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Call for Papers

The annual conference, Meeting on Language Teaching (MeLT), takes place every year at the École de langues at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). It is an opportunity for local and international researchers, teachers, students and other stakeholders to sharing their knowledge on current issues in the field of adult second, foreign and additional language teaching and learning.

Moving towards a More Inclusive World through Language Teaching and Learning

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

209 Sainte-Catherine St. East

Sainte-Catherine Building (Building V)

Université du Quebec à Montréal 

Montreal, QC, H2X 1L2

Canada

Over the past decades, Quebec has evolved into a society that is more and more open to diversity. Adult second (L2) and additional language (L+) classrooms are confronted with many emerging challenges as individual learner objectives and needs become more diverse and as pedagogical practices require more inclusivity. Adaptive methodologies and tools as well as sufficient teacher training have become more in demand. As such, the organizing committee of this year’s conference invites L2 and L+ language researchers, teachers and other professionals to propose a paper. Submissions may address, but are not limited to, these areas:

Strand 1 : Inclusivity

• Intercultural literacy; 
• Multilingualism and plurilingualism;
• The experience of immigrant learners as well as international, exchange and immersion students;  
• Identity and LGBTQI2SA+ diversity in the classroom;
• Assistance for adult learners living with an impairment;
• Educational technologies and practices.

Strand 2 : 25^th Anniversary of the École de langues  - 10^th Anniversary of MeLT

This year‘s edition marks not only MeLT’s 10^th anniversary but also the 25th anniversary of the École de langues. Presenters (regular session or scientific poster) from previous years are invited to submit an abstract showcasing their current research.

Conference languages

• French
• English

Instructions for abstract submission

• A ±300-word summary in Arial 12. Bibliographical references (not counted in the total number of words) must also be included.
• Please indicate the conference strand (1 or 2), three (3) key words or themes, and the desired presentation format :
  • Regular on-site presentation (20 minutes + 10 minutes of Q & A)
  • A scientific poster
• The abstract must be written in French or in English and submitted in two (2) versions :
  1. An anonymous version submitted through http://linguistlist.org/easyabs/reel-melt2022;
  2. A Word document (.doc or .docx) of the abstract, full name of each author, institutional affiliation, and email address. Please indicate if you are willing to change the presentation format, if necessary, and if you are able to present in one or both conference languages. This version must be submitted to reel-melt@uqam.ca. You will receive a confirmation email with your ID number with 1-5 business days. 

Abstracts will be evaluated by the scientific committee according to these criteria:

• Originality and scientific pertinence of the subject;
• Overall quality of the abstract;
• Pedagogical value;
• Relatedness to this year’s themes.