Theme: Student-centered pedagogy for South Asian Languages: Building lessons upon students’ interests, backgrounds, and motivations
Dates: Friday and Saturday, May 8–9, 2026
Format: Two-day online international conference
This year’s theme, Student-centered pedagogy for South Asian Languages: Building lessons upon students’ interests, backgrounds, and motivations, offers an opportunity to create engaging, culturally responsive, and personalized learning experiences that foster deeper linguistic competence, strengthen learner identity, and sustain motivation in mastering South Asian languages.
Educators use and seek innovative approaches, and the SALTA annual conference provides a platform for the exchange of ideas. We welcome proposals that highlight action research, technology integration, literature-based teaching, games, real materials, and other strategies that support student-centered pedagogy and demonstrate practical outcomes or effective practices. We encourage applications from all South Asian languages that are taught at universities worldwide.
Submission Guidelines:
- Panels: 90 minutes, 3 presenters; include a 100-word panel abstract plus individual paper abstracts (200–300 words each).
- Individual Presentations: 20 minutes; submit a 200–300-word abstract.
- Workshops: Interactive sessions focused on practical applications.
Proposals should be in English for main sessions; additional panels and workshops in South Asian languages may be arranged. Teachers of less-commonly taught South Asian languages are especially encouraged to apply.
Submit your proposal here by April 15, 2026:
Here is the link: Everyone, including those presenting on the panel, needs to fill out this form.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1njYbj70XDzUTER-nx9HQPS4nD5OswpaafRoKCB4wd4U/edit
Registration: Free for SALTA members; $35 for professionals; $25 for students.
Join us in sharing ideas that place students at the center and enrich language education around the world.
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