Call for Papers – 2025 Conference

Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics

In conjunction with the Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences

June 2 – 3, 2025

ACLA 2025 conference, in conjunction with Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences, will take place at George Brown College, in Toronto. The conference continues to support equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization, and based on your feedback from 2024, ACLA is happy to confirm that there will be some online presentation opportunities. Please submit your proposal to engage with our vibrant community of applied linguists!

Submission Deadline for Proposals: December 1, 2024 at 4pm  EST.

Program Chairs

Maria-Lourdes Lira-Gonzales, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Diane Querrien, Concordia University

Susan Ballinger, McGill University

Caroline Payant, Université du Québec à Montréal

Abstract Submission

ACLA strongly encourages proposals written in French and English in relation to indigenous, less commonly taught, and minority languages, and the participation of members of visible, ethnic, sexual and indigenous minorities.

Paper sessions are 20-minute presentations followed by a 10-minute question/discussion period.

Poster presentations are presented in a 90-minute block.

Symposia will be scheduled for 2-hour blocks.

Please submit your abstract by December 1, 2024 at 4pm  EST.

https://www.conftool.net/acla2025

Abstract Requirements

Single Papers – in person or online**

Abstracts for single papers should be no longer than 250 words. Titles should be short and descriptive (Max 10 words). Please use sentence caps only.

Abstract for Poster Presentations – in person only

Abstracts for poster presentations should be no longer than 250 words. Titles should be short and descriptive (Max 10 words).  Poster presentations are a great way to interact with ACLA members and share research in progress or preliminary results.

Abstracts for symposia* – in person only

Abstracts for a symposium should include a general description of the symposium (300 words) as well as a description of each panel member presentation (200 words). Titles should be short and descriptive.

In order to help ensure anonymity, please limit reference to authors’ own publications.

*In-text citations are expected, but a reference list is not.

In order to help ensure anonymity, please limit reference to authors’ own publications.

**Online presentations will be made available in a Zoom room for all to attend using a Zoom link.  In-person presentations will not be made available online.

*Be sure to specify the language(s) of presentation

*In-text citations are expected, but a reference list is not.

Evaluation criteria

Abstracts will be evaluated according to each of the following categories:

  • appropriateness and significance of the topic and interest for the participants of ACLA
  • evidence of a theoretical framework and links to previous research
  • clearly stated research design in the case of empirical studies
  • organization and clarity

For abstracts for symposia, in addition, proposals will be evaluated for evidence of coherence and complementarity of the papers. Only one proposal as first author will be considered. Participants can only be second author on one paper

All questions and concerns, please contact us at acla2025@conftool.net