2nd Early Language Learning Research Association Conference
Short Title: ELLRA 2026
Theme: Exploring Multilingualism and Diversity in Formal Early Language Learning Contexts

Date: 03-Jun-2026 - 05-Jun-2026
Location: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
Contact Email: [email protected]
Meeting URL: https://webs.uab.cat/ellra-conference-2026/

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition

Submission Deadline: 15-Oct-2025

The GReLA research group and the Departament de Filologia Anglesa i Germanística at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Spain is pleased to announce the 2nd ELLRA (Early Language Learning Research Association) Conference to be held at the UAB from 3 to 5 June 2026 https://webs.uab.cat/ellra-conference-2026/

The theme of the conference is Exploring Multilingualism and Diversity in Formal Early Language Learning Contexts, and we invite proposals for oral presentations, posters and organized symposia, as well as a selection of oral presentations for the PhD Workshop to be held on 3 June in the morning.

Keynote Speakers:
Prof. María del Pilar García Mayo, Universidad del País Vasco, Spain
Dr Sabine Little, University of Sheffield, UK
Dr Mario López Gopar, Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez de Oaxaca, Mexico
Dr Sharon Unsworth, Radboud Universiteit, The Netherlands.

Research Trajectory Panel:
Prof. Carmen Muñoz, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain.

Important Dates:
Abstract submission deadline: 15 October 2025
Notification of acceptance: 15 December 2025
Early-bird registration: January-March 2026
Normal registration: April-May 2026