Conference on the Languages of the Nordic Countries as a Second Language
From June 10th to 12th, 2026, the Department of Linguistic, Literary, and Aesthetic Studies at the University of Bergen will host the seventeenth scientific conference on the languages of the Nordic countries as a second language, NORDAND17. The conference is held every other year in one of the Nordic countries and covers a wide range of research on second languages and multilingualism in various contexts. We welcome contributions that discuss second language and multilingualism from different theoretical and methodological perspectives and with various purposes.
Main content
Programme
An overview of the programme can be downloaded here (in Norwegian).
Plenary Sessions
- Cecilie Hamnes Carlsen (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences)
- about developments in test research, in Norwegian
- Benjamin Lyngfelt and Julia Prentice (University of Gotheborg)
- about construction grammar and second language teaching, in Swedish
- Minna Suni (University of Jyväskylä)
- about vocational language education
The abstracts and bios can be found on the Norwegian version of the website.
Registration
Registration is now open and can be completed via this link.
Registration deadline is April 1st, 2026.
If you cancel your registration by April 7th, 2026, 95% of the participation fee and any conference dinner will be refunded. Cancellations after April 7th are non-refundable.
Conference fee: NOK 2200
Conference dinner fee: NOK 750
Abstracts
The deadline for abstract submissions was November 30th, and it is no longer possible to submit.
All contributors who submitted abstracts have now received feedback on the review outcome.
Panel proposers have been informed about the programme decisions, and contributors accepted to a panel should by now have been contacted by the panel initiators.
The abstract booklet will be published in April.
Participation in the Conference with a Scientific Contribution
There are three ways to contribute to the conference:
- Individual presentation (20 minutes + 5 minutes for questions)
- Individual presentation within a thematic panel (20 minutes + 5 minutes for questions)
- Poster presentation
To ensure a diversity of contributors, we aim to limit the number of presentations for which one can be the main author to one.
Abstract requirements
Abstracts must be written in a Scandinavian language or English, and have a maximum length of 250 words, excluding the reference list.
Evaluation of Abstracts
All abstracts—individual, panel-related, and poster presentations—will be evaluated by two peer reviewers with research competence.
Deadline for Abstract Submission
Abstracts are to be submitted via https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=19965219. The submission deadline is November 30.
Practical Information
Examples of hotels and hostels near the conference venue:
Hotel Terminus: https://www.debergenske.no/bergen/hotell-overnatting/grand-hotel-terminus
Scandic Byparken: https://www.scandichotels.com/no/hotell/scandic-byparken
Marken Guesthouse: https://www.marken-gjestehus.com/no/velkommen
Citybox Bergen: https://cityboxhotels.com/no/hotels/bergen/bergen-city
Otherwise, we recommend using www.visitbergen.com or other search services to find accommodation.
Important dates
April: The abstract booklet will be published.
April 7th, 2026: Deadline to cancel conference registration with full refund
April 1st, 2026: Deadline to register for the conference
November 30th, 2025: deadline for submitting abstracts
October 31st, 2025: publication of the thematic panels on the website
October 24th, 2025: deadline for proposing thematic panels (collaborative groups)
Conference Committee
Chairs: Ann-Kristin Helland Gujord, Marianne van Baar
Else Berit Molde, Hilde V. Brynjulfsen, Ilka Wunderlich, Ingvild Nistov, Julie Bergmann, Katrin Saarik, Kristine Vårdal, Live Tjervåg, Nina Schjetne, Pernille Myrvold, Sigrun Eilertsen, Tina Nordby
