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Language Research and Education in Fluid Times: The Rise of Adaptive Competencies (TISLID 26)

Date: 22-April-2026 - 24-May-2026

Location: Centro Asociado a la UNED de ÚBEDA (Jaén), Spain

This conference, now in its fifth edition, is organized by the consolidated research group ATLAS from UNED. It brings together researchers, educators, technologists, and institutional representatives from various countries to reflect on the impact of emerging technologies —including generative AI— on language education, specialized translation, publishing, and accessibility.

The conference is officially endorsed by the UNESCO Chair in Distance Education (CUED) and has been recognized as a training activity by UNED’s International Doctoral School.

It will take place at the UNED Associated Centre in Úbeda (Jaén), on April 22, 23, and 24, in a hybrid format, with an emphasis on enco uraging in-person attendance.

TISLID’ 26 welcomes (but is not limited to) topics in the following areas: 

• Methodological Efficiency and Innovation in the Language Classroom 
• Contextualized and Adaptive Language Education 

• Contribution of Languages to the Sustainable Develpment Goals (SGDs) 

• Languages for Specific Purposes 

• Languages in Digital Communication and 21st-Century Skills 

• Natural Language Processing, Large Models and Data Analytics in Language Research and Education 

• Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in Language Research and Education 

• Conceptual and Theoretical Frameworks for Language Education and Processing 

• Digital Textualities and Transliteracy 

• Digital Humanities 

• Language Industry in the Digital Age: Challenges and Transformations