Bucharest Colloquium of Language Acquisition 9
9th Bucharest Colloquium of Language Acquisition
Second call for papers
The Center for the Study of Language Development and Linguistic Communication, University of Bucharest, has the pleasure to organize the 9th Bucharest Colloquium of Language Acquisition, on November 14 – 15, 2025, in hybrid format (on-site and online).
BUCLA’s central theme revolves around experimental research on language acquisition and learning. The colloquium creates an opportunity for researchers and doctoral candidates to present their work on various topics that encompass monolingual, bilingual and heritage language acquisition, language attrition as well as L2 and L3 learning.
The colloquium
Keynote speakers
Martine Coene – Vrije Universiteit Amsteram
F. Nihan Ketrez – Istanbul Bilgi University
In addition to the main session, the colloquium also hosts the workshop
Pronouns in acquisition
Organized by Adina Camelia Bleotu and Ioana Stoicescu, University of Bucharest
Abstract submission
We invite one-page abstract submissions (TNR 12, single-spaced, 1-inch margins), with an additional page for examples, figures and references, for 30 minute oral presentations (20 minutes for the presentation, 10 minutes for discussions). Abstracts must be in English and they should be anonymous. Author’s name and affiliation and e-mail for correspondence should be included. Please specify if your abstract is intended for the main session or for the workshop and if you plan on participating in person or online.
Abstracts should be sent to: bucla9@lls.unibuc.ro
Important dates:
Deadline for submissions: September 15 2025
Notification of acceptance: October 1 2025
Conference fee:
On-site participants:
Students: 50 RON/10 euro
Faculty: 150 RON/30 euro
On-line participants:
Students: –
Faculty: 75 RON/15 euro
Details about the bank account will be provided after the notification of acceptance
Publication:
All authors who present at the conference will be invited to submit a paper for a volume of selected contributions
Martine Coene – Vrije Universiteit Amsteram
F. Nihan Ketrez – Istanbul Bilgi University
Jacopo Torregrossa – Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main
Scientific committee (main session)
Andrei Avram, University of Bucharest
Larisa Avram, University of Bucharest
Camelia Adina Bleotu, University of Bucharest
Gabriela Slăvuțeanu, University of Bucharest
Anca Sevcenco, University of Bucharest
Irina Stoica, University of Bucharest
Ioana Stoicescu, University of Bucharest
Alina Tigău, University of Bucharest
Veronica Tomescu, University of Bucharest
