37.1520, Confs: 15th Jubilee Conference of the Migration Research Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Session: Languages Across Borders: Migration, Identity and Integration (Poland)

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Date: 20-Apr-2026
From: Karolina Rosiak [rosiak at amu.edu.pl]
Subject: 15th Jubilee Conference of the Migration Research Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Session: Languages Across Borders: Migration, Identity and Integration


15th Jubilee Conference of the Migration Research Committee of the
Polish Academy of Sciences, Session: Languages Across Borders:
Migration, Identity and Integration
Short Title: KBnMPAN
Theme: Emigration, Immigration, Integration in the Era of Social and
Political Polarization

Date: 23-Sep-2026 - 25-Sep-2026
Location: Gdańsk, Poland
Contact: Karolina Rosiak
Contact Email: rosiak at amu.edu.pl
Meeting URL:
https://czrug.ug.edu.pl/en/15th-conference-of-the-committee-for-migration-research/

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Sociolinguistics
Subject Language(s): Dutch (nld)
                     English (eng)
                     French (fra)
                     German (deu)
                     Polish (pol)

Submission Deadline: 15-May-2026

This conference session will explore the linguistic aspects of
international migration. The session will engage with the concept of
linguistic integration, understood as the ability to use the language
of the host society. The mobility of modern societies requires not
only proficiency in English in order to communicate on the
international stage and find employment, but also knowledge of other
languages, both the so-called ‘big’ languages and local minority
languages. While often treated as a key indicator of successful
integration, linguistic integration is a complex, non-linear, and
socially negotiated process. It encompasses not only communicative
competence but also participation, identity formation, and well-being,
and may be interpreted differently by migrants and host communities
alike.  The session will foreground language as a key factor in
migrants’ integration, emphasizing its role in accessing education,
employment, and social participation, as well as in fostering a sense
of belonging. It will also examine the linguistic barriers migrants
face and the policy responses developed by host societies to address
these challenges and promote social cohesion.
We welcome contributions addressing the following topics:
-       Heritage language maintenance and shift
-       Language ideologies in migration contexts
-       Family Language Policy, language maintenance and education
-       Language and identity construction in migration
-       Negotiating belonging through language
-       Measuring and conceptualizing linguistic integration
-       Language and access to public services
-       Links between language proficiency and well-being (social,
mental, physical)
-       Everyday multilingual practices in migrant communities
-       National and local language policies toward migrants
-       Integration policies and language requirements
-       Tensions in multilingual or bilingual regions
-       Institutional responses to linguistic diversity
-       Linguistic and cultural diversity in multilingual classrooms



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