Dear Langscape community (and beyond),

The LEM editors call for contribution proposals to the upcoming 2026 volume of Language Education and Multilingualism. We invite original research papers relating to the theme of Taboo language and plurilingualism: perspectives on language education.

The upcoming volume of LEM will publish original research and theory-driven applied research on topics focusing on taboo language practices and plurilingualism in language education contexts in Europe and worldwide such as:

• aspects of (non-)legitimacy and (non-)inclusivity in plurilingual language education
• language learners’ register choice in relation to pragmatic competence in multilingual contexts
• plurilinguals’ identity as regards language behaviour and register variation
• censorship and appropriateness, politeness and impoliteness, norms and beliefs around language use in multilingual learning contexts
• group-related enmities such as misogyny, racism, and sexism in plurilingual education
• (non)-treatment of taboo language in language education materials
• teachers’ pedagogical positioning and responsibility on how to tackle certain taboo language related phenomena
• policy-makers decisions regarding the inclusion of taboo language in plurilingual teaching and learning contexts
• audiovisual translation (AVT) of literary adaptations that include taboo expressions in foreign language learning (dubbing, subtitling …)
• taboos in evaluation / assessment in multilingual contexts.

The editors of LEM invite proposals for contributions that address one or several of the above areas. Proposals of 1.5 to 2 pages should be sent by January 9ht, 2026.

Please refer to the multilingual Call for Proposals below for a more detailled description of Vol. 9 and information about how to submit and an estimated timeline.

English version below

RAPPEL

Appel à communications pour le colloque international
Carrefours de voix en éducation plurilingue: politiques, recherches et pratiques
Rome (Italie), 23 au 24 octobre 2025

Le colloque vise une réflexion sur les pratiques éducatives plurilingues, les perceptions du plurilinguisme et de l’éducation plurilingue ainsi que le rôle du plurilinguisme dans les politiques éducatives. Une attention toute particulière sera accordée à la relation entre la recherche, les politiques et les pratiques. 

Le colloque entend donc aborder autant les politiques éducatives que les pratiques pédagogiques effectives et la formation du (futur) personnel enseignant. Il abordera également les enjeux théoriques et les controverses autour des concepts clés qui fondent l’éducation plurilingue (langue, plurilinguisme/multilinguisme, inter/transculturalité, translanguaging, etc.), les représentations des acteurs de cette éducation et le développement, la mise en œuvre et l’évaluation des approches didactiques.

Date-limite d’envoi des résumés: 05/01/2025
Plus d’information sur le site de l’événement.

Publication : une sélection de contributions sera publiée dans un volume soumis à une double évaluation par les pairs. Des informations complémentaires seront communiquées dans les semaines à venir.

Nous vous attendons nombreuses et nombreux!!! 

Le colloque est organisé par l’Università degli Studi Roma Tre et le projet PEP (Promouvoir l’éducation plurilingue, 2023-1-FR01-KA220-HED-000160820). Le projet est cofinancé par la Commission européenne (Agence nationale Erasmus+ France) dans le cadre du programme Erasmus+.

REMINDER

Call for papers
Bridging Voices in Plurilingual Education: Policies, Research and Practices
Rome (Italy), 23-24 October 2025

The conference aims to reflect on plurilingual educational practices, perceptions of plurilingualism and plurilingual education, and the role of plurilingualism in educational policies. Particular attention will be paid to the relationship between research, policies and practices. 

The colloquium therefore intends to address educational policies as much as actual classroom practices and the training of (future) teaching staff. It is also interested in the theoretical issues and controversies surrounding the key concepts on which plurilingual education is based (language, plurilingualism/multilingualism, inter/transculturalism, translanguaging, etc.), the representations of those involved in this form of education, and the development, implementation, and evaluation of existing and emerging didactic approaches.

Deadline for submission of abstracts : 05/01/2025
More information on the conference website.

Publication: Selected contributions will be included in a peer-reviewed volume. Additional information will be shared in the coming weeks. 

Looking forward to seeing you in Rome.

The conference is organised by Università degli Studi Roma Tre within the framework of the PEP project (Promoting plurilingual education, 2023-1-FR01-KA220-HED-000160820). The project is co-funded by the European Commission (National agency Erasmus+ France) in the Erasmus+ programme.

The LEM editors are pleased to announce that Volume 7 (2024) of Language Education and Multilingualism with the focus topic “Reading and teaching multilingual literary texts” has been published.

The volume is available online as a full open-access publication. The editors wish to thank the authors and reviewers for their committed work and contributions.

Dear Langscape community (and beyond),

The LEM editors call for contribution proposals to the upcoming 2025 volume of Language Education and Multilingualism. We invite original research papers relating to the theme of Connecting family and school language policies.

The new volume of LEM will publish research concerning related topics focusing on education contexts in Europe and worldwide such as:

• Approaches and models to connect family and school language policies
• Pedagogical experiences and good practices connecting family and school language
  policies
• The relevance of family and school language policies on cognitive and socio-emotional
  aspects of learning
• The influence of family and school language policies on migrant children’s language
  development
• Child language brokering and child agency
• The role of translation and interpreting in school and family mediation
• Narratives in children’s and young adult’s literature related to the topic
• Identity narratives related to teachers’ and students’ personal experiences in linguistic
  diversity

The editors of LEM invite proposals for contributions that address one or several of the above areas. Proposals of 1.5 to 2 pages should be sent by January 9th, 2025.

Please refer to the multilingual Call for Proposals below for a more detailled description of Vol. 8 and information about how to submit and an estimated timeline.

Dear colleagues,

We would like to inform you about a current Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Multilingualism in School.

Please find all info in the PDF.

Dear Langscape community (and beyond),

The LEM editors call for contribution proposals to the upcoming 2024 volume of Language Education and Multilingualism. We invite original research papers relating to the theme of Reading and teaching multilingual literary texts. Proposals of 1.5 to 2 pages should be sent by January 9th, 2024.

Please refer to the multilingual Call for Proposals below for a more detailled description of Vol. 7 and information about how to submit and an estimated timeline.

Dear Langscape community (and beyond),

The LEM editors call for contribution proposals to the upcoming 2024 volume of Language Education and Multilingualism. We invite original research papers relating to the theme of Reading and teaching multilingual literary texts.

The new volume of LEM will publish research concerning related topic focusing education contexts in Europe and worldwide such as:

• Epistemological dimensions of reading multilingual literary texts
• Multilingual Literature: Authors and their readers
• The role of multilingual literature in literary didactics and education
• Classroom research on multilingual literature projects in foreign language teaching
• Multilingual literary texts in language education: teaching methods and motivation
• Language and culture teaching with multilingual film and music
• New formats of digital multilingual literature (blogs, fan fiction, etc.)
• Language awareness and language learning strategies when dealing with multilingual literary
  texts
• Curricular planning and multilingual literary texts in foreign language education
• Audiovisual translation (AVT) of literary adaptations in foreign language learning (dubbing,
  subtitling …

We invite proposals for contributions which address one or several of the above areas. Proposals of 1.5 to 2 pages should be sent no later than January 9, 2024.

Please refer to the multilingual Call for Proposals below for a more detailled description of Vol. 7 and information about how to submit and an estimated timeline.