• First Circular
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• The 2027 ICFSLA 1st Circular is available here.


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Reflecting the evolving landscape of language learning, the theme of the 2027 conference is SLA in the Wild: Informal Learning, Incidental Acquisition, and Digital Ecologies. At the heart of this theme lies a simple observation: language learning increasingly happens through experiences that extend beyond formal instruction. Second language acquisition has escaped the classroom. Languages are learned “in the wild” – through conversations, media, travel, gaming and countless interactions that no curriculum can fully anticipate. Social media, streaming platforms, virtual exchanges, AI-driven tools and other forms of authentic communication enable learners to engage with languages in informal and incidental ways. These experiences blur the rigid boundaries between instruction and everyday engagement and shape learners’ motivation, attitudes, identities and emotional connections to the language. They also challenge traditional understandings of what it means to learn a language and raise questions about learner autonomy, digital literacy, the role of technology and many other aspects of second language acquisition.

Abstracts

Abstracts for presentations should be sent by 31 December 2026 to our e-mail address.

Plenary Speakers

We are happy to announce that the following scholars will present the keynote talks at the 38th ICFSLA conference:

Henriette L. Arndt (Lund University, Sweden)

Rodney Jones (University of Reading, UK)

Anna Mystkowska-Wiertelak (University of Wrocław, Poland)

Geoffrey Sockett (Université Paris Cité, France)

Pia Sundqvist (University of Oslo, Norway)

Liss Kerstin Sylvén (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)