The Association of LSP Teachers at Higher Education Institutions in Croatia (UNJSVU), in partnership with the University of Dubrovnik, invites researchers and practitioners to submit abstracts for its 8th International Conference, Contemporary Challenges in LSP Teaching, taking place 11–13 February 2027 at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Dubrovnik.
The conference welcomes papers, workshops, and posters on topics including genre and discourse analysis, terminology, LSP methodology and syllabus design, assessment, English as a lingua franca, teacher professional development, and the use of artificial intelligence in language teaching and research. Submissions are accepted in Croatian, English, German, Italian, and French.
This year’s keynote speakers include Snježana Kereković (University of Zagreb), Joanna Kic-Drgas (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań), Aleksandra Łuczak (Kozminski University, Warsaw), and Ursula Wingate (King’s College London).
Key dates:
Abstract submission: 7 July – 1 October 2026
Notification of acceptance: 1 November 2026
Early registration: 1–30 November 2026
Registration fees range from €20 (students) to €190 (non-members, regular registration). All submitted abstracts undergo double-blind peer review, and accepted contributions will be published in an online Book of Abstracts, with full papers invited for the conference proceedings after the event.