The Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Student Association (SLATSA) cordially invites you to attend the 22nd SLAT Interdisciplinary Roundtable, in person, at the University of Arizona on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. 

The theme of the 2023 SLAT Interdisciplinary Roundtable is “Collaboration and social change in world language education and research”. The ideas that feed this theme revolve around the following:

• How do we adapt the way we do our work based on the changing ways based on ways we are living and working in a socio-political context?
• How do we use our privileges, skills, positions, and knowledge to create spaces of empowerment?
• How do we embrace collaboration and impact the field of language education and research through collaborative practices? 

The featured speakers for this year's Roundtable are Dr. Sonja Lanehart (University of Arizona) and Dr. Katharine Burns (Carnegie Mellon University, SLAT Alumna). 

The Roundtable is an annual conference organized by and for graduate students and faculty with interests in the linguistic, cognitive, instructional, and socio-cultural dimensions of L2 learning and teaching. We also seek projects that demonstrate collaborative research between graduate students and faculty. 

The conference program schedule and updates about the conference can be found on the Roundtable website: https://sites.google.com/email.arizona.edu/22nd-slat-irt-2023/home.  

To register for the Roundtable, go to: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfE8EqHTD-n7YSxePiS4cy4EoVA4UwloEbonsA8Y6GV5dTUFg/viewform 

Questions about the Roundtable conference can be directed to SLATSA President Giulia Negretto and SLATSA Vice President Amable Custodio Ribeiro. 

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