(1) Organizers: City University of Hong Kong, The Education University of Hong Kong, Stanford University
(2) Dates: June 26-28, 2026
(3) Location:
    a) Workshops: The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, HKSAR
    b) Conference: City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, HKSAR
(4) Language: English or Chinese
(5) Schedule:
    a) Workshops: June 26, 2026, 1-6 pm
        -Workshop 1: Challenges to Chinese linguistics and education in the AI era
        -Workshop 2: LLMs and multimodal empirical approaches in linguistic studies
        -and a panel discussion
    b) Conference: June 27-28
        -2 keynote speeches, 12 invited speeches, and session presentations
(6) Keynote Speakers (alphabetic order):
    a) Prof. Marc Allassonnière-Tang, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
    b) Prof. Martin Hilpert, University of Neuchâtel
(7) Invited Speakers (alphabetic order):
    a) Prof. Chou, Chih-p’ing, Princeton University
    b) Prof. Chu, Chengzhi, University of California, Davis
    c) Prof. Cui, Xiliang, Beijing Language and Culture University
    d) Prof. Feng, Liping, Beijing Normal University
    e) Prof. Jing, Zhuo, University of Oregon
    f) Prof. Liu, Jincheng, University of Notre Dame
    g) Prof. Liu, Lening, Columbia University
    h) Prof. Sun, Chaofen, Stanford University
    i) Prof. Wang, Jing, Princeton University
    j) Prof. Wang, Zhirong, Columbia University
    k) Prof. Zhao, Yang, Peking University
    l) Prof. Zhu, Yongping, University of Notre Dame

Preferences will be given to papers pertaining to the theme of the Forum, but papers are ALL welcome concerning the following suggested topics (but are not limited to):
a) Innovative linguistic research on various facets of the Chinese language varieties;
b) Application of linguistic research proposals to Chinese as a Second Language (CSL) theories and practices;
c) Application of new findings in various linguistic subfields (phonetics, phonology, prosodic structure, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics) to CSL instruction;
d) Application of cross-disciplinary studies, such as neurolinguistics, psycholinguistics, corpus linguistics, computational linguistics, sociolinguistics, cognitive linguistics, and discourse and communication studies, to CSL education;
e) Application of research findings in historical and cultural studies to CSL instruction;
f) Application of research findings in statistical/quantitative linguistics to CSL instruction;
g) Application of research findings in language acquisition and learning to CSL instruction;
h) Application of empirical approaches and advanced technologies, such as LLMs and multi-modal analyses, to CSL education;
i) Research on curriculum design and teaching materials in CSL advanced-level instruction, including academic Chinese and Chinese for special purposes;
j) Utilizing linguistic research findings for the compilation of dictionaries or textbooks for CSL instruction;
k) Studies on socially and culturally significant issues in relation to the latest developments in CSL practices;
l) Studies on any salient issue of Chinese linguistics and applied Chinese linguistics.

(1) Deadline of submission: Saturday, January 31, 2026, by 12 midnight Hong Kong Time
(2) Format and word limit: Word file in Chinese or English; one page without authors’ names and affiliation.
    Abstracts written in Chinese: between 500 to 600 characters.
    Abstracts written in English: between 300 to 400 words.
(3) Content of Abstract: clearly highlights a research gap and problem, methods to address the problem, theoretical proposal and key findings, and potential contribution and significance.
(4) Review and notification: All abstracts will be anonymously reviewed, and decisions on acceptance will be sent out by March 15, 2026. All accepted papers will be delivered on site.
(5) Submission link: Please submit the abstract to EasyChair (https://easychair.org/conferences?conf=ifolce9).