SOLPHE 2025
Symposium on Language Pedagogy in Higher Education
October 3-4, 2025
Free & Online
Registration opens August 1, 2025
This free, online symposium serves as a professional development forum tailored to the needs of post-secondary language educators with the aim of enhancing the quality of language programs and providing opportunities for inter-institutional collaboration. The symposium features plenary talks and research- and practice-oriented presentations about different aspects of language teaching and program administration in higher education settings. All sessions fall under one of the two conference strands listed below. Please note that certificates of attendance will not be provided.
Strand 1: Language Teaching and Learning
Topics that fit this strand include, but are not limited to:
- Research-based pedagogical approaches
- Technology integration, including AI
- Experiential learning
- Assessment of instructional outcomes
- Teaching for diversity, inclusion, equity, access, and social justice
- Intercultural competence
- Students’ and instructors’ perceptions
- Content-based instruction (e.g., language for specific purposes, languages across the curriculum, language-content integration)
Strand 2: Language Program Direction
Topics that fit this strand include, but are not limited to:
- Supervision and professional development of teaching assistants and other language educators
- Language teaching methods courses
- Evaluation and professional development of language program directors
- Program evaluation and articulation
- Curriculum development and revision
- Mission, vision, and objectives of language programs
- Student recruitment and retention
- Selection and development of instructional materials
- Course placement practices
- Contextual factors (e.g., small programs, less commonly taught languages, multi-section programs, multi-language departments)
Plenary Speakers
Nicole Mills, Harvard University
Joyce Wu, University of Rhode Island
Conference Sponsors
SOLPHE 2025 is hosted by the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) at the University of Minnesota and receives generous financial support from the American Association of University Supervisors and Coordinators (AAUSC).
Organizing Committee
Sara Finney
Emily Groepper
Ashlie Henery
Kate Paesani
Yao Tu
Administrative Team
Liz Hellebuyck
Karin Larson
Amanda Romjue
Questions?
Contact [email protected]