PSLLT 2025 Announcement

Call for Proposals (PSLLT 2025)

First Call for Papers

PSLLT 2025, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (15–17 October 2025)

The 16th Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching (PSLLT) Conference—an annual meeting devoted to the research and teaching of second or additional languages—will take place on 15–17 October 2025 at Concordia University in Montréal, Québec, Canada. The conference will bring together instructors, researchers, and students working on all aspects of pronunciation teaching and learning, in any second language. The general theme of the conference is Pronunciation for the Real World. In addition to work related to real-world applications of pronunciation research and pedagogy, we invite proposals about any aspect of pronunciation research, teaching, and learning—across the entire spectrum of research, including experimental, observational, descriptive, and corpus studies.

Keynote speakers

• Suzie Beaulieu (Université Laval)

• Charlie Nagle (University of Texas at Austin)

Presentations

We welcome submissions across the following three formats:

• oral presentations (20 min, followed by 5 min of questions)

• posters (a dedicated 90-min poster presentation session), and

• teaching tips (7 min, evidence-based pedagogical activities for teaching pronunciation).

Abstract submission information

The abstract submission portal is open, and the submission of proposals closes on 15 April 2025. Abstracts should have no more than 300 words including optional references. Notification of acceptance will be communicated by 15 May 2025. Please note that you will have to create a SoftConf account to be able to submit your abstract.

Language policy

The working language of the conference is English, but presentations are also welcome in French.

Contact

Please see our conference website for more detailed information on submission. For further questions feel free to contact us at psllt2025@concordia.ca

We look forward to welcoming you in Montréal in October 2025!