Conference 2025

By systematically addressing Individualization in Language Education, this conference aims to highlight both the possibilities of and challenges for individualization strategies in different learner groups and settings. The conference is being organized by an interdisciplinary network representing the research cluster “Language Education in the Immigrant Society”, which is financed by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). We invite submissions based on empirical studies that take into account the heterogeneity of learners’ language abilities and experiences in teaching and learning. These may relate to specific ways of shaping individualization in language education in formal, informal and non-formal settings, the professional skills required for individualized teaching and learning, or the transfer of tried-and-tested concepts to other learner groups or contexts. 

You can find the call for papers here and the submission procedures on our conference website.

The complete program can be found here.

• Date: 05.03.2025-06.03.2025

• Venue: University of Hamburg, Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1 (ESA), West Wing, 20146 Hamburg

• Important dates: 

  Abstract submission deadline 31.10.2024 (open from 01.08.2024)
  
  Notification of acceptance/rejection: from 08.11.2024
  
  Conference submission open: 18.11.2024

• Conference fees:

  100 Euros for postdoc researchers and professors

  40 Euros for PhD students and practitioners

  25 Euros for undergraduate students

Program (subject to change)

Keynotes

Classroom discussion as an approach to individualization

Prof. Dr. Catherine E. Snow  (Harvard) is internationally recognized for her work on theories of bilingualism and language acquisition through parent-child interaction, as well as on linguistic and social factors that promote or impair literacy development in reading and writing.

Individual support in today’s multilingual classes in German primary school: Findings from an intervention study on translanguaging to support students’ reading strategies

Prof. Dr. Jasmin Decristan (Bergische Universität Wuppertal)is head of the department „Schulische Interventionsforschung bei besonderen pädagogischen Bedürfnissen“ [Research on school interventions in case of particular requirements] and conducts research into cooperative learning, dealing with heterogeneity, teaching practice, and its quality.

Discussion forums 

Leading experts will discuss complementary and controversial perspectives on the following topics in three moderated forums: 

• Forum 1: Diagnosis and professional competence in the context of linguistic diversity
  Speakers: Prof. Dr. Elma Blom (Universität Utrecht), Dr. Maxime Van Raemdonck (Ghent University), Prof. Dr. Inci Dirim (University of Vienna), Prof. Dr. Vera Busse (Universität Münster)
  Moderation:Prof. Dr. Karen Schramm (University of Vienna)
• Forum 2: Successful formats of individualization and their transferability – a cross-institutional perspective
  Speakers: Prof. Dr. Tanja Tajmel, (Concordia University, Montréal), Prof. Dr. Sarah Désirée Lange (Technische Universität Chemnitz), Prof. Dr. Anna Krulatz (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim), Prof. Dr. Daphne Greenberg (Georgia State University, Atlanta)
  Moderation: Hendrik Stammermann, (Hamburg State Institute for Teacher Training and School Development)
• Forum 3: Requirements for future research on the individualization of language education
  Speakers: Prof. Dr. Ingrid Piller (Macquarie University, Sydney), Prof. Dr. Theo Marinis (University of Konstanz), Prof. Dr. Francis Hult (University of Maryland, Baltimore County); Prof. Dr. Nathalie Auger (Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3 University)
  Moderation: Prof. Dr. Aileen Edele (Humboldt University Berlin)

The audience will be invited to participate in the discussions.

Paper Sessions

Paper presentations enable authors to present and discuss the particular research questions, design and results of empirical research. The individual presentations are scheduled for 15 minutes plus 10 minutes for discussion. The 90-minute sessions comprise three to four presentations on related topics. The schedule for each presentation can be adjusted depending on the number of presentations. All sessions will be moderated.

If you wish to organize a joint session (symposium), please submit each paper abstract individually and indicate in the comment field that you wish to be grouped in a joint session and provide a title for the session.

Poster Sessions (ESA, West Wing, Room 221)

Posters offer researchers the opportunity to present their work in a concise visual format. There is ample opportunity for interaction and discussion during poster sessions and coffee breaks. A selected number of poster presenters can opt for a poster pitch and will have the opportunity to present their research to the audience in a moderated short interview of 2 minutes to stimulate discourse and international networking. A prize will be awarded for the best poster. (Format: DIN-A1 portrait)

The complete program can be found here.