Bilingualism Matters Symposium: CALL FOR PROPOSALS OPENS!

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We are happy to announce that the call for proposals for the next Bilingualism Matters Symposium 2025 (BMS2025) is now open, with the theme “Heritage and minority Languages: Bridging the gap between research and society”.

The Bilingualism Matters Symposium (BMS) is an interdisciplinary conference organised by Bilingualism Matters. It is open to researchers as well as practitioners, irrespective of their affiliation with Bilingualism Matters. The BMS aims to stimulate a productive dialogue between researchers in different academic disciplines and practitioners in different sectors of society.

Date: March 24-25, 2025 Location: John McIntyre Conference Center, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (virtual attendance is also welcome)

Contributions are welcome from different perspectives pertaining to:

  • the acquisition, development and maintenance of heritage and minority languages in both neurotypical and neurodivergent bilinguals,
  • educational aspects, such as heritage language education or the education of children with a heritage or minority language background,
  • policy issues related to heritage and minority languages,
  • social attitudes and perceptions

More info at: https://www.bilingualism-matters.org/events/bilingualism-matters-symposium-2025

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  • BIL Seminar "Global challenges in education. Bridging from policy to practice in inclusive education", by Joao Costa giugno 30, 2025 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Università degli studi di Milano-Bicocca, Piazza dell'Ateneo Nuovo, 1, Milano, Edificio U6, Sala Lauree, 3° piano

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