SLRF 2026 - Language teachers and researchers without borders

2-4 Octobre 2026 - Montreal

The Second Language Research Forum (SLRF) is an internationally recognized conference that brings together second language acquisition (SLA) researchers from around the world.

This is one of the leading SLA conferences in North America, providing a venue where established researchers as well as graduate students can present their work on a wide variety of theoretical and empirical issues in SLA, including cognitive, linguistic and sociolinguistic research conducted both in the laboratory and in the classroom.

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This year, MonISLA welcomes SLAF to Montreal!
When? 2–4 October 2026
Where? Montreal
Conference theme: Language teachers and researchers without borders

Guest Speakers

Professor of Applied Linguistics at Northern Arizona University

Luke Plonsky

Luke Plonsky, professor of applied linguistics at Northern Arizona University, is the author of over 100 publications and editor of renowned scientific journals. He is also an honorary professor at St. Andrews and a former Fulbright scholar.

Professor in the Second Language Studies and Master's programs in TESOL at Michigan State University

Shawn Loewen

Shawn Loewen is a professor specializing in instructed second language acquisition and quantitative methods. Author of important textbooks, he is also an associate editor of *The Modern Language Journal*.

A full professor at Bishop's University in Quebec, she holds the Canada Research Chair in Integrated Plurilingual Teaching and Learning.

Sunny Man Chu Lau

Dr. Sunny Man Chu Lau, Canada Research Chair in Integrated Multilingual Education, is a pioneer in translanguaging pedagogy and participatory action research. She is also an editor of scientific journals.

Associate Professor at the School of International Liberal Studies (SILS) and the Graduate School of International Cultural and Communication Studies (GSICCS) at Waseda University

Yuichi Suzuki

Yuichi Suzuki, an associate professor at Waseda University, specializes in applied linguistics and second language acquisition. His research focuses on learning mechanisms and improving English language teaching in Japan.

Call for proposals

Calls for proposals will be accepted until 15 March 2026.
The SLRF accepts submissions for individual presentations and posters.
For instructions and requirements, please refer to the guidelines below.

Submit your proposal

If you have any questions, please write to us at the following address:
slrf.mtl2025@gmail.com

Instructions for individual presentations
An author may submit only one paper or poster as first author, but may also be a presenter/co-author of other papers or posters. All submissions must be completely anonymised, with all references to institutions and presenters removed.

Instructions for individual papers or posters
Individual paper sessions should be designed for a 20-minute presentation followed by a 10-minute question and answer/discussion period.
Proposals for individual papers or posters must complete the information on the submission form, including:

A title (maximum 15 words
Keywords (maximum 5 keywords
An abstract (maximum 250 words)

Evaluation of proposals
Only proposals submitted in accordance with the above guidelines will be evaluated. Those that do not meet the criteria will be rejected. Proposals for individual papers and posters will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

Relevance and importance of the top
Research design or conceptual framework
Organisational clarity

Notification of acceptance
Authors will be notified of the acceptance or rejection of their proposal in mid-May 2025.

Organizing Team

Co-chairs:
Sara Abi Hanna: Master of Arts candidate – University of Montreal
Lina Hellani: PhD candidate – University of Montreal
Emanuelle Silva: PhD candidate – University of Montreal
Volunteers:
Rita Andraous: PhD candidate – Concordia University
Lauren Schellenberg: PhD candidate – McGill University
Kelsey Ulrich-Verslycken: PhD candidate – Carleton University
Sarah Landridge: PhD candidate – Carleton University

MonISLA

Montreal Institute for Second Language Acquisition

SLRF 2026 - Language teachers and researchers without borders

Guest Speakers

Call for proposals

Organizing Team