Call for Papers
Call for Papers: UIC Bilingualism Forum 2026
Conference Dates: October 22 and 23, 2026
Location: Chicago, IL, USA
Abstract Submission Deadline: June 1st, 2026
Notification of acceptance: July 31st, 2026
Meeting Description: The Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago will host the UIC Bilingualism Forum 2026 from October 22 – 23, 2026. The Bilingualism Forum is a biannual conference organized by graduate students from the Hispanic Linguistics program at UIC. Abstracts for paper presentations or posters are invited on any area related to bilingualism: theoretical linguistics, code-switching, second/additional language acquisition, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, neurolinguistics, cognitive sciences, heritage languages, bilingual acquisition, etc.
Dr. Luke Plonsky (Northern Arizona University)
Dr. Jorge Valdés-Kroff (University of Florida)
Submission Guidelines:
- 1-page anonymous abstract, 1 page for supporting information and references, and 1 separate page with name, title and affiliation, for a total of 3 pages maximum.
- Presentations will be 20 minutes each with 10 minutes for discussion.
- Please also specify whether you wish your submission to be considered for a presentation, a poster, or for both categories.
- All abstract submissions should be made electronically through EasyAbs on Linguistlist.
- Submissions can be made via EasyAbs BilForum 2026
We look forward to receiving your abstracts, and hope you will join us next fall in Chicago. Please contact uicbilforum@gmail.com with any questions.