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Welcome to the next national symposium for ASLA, the Swedish Association of Applied Linguistics, which will be held on 7–8 maj 2026 hosted by the Department of Language Studies.
The theme of the symposium is – The Role of Language in Challenging Times: Minority, Majority and Educational Perspectives – which can be interpreted widely. Contributions within applied linguistics that are not directly linked to this theme are also welcome. Apart from regular individual papers, the symposium includes four plenary presentations, panel discussions, symposia and poster presentations.
Ketty Andersson, Lund University
Åsta Haukås, University of Bergen
Alastair Henry, Lund University
Carla Jonsson, Umeå University
Hanna Máret Outakoski, Sámi University of Applied Sciences
Gisela Håkansson, Lund University and Linnaeus University
The deadline to submit abstracts was 15 October 2025.
Portrait format
Maximum size: A0 (841 x 1189 mm)
20 minutes presentation followed by 5 minutes discussion.
Early Bird Registration (until March 1): SEK 2100 (plus VAT)
Regular Registration (March 2–April 1): SEK 2350 (plus VAT)
Please note that ASLA membership is required to participate in the symposium. The membership fee must be paid by those who are not already members, according to the instructions at ASLAs website.
If you pay from abroad you need to include ASLA's address:
ASLA (Svenskaföreningen för tillämpad språkvetenskap)
c/o Henrik Gyllstad
Box 201
Språk- och litteraturcentrum
Lunds universitet
221 00 Lund, Sweden
We have pre-booked rooms at two hotels: Comfort Hotel Winn and Profile Hotels Aveny. If you would like to book one of these rooms, please do so via the registration form. Please note that there are a limited number of rooms available via the form.
Thursday 7 May
08.00–09.00 Registration
09.00–09.15 Conference opening – Hanna-Marét Outakoski, professor at Sámi Allaskuvla
09.15–10.10 Keynote lecture by Åsta Haukås: "Ungspråk: School Students’ Beliefs about Multilingualism across Contexts"
10.10–10.30 Coffee break
10.30–12.30 Parallel sessions
12.30–13.45 Lunch
13.45–14.40 Keynote Lecture by Ketty Andersson: Vilka insatser stöttar språkutvecklingen?
14.40–15.10 Poster pitching
15.10–16.00 Coffee break + poster session1
16.00–17.00 Parallel sessions
17.15–17.45 ASLA General Assembly Meeting
19.00 Conference dinner (Elite Hotel Mimer)
Friday 8 May
08.00–08.30 Registration
08.30–10.00 Parallel sessions
10.00–10.20 Coffee break
10.20–11.15 Keynote lecture by Alastair Henry: The forest and the trees: Why we need to work with ‘big ideas’ in language education
11.20–12.20 Parallel sessions
12.20–13.30 Lunch
13.30–14.25 Keynote lecture by Carla Jonsson: Rethinking multilingualism in education: Med flerspråkighet som epistemologisk utgångspunkt
14.25–15.00 Presentation of essay award, ASLA 2024 conference publication, and upcoming ASLA 2026 publication
15.00 Coffee break
15.20–16.20 Parallel sessions
16.20–17.00 Closing address by Gisela Håkansson + inforrmation about the next ASLA conference
15 June 2025: Submission of abstracts begins
15 October 2025: Final day for submission of abstracts
15 December 2025: Decision on abstracts sent by this date
1 January 2026: Conference registration begins
1 March 2026: Final day for Early bird registration
1 April 2026: Final day for registration
7–8 May 2026: ASLA Symposium takes place
ASLA is the Swedish branch of the international association of applied linguistics, AILA (Association internationale de linguistique appliquée). ASLA’s aim is to promote research concerning practical problems to do with language, facilitate contacts between language researchers in Sweden and other countries and encourage participation in AILA’s research networks.
