36.3805, Summer Schools: Institute for Trans Linguistic Research and Publishing (USA)

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Subject: 36.3805, Summer Schools: Institute for Trans Linguistic Research and Publishing (USA)

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Date: 10-Dec-2025
From: HyeEun Jung [hyeeunjung at psu.edu]
Subject: Institute for Trans Linguistic Research and Publishing


Institute for Trans Linguistic Research and Publishing

Host Institution: The Pennsylvania State University
Website:
https://sites.psu.edu/translinguisticpublishing/about-the-institute/

Dates: 19-May-2026 - 23-May-2026
Location: Sparks Building, University Park, PA 16801, USA, USA

Minimum Education Level: graduate students and early career scholars

Focus: The objective of this institute is to mentor graduate students
and early career scholars into research and publishing that expand the
boundaries of language studies. It will promote both new approaches to
research and new genres of writing that transgress limiting
traditional paradigms and practices. This institute will be held
annually in May at Penn State University. Similar institutes are held
in other Global South locations, such as Sri Lanka.
Description:
“Trans” epistemologies question reductive binaries and hierarchies, as
in crip, queer, and decolonial scholarship. Drawing from this
movement, translingualism addresses resistant communicative practices
that transcend autonomous or labeled languages and words to include
expansive semiotic repertoires. Connotations of “trans” extend to
transgressive and transformative approaches of research and inquiry.
Such approaches transgress traditional linguistics and communicative
norms, based on colonizing and homogenizing policies, to envision
practices that are more diverse and empowering. This institute
welcomes transformative inquiry and writing in any area of language
studies.
The focus on “language studies” includes a wide range of disciplines
such as composition, rhetoric, literacy, literature, sociolinguistics,
semiotics, language policies, language teaching, language program
administration, translation studies, and philosophies of language.
Work related to other disciplines (in social sciences or natural
sciences) are relevant if they have a focus on language.
The objective of this institute is to mentor graduate students and
early career scholars into research and publishing that expand the
boundaries of language studies. It will promote both new approaches to
research and new genres of writing that transgress limiting
traditional paradigms and practices. This institute will be held
annually in May at Penn State University. Similar institutes are held
in other Global South locations, such as Sri Lanka.
To encourage intensive face-to-face discussions, close textual
feedback, and collaborative learning, the institute will invite a
small number of participants. Those who attend are expected to submit
their works in progress or manuscripts toward preparing them for a
successful publication. Interspersed with plenary talks by experts on
research methods and publishing practices, the 5-day institute will
provide each participant extensive time to present their research
writing, receive in-depth feedback, and consult on revisions.

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics

Registration Open until 02-Feb-2026

Apply on the web:
https://iecp.la.psu.edu/institute-on-trans-linguistic-research-and-publishing-manuscript-submission/

Registration Instructions:
The deadline for submitting writing project is February 2, 2026. This
must be a publishable manuscript, typically 8,500 words, in addition
to a 200-word abstract and references. Though drafts that are not
fully edited or completed are accepted, the mentors can help better
with more fully developed manuscripts.



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