Language Acquisition Conference

Conference topics

In the language acquisition conference, the following themes will be discussed

Linguistic research on the content of language teaching and its acquisition
Linguistic didactics research on language learning in higher education and non-formal education
Pedagogical and psychological research on language learning for children, young people and adults
Development of the child's speech and language in preschool and family
Offer of mother tongue and foreign language acquisition in Latvian schools
Special educational needs in language learning
The impact of culture, subculture and value orientation on language learning
Acquisition of the Latvian language as a foreign language in Latvia and abroad
The language environment in Latvia and the importance of the population's linguistic attitude in language learning
Use of IT for modern language learning solutions
Status of communicative and linguistic competence in the labor market
Speech and language development disorders, their correction and prevention
Academic writing in school and higher education

Conference working languages

Latvian, English, German

Registration

Please register for the conference by April 28, 2024

The rapporteurs will receive confirmation of participation in the conference by May 3, 2024.

See the application form

Conference proceedings

The conference will take place in person at the RTU Liepaja academy and online. Detailed information about the e-platform and connection options will be sent to the participants a week before the conference
Duration of the report in plenary - 20 minutes, in working groups - 15 minutes
Master classes will be held in the third part of the conference (information about the master classes will be specified)

Membership fees

For speakers with a publication: EUR 85.00 (if there are 2 or more authors - EUR 50.00 each)
For rapporteurs without publication: EUR 15.00
Author of a scientific article (without participation in the conference): EUR 70.00 (if there are 2 or more authors - EUR 35.00 each)
For listeners: EUR 15.00 ((upon presentation of a supporting document - for students EUR 5.00, for doctoral students EUR 10.00)

The participation fee includes:

for speakers with a publication - confirmation of participation in the conference, scientific publication, conference materials
for speakers without publication - confirmation of participation in the conference, conference materials
for listeners - confirmation of participation in the conference, conference materials
for authors of publications who do not participate in the conference - a scientific publication
online technical support (including translation)

We also cover the costs of the conference's online technical support (including translation) from the conference fees.

*If you need to issue an invoice, please request it by writing to Ginta.Sneidera@rtu.lv

*If an invoice is not required, please provide the details:

Name: Rīgas Technical University
VAT No. LV90000068977
Legal adress: Ķīpsalas iela 6A, Rīga, LV-1048, Latvija
Account No. IBAN: LV95HABA0551053417953
Bank: Swedbanka
SWIFT code: HABALV22
The payment order must state: participant's name, conference participation fee VA-PP, L9290

Publishing options

In connection with the conference, a multilingual collection of scientific articles “Language Acquisition: Problems and Perspectives” (ISSN 1407-9739 (printed), ISSN 2661-5584 (digital)) is published:

The author of a scientific article corresponding to the topic of the collection may submit it without participating in the conference either in person or in absentia, but by submitting his / her application within the specified term
Articles are published in Latvian, English and German (see conditions for preparation of the publication)
All articles submitted to the collection are anonymously reviewed, evaluated and accepted or rejected by the International Editorial Board prior to publication

The authors are asked to submit the articles electronically by July 31, 2024 at vapp.lapp@liepu.edu.lv

Indexed by EBSCO

The collection of scientific articles "Language Acquisition: Problems and Perspectives" is published once a year or as a double issue every two years.

If the editorial board rejects the article as thematically or qualitatively inappropriate during the review process, the fee for the publication will not be refunded. The same applies if the author (s) withdraw the article submitted for editing.

Articles in the collection are assigned a DOI index and are registered in the international metadata catalog Crossref. Bibliographic information can be found here: https://www.crossref.org/