The fifth ICOP-L2 conference will be hosted by Newcastle University in the North-East of England and by the University’s Applied Linguistics & Communication (ALC) research team. ALC at Newcastle has a long and proud history of research in social interaction research, and L2 interaction more specifically, dating back over 20 years.
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Submission deadline is 20th February 2026
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Important Dates:
21 November 2025 Submission opening
20 February 2026 Submission deadline
27 March 2026 Notification of acceptance/rejection
10 April 2026 Registration opens
15 May 2026 Early Bird Registration Closes
19 June 2026 Regular Registration Closes
20 June 2026 Late Registration Opens
24 August (am) 2026 Pre-conference workshops
24 (pm) 26 August 2026 Conference
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Interactional Competences and Practices in a Second Language 