IAPLL Doctoral School 2025

Host Institution: University of Graz, Austria

Dates: 05-Dec-2025 - 07-Dec-2025
Location: Graz, Austria

Minimum Education Level: PhD candidates

Special Qualifications: Participants must be members of IAPLL at the time of application and their thesis must be concerned with a topic in the area of PLLT.

Focus: Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching

Description:

The IAPLL Doctoral School offers PhD candidates who do research in the field of Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching (PLLT) the opportunity to present their PhD research progress among other PLLT students and researchers and receive valuable feedback from peers and experts in the field. It will enable participants to network with other doctoral students, post-docs, and researchers and further develop their research skills by participating in workshops focusing on research methods and career progression in academia. Participants will also be offered the chance to engage in one-to-one consultancy sessions with experienced researchers from the field to receive more individually tailored feedback on their doctoral research. In addition to the academic activities, social events such as attending Christmas markets and a drinks reception are planned. The plenary speakers at the IAPLL Doctoral School are Kata Csizér (Eötvös Loránd University), Ulla Fürstenberg (University of Graz), and Nathan Thomas (University College London). Additionally, workshops will be conducted by Elouise Botes (University of Luxemburg), Pia Resnik (University College of Teacher Education Vienna/Lower Austria, University of Vienna), Sarah Mercer, Hassan Khajavy, and Dávid Smid (University of Graz) and one-to-one consultancy sessions will be offered by all invited experts.

Linguistic Field(s): Language Acquisition

Registration Open until 04-Jun-2025

Apply by Email: [email protected]
Apply on the web: https://www.iapll.com/

Registration Instructions:
Participants will be asked to submit an abstract (max. 200 words), letter of motivation (max. 350 words), evidence that they are enrolled in a doctoral programme, and their CV.

Application Deadline: Wednesday, June 4th, 2025 12:00 CET
Application Results: Monday, July 2nd, 2025
Registration Deadline: Monday, September 1st, 2025

For any further information, please visit the IAPLL website or contact us via email: [email protected]