If you are interested in the emotional/affective aspects of language learning and teaching – either from a psychological or social orientation, or both – then this colloquium might be of interest, taking place 5-7 July 2017 at the University of Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium). In the attached document you’ll find more detail on the background and aims of the conference as well as practical information and dates (English and French versions). The deadline for submission of abstracts is 15th December and the conference website address is  sites.uclouvain.be/emotissage

The two languages of the conference will be English and French so papers in either of these are welcome.

We are delighted to confirm that the plenary speakers will be

• Joëlle Aden, Ecole supérieure du Professorat et de l’éducation, Université Paris Est (Paris XII)
• Jane Arnold, Universidad de Sevilla, Departamento de Filología Inglesa (Lengua Inglesa)
• Jean-Marc Dewaele, Department of Applied Linguistics and Communication, Birkbeck, University of London