Proposal Submissions

Language and sustainable future  

• Themes that promote a sustainable future (cf. United Nations Goals for sustainable development)  

• The future of language learning and teaching 

• Global education in language learning  

• Language awareness 

• Equality and inclusivity 

   

Language and society  

• The relationship of language and power  

• The changing international situation 

• Intercultural communication 

• Interaction 

Language and learning  

• The diversity of teaching and learning 

• Evaluation of learning and knowledge  

• Feedback and its significance  

• Teaching methods based in art or literature 

• Pedagogical experiments and innovations  

• Accessible language and communication teaching 

   

Language and technology 

• Studying online vs in-class 

• Hybrid teaching 

• The opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence  

• Artificial intelligence and evaluation  

Other themes, e.g.  

• Language and  communication skills in working life 

• Multidisciplinary cooperation  

   

The options for presentation formats are presentation (20+5 minutes) or workshop (50 minutes, either discussive or practical). We also accept research posters, but no time slots will be dedicated to them in the programme.  

Proposal should be submitted by February 2nd 2025 via email to Kielikeskuspaivatlab [dot] fi (Kielikeskuspaivat[at]lab[dot]fi). The proposal should be no more than 250 words if in Finnish, and 300 words if in Swedish or English. Please include a 50-word summary to be published with the programme. 

The proposal may be either in Finnish, Swedish or English. You can give presentations in other languages as well, but you should prepare to offer supportive material in English.