Call For Proposals

Date: October 17, 2026

Conference Location: 

King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center (KJCC)

53 Washington Square South

New York, NY, 10012

Submission Deadline for Proposals: June 8, 2026

Acceptances announced by: June 26, 2026

Sponsored by the Office of the Dean for Humanities, the 7th Annual NYU Conference on Second Language Pedagogy will provide an opportunity for language instructors to exchange innovative research and effective practices, discuss successes and challenges of teaching world languages, and create opportunities for further collaboration. This year's conference theme is "Languages in Dialogue."

We invite proposals from faculty and graduate students for papers (20 minutes) on topics related to the theme of the conference, including (but not limited to):

• Pronunciation, fluency, and the building blocks of oral proficiency

• Conversation, debate, presentational speaking in and beyond the classroom

• Assessing spoken language: tools, rubrics, and feedback strategies

• AI as a tool for language learning, speaking practice, and oral assessment

• Heritage language learners and the negotiation of linguistic identity

• Interdisciplinary approach to language teaching and learning

• Community-based and service learning across language communities

Preference will be given to presentations that are hands-on, practical, and directly applicable to the classroom.