CONFERENCES AND EVENTS

We support a range of conferences and events throughout New Zealand.

Saturday, 22nd November 2025

THEME: Voices of Change: Amplifying the Impact and Relevance of Applied Linguistics

This one-day symposium provides a platform for researchers, educators, and postgraduate students to engage in critical discussions on how applied linguistics can drive meaningful change. This year, we explore how our field can elevate diverse perspectives, shape educational practices, and influence language policy in Aotearoa and beyond. We welcome submissions that address pressing issues such as:

  • Learner identities and the dynamics of multilingualism
  • Teacher identities, beliefs, and practices in evolving language landscapes
  • Text linguistics and its role in meaning-making across contexts
  • Discourse analysis in shaping societal narratives
  • Language/languaging and multimodality in digital and physical spaces

Download the 2025 Call for Papers here. Submit an abstract by Friday, 15th August.

Friday 29 August, 2025 – 9.00am to 5.00pm.

The ALANZ Writing Special Interest Group (SIG) is a community of researchers who are interested in analysis of written text, teaching and/or learning of writing at any level in English, Māori, or any Pacific language. The SIG has an online community, as well as an annual symposium and occasional publication opportunities. Membership of the SIG is free to all members of ALANZ.

Download 2nd SIG symposium call for papers.

Future joint ALAA/ALANZ/ALTAANZ conferences

Year Location
2025 Separate conferences – ALAA Darwin; ALANZ Waikato (22 Nov)
2026 Joint – Perth (Nov) ALAA 50th anniversary
2027 Separate conferences
2028 Joint – New Zealand (? Ōtautahi Christchurch TBC, Nov)
2029 Separate conferences
2030 AILA World Congress – Perth (July/Aug TBC)
2031 Separate conferences
2032 Joint – New Zealand
August 30th 2024 9AM-5PM

The ALANZ Writing Special Interest Group (SIG) is a community of researchers who are interested in analysis of written text, teaching and/or learning of writing at any level in English, Māori, or any Pacific language. The SIG has an online community, as well as an annual symposium and occasional publication opportunities. Membership of the SIG is free to all members of ALANZ.

The 1st ALANZ Writing SIG Symposium Programme is available.

Registrations for attendees closed on 14 August, 2024.
Registration for presenters is now closed.

Download Call for papers

25-27 November 2024

The theme of the 2024 joint conference is: Applied linguistics for a just society: Advancing equity, access, and opportunity.
The Pre-Conference workshops will be held in the afternoon of 24 November. All are welcome to attend!
Standard Registration Closes 31 October 2024.

For further details, visit https://alaa2024.com.

To read this important ALANZ Press Release click on the link.
Saturday, 25 November 2023

The 2023 ALANZ Symposium (Applied linguistics: Looking forward and looking backward) is taking place on Saturday, 25 November 2023 at the University of Auckland.

The symposium programme is now available: ALANZ 2023 Symposium Programme. You can also down ALANZ 2023 Symposium Abstracts. The Symposium will be preceded by a social event on Friday evening (24 November, 2023).

13-15 December 2023

VOCAB@VIC 2023 Vocab@Vic_2023_program

Wellington Vocabulary Research Summer School 2023 Programme

 

25 -27 November 2022 (postponed from November 2021)

Conference website: www.alanz2021.co.nz
The Conference theme: Applied linguistics in the Asia-Pacific region.

Saturday 27 November 2021
Diverse approaches in Applied Linguistics: Exploring perspectives, building connections

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