EuroSLA33 - Montpellier, France!
Generally considered the foremost meeting for second language researchers in Europe, the 2024 conference of the European Second Language Association (EuroSLA) will bring together for the thirty-third year researchers working on second language acquisition, processing, and use from across the world. The conference will be hosted in Montpellier (Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3) from 3 to 6 July 2024.
3rd July : morning campus Saint-Charles / afternoon FDE
4th-6th July : Corum
EuroSLA roundtable
Young language learners in an instructed setting: challenges, opportunities and goals
Wednesday, July 3rd 2024 (14h-17h30)
Format of event: The proposed roundtable will be the opening event for the 33rd annual European Second Language Association (EuroSLA) conference (planned from July 3rd to July 6th 2024). The roundtable, planned as a half-day event, would involve five 30-minute talks, addressing the following topic: What can realistically be expected of classroom instruction with young L2 language learners? Challenges and opportunities. Invited roundtable participants have expertise in different, complementary aspects related to this question (Roger Gilabert: use of technology and gamification; Alexandra Vraciu: content and language integrated learning; Raphaël Berthele: individual differences in aptitude) and several will be able to draw on large-scale longitudinal research projects with young L2 language learners in various settings in order to address the question at the center of the event (Elsa Tragant, Carmen Muñoz, Cathy Cohen). In addition, a representative of the French Ministry of Education will participate, providing a perspective informed by both institutional expectations and real-world classroom experience.
Moderator (Brahim Azaoui, Université de Montpellier). The following speakers have confirmed their participation:
Introduction: Stéphanie Cialone (representative of French Ministry of Education, responsible for overseeing English as a Foreign Language instruction in schools in the Languedoc-Roussillon area of France)
Speakers 1 & 2: Elsa Tragant and Carmen Muñoz (University of Barcelona)
Speaker 3: Cathy Cohen (Université Lyon 1)
Speaker 4: Alexandra Vraciu (University of Lleida)
Speaker 5 : Roger Gilabert (University of Barcelona)
Speaker 6 : Raphaël Berthele (University of Fribourg)
Social programme
A doctoral student event will take place on the evening of Wednesday July 3rd, in a café, in central Montpellier. This event is open to doctoral students and is included in conference fees (limited availability, first come, first served!).
Welcome reception on Thursday July 4th - included in conference fees
EuroSLA dinner will take place at Château de Flaugergues on Friday July 5th. Dinner fee is 36€. It includes an apéritif and a three-course dinner as well as transportation from the Corum venue to the Château and back.
Guided tours of Montpellier: on Thursday July 4th evening and Saturday July 6th afternoon. From Place de la Comédie to the Places de la Canourgue and du Peyrou, through the maze of medieval streets, follow your guide as you discover Montpellier through the ages! Included in conference fees.
Explore the Languedoc or Camargue region on Saturday July 6th afternoon (42€, including lunch, guided tour and transportation):
Aigues-Mortes
Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert