Call for papers

From 21 to 23 January 2026 the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch at Stellenbosch University 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.