{"id":32220,"date":"2026-01-07T14:13:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T14:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=32220"},"modified":"2026-01-07T14:24:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T14:24:06","slug":"bilingualism-in-the-hispanic-and-lusophone-world-5th-annual-conference","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/research-blog\/event\/bilingualism-in-the-hispanic-and-lusophone-world-5th-annual-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Bilingualism in the Hispanic and Lusophone World &#8211; 5th International Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_x_MsoNormal\">We are delighted to welcome you to the fifth international conference on Bilingualism in the Hispanic and Lusophone world (BHL), jointly organized by University of Reading and King&#8217;s College London.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_x_MsoNormal\">This year\u2019s conference will be hosted at the University of Reading, located in the vibrant city of Reading, UK, from the 12th to the 14th of January 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_x_MsoNormal\">\u200b<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_x_MsoNormal\">Meet our Keynote speakers:<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_x_MsoNormal\">*\u00a0 Nicola Bermingham (University of Liverpool, UK)\u00a0\u200b<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_x_MsoNormal\">*\u00a0 Laura Dominguez\u00a0 (University of Southampton, UK)<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_x_MsoNormal\">*\u00a0 Tim Lam\u00e9ris (Leiden University, NL)<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_x_MsoNormal\">*\u00a0 Crist\u00f3bal Lozano (Universidad de Granada, Espa\u00f1a)<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_x_MsoNormal\">*\u00a0 Patrick Rebuschat \u00a0 (Lancaster University, UK)<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_x_MsoNormal\">*\u00a0 S\u00edlvia Perpi\u00f1\u00e1n (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Espa\u00f1a )<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_x_MsoNormal\">\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"x_x_comp-lgtr37l1\">\n<p class=\"x_x_MsoNormal\"><b>Bilingualism in the Hispanic and Lusophone world (BHL)<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_x_MsoNormal\">The BHL is a biennial international conference (Leiden 2015, 2019; Florida 2017; Puebla 2024) that brings together researchers working on different aspects of bilingualism in the Hispanic and Lusophone world to share new insights regarding methodology and extend and strengthen the dialogue on furthering our understanding of bilingualism. 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