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10TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SECOND LANGUAGE PEDAGOGIES (SLPC10)  
                                  “LOOKING BACK AND MOVING FORWARD”  

 May 15-16, 2023  
University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada 

 

 

Hosted by the University of Guelph’s School of Languages and Literatures in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, the 10th International Conference on Second Language Pedagogies (SLPC10) connects SLPC’s past (9 editions) to its future. With a focus on “Looking Back and Moving Forward,” the 10th edition of SLPC explores pedagogical approaches, research-informed practices, and scholarly research that focuses on language learning as they relate to current post-secondary education contexts.  

WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND: 

The SLPC10 provides the opportunity to present empirical or theoretical research, as well as create opportunities for further collaboration on topics related to:  

  • New applications of theories and approaches related to language learning and applied linguistics (sociocultural theories, plurilingual pedagogies, translanguaging, multidisciplinary approaches, linguistic perspectives, etc.)  
  • Fostering new language literacies and sustainable competencies  
  • Building diversity, inclusivity, and equity in language education
  • Integrating career readiness and social justice issues in language education  
  • Innovations in course and curriculum design (technology, interaction, learning communities, etc.)  
  • Decolonizing the language curriculum  
  • Indigenous language education  
  • Interconnectedness between language and other expressions of culture  
  • Transforming evaluation, assessment, and feedback practices 

WHO ATTENDS:

Participants in SLPC include practitioners and researchers, including faculty, graduate and post-graduate students, whose work focuses on language teaching and learning, linguistics, and second language acquisition, with the following objectives:

  • To advance the future of the field of second and additional languages education  

  • To build the bridge between research and its practical language classroom applications 

  • To engage YOU in discussions, to tool YOU with practical advice, to connect YOU with some of the leading experts in the domain

PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF SLPC:

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2011 - SLPC 1: University of Guelph 
2012 - SLPC 2: University of Guelph 
2013 - SLPC 3: University of Toronto Mississauga  
2014 - SLPC 4: Wilfrid Laurier University  
2015 - SLPC 5: University of São Paulo  
2016 - SLPC 6: McGill University  
2017 - SLPC 7: University of Victoria 
2018 - SLPC 8: University of Sherbrooke  
2020 - SLPC 9: Concordia University