SLAT Roundtable 2026 - About the Roundtable

THE MAKING OF THE

SLAT ROUNDTABLE

The 25th Interdisciplinary SLAT Roundtable

February 13-14, 2026 | Tucson, AZ

The Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) Interdisciplinary Roundtable is a conference organized and run by members of the SLAT Student Association (SLATSA), the SLAT Student Association, and supported by our Faculty Supervisor, Borbola Gaspar, as well as faculty and staff, including Program Coordinator Debbie Shon Buhler and Program Director Dr. Ana Maria Carvalho.

Now in its twenty-fifth year, the SLAT Interdisciplinary Roundtable has served as a vibrant forum for emerging and established scholars in language acquisition and teaching. Founded as a student-led initiative within the university’s interdisciplinary SLAT PhD program, the Roundtable has evolved into a significant academic event that fosters collaboration across cognitive, sociocultural, instructional, and linguistic perspectives. Each year, it features presentations, posters, plenaries, and keynotes that highlight cutting-edge research and pedagogical innovation in second language studies. Through its long-standing commitment to inclusivity and scholarly exchange, the Roundtable continues to reflect the SLAT program’s interdisciplinary vision and its dedication to advancing the field of applied linguistics.

Thank you for 25 years of support!

Land Acknowledgement

As members of the University of Arizona, we would like to acknowledge and thank the Tohono O'odham and Pascua Yaqui peoples upon whose land we are guests here in Tucson, as well as the 22 federally recognized Indigenous Tribes in Arizona today.

We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, with Tucson being home to the O'odham and the Yaqui. Committed to diversity and inclusion, the University strives to build sustainable relationships with sovereign Native Nations and Indigenous communities through education offerings, partnerships, and community service.

University of Arizona's Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge our presence on Tohono O'odham ancestral lands. We acknowledge our presence on ancestral lands of the Tohono O'odham. I acknowledge my presences on the ancestral lands of the Tohono O'odham. I am on the ancestral lands of the Tohono O'odham. We are on the ancestral lands of the Tohono O'odham. You are on the ancestral lands of the Tohono O'odham. I am on Tohono O'odham land. You are on Tohono O'odham land. We are on Tohono O'odham land. This is Tohono O'odham land.

Shared by the Tohono O’odham Student Association (TOSA) at the University of Arizona

The Yaqui people have lived in the Gila and Santa Cruz River Valleys for hundreds of years. In the early 1900s, many Yaqui families were either forced to move or relocated to Arizona to escape the violence of the 1910-1920 Mexican Revolution. In 1964, the Pascua Yaquis received 202 acres of desert land, and in 1978, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona was federally recognized. According to the Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona, the Pascua Yaqui Tribe has five communities: New Pascua is the Reservation just southwest of Tucson, Old Pascua is in the City of Tucson, Barrio Libre is in the City of South Tucson, Marana is northwest of Tucson, and Guadalupe is a southeast suburb of Phoenix.

Pascua Yaqui Tribe - University of Arizona Huya Miisim | ARIZONA WILDCATS