2-4 October 2026, Montréal

SLRF 2026
Language teachers and researchers without borders

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, the University of Montréal is hosting SLRF in collaboration with MonISLA!

When? 2–4 October 2026

Where? Montreal

Conference theme: Language teachers and researchers without borders

Plenary 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 at Bishop's University in Quebec and 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.

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Associate professor in the Faculty of International Research and Education at Waseda University

Yuichi Suzuki

Yuichi Suzuki is an associate professor in the Faculty of International Research and Education at Waseda University. He serves as an Associate Editor for Language Learning. His research focuses on the interface between theory and practice in instructed SLA and language education.

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Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the Université du Québec à Montréal

Daphnée Simard

Daphnée Simard is a professor in the Department of Linguistics at the Université du Québec à Montréal. Her research interests include the role of individual cognitive and affective variables, as well as reflection about language in second language acquisition among various populations (children and adults).

Professor in the Department of Language Education at the Université du Québec à Montréal

Véronique Fortier

Véronique Fortier is a professor in the Department of language education at the Université du Québec à Montréal. The focus of her research is on the teaching of French as a second language to adult learners who are developing their literacy skills

Associate professor of applied linguistics at Georgetown University

Lara Bryfonski

Lara Bryfonski is an applied linguist and associate professor at Georgetown University where she researches second language acquisition and language teaching with a special focus on task-based language teaching (TBLT) and teacher education.

Assistant professor of English Philology at the Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Bianca M. Sandu

Bianca M. Sandu is an assistant professor of English Philology at the Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Spain. Her research interests include language learning motivation and social action, lexical availability and semantic networks, and bilingual education.

Assistant professor in Language Education and Director of Research Methods in Education at the University of Edinburgh

Sal Consoli

Sal Consoli is an assistant professor in Language Education and Director of Research Methods in Education at the University of Edinburgh. His research interests include the psychology of language education and internationalisation of education.

Call for proposals - closed

Thank you to everyone who submitted a proposal!

Authors will be notified of the acceptance or rejection of their proposal in mid-May 2026.

Thank you to our reviewers!

Suzie Beaulieu

Véronique Fortier

Florian Hameau

Teresa Hernandez Gonzalez

Eva Kartchava

Sunny Lau

Rachael Lindberg

Philippa Parks

Organizing Team

Co-chairs:
Sara Abi Hanna: Master of Arts candidate – University of Montreal
Lina Helali: PhD candidate – University of Montreal
Emanuelle Silva: PhD candidate – University of Montreal

Lauren Schellenberg: PhD candidate - McGill University

Volunteers:
Rita Andraous: PhD candidate – Concordia University
Kelsey Ulrich-Verslycken: PhD candidate – Carleton University
Sarah Landridge: PhD candidate – Carleton University

Ingrid Jasor: PhD candidate - Université du Québec à Montréal

Faculty advisors:

Gabriel Michaud: Associate professor - University of Montreal

Masatoshi Sato: Professor - Universidad Andrés Bello

Pierre-Luc Paquet: Assistant professor - University of Montreal

We are grateful for support from

MonISLA

Montreal Institute for Second Language Acquisition