International Conference on Multilingualism and Multilingual Education

The conference considers all aspects of the linguistic and sociolinguistic competences and practices of bi-/multilingual speakers who cross existing social and linguistic boundaries, adopting or adapting themselves to new and overlapping linguistic spaces.

Topics will include:

• (multiple) language acquisition and learning (L3, L4, Lx);


• psycho- and neurolinguistics of multilingualism;


• translanguaging;


• early bilingualism and heritage language development;


• speech processing in bi-/multilinguals;


• trans/multilingual language use in different contexts;


• multilingual education;


• bi-/multiculturalism;


• bi-/multilingual language policies;


• literacy in multiple languages (pluriliteracy);


• intercultural and globalisation issues related to multilingualism.


• The language of the conference is English.

Registration will be possible from 1 March 2017

Early-bird Registration (from 1 March to 31 March 2017)

Regular rate: 120 €

Discounted rate: 60 € (PhD candidates, UMinho teaching staff, non-presenting participants)

Registration from 1 April 2017 onwards

Regular rate: 150 €

Discounted rate: 75 € (PhD candidates, UMinho teaching staff, non-presenting   participants)

Conference dinner: 25€ (to be paid extra)