36.1618, Confs: 18th Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition (United Kingdom)

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Date: 20-May-2025
From: Dora Alexopoulou [ta259 at cam.ac.uk]
Subject: 18th Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition


18th Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition
Short Title: GASLA-18

Date: 16-Apr-2026 - 18-Apr-2026
Location: Cambridge, United Kingdom
Contact: Dora Alexopoulou
Contact Email: gasla18 at mmll.cam.ac.uk
Meeting URL: https://gasla18.mmll.cam.ac.uk/

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Cognitive Science; Language
Acquisition; Linguistic Theories; Psycholinguistics

Submission Deadline: 17-Nov-2025

We are excited to announce that the 18th meeting of Generative
Approaches to Second Language Acquisition (GASLA-18) will take place
at the University Cambridge on 16-18th of April 2026.
GASLA is a biennial conference where linguists present theoretically
informed research on second language acquisition.
Presentation Format:
All submissions will be considered for both oral presentations (30
minutes, including 10 minutes for discussion) and poster presentation.
The submission process is the same for the main session and for the
themed sessions.
Main Session:
For the main session, we invite abstract submissions of original,
unpublished work conducted from the generative perspective on any
aspect of second language acquisition, bilingualism, third language
acquisition / multilingualism, and/or heritage language acquisition.
Submitting results from work in progress or unsuccessful experiments
is also encouraged.
Themed Sessions:
In addition to the main session, there will be two themed sessions.
Themed Session I: Theoretical Foundations
We invite submissions considering the implications of recent empirical
results on theory and current debates on L2/multilingual
representations and learnability.
Themed Session II: Language Learning and Teaching
We invite submissions considering connections between generative SLA
research and teaching, e.g. linguistically informed intervention
studies, implications of generative SLA approaches for curriculum
design, teaching materials, teacher training etc.
Submission Guidelines:
Abstracts should not exceed one page in letter-size or A4 paper, with
one extra page for examples, tables, figures and references, with 1
inch or 2.5 cm margins on all sides and 12-point font size.
 - The abstract should have a clear title and should not reveal the
name of the author(s).
 - The abstracts must be uploaded as PDF attachments to our Oxford
Abstracts page.
 - Submissions are limited to one first or single-author abstract.
Multiple joint (not first) author submissions are accepted (but no
more than two joint abstracts from the same group of authors).
 - Please indicate if you would like your abstract to be considered
for one of the themed sessions. All submissions will be considered for
both oral and poster presentations.
 - We encourage graduate students and early career scholars to submit.
Important Dates:
Abstracts open for submission: 1st Sept 2025
Abstract deadline: 17th Nov 2025
Notification of acceptance: 18th Jan 2026
Conference: 16-18th Apr 2026



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