36.2143, Calls: 12th International Conference on Language and Literacy Education (South Africa)

[The LINGUIST List]

LINGUIST List: Vol-36-2143. Fri Jul 11 2025. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 36.2143, Calls: 12th International Conference on Language and Literacy Education (South Africa)

Moderator: Steven Moran (linguist at linguistlist.org)
Managing Editor: Valeriia Vyshnevetska
Team: Helen Aristar-Dry, Mara Baccaro, Daniel Swanson
Jobs: jobs at linguistlist.org | Conferences: callconf at linguistlist.org | Pubs: pubs at linguistlist.org

Homepage: http://linguistlist.org

Editor for this issue: Valeriia Vyshnevetska <valeriia at linguistlist.org>

================================================================


Date: 10-Jul-2025
From: Buhlebuzile Xaba [buhlebuzile.xaba at wits.ac.za]
Subject: 12th International Conference on Language and Literacy Education


Full Title: 12th International Conference on Language and Literacy
Education
Short Title: ICLLE
Theme: Translanguaging, Literacies, and Technological Affordances:
Shaping the Future of Multilingual Education

Date: 12-Sep-2025 - 14-Sep-2025
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Contact Person: Buhlebuzile Xaba
Meeting Email: buhlebuzile.xaba at wits.ac.za
Web Site: https://www.wits.ac.za/education/research-centres/humel/

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; General
Linguistics; Language Documentation; Sociolinguistics
Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Call Deadline: 15-Mar-2025

Meeting Description:
The 12th International Conference on Language and Literacy Education
(12-14 September 2025) will explore the role of translanguaging,
literacies, and technological innovations in multilingual education.
Hosted by Wits University and HuMEL, the conference invites global
scholars, educators, and policymakers to present research and
practical solutions on topics like multilingual literacies, bilingual
education, and decolonial perspectives, with a focus on transforming
education in the 21st century.
2nd Call for Papers:
Are you passionate about multilingual education and the role of
translanguaging, literacies, and technology in shaping its future? We
invite researchers, educators, policymakers, and practitioners to
contribute to the 12th International Conference on Language and
Literacy Education, hosted by Wits University and HuMEL, from 12-14
September 2025 in Johannesburg.
This year’s conference will explore the intersection of
translanguaging, reading and writing literacies, and technological
advancements, driving new innovations in multilingual classrooms. Join
us in addressing how these elements are transforming education
globally, especially in the Global South.
Conference Sub-Themes:
 - Translanguaging as Pedagogy and Practice
 - Multilingual Literacies
 - Technological Affordances in Multilingual Education
 - Mother Tongue-Based Bilingual Education
 - Decolonial and Global South Perspectives on Multilingualism
We encourage submissions that offer practical solutions to current
educational challenges through research papers, workshops, posters, or
panel discussions.
Important Dates:
Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 March 2025
Notification of Acceptance: 15 April 2025
Full Paper Submission Deadline: 31 July 2025
Conference Fee: R4000
Selected papers will be published in the edited volume:
Translanguaging, Literacies, and Technological Affordances: Shaping
the Future of Multilingual Education.
For more details and submission guidelines:
Contact: humelconference.wits at gmail.com
Buhlebuzile.xaba at wits.co.za



------------------------------------------------------------------------------

********************** LINGUIST List Support ***********************
Please consider donating to the Linguist List to support the student editors:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=87C2AXTVC4PP8

LINGUIST List is supported by the following publishers:

Cascadilla Press http://www.cascadilla.com/

MIT Press http://mitpress.mit.edu/

Multilingual Matters http://www.multilingual-matters.com/


----------------------------------------------------------
LINGUIST List: Vol-36-2143
----------------------------------------------------------