IRAAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2026

Attitudes towards languages: Multilingualism, plurilingualism and language education for a democratic, just and sustainable world The Irish Association for Applied Linguistics invites you to the 2026 Annual Conference at the University of Limerick. The two-day conference will be packed with theoretical and empirical presentations, research posters and thematic panels in areas of Applied Linguistics related to the conference theme. These include: • Bilingualism • Multilingualism & Plurilingualism • Translanguaging • Interculturality • Language Policy & Language Planning • Language Education & Language Teaching, Learning and Assessment • Second Language Acquisition • Psychology of Language Learning • Pragmatics • Corpus Linguistics • Historical Linguistics • Translation & Interpreting We will also host the AILA-Europe Junior Researchers Meeting (JRM), two internationally recognised plenary speakers and the launch of TEANGA. The Conference Dinner will take place at Castletroy Park Hotel, within walking distance of the campus. Spaces are limited, so please book your place when registering for the conference. For more information about the conference, including accommodation and access, please check the conference website below: https://sites.google.com/view/iraal2026/