Nov. 25, 2025 - Nov. 26, 2025
The Applied Language and Culture Studies Laboratory (ALCS) invites scholars, researchers, and advanced doctoral students to submit proposals for its 7th International Conference on “Cultures and Languages in Contact”, to be held at the Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Chouaib Doukali University, El Jadida, Morocco, on November 25–26, 2025.
This annual interdisciplinary gathering offers a dynamic platform for intellectual exchange around the multifaceted intersections of language, culture, and translation. The 2025 edition seeks to expand the conversation by welcoming contributions that address contemporary challenges and innovations in areas such as multilingualism, cross-cultural communication, identity construction, language policy, and intercultural pragmatics.
The conference aspires to bring together voices from across disciplines—including linguistics, translation studies, cultural studies, education, digital humanities, and media studies—to reflect on how language and culture interact, evolve, and influence each other in increasingly globalized and technologically mediated contexts. Particular attention will be paid to emerging research paradigms, theoretical frameworks, and methodological innovations that shed light on evolving linguistic and cultural phenomena.
Proposals will undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review process by a committee of experienced scholars. Submissions must demonstrate originality, solid theoretical grounding, and methodological clarity. Only those proposals that meet high scholarly standards and offer significant academic contributions will be selected for presentation.
This conference also provides a space for networking, collaboration, and research dissemination, making it an excellent opportunity for both established and emerging scholars to engage with current debates and develop new scholarly partnerships.
We welcome submissions from diverse linguistic and cultural perspectives and encourage interdisciplinary approaches that enrich the ongoing dialogue on languages and cultures in contact.
Conference Themes
Proposals are welcome in, but not limited to, the following areas:
- Multilingualism, identity, and intercultural communication
- Language contact, code-switching, and borrowing
- Translation and interpreting in intercultural contexts
- Language policy, planning, and linguistic diversity
- Media discourse and digital cultures across languages
- Literature in translation and transnational narratives
- Pedagogical approaches to language and culture integration
- AI, technology, and their impact on linguistic and cultural exchange
- Interdisciplinary and cross-cultural approaches are highly encouraged.
Submission instructions:
- Each submission should include a title (max 15 words), an abstract (max 250 words), and a short bio (max 50 words), specifying the author's current affiliation and position.
- Individual paper presentations are allocated 15 minutes.
- All proposals will undergo a double-blind peer review. Only high-quality, original contributions will be accepted.
- The language of the conference is English.
- Selected papers will be published in a Special Volume of Conference Proceedings.
- Registration fee: 800 Moroccan Dirhams / 80 Euros
i. Covers: access to all sessions, two lunches, coffee breaks, and conference materials
Submissions open: July 16, 2025 - Aug. 15, 2025
Abstract review period: Aug. 16, 2025 - Aug. 31, 2025
Contact Email: [email protected]