Early Language Learning Research Association (ELLRA)
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The Early Language Learning Research Association
(ELLRA) is an international association which
supports scholarly cooperation in early language
learning research worldwide.
🌐 www.ellra.org
📩 Contact: info@ellra.org
(ELLRA) is an international association which
supports scholarly cooperation in early language
learning research worldwide.
🌐 www.ellra.org
📩 Contact: info@ellra.org
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ELLRA • Early Language Learning Research Association
ELLRA is an international association which seeks to federate and further research into early language learning.
www.ellra.org
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: info@ellra.org
🌐 Website: www.ellra.org
📩 Contact us: info@ellra.org
🌟 New issue of Children’s Literature in English Language Education is out!
Picturebooks, VR, creativity, anti-racism, identity + more.
Open access 👉 clelejournal.org
Picturebooks, VR, creativity, anti-racism, identity + more.
Open access 👉 clelejournal.org
Current Issue - CLELE JOURNAL - children´s literature in english language education
A bi-annual, peer-reviewed journal researching children's literature as an art form, and as a framework for teaching English as a second, additional or foreign language to pre-school infants through t...
clelejournal.org
December 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
🌟 New issue of Children’s Literature in English Language Education is out!
Picturebooks, VR, creativity, anti-racism, identity + more.
Open access 👉 clelejournal.org
Picturebooks, VR, creativity, anti-racism, identity + more.
Open access 👉 clelejournal.org
📢 ELLRA’s 12th Webinar, by members for members, is coming up on 2 Dec at 14:30 CET.
🎙️ Efrat Marcu will discuss how teachers choose educational apps for EFL classrooms.
📬 Members, check your email for the link.
✨ Not a member yet? Join ELLRA to access our webinars and community.
🎙️ Efrat Marcu will discuss how teachers choose educational apps for EFL classrooms.
📬 Members, check your email for the link.
✨ Not a member yet? Join ELLRA to access our webinars and community.
November 30, 2025 at 1:32 PM
📢 ELLRA’s 12th Webinar, by members for members, is coming up on 2 Dec at 14:30 CET.
🎙️ Efrat Marcu will discuss how teachers choose educational apps for EFL classrooms.
📬 Members, check your email for the link.
✨ Not a member yet? Join ELLRA to access our webinars and community.
🎙️ Efrat Marcu will discuss how teachers choose educational apps for EFL classrooms.
📬 Members, check your email for the link.
✨ Not a member yet? Join ELLRA to access our webinars and community.
💡 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....
An insightful case study with clear relevance for early-language and literacy practitioners.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Navigating multiple multilingual spaces at home and in the day care centre: a case-study in Luxembourg
Mismatches between language and literacy practices at home and in day care centres can negatively influence children’s development. This article examines a young child’s engagement in literacy acti...
www.tandfonline.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
💡 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....
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...
Explore the programme here: nocanglistow.pl/en/uniwersyt...
Long Anglicist Night - Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
The fifth edition of Noc Anglistów will take place on November 28, 2025
nocanglistow.pl
November 26, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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...
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
Topics: Global citizenship, peace & educational technologies with Mónica Lourenço and Yuko Butler.
A powerful close to a rich week of learning.
#ECRs #EarlyLanguageLearning
November 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
🌱 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
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
Julie McAdam explores children’s literature research; Nayr Ibrahim shares arts-based multilingual methods.
#ELLRA #ArtsBasedResearch #Multilingualism #ECRs
November 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🎨 Creativity day!
Julie McAdam explores children’s literature research; Nayr Ibrahim shares arts-based multilingual methods.
#ELLRA #ArtsBasedResearch #Multilingualism #ECRs
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
#VirtualSchool #LanguageLearning #ECRs
November 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
🌍 Day 3: Interculturality, decoloniality & pluriversal perspectives with Yecid Ortega, plus a special #ELLRA session on language maps!
#VirtualSchool #LanguageLearning #ECRs
#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
🤝 Collaboration & plurilingual practices with Daniel Xerri (Malta) & Sunny Lau (Canada).
Exploring how we learn with children, not just about them.
#ResearchWithChildren #ECRs
November 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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
🤝 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
🎓 Subhan Zein: Interviewing Young Learners
🎓 Annamaria Pinter: Research with Children
A week of creativity, collaboration & multilingual research starts today!
#EarlyLanguageLearning #ECRs
November 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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
🎓 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
07/11
• Researching Global Citizenship & Peace in Early Language Learning
• Researching Educational Technologies with Young Learners
👉 ellra.org/event/ellra-...
#ELLRA #VirtualSchool #Research
October 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
✨ 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
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
06/11
• Aesthetic & Pedagogical Entanglements in Children’s Literature Research
• Arts-based Approaches to Multilingual Research
👉 ellra.org/event/ellra-...
#Networking #ELLRA
October 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
🌍 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
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
05/11
• Interculturality, Decoloniality & Pluriversal Approaches )
• Special Session: Discover ELLRA & Create Language Maps
👉 ellra.org/event/ellra-...
#ELLRA #VirtualSchool
October 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
🎤 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
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
04/11
• Exploring the Mosaic Approach
• Researching Plurilingual Practices
👉 ellra.org/event/ellra-...
#ELLRA #Research
October 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🎓 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
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
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
October 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
📢 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
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
📅 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
September 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🎓 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
📅 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
Theme: Multilingualism & Diversity in Early Language Learning
🗓️ 3–5 June 2026, Barcelona
Deadline: 15 Oct 2025
More info: ellra.org/event/2nd-el...
#ELLRAconference
September 12, 2025 at 9:40 AM
📣 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
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
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
September 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
🌍 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
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
Theme: Multilingualism & Diversity in Early Language Learning
🗓️ 3–5 June 2026, Barcelona
Deadline: 15 Oct 2025
More info: ellra.org/event/2nd-el...
#ELLRAconference
September 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
📣 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
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
Theme: Multilingualism & Diversity in Early Language Learning
🗓️ 3–5 June 2026, Barcelona
Deadline: 15 Oct 2025
More info: ellra.org/event/2nd-el...
#ELLRAconference
September 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
📣 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
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
Theme: Multilingualism & Diversity in Early Language Learning
🗓️ 3–5 June 2026, Barcelona
Deadline: 15 Oct 2025
More info: ellra.org/event/2nd-el...
#ELLRAconference
August 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
📣 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
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
Theme: Multilingualism & Diversity in Early Language Learning
🗓️ 3–5 June 2026, Barcelona
Deadline: 15 Oct 2025
More info: ellra.org/event/2nd-el...
#ELLRAconference
August 19, 2025 at 10:06 AM
📣 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
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
Theme: Multilingualism & Diversity in Early Language Learning
🗓️ 3–5 June 2026, Barcelona
Deadline: 15 Oct 2025
More info: ellra.org/event/2nd-el...
#ELLRAconference
August 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
📣 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
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
Theme: Multilingualism & Diversity in Early Language Learning
🗓️ 3–5 June 2026, Barcelona
Deadline: 15 Oct 2025
More info: ellra.org/event/2nd-el...
#ELLRAconference
July 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
📣 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
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
Theme: Multilingualism & Diversity in Early Language Learning
🗓️ 3–5 June 2026, Barcelona
Deadline: 15 Oct 2025
More info: ellra.org/event/2nd-el...
#ELLRAconference
July 22, 2025 at 8:10 AM
📣 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
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
📖 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
June 30, 2025 at 9:17 AM
📚 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
📖 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