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Language Research Symposium

Friday, November 6, 2026
9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Pattee and Paterno Libraries
Language Research Symposium

A Joint Event by the Center for Language Acquisition, the Center for Language Science, and the Pattee and Paterno Library

This inaugural event features a full day of programming bridging linguistics and applied linguistics scholarship. It is open to all who wish to attend. No registration is required, and attendees are not obligated to attend all sessions.

Schedule of events:

9:00–10:30 a.m.: CLS Distinguished Speaker - “Elsi Kaiser, Is Presentation Everything? Effects of Pragmatic Information Packaging on Language Comprehension” Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library (https://events.la.psu.edu/event/cls-speaker-series-kaiser/)

10:45 a.m.–Noon: Joint CLA-CLS Poster Session. The Barbara I. Dewey Meeting Room, West Pattee Library

Noon–1:00 p.m.: Student Mixer/Brown Bag. The Barbara I. Dewey Meeting Room, West Pattee Library

1:00–2:00 p.m.: Professional Development Panel. The Barbara I. Dewey Meeting Room, West Pattee Library

2:30–4:00 p.m.: CLA Invited Speaker - Rémi van Compernolle, “Emotion as Social Indexicality: Developing Affective Repertoires in L2 French” Foster Auditorium, 102 Paterno Library (https://events.la.psu.edu/event/remi-van-compernolle/)

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