Call for Papers

The Call for Papers is now closed.

We invited proposals for 25-minute presentations, followed by 15-minute discussions, that have a clear evidence-based focus and pertain to the teaching and learning of foreign/second/additional languages in primary school (ages 5-12). The submission deadline was November 15, 2024.

Formal criteria

• Completeness: name of presenter(s) & affiliation(s), presentation title, abstract: 300 - 400 words incl. references
• Empirical structure: theoretical background, research questions/aims, research methods and (projected) findings

Content criteria

• relevance of the study for the conference’s scope (early language learning and teaching in school contexts)
• coherence and quality of the theoretical background
• evidence-based design/grounding in empirical data
• well-founded and plausible research design, including methodological rigor of data analysis

Download the Call for Papers as PDF here.

AFTER THE CONFERENCE, SELECT PAPERS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE FORM OF AN EDITED VOLUME OR SPECIAL ISSUE.