ACLA Conference
Each spring, ACLA hosts its annual bilingual conference, which brings together applied linguistics researchers from Canada and beyond. The program includes engaging plenary talks, individual papers on current issues, symposia, poster presentations, and activities specifically designed for graduate students—including mentorship sessions and publishing workshops.
Participate in stimulating discussions at our conference.
2026 Conference
May 25-26, 2026
University of Alberta (Edmonton), Campus Saint-Jean
We are excited to inform you that the ACLA 2026 conference will be held in Edmonton, at the University of Alberta, Campus Saint-Jean.
Campus Saint-Jean is the French-language section of the University of Alberta in Edmonton. We are particularly excited about this location as it will create more space for a truly bilingual/plurilingual conference. In line with ACLA’s mission, our event will continue to support equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization.
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ACLA 2026 is an in-person only event.
Abstract Submission
ACLA strongly encourages proposals in relation to Indigenous, less commonly taught, and minority languages. We also strongly encourage participation from members of visible, ethnic, sexual and Indigenous minorities.
Each participant may submit only one proposal as first author. In total, a maximum of two presentations per participant will be accepted, whether as first author and co-author, or as co-author on two proposals. All names that appear in the program will require registration.
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Paper sessions consist of 20-minute presentations, followed by a 10-minute question-and-discussion period.
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Poster presentations are presented in a 90-minute block. The poster presentations will have a unique time slot to avoid overlap with paper sessions.
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Symposia will be scheduled for 2-hour blocks.
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The number of symposia is limited to 4.
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