Submission Guidelines

The Graduate Students of Language at Temple (GSOLT) invite you to submit a proposal for our 8th annual Language, Linguistics, and Life Conference.  This student-run conference is a forum for graduate and undergraduate students to present their research in a supportive environment conducive to professional and scholarly development. We seek proposals for:

• 20-minute oral paper presentations from graduate students
• posters from undergraduate students
• proposals for 50-minute interactive workshops

We welcome presentations in any language. This year’s theme is: Language, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. As an interdisciplinary organization, we will consider any language-related topics, which may include, but are not limited to, the following areas: ​

• Analysis of Discourse and Interaction (DIS)
• Multilingualism, Immersion, Heritage, and Minority Education (MIH)
• Language Cognition and Brain Research (COG)
• Language Planning and Policy (LPP)
• Language and Ideology (LAI)
• Reading, Writing, and Literacy (RWL)
• Language Teaching, Learning, and Assessment (TLA)
• Sociolinguistics (SOC)
• Teacher Education, Beliefs, and Identities (TED)
• Linguistics (Semantics, Syntax, Phonetics, Phonology, Pragmatics, etc. ) (LIG) ​
• Language Teaching and Technology in the Time of COVID (LTTC)
• Business and International Relations (BIR)
• Language for Specific Purposes (LSP)

Please submit a 250 to 300-word abstract by Monday, February 28th, 2022.  Abstracts should be written in English, include theoretical background for the study, the method, (anticipated) findings, and a connection to the conference theme. Please specify the language(s) of the presentation, presentor(s), the type of presentation (paper, poster or workshop) and language(s) of your presentation. All presenters are free to use two or more languages, dialects, or registers in their presentations. In your submission, please be sure to specify the strand(s) your proposal best fits in the keyword field. ​For conference related inquiries, contact the GSOLT Conference Committee at gsolt@temple.edu.

Conference Committee

• Olivia Beggins
• Catie Duffield
• Lu Han
• Sarah Rawls
• Felicia Trievel
• Paul Toth (Faculty Advisor)