News and Events: Upcoming Events

(New) 29 May 2026, Anéla/VIOT Junior Day 2026 (Juniorendag)

Date: Friday 29 May 2026
Location: location TBA, University of Amsterdam [NL]
Target audience: Junior researchers (Bachelor, Master, PhD students and recent graduates)
Deadline: Friday 13 March 2026

This event provides young shcolars with an opportunity to present their research in the field of applied linguistics (language use, language acquisition, language education, language proficiency, or communication). Both lectures and poster presentations are welcome. Lectures shall last 15 minutes. Additionally, the annual Anéla-VIOT Thesis Award for the best MA-thesis in the field will be awarded on this day.

The evaluation of the abstracts will be based on the clarity of the explanation of their relevance, main research question, methodological design, and conclusion of the research. A lack of results or conclusions in the abstract don't pose an issue, as long as there will be some results to present during the event. 

The abstract needs to meet the following requirements: a maximum of 250 words (excl. references); in Dutch or in English (write it in the language in which you will present); all personal information removed from the abstract (name, university); indicates the preference for a lecture or poster presentation. Submit your abstracts via this link.