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Grup de Recerca en Adquisició de Llengües / Language Acquisition Research Group based in Barcelona, Spain

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GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · Nov 29

Hello Bluesky! We are GRAL Research Group based in Barcelona, Spain. GRAL stands for: Grup de Recerca en Adquisició de Llengües / Language Acquisition Research Group. Founded in 1995 by Dr. Carme Muñoz, we focus our research on second and foreign language acquisition. 📚🔗https://ubgral.wordpress.com/

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GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · Jul 11

Here are two presentations at @itapassociation.bsky.social's 2025 conference from @gralbcn.bsky.social members and collaborators, including Júlia Barón, ITAP's president:

GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · Jul 11

The @itapassociation.bsky.social (International Association for Teaching Pragmatics, or ITAP) was founded in 2020 by GRAL's Júlia Barón, Maria Luz Celaya & Roger Gilabert (@ub.edu) and Ariadna Sánchez-Hernández (@ucm.es).

🔗https://www.ub.edu/itap-association/?page_id=1435

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GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · Jul 11

At the end of June, @gralbcn.bsky.social was at the ITAP Annual Conference 2025: "Resources for L2 pragmatics teaching across instructional contexts" at the @ull.es in Tenerife, Spain.

@itapassociation.bsky.social

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GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · Jul 4

It was a wonderful week of learning about, presenting, and discussing the latest research in second language acquisition. Thank you to the organizers for another excellent conference!

👇 Take a look below for presentations and posters by GRAL members and collaborators:

GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · Jul 4

Last week @gralbcn.bsky.social was in Tromsø, Norway at UiT the Arctic University of Norway for EuroSLA34, whose current president is GRAL's very own Roger Gilabert.

🔗 Link to conference website: en.uit.no/tavla/artikk...

EuroSLA 34 | UiT

University of Tromsø The Arctic University of Norway offers around 30 English-taught Master’s and Bachelor’s degree programmes. Many of the science programmes offer different specializations.

en.uit.no

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GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · Jun 27

GRAL is at EuroSLA 34! 😍

Stay tuned for more information about contributions from Joan Carles Mora, Paulina Olender, Georgia Pujades, Carmen Muñoz, Roger Gilabert, Elsa Tragant, and Katherine Fraser.

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GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · Jun 27

GRAL member and PhD candidate Bridget Murphy presents some of her doctoral dissertation at Day 2 of @itapassociation.bsky.social 's annual conference. 👏

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GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · Jun 26

Day 1 of the ITAP Annual Conference 2025: Resources for L2 pragmatics teaching across instructional contexts at @ull.es 👏

@gralbcn.bsky.social member and @itapassociation.bsky.social president Júlia Barón presents her work with colleagues below 👇

🔗 www.ub.edu/itap-associa...

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GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · Jun 25

🗣 At the beginning of June, PhD candidate Bridget Murphy and her supervisor Elsa Tragant from @ub.edu presented at the 2nd International Conference on Written Corrective Feedback in L1 and L2 (WCF25) at the @uab.cat 👏

🔗Link to conference website: sites.google.com/view/wcf25

GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · Jun 11

GRAL was at the BAAL Vocabulary SIG Annual Conference 2025 at the @morayhouse.bsky.social at the @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social! 🗣 Dr. Imma Miralpeix gave a plenary speech and two of her PhD students, Paulina Olender (PhD award winner) and Andrea Nardon, also presented. 🎉
🔗 baalvocabsig.wordpress.com

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ITAP Association @itapassociation.bsky.social · Jun 1

Happy Sunday!

Today is June 1st, and the ITAP Conference 2025 is only 25 days away!

We have reached 200 registered participants from 40 countries around the world. Can you spot yours?

You can find all the info here: www.ub.edu/itap-associa...

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GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · May 31

A list of presentations at the L2WR Seminar 2025 in Murcia, Spain by @gralbcn.bsky.social members and collaborators:

GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · May 31

📍 Last week we spent several wonderful days in Murcia, Spain at the L2 Writing Research Seminar (L2WR 2025), "L2 Writing and Feedback Research: SLA and Multimodality Perspectives," organized by the L2 writing research group led by Dr. Rosa Manchón of the @um.es 👏.
www.l2wrseminar.com

L2 Writing Research Seminar 2025 - MURCIA

www.l2wrseminar.com

GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · May 21

As part of the Talking About Languages interview series by Rosa Alonso (Universidad de Vigo), our founder Carmen Muñoz discussed the age factor in language learning, the Critical Period Hypothesis, and key findings from the BAF project. Check out her interview here:

🔗 tv.uvigo.es/video/67c833...

The age factor

This interview with Carmen Muñoz focuses on common misconceptions about the age factor, such as the myth that children are like sponges or the belief that the younger you learn a second language the better.

tv.uvigo.es

GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · May 9

Rebeca Finger-Bou (@aryanger.bsky.social), @gralbcn.bsky.social
member and secretary of the PhD Student Council (@doctorandsub.bsky.social) at the @ub.edu, speaks at the III PhD Research and Science Communication Conference held today in the historic building of the university. 👏

GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · May 8

Take a look above for a list of presentations by GRAL members and colleagues and below for pictures from the conference 😁

GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · May 8

The Barcelona L2 Speech Research Group, many of whom are @gralbcn.bsky.social members and collaborators, spent a week at New Sounds 2025, the 11th International Symposium on the Acquisition of Second Language Speech, at the @uoft.bsky.social 👏
newsounds2025.artsci.utoronto.ca

GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · May 1

Pictures of @gralbcn.bsky.social at @aesla2025.bsky.social 📸!

GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · May 1

A list of @gralbcn.bsky.social presentations from @aesla2025.bsky.social! We had a great few days of presentations and discussions in Palma de Mallorca, Spain at the @uib.cat👏
@aesla.bsky.social
aesla.uib.eu

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GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · Apr 8

Highlights from @unigroningen.bsky.social at the TBLT Conference! 📸 @gralbcn.bsky.social members & collaborators: Vera Trager (UB), Matthew Pattemore (UG), Roger Gilabert (UB), Juan Castellvi Vives (UB), Mayya Levkina (UB), Gina Arnold (UIC), Kerry Brennan (UOC), & Aleksandra Malicka (UOC)
#tblt2025

GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · Apr 4

GRAL members at @aesla2025.bsky.social ! A wonderful few days in Mallorca at la Universitat de les Illes Balears. 😁

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GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · Apr 3

Day 2 at @aesla2025.bsky.social 😊: plenary speech by Dr. Marianne Gullberg (Lund University in Sweden), "When languages interact: Convergence in multi-competent language users' speech and gestures."

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GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · Apr 3

Opening ceremony: Day 1 at @aesla2025.bsky.social 😁

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GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · Mar 25

📣 Check out the latest #openaccess article from Olena Vasylets (@ub.edu and @uab.cat) and Javier Marín (@um.es) in the Journal of Writing Research: "Linguistic and behavioral alignment in writing: A scoping review." 👏

🔗 Find the article here: doi.org/10.17239/jow...

GRAL Research Group @gralbcn.bsky.social · Mar 19

📑 An #openaccess article for your rainy Wednesday reading, "Working memory, L2 proficiency, and task complexity: Independent and interactive effects on L2 written performance," in Studies in Second Language Acquisition by Olena Vasylets (@ub.edu & @uab.cat) & colleagues 👏

🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S027...

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