37.1549, Confs: Metalinguistic Awareness in Additional Language Learning: Current Issues and Future Directions (Online)

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Subject: 37.1549, Confs: Metalinguistic Awareness in Additional Language Learning: Current Issues and Future Directions (Online)

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Date: 22-Apr-2026
From: Christine Möller-Omrani [metalearn at hvl.no]
Subject: Metalinguistic Awareness in Additional Language Learning: Current Issues and Future Directions


Metalinguistic Awareness in Additional Language Learning: Current
Issues and Future Directions
Theme: Metalinguistic awareness

Date: 30-Sep-2026 - 01-Oct-2026
Location: Online
Contact: Assoc. Profs. Christine Möller-Omrani & Monika Bader
Contact Email: metalearn at hvl.no
Meeting URL:
https://www.hvl.no/en/research/project/metalearn/metalearn-conference-2026/

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

Submission Deadline: 31-May-2026

The team of the research project “Education for plurilingualism:
Metalinguistic awareness in early instructed language learning”
(MetaLearn) is pleased to invite submissions for an international
online conference exploring theoretical, empirical, and pedagogical
work on metalinguistic awareness in additional language learning.
Metalinguistic awareness is commonly understood as the capacity to
direct attention to language independently of meaning and to treat
language itself as an object of analysis and reflection. In the
context of additional language learning, metalinguistic awareness has
been identified as a key factor for language attainment, interacting
with other individual and contextual factors. As educational contexts
become increasingly diverse, revisiting the role of metalinguistic
awareness is both timely and necessary. This conference invites
researchers and teacher educators to discuss recent findings, ongoing
research, and future directions in metalinguistic awareness across
diverse learning contexts.
We welcome contributions from across disciplines (e.g., SLA, applied
linguistics, psycholinguistics, education research, cognitive science)
that focus on the construct of metalinguistic awareness. Topics of
interest include but are not limited to:
 - Theoretical perspectives on metalinguistic awareness
 - Cognitive mechanisms underlying metalinguistic awareness
 - The role of metalinguistic awareness in additional language
acquisition
 - Pedagogical approaches to enhance metalinguistic awareness
 - Assessment of metalinguistic awareness in learners
 - Multilingualism, cross-linguistic influence and metalinguistic
awareness
 - Metalinguistic awareness in multilingual education
 - Promoting metalinguistic awareness in teacher education and
teaching
• - Technological tools for fostering metalinguistic awareness.
Submission Types:
 - Papers presentations (20 minutes + 10 min Q&A)
Submission Guidelines:
 - Abstract length: 250–350 words for individual papers (excluding
references)
 - Include additionally
   - 3–5 keywords
   - 3name, affiliation, and contact information
   - 3a 2–3 sentence biography for each presenter.
 - Language: English.
 - Each author can submit no more than 2 proposals (either solo or as
co-author).
Peer Review:
Proposals will be evaluated in terms of thematic relevance, quality of
content, significance, and originality.
Submission & Registration:
 - Submissions via email to: metalearn at hvl.no
 - Registration (opens August 1, 2026):
https://www.hvl.no/en/research/project/metalearn/metalearn-conference-2026/
Important Dates:
 - Submission deadline: May 31, 2026
 - Notification of acceptance: July, 2026
 - August 1, 2026: Registration opens
 - Conference dates: September 30-October 1, 2026
Organizers and Contact:
 - Organizers: Assoc. Profs. Christine Möller-Omrani & Monika Bader
Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
MetaLearn project: https://www.hvl.no/en/research/project/metalearn/
 - For queries please contact: metalearn at hvl.no



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