Banquet
We will hold an informal party on the Friday evening (6th March).
Please indicate your intention to participate in the banquet when you register for the symposium. This event will involve an extra cost.
Proceedings
The symposium proceedings will be available online here.
The deadline for submitting a paper to the proceedings will be 31 January 2026.
Venue
We look forward to seeing you in Vietnam in March, 2026. The symposium will be held in the School of Languages and Tourism at Hanoi University of Industry.
Call for Papers
The call for papers is now out. If you'd like to present at the conference, please submit an abstract here. The deadline for proposals is 31 October 2025.
Register
Participants must register online by 31 January 2026.
Schedule
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Thurs 5 March: Optional workshop for grad students
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Fri 6 March: CAN Asia Symposium and banquet
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Sat 7 March: CAN Asia Symposium
Please check back here for a detailed schedule closer to the event and download the proceedings papers before the symposium in lieu of paper handouts.
Poster session
If we have sufficient interest, we will hold a dedicated poster presentation session. This will give presenters a great opportunity to talk with the audience informally about their work.
Key dates
1 August 2025 Call for Papers open
31 October 2025 Deadline for submissions
15 November 2025 Acceptance notices sent out
31 January 2026 Proceedings manuscripts due
Deadline for workshop participants
Deadline for non-presenting participants
15 February 2026 Proceedings online
5 March 2026 Introductory CA workshop for grad students
6-7 March 2026 CAN Asia Symposium
Organizing committee
Program: Tim Greer (Kobe University)
Treasurer: Eric Hauser
(University of Electro-Communications and
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)
Proceedings: Eric Hauser
Website: Tim Greer
Site:
LE Duc Hanh (Hanoi University of Industry)
NGUYEN Thi Bich Ngoc (VietCA)
LE thi Lan Anh (Hanoi University of Industry; VietCA)
NGUYEN thi Hanh (Hawaii Pacific University; VietCA)
About
The Symposium on L2 Interaction invites participation from researchers interested in the micro-analysis of interaction involving second language users.
The symposium will feature data-based presentations of conversation analysis research on L2 talk. Each session will include an open discussion among the presenters and participants.
The 2026 symposium will be co-hosted by VietCA. We will also hold a free workshop for grad students who are new to CA prior to the symposium (on 5 March). More details will be available soon.
9th Symposium on
L2 Interaction
5-7 March, 2026
Hanoi, Vietnam
