💡 Looking for research inspiration? Claudine Kirsch’s new open-access article explores how a young learner navigates multilingual spaces across home and day care. An insightful case study with clear relevance for early-language and literacy practitioners. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

We are pleased to announce that our ELLRA Ambassador for Poland, Werona Król-Gierat, will be introducing ELLRA this Friday (28 November) at a nationwide event taking place simultaneously at 20 universities in 18 cities across Poland! Explore the programme here: nocanglistow.pl/en/uniwersyt...

🌱 Final day of the #ELLRA Virtual School! Topics: Global citizenship, peace & educational technologies with Mónica Lourenço and Yuko Butler. A powerful close to a rich week of learning. #ECRs #EarlyLanguageLearning

🎨 Creativity day! Julie McAdam explores children’s literature research; Nayr Ibrahim shares arts-based multilingual methods. #ELLRA #ArtsBasedResearch #Multilingualism #ECRs

🌍 Day 3: Interculturality, decoloniality & pluriversal perspectives with Yecid Ortega, plus a special #ELLRA session on language maps! #VirtualSchool #LanguageLearning #ECRs

Day 2 at the #ELLRA Virtual School! 🤝 Collaboration & plurilingual practices with Daniel Xerri (Malta) & Sunny Lau (Canada). Exploring how we learn with children, not just about them. #ResearchWithChildren #ECRs

The #ELLRA Virtual School begins! 🎓 Subhan Zein: Interviewing Young Learners 🎓 Annamaria Pinter: Research with Children A week of creativity, collaboration & multilingual research starts today! #EarlyLanguageLearning #ECRs

✨ Last call! Register now for the ELLRA Virtual School for doctoral & early career researchers. 07/11 • Researching Global Citizenship & Peace in Early Language Learning • Researching Educational Technologies with Young Learners 👉 ellra.org/event/ellra-... #ELLRA #VirtualSchool #Research

🌍 Connect & collaborate with peers worldwide at the ELLRA Virtual School! 06/11 • Aesthetic & Pedagogical Entanglements in Children’s Literature Research • Arts-based Approaches to Multilingual Research 👉 ellra.org/event/ellra-... #Networking #ELLRA

🎤 Meet the experts! Gain insights from leading voices in early language learning research. 05/11 • Interculturality, Decoloniality & Pluriversal Approaches ) • Special Session: Discover ELLRA & Create Language Maps 👉 ellra.org/event/ellra-... #ELLRA #VirtualSchool

🎓 Mentoring & research sessions for doctoral & early career scholars — join ELLRA’s Virtual School! 04/11 • Exploring the Mosaic Approach • Researching Plurilingual Practices 👉 ellra.org/event/ellra-... #ELLRA #Research

📢 ELLRA Virtual School for Doctoral Scholars & Early Career Researchers is coming soon! Learn, share & connect globally 🌍 👉 ellra.org/event/ellra-... 03/11: • 09:00 CET Interviewing Young Learners • 16:00 CET Research with Children: Methodological Considerations #ELLRA #VirtualSchool #Research

🎓 11th ELLRA Webinar 📅 7 Oct 2025 | 🕟 16:30 CET Integrating Virtual Exchange Projects into Language Teacher Education Speakers from DE, SI, ES & PL ℹ️ Access link sent to members by email 👉 More info: ellra.org/event/integr... #ELLRA #Webinar

📣 2nd ELLRA Conference – Call for Papers! Theme: Multilingualism & Diversity in Early Language Learning 🗓️ 3–5 June 2026, Barcelona Deadline: 15 Oct 2025 More info: ellra.org/event/2nd-el... #ELLRAconference

🌍 STAGE Research Webinar – 18 Sept, 12:00–13:30 CET Findings from the STAGE project (starting age & extramural English in Norway & Flanders) + launch of new research network. 📝 Register by 17 Sept 👉 nettskjema.no/a/507110#/pa... #ELLRA #Research

📣 2nd ELLRA Conference – Call for Papers! Theme: Multilingualism & Diversity in Early Language Learning 🗓️ 3–5 June 2026, Barcelona Deadline: 15 Oct 2025 More info: ellra.org/event/2nd-el... #ELLRAconference

📣 2nd ELLRA Conference – Call for Papers! Theme: Multilingualism & Diversity in Early Language Learning 🗓️ 3–5 June 2026, Barcelona Deadline: 15 Oct 2025 More info: ellra.org/event/2nd-el... #ELLRAconference

📣 2nd ELLRA Conference – Call for Papers! Theme: Multilingualism & Diversity in Early Language Learning 🗓️ 3–5 June 2026, Barcelona Deadline: 15 Oct 2025 More info: ellra.org/event/2nd-el... #ELLRAconference

📣 2nd ELLRA Conference – Call for Papers! Theme: Multilingualism & Diversity in Early Language Learning 🗓️ 3–5 June 2026, Barcelona Deadline: 15 Oct 2025 More info: ellra.org/event/2nd-el... #ELLRAconference

📣 2nd ELLRA Conference – Call for Papers! Theme: Multilingualism & Diversity in Early Language Learning 🗓️ 3–5 June 2026, Barcelona Deadline: 15 Oct 2025 More info: ellra.org/event/2nd-el... #ELLRAconference

📣 2nd ELLRA Conference – Call for Papers! Theme: Multilingualism & Diversity in Early Language Learning 🗓️ 3–5 June 2026, Barcelona Deadline: 15 Oct 2025 More info: ellra.org/event/2nd-el... #ELLRAconference

📣 2nd ELLRA Conference – Call for Papers! Theme: Multilingualism & Diversity in Early Language Learning 🗓️ 3–5 June 2026, Barcelona Deadline: 15 Oct 2025 More info: ellra.org/event/2nd-el... #ELLRAconference

📚 Two new resources for early language learning! 📖 Yuko Goto Butler's new book on young additional language learners – flyer with discount attached 📰 Jakupčević (2025) on teacher talk in primary EFL: doi.org/10.14746/n.2... #ELLRA #Research

🥳 ELLRA 2nd Anniversary WebFestival is almost here! 🚀 Discover inquiries, innovations & inspirations in early language learning. 🗓️ Sat, June 28th, 10:00-21:45 CET. FREE interactive webinars with top researchers! 🔗 Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🥳 ELLRA 2nd Anniversary WebFestival is almost here! 🚀 Discover inquiries, innovations & inspirations in early language learning. 🗓️ Sat, June 28th, 10:00-21:45 CET. FREE interactive webinars with top researchers! 🔗 Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🥳 ELLRA 2nd Anniversary WebFestival is almost here! 🚀 Discover inquiries, innovations & inspirations in early language learning. 🗓️ Sat, June 28th, 10:00-21:45 CET. FREE interactive webinars with top researchers! 🔗 Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🥳 ELLRA 2nd Anniversary WebFestival is almost here! 🚀 Discover inquiries, innovations & inspirations in early language learning. 🗓️ Sat, June 28th, 10:00-21:45 CET. FREE interactive webinars with top researchers! 🔗 Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🥳ELLRA 2nd Anniversary WebFestival is almost here! 🚀 Discover inquiries, innovations & inspirations in early language learning. 🗓️ Sat, June 28th, 10:00-21:45 CET. FREE interactive webinars with top researchers! 🔗 Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

ELLRA 2nd Anniversary WebFestival is here! 🎉 A festival of inquiries, innovations & inspirations. 🗓️ Sat, June 28th, 10:00-21:45 CET. Join FREE interactive webinars with early language learning researchers! 🔗 Register now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

ELLRA 2nd Anniversary WebFestival is here! 🎉 A festival of inquiries, innovations & inspirations. 🗓️ Sat, June 28th, 10:00-21:45 CET. Join FREE interactive webinars with early language learning researchers! 🔗 Register now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... ℹ️Full details: ellra.org/event/ellra-...

📚 Online talk: Creativity, Empathy, Motivation – and the Role of Picturebooks 🗓️ 14 June, 16:00–17:00 UK | 17:00–18:00 CET 🎙️ With Dr Deborah Buttery Free but register here 👉 tinyurl.com/SharingLangu... #ELLRA #SharingLanguages

📣 Tomorrow (5 June), BAAL RICH SIG hosts a free online event: “Applied Linguistics Research Involving Children: What Works?” 🎓 Keynote by Prof. Annamaria Pinter + full lineup! Join here 👉 tinyurl.com/richsigevent #BAAL #RICHsig #Research

📣 The 2nd ATFLY Conference on teaching foreign languages to young learners will be held online on 19–20 June 2025. Free to attend! Register by 9 June at atfly.sciencesconf.org #languages #children #education #ELLRA

📣 New issue of Children’s Literature in English Language Education is now online! A must-read for anyone exploring kids’ literature & early language learning. 🔗 clelejournal.org #CLELE #OpenAccess #ELT

🚨 New Special Issue out now in Research Methods in Applied Linguistics! ✨ Focus: Methods for young language learners 🎨 Visual arts-based research 📊 Longitudinal studies 📝 Mosaic approaches Many open access! Go have a peek 👀 #AppliedLinguistics #LanguageResearch

📢 BAAL RICH SIG is launching on 5 June 2025! Submit your abstract by 30 April 👉 tinyurl.com/richsigabstr... Register here 👉 tinyurl.com/richsigevent Join the event & be part of the conversation! #BAAL #RICHSIG

Our 10th ELLRA Webinar is coming up! 📅 6 May, 10.00 CET 🎙️ Huan Yik Lee (University of Technology Malaysia) on Multilingual education policies among young learners in Southeast Asia 📧 Link sent to members by email. Details: ellra.org/event/webina... #ELLRA #Webinar

🎉 ELLRA's 10th members-only webinar is coming! 🗓️ Tue 6 May | 🕙 10:00 CET 🎙️ Dr. Huan Yik Lee on Multilingual education in SE Asia 🔒 Link shared via email to members. #ELLRA #webinar #inquire #innovate #inspire

📢 Primary English teachers (ages 5-12), we need your input! Take this 20-min survey on storytelling & picturebooks in teaching. Open until May 1st. 🔗 1ka.arnes.si/a/5357ae17 Thanks for your help! 🙌 #ELT #Storytelling #Survey

#inquire #innovate #inspire #ELLRA #AGM2025

Do you want to share your research with colleagues? Do you want to join a vibrant community of researchers? Do you want to contribute to early language learning? If you answered YES, don't delay, join ELLRA today! #inquire #innovate #inspire

Join ATFLY 2025: Advances in Teaching Foreign Languages to Young Learners on 19 & 20 June 2025. This is an online conference without any registration/participation fees. Check out the programme which includes state-of-the-art talks and register at: lnkd.in/dj8n9W-d

Our Association is for colleagues researching the learning and teaching of children´s (age 2 - 12) additional languages. Follow us for updates on early language learning research, events, projects and publications! 🌐 Website: www.ellra.org 📩 Contact us: [email protected]

🎉 Welcome to the official BlueSky account of ELLRA! We connect researchers worldwide studying early language learning (ages 2-12). Follow us for updates on research, events, and collaborations! 🌐 Website: www.ellra.org 📩 Contact us: [email protected]