Centre for Literacy and Multilingualism

Conference on Multilingualism (COM) 2020

23^rd-25^th June 2020

University of Reading, UK

From the organising committee, a big THANK YOU to all attendees and presenters, to the scientific committee and to all hosts and chairs for making online COM2020 such a huge success! We would like to share with you some post-conference statistics to give you an idea of the amazing number and variety of attendees that an online conference can achieve.

If you weren’t able to attend the conference, or if you would like watch some of the talks again, you can find a portion of them on our dedicated YouTube channel.

Click here to view the Conference Programme.

Instructions for Talk Presenters.

Instructions for Poster Presenters.

IMPORTANT UPDATE ON CHANGES DUE TO CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK

Given the evolving worldwide COVID-19 situation we have decided to host COM2020 on the same dates (23-25 June 2020) but to do so online.

Our colleagues at the University of Massachusetts have done a great job of hosting CUNY in March, and we have decided to follow a similar format for COM2020. To get an idea on how the conference will be set up, you can take a look here. The conference will take place in the form of a Zoom webinar and is now FREE OF CHARGE. Only registered attendees will receive the link to access the webinar.

We are looking forward to seeing you in June!

COM2020 Organising Committee

WELCOME TO COM2020!

From the organising committee of COM2020, a very warm welcome to Reading! We are very pleased to be able to host the Conference of Multilingualism this year. We hope you will find all the information you need on this page, but if there is anything else you would like help with, please do not hesitate to contact us.

ABOUT COM2020

The Conference on Multilingualism has its origin in 2005 at the University of Trento, where it was known under the name of “Workshop on Bilingualism”. In 2016, the conference was renamed to “Conference on Multilingualism” in order to include a broader range of aspects of multilingualism. It is aimed at exploring the many different aspects of multilingualism in the fields of linguistics, psychology, neurology, sociology and educational sciences. In the past, it was held in Ghent and in Leiden. In 2020, it is coming to Reading!

We are very pleased to announce our keynote speakers:

Rowena Kasprowicz (University of Reading)

Joao Verissimo (University of Potsdam)

Minna Lehtonen (University of Oslo)

WHO WE ARE

Scientific Committee

Vicky Chondrogianni (University of Edinburgh)

Alice Foucart (Nebrija University)

Tanja Kupish (University of Konstanz)

Theo Marinis (University of Konstanz)

Robert Hartsuiker (University of Ghent)

Petros Karatsareas (Westminster University)

Merel Keijzer (University of Groningen)

Niels Schiller (Leiden University)

Local organising committee

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF READING

Home to 19000 students from over 150 countries, the University of Reading celebrated its 90^th anniversary in 2016 and is a world-leading research-intensive university, where 98% of research is internationally recognized and 78% is classed as internationally excellent. In recent years, The University of Reading had gained a global presence with the launch of the Henley Business School (South Africa) in Johannesburg and the University of Reading Malaysia in Iskandar.

ABOUT CeLM

Researchers at the Centre for Literacy and Multilingualism (CeLM) conduct, coordinate, and disseminate interdisciplinary research in linguistics, psychology, education, modern languages and classics. CeLM’s mission is to be recognised as an internationally renowned hub for research into linguistic, psychological, clinical and educational aspects of literacy and multilingualism. CeLM researchers have a strong commitment to engage with the general public, with NGOs, and with education and healthcare professionals to bridge the gap between research and practice and bring direct benefits to society beyond academia.

CONTACT US

Email: com2020@easychair.org

Twitter #COM2020