies are advertised at the Centre for Research on Bilingualism: Professor of Bilingualism and Associate Senior Lecturer in Bilingualism. The Centre for Research on Bilingualism is part of the Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism at Stockholm University. Read more
New Directions in Implicit and Explicit Language Learning June 10-11, 2015, Lancaster University http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/fass/events/implicit-explicit The study of implicit and explicit learning plays a central role in the cognitive sciences. This two-day symposium will bring together leading researchers from a variety of disciplines (cognitive psychology, linguistics, second language research, cognitive neuroscience, and education) in order to … Continue reading Workshop on Implicit and Explicit language learning, Lancaster, June 10-11 2015
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