37.3027, Confs: Metalinguistic Awareness in Additional Language Learning: Current Issues and Future Directions

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Subject: 37.3027, Confs: Metalinguistic Awareness in Additional Language Learning: Current Issues and Future Directions

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Date: 21-Sep-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

International Online Conference (September 30-October 1, 2026)
"Metalinguistic awareness in additional language learning: current
issues and future directions"
The team of the research project “Education for plurilingualism:
Metalinguistic awareness in early instructed language learning”
(MetaLearn) is pleased to invite to 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.
Plenary Speakers:
Karen Roehr-Brackin (University of Essex)
Christine Möller-Omrani (Western Norway University of Applied
Sciences)
Monika Bader & Simon Borg (Western Norway University of Applied
Sciences)
Maria Antonietta Pinto (University of Rome «La Sapienza»)
- Program:
https://www.hvl.no/contentassets/5e1edf11b2a8447b9198bcc6316fd4e5/conference-program-metalearn-2026.pdf
- Abstracts:
https://www.hvl.no/contentassets/5e1edf11b2a8447b9198bcc6316fd4e5/bookofabstracts_final.pdf
- Registration:
https://www.hvl.no/en/research/project/metalearn/metalearn-conference-2026/
  (note: registration closes September 28, 2026)
- No conference fees
Organizers and Contact:
Assoc. Profs. Christine Möller-Omrani & Monika Bader, Western Norway
University of Applied Sciences
MetaLearn project: https://www.hvl.no/en/research/project/metalearn/
metalearn at hvl.no



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