Jan. 12, 2026 - Jan. 14, 2026
BHL is a biennial international conference (Leiden University, The Netherlands, 2015, 2019; Florida State University, USA, 2017; Puebla, Mexico, 2024) that brings together researchers working on different aspects of bilingualism/multilingualism in the Hispanic and Lusophone world to share new insights regarding methodology and extend and strengthen the dialogue on furthering our understanding of bilingualism/multilingualism.
BHL is dedicated to research in any area related to bilingualism/multilingualism, including: bilingual/multilingual acquisition, heritage languages, education, sociolinguistics, and psycholinguistics.
Topics:
Psycholinguistic aspects of multilingualism
Second language and bilingual/multilingual acquisition, heritage languages
Bilingualism/multilingualism in society and culture (e.g., language contact, language policies, identity, migration, etc)
Bilingualism/multilingualism in education (e.g., language acquisition in multilingual children, bilingual education models, teaching strategies in multilingual classrooms, mother tongue in education, etc) and in Technology (language learning apps, inclusion in multilingual digital spaces, etc. )
Theoretical linguistics
By bringing together researchers from different perspectives we hope to be able to share new insights regarding methodology and get a better understanding of bilingualism/multilingualism.
Submission instructions:
We welcome :
1) oral presentations
2) posters
The abstracts should be anonymous and a max of 300 words, excluding references.
Length of Conference Presentations
Normal oral presentations: 20 minutes and 10 minutes for discussion.
Blitz talks: 6 minutes and 4 minutes for discussion.
To submit your abstract, please visit our Call For Papers on EasyLab.
Submissions open: May 23, 2025 - June 26, 2025
Abstract review period: June 27, 2025 - July 21, 2025
Contact Email: [email protected]