[Lingtyp] ISB15 Final call for symposia: deadline September 16

[Olivera Savic]

The 15th International Symposium on Bilingualism 

- The Different Faces of Bilingualism - 



Final call for symposia: deadline September 16 / Call for individual papers and posters will open September 18 

[ https://www.bcbl.eu/events/isb15/en/ | The 15th International Symposium on Bilingualism ] will take place on 9-13 June 2025 in Donostia-San Sebastián (Spain) and will be hosted by the Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language. 

The theme of the conference is The Different Faces of Bilingualism . This deliberately broad theme for ISB15 is aimed at meeting ISB’s mission to create a space for researchers with a diverse range of interests to share their knowledge and gain new perspectives, and to foster meaningful cross-disciplinary collaborations. We hope to bring together researchers working on different faces of bilingualism, including different research areas, methodological approaches, and populations. In line with this aim, we have invited plenary speakers who represent different faces of bilingualism, from sociolinguistics to education, psycholinguistics to translation. This broad theme reflects the multidisciplinary nature of the organizing committee, based in a center of excellence for neuroscientific research into language and bilingualism. To capitalize on this expertise, ISB15 will feature The Bilingual Brain Day, which is intended to share the core insights of the field with researchers of other areas and to discuss the state-of-the-art with researchers in the field. The conference theme also aims to promote inclusivity, inspired by its location in the Spanish Basque Country, one of the few regions in the world that has successfully revived its bilingual heritage across all aspects of society. 

ISB15 invites submissions in all areas of research on bilingualism and multilingualism, including but not limited to: linguistics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, applied linguistics, neuropsychology, language acquisition, clinical linguistics, language and education, and multilingual societies. 

Keynote speakers: 

· Laura Bosch (University of Barcelona) 

· Jasone Cenoz (University of the Basque Country) 

· Robert Hartsuiker (Ghent University) 

· Janet van Hell (The Pennsylvania State University) 

· Pia Lane (University of Oslo) 

· Rajend Mesthrie (University of Cape Town) 

· Elizabeth D. Peña (University of California, Irvine) 

· Anthony Pym (Universitat Rovira i Virgili) 





Final call for symposia 

The call for symposia will end on 16 September 2024 (11:59 PM, CET). Thank you to all those who have submitted proposals already. If you are planning to submit a proposal, but have not done so yet, please upload it to the [ https://www.bcbl.eu/events/isb15/en/abstract/ | ISB15 submission portal ] by the deadline. 



Symposia are 120-minute blocks that allow for extended, interactive discussion on a specific topic, focusing on a cluster of independent yet related papers. Each symposium consists of four slots, and should consist either of four presentations, or of three presentations and a discussion. Proposals cannot exceed 2400 words (including any references) and must include a general abstract describing the symposium as a whole (400 words), as well as abstracts for all individual presentations and the discussion, if applicable (up to 500 words each). In addition, up to 8 figures can be uploaded to the submission system in a single PDF. All proposals (including all presentations) should be anonymous . 



Call for individual papers and posters 

Abstract submission for individual papers and posters will open on 18 September 2024 and end on 13 November 2024 (11:59 PM, CET). 

Individual papers are formal presentations on original research or pedagogy-focused topics by one or more authors, lasting a maximum of 20 minutes with 5 additional minutes for discussion. 

Posters on original research or pedagogy will be displayed in sessions that offer the opportunity for individualized, informal discussion with others in the field. Posters are especially effective for presenting work-in-progress, fieldwork, and results of empirical research for which data can be presented visually. On each day of the conference, there will be a 90-minute poster session with presenters in attendance. Posters can be left on display throughout the entire day of their session. 

Abstracts should be a maximum of 300 words in length (including any references), written in English, and anonymized. Upload your abstract to the ISB15 submission portal [ https://www.bcbl.eu/events/isb15/en/abstract/ | https://www.bcbl.eu/events/isb15/en/abstract/ ] starting September 18, 2024, after the call for symposia has closed. 

Abstracts will be reviewed anonymously. Notification of acceptance will be sent by 3 February 2025. 

For any inquiries, please contact ISB2025 at bcbl.eu 

Best regards, 
Olivera Savic 
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Researcher 
Basque Center on Cognition, Brain & Language (BCBL) 
www.bcbl.eu 
Tel: +34 943 309 300 Ext #229 

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