37.458, Confs: 59th Annual Conference of the British Association for Applied Linguistics (United Kingdom)

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Subject: 37.458, Confs: 59th Annual Conference of the British Association for Applied Linguistics (United Kingdom)

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Date: 30-Jan-2026
From: Stephen Pihlaja [S.pihlaja at aston.ac.uk]
Subject: 59th Annual Conference of the British Association for Applied Linguistics

59th Annual Conference of the British Association for Applied
Linguistics
Short Title: BAAL 2026
Theme: Applied Linguistics in Transformation

Date: 01-Sep-2026 - 03-Sep-2026
Location: Birmingham, United Kingdom
Contact: Stephen Pihlaja
Contact Email: S.pihlaja at aston.ac.uk
Meeting URL: https://baal2026.com/

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics

Submission Deadline: 06-Mar-2026

We invite scholars to reflect on the transformations in and of applied
linguistics in all its forms: digital, methodological, and
paradigmatic, as the field addresses the rapid changes and challenges
of the present times.
The Conference Theme is Applied Linguistics in Transformation with a
focus on:
 - Introducing transformations in paradigms in applied linguistics
research
 - Addressing the challenges and opportunities posed by digital
processes and artificial intelligence
 - Focusing on transformation in methods in applied linguistics
research
 - We welcome submissions that engage with a wide range of applied
linguistic issues across diverse social and professional contexts.
Keynote Speakers:
Dr April Baker-Bell (University of Michigan)
Professor Jannis Androutsopoulos (University of Hamburg)
Professor Sarah Mercer (University of Graz) (Pit Corder Lecture)
Dr Sharese King (University of Chicago)
Submission Guidelines:
Abstracts should be submitted via https://www.conftool.org/baal2026/
by Friday 6th March 2026. The language of the conference is English.
We especially encourage submission of abstracts from early-career
researchers, including postgraduate research students and postdoctoral
researchers.
Contribution Types:
BAAL 2026 welcomes submissions for the following contributions:
Individual Presentation:
Individual presentations (20-minute presentation + 5 minutes for Q&A)
are especially suitable for submissions that report on completed
research, or research in progress for which at least some substantial
results have been generated. Abstracts should be a maximum of 300
words (not including list of references).
Special Interest Group (SIG) Track Presentation:
Authors may submit their individual presentation to a specific SIG
track (all authors, whether or not SIG members, are eligible).
Submitting your abstract to a SIG track has no impact on abstract
acceptance to the overall conference; if your abstract is not accepted
for the SIG track, it will be considered for acceptance to the main
conference.
BAAL currently has 22 Special Interest Groups (SIGs):
 - Asian Language Education in Global Contexts (ALEG) SIG
 - Corpus Linguistics (CL) SIG
 - English-Medium Instruction (EMI) SIG
 - Health and Science Communication SIG
 - Humans, Machines, Language SIG (HuMaLa)
 - Intercultural Communication (IC-SIG)
 - Language and Education for Social Justice SIG (LESJ)
 - Language and New Media SIG
 - Language and Race SIG
 - Language Curriculum SIG
 - Language in Africa (LiASIG)
 - Language Policy (LP) SIG
 - Language, Gender and Sexuality (LGaS) SIG
 - Language, Learning and Teaching (LLT) SIG
 - Linguistic Ethnography Forum (LEF)
 - Linguistics and Knowledge about Language in Education (LKALE) SIG
 - Literacies SIG
 - Multilingualism SIG
 - Research Involving Children (RICH) SIG
 - Research Synthesis in Applied Linguistics (RSAL) SIG
 - Testing, Evaluation and Assessment (TEASIG)
 - Vocabulary (Vocab) SIG
Poster Presentation:
Poster presentations are especially suitable for submissions that
report on planned/early-stage/work-in-progress research for which
substantive results may not have yet been generated. Abstracts should
be a maximum of 300 words (not including list of references).
Colloquium:
A colloquium is an extended session comprising multiple papers that
relate to a single coherent theme. To ensure synchronisation of the
parallel sessions, a colloquium must be divided into 30-minute blocks
(25 minutes + 5 minutes changeover). Submissions should include (1) a
description of the overall motivation for the colloquium and the
proposed colloquium structure (maximum 300 words), (2) an abstract
(maximum 300 words) for each of the sub-papers proposed for the
colloquium, and (3) a single list of references. Proposals are welcome
for colloquia ranging from 1.5 hours (3 sub-papers) to 3 hours (6
sub-papers) in length.
Lightning Talk:
A lightning talk is a 5-minute presentation, especially suitable for
short summaries of ongoing research, ideas for research or research
reviews. Lightning talks will be organised into 25-minute sessions
with 5 talks in each. Abstracts should be a maximum of 150 words (not
including list of references).
Round Table:
The format of round table discussion can be flexible but should
involve multiple speakers discussing a specific theme with
opportunities for audience participation. To ensure synchronisation of
the parallel sessions, a round table discussion must be divided into
30-minute blocks (25 minutes + 5 minutes changeover). So, for example,
a 2-block session could consist of 25 minutes panel discussion
followed by 25 minutes of audience participation.
Submissions should take the form of a single abstract on behalf of all
speakers in the round table discussion, detailing the overall
motivation for the round table, individual participants and the
proposed organisation. Proposals are welcome for roundtables of either
1 hour (2 blocks) or 1.5 hours (3 blocks); please specify the proposed
length of your round table in the abstract. Abstracts should be a
maximum of 1,000 words (not including list of references).
Review Process:
All submissions will be subject to double-anonymous peer review by the
BAAL 2026 programme committee. With the exception of Round Table
submissions, authors must take reasonable steps to ensure the
anonymity of abstracts; however, anonymisation/redaction of
self-citations should be avoided.
Key Dates:
Submission deadline: Friday 6th March 2026, 11:59 PM (GMT)
Notification of review outcomes: by the end of April 2026
Conference dates: Tuesday 1st – Thursday 3rd September 2026
Scholarships:
During the abstract submission process, you will be asked to indicate
whether you want to apply for a scholarship. More information about
available scholarships and eligibility can be found on the BAAL
website.
Accessibility:
Conference Aston is a fully accessible venue. We also offer sign
language interpretation where needed. Please indicate this and/or any
additional needs at the point of submission.
Local Organising Committee:
BAAL 2026 is being hosted by the Department of Communication and
Culture at Aston University. The local organising committee at Aston
is:
Dr Stephen Pihlaja (Chair)
Dr Joyce Lim (Deputy Chair)
Dr Chloe Harrison
Prof Sue Garton
Dr Nur Kurtoglu-Hooton
Dr Robbie Love
Dr Polina Gavin
For further information, please visit the conference website at
https://baal2026.com/ or write to the local organising committee at
baal2026 at aston.ac.uk

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