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Human in the Loop: ETRA 2027 and APLX 2027

Language · Education · Society · AI

44th International Conference on English Teaching and Learning (ETRA 2027) and Taipei Tech International Conference on Applied Linguistics (APLX 2027)

Submit an abstract · Mar 31

Important dates

Abstracts due
Mar 31, 2027
Notification
May 15, 2027
Early bird
By Jun 30, 2027
Conference
Oct 14–16, 2027

Pre-conference workshop: Thursday, Oct 14 (afternoon). Main conference: Friday–Saturday, Oct 15–16. On-site at National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei. Conference language: English.

Call for papers

Can a machine produce convincing language without understanding a word of it?

The questions we ask are rarely as simple as they sound. What counts as a language, and where do its boundaries lie? What does it mean to learn another language, and who decides which languages should be taught? How does the way we speak reveal who we are, where we belong, or how power operates? Behind these questions lie disagreements not merely about the answers, but about what counts as evidence and what an explanation needs to explain.

Human in the Loop welcomes submissions from researchers at all career stages, including undergraduate and graduate students, on these questions and many others across language, education, society, and artificial intelligence. The conference aims to bring together diverse theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches, encouraging dialogue across disciplines and research traditions.

Topics include, but are not limited to

  • applied linguistics
  • artificial intelligence (AI)
  • bilingualism & multilingualism
  • cognitive linguistics
  • computational linguistics
  • corpus linguistics
  • discourse analysis (DA) & conversation analysis (CA)
  • English-medium instruction (EMI)
  • English for specific purposes (ESP)
  • human–AI communication
  • intercultural communication
  • language pedagogy & teacher development
  • language policy
  • language teaching & learning
  • language testing & assessment
  • multimodality
  • phonetics & phonology
  • pragmatics
  • psycholinguistics
  • second language acquisition (SLA)
  • semantics
  • sociolinguistics
  • syntax
  • technology-enhanced language learning (TELL)
  • translanguaging
  • translation & interpreting

Confirmed keynote speakers

  • Angel Mei Yi Lin

    Chair Professor, The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK)

  • Ofelia García

    Professor Emerita, City University of New York (CUNY), USA

  • Ricardo Otheguy

    Professor Emeritus, City University of New York (CUNY), USA

  • Shu-Kai Hsieh

    Professor, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

  • Tsung-Lun Alan Wan

    Associate Professor, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU), Taiwan

How to submit

  • Submit your abstract as a PDF through the conference's online submission platform. Link to be announced.
  • Abstracts must be anonymized, with no information that could identify the author(s).
  • Up to 400 words, with up to five keywords. Tables, figures, and references don't count toward the limit.
  • Each author may be listed on up to two abstracts, but may be first author of only one.

Presentation formats

Choose your preferred format on the submission platform.

Oral presentation

15 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for Q&A

Poster presentation

Poster display and discussion with attendees

Registration fees

Attendee Early bird
by Jun 30, 2027		 Regular
after Jun 30, 2027
Regular attendees NT$ 1,200 NT$ 1,500
Student attendees NT$ 650 NT$ 750

Registration and payment deadlines will be announced.