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Call for papers


From 21 to 23 January 2026 the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch at Stellenbosch 肆客足球 will host our biennial conference for young researchers and postgraduate students!

USAN offers young scholars a platform to share their research, based on their post graduate studies, with academic peers. There will also be a publication opportunity after the conference.

We invite all young researchers who have graduated within the last five years and also all postgraduate students (PhD, Master’s and graduated Honours students) to submit proposals for one of the following formats:

  • Paper (20 minute presentation)
  • Poster presentation

There are no restrictions on themes. The only requirement is that papers and posters should relate to one or more of the following fields:

  • Applied linguistics and language practice (editing, interpreting, language acquisition, language teaching, lexicography and translation studies)
  • Formal linguistics
  • Literature

Presentation languages: Afrikaans, English, Dutch and Xhosa. Interpreting services will be available.
Format: In person and online. Limited travel bursaries are available. Information will follow later.

Submit a proposal of 200 to 300 words by 5 September 2025.
Submit HERE if you have a Gmail address.
Submit HERE if you do not have a Gmail address.
We look forward to welcoming young researchers to Stellenbosch!

Contact Annie Burger and Dylan Lee should you have any enquiries at usanconference@gmail.com.