1st edition. May 18th and 19th, 2023

International conference on academic literacies in multilingual contexts: Bridging research evidence and classroom practice

 

 

 

Academic language is an important part of the languages of schooling (Beacco et al, 2016), and, apart from including the whole variety of languages used at school, languages of schooling also include languages across the curriculum. As each discipline constructs knowledge in subject-specific ways, academic language is dependent on disciplinary conventions (Shanahan & Shanahan, 2008). Disciplines shape the linguistic features required for knowledge construction and communication, as some linguistic features are prevalent in certain disciplines. However, in classrooms all over the world, learners are engaged in learning content in a language that they do not speak at home. The language of instruction for many students in multilingual education contexts is not their L1 or a dominant language and, consequently, the integration of disciplinary content and language(s) is a matter to be considered. Therefore in some cases, literacy may be uncompleted.

Against this backdrop, the aim at this conference is to bring new research evidence on the development of academic literacies in multilingual contexts. It is therefore crucial to achieve a research-based understanding of the knowledge base(s) needed by language teachers as well as their processes of becoming and continuously developing as teachers. Teachers and researchers from diverse cultural, linguistic and professional backgrounds are therefore invited to participate in this meeting.

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Instructions for authors

Important dates:

• Submission of proposals: November 1 - 30, 2022
• Extended deadline for abstracts submission: December 16, 2022
• Notification of acceptance/refusal: January 31, 2023
• Early bird registration deadline: February 28, 2023
• Regular registration starts: March 1, 2023

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Funding

This congress is part to the project The potential of subject specific literacies to foster deeper learning in Secondary Education within the framework of Pluriliteracies Teaching for Learning (ALPHA) (PID2019-111655RA-I00), which has received funding from the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universityes of the Spanish government.

 

 

 

 

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Confirmed plenary speakers

 

 

 

 

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Call for papers

We invite researchers and practitioners to present research findings in emerging areas of academic literacies research. Individual papers or poster proposals are accepted in this call for papers. The time allotted for individual papers is 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes for discussion. Proposals should contain original unpublished research that is not yet accessible to the scientific community. We look forward to receiving submissions on these and other emerging topics such as the following:

• Academic literacies in secondary and higher education
• Academic literacies in multilingual contexts
• Pluriliteracies approach for deeper learning
• Teacher training and academic literacies
• Classroom practices
• Integration of language and content
• Multilingual and intercultural competence
• Language(s) across the curriculum
• Cognitive Discourse Functions

Each participant can submit a maximum of 2 proposals: either both co-authored proposals or one individual and one co-authored proposal.

All submitted abstract proposals should be:

• As follows:
  • Title
  • Author(s) (name, affiliation, email)
  • Abstract (including topic presentation, objective, methodology, results and conclusion)
  • 3 to 5 keywords
  • References
• Written in English or Basque.
• No longer than 300 words (not including bibliography).
• Sent to the conference email: academic.literacies@mondragon.edu.

We welcome contributions from new and experienced practitioners and researchers on any line of research mentioned above. Abstracts will be accepted in English or Basque. We look forward to receiving your abstracts in due course and anticipate an exciting exchange and debate. Meanwhile, we would be grateful if you could circulate this call within your network.

Please feel free to contact academic.literacies@mondragon.edu if you have any questions about the conference.

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Venue

BBF - BILBAO BERRIKUNTZA FAKTORIA

• Address: Uribitarte Kalea, 6. 48001 Bibao, Bizkaia

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Travelling to Bilbao

The Conference will take place in the BBF campus of Mondragon Unibertsitatea in Bilbao. The building is located in the center of Bilbao and is easily accessed walking from the train station or using the city buses or metros.

By train

The nearest train station is Abando-Indalecio Prieto, which connects Bilbao with other cities in Spain. Connections can be checked at Renfe’s website. The train station is just a five minute walk away from the conference site.

Bu bus

If you come by bus to Bilbao, your bus will probably leave you in the Bus Station (Intermodal), next to San Mamés (Bilbao’s football stadium). From there, there are several options to get to BBF.

• Metro: is located in the Bus Station, you would need to take L1 or L2 (to Basauri) and get off in Abando (3 stops from San Mamés/Intermodal).
• Bus: you can use the city bus (Bilbobus, the red buses) to get near to BBF: 77, 76, 72, 38
• Tram: you can take the tram to Atxuri in San Mamés, next to the Intermodal bus station, and get off in Abando (7 tram stops).

Flights

The easiest flight option is flying to Loiu, Bilbao’s airport, located to 12 km from the center. From the airport, you can get to Moyua (which is 5 minutes walking to BBF) or to the Bus Station (Intermodal) by bus by taking the 3247 line (3€). It runs every 20 minutes and takes approximately other 20 minutes to get to Bilbao.

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Organizing committee

• Eneko Anton
• Roberto Arias
• Unai Carmona
• Eneritz Garro
• Ainara Imaz
• Nagore Ipiña
• Amaia Lersundi

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