AILA 2027 WORLD CONGRESS

Ensure your topic is significant to the field and of interest to the conference audience.

Address issues of current, local, and global relevance, and relate theory to practice.

Proposals relating to Indigenous, minority, and less commonly taught languages are encouraged.

Participation from members of visibly ethnic, sexual and gender minorities, and Indigenous Peoples is strongly supported.

Empirical, theoretical, and pedagogical proposals are accepted.

Participants may submit multiple paper and poster proposals as first author, but only one proposal can be accepted. 

Symposium organizers can be first author as the organizer, and first author in a paper (as part of the symposium or not) or poster. 

There are no limits on the number of presentations or posters in which participants may appear as co-author. Participants may be listed as co-author on multiple presentations or posters. 

While we invite abstracts reporting research on any language, we accept abstracts written in English and French.

Maximum 15 words. 

Make it appealing, accurate, and reflective of your abstract. 

Capitalize the first letter of the title.

Each part of hyphenated/slashed words counts as one word. 

Up to 50 words.

1-2 sentences on the topic’s importance to Applied Linguistics. 

1-2 sentences on what you will do in your session. 

State the implications of your study. 

Write in the third person. Spell out acronyms. Do not include citations.

Length:  

• Papers/Posters: 250 words;  

• Symposia: 250-word general description + 150 words per paper (max. 6 papers) + 50-word summary for conference program 

Clearly state the rationale and importance of your study. 

Provide evidence of current practice and/or research. 

Include supporting details and examples. 

Clarify the intended audience. 

Describe what presenters intend to do and discuss implications. 

For empirical studies, state the research design clearly. 

In-text citations are expected (no reference list required). Limit references to your own publications for anonymity. 

Carefully edit and proofread for clarity and correctness. 

Ensure the abstract corresponds to the type of presentation and meets all technical requirements. 

Paper Sessions: 20-minute presentation + 5-minute Q&A. 

Poster Presentations 

Symposia: 2-hour blocks, 6 papers (or 5 papers + discussant), limited number.

Appropriateness of the topic for AILA 2027 

Originality and significance of contribution 

Evidence of a theoretical framework and links to previous research 

Methodology (Empirical Study)/Argumentation (Conceptual Paper) 

Organization and clarity 

Overall recommendation 

Prepare your title, abstract, and summary in advance.

Submit your proposal by the stated deadline.

All presenters must register if their names appear in the program. The order of presenters in the submission will be preserved in the program.

Follow the official instructions in the submission portal.

You can only present one submission as first author, there are no limitations on second authors and so on.