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ISCA @iscaupdates.bsky.social · 1d

Loughborough-PhD-Bereavement-Support-2025

Fully funded #EMCA and mixed-methods PhD based in the UK Midlands investigating the communication challenges of delivering culturally sensitive bereavement support. Deadline: 30th Nov 2025,https://collaboratoryresearchhub.ac.uk/inclusive-bereavement-support/

ISCA @iscaupdates.bsky.social · 2d

Tilburg-Professorship-2025

Tilburg University's School of Humanities and Digital Sciences is seeking a full professor of Communication, Cognition, and Information - #EMCA candidates encouraged to apply,https://bit.ly/4o95t68

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𝚈𝚊𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚇𝚒𝚎 謝雅戎 @xyarong.bsky.social · 3d

Join us for a free workshop, exploring how our words shape conversations about racism.

#ESRCFestival

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ISCA @iscaupdates.bsky.social · 5d

Starting 13 Oct: an online, asynchronous 10-week course for learning how to do conversation analysis.,https://bedsidemanners.thinkific.com/products/courses/conversation-analysis

ISCA @iscaupdates.bsky.social · 11d

… and more conferences & events happening in the Newsletter!

‼️ Get in contact here, or on BlueSky, or write to our email address, if you are interested in writing a piece for the next issue of the Newsletter. ‼️ 7/7🧵

ISCA @iscaupdates.bsky.social · 11d

- Interactional competences and practices in a second language at Newcastle University (U.K.), August 24-26/08/26 (Abstract opens 21/11/25)
- International Association for Dialogue Analysis (IADA) Conference 2026 at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland), 11-13/05/26 (Abstract due 17/11/25) 6/7

ISCA @iscaupdates.bsky.social · 11d

Open calls for papers:
- CA Day 2025 at Loughborough University (U.K.) and online on 15/12/25 (Abstracts due 3/10/25)
- International Conference on Conversation Analysis and Language Teacher Education (icCALTE) at TED University (Ankara, Türkiye), 13-15/02/26 (Abstract due 7/10/25) 5/7

ISCA @iscaupdates.bsky.social · 11d

The ISCA Board is excited to welcome nominations for ISCA’s awards. Nominations are due by January 31, 2026 and will be awarded at ICCA-26 in Edmonton during ISCA’s General Assembly.
- Dissertation Award
- Article Award
- Book Award
- Lifetime Achievement Award 4/7

ISCA @iscaupdates.bsky.social · 11d

Sanaa Hyder writes about The York Conference on Conversation Analysis (YorCCA) 2025 and its welcoming environment for PhD students to present their research to other ECRs as well as established CA researchers. 3/7

ISCA @iscaupdates.bsky.social · 11d

Chilmeg Elden & Zhiyi Lu report on the 19th conference of the International Pragmatics Association (IPrA2025) conference which brought together researchers from across the world to Brisbane, with the goal of bringing action back into the focus of research on pragmatics across disciplines. 2/7

ISCA @iscaupdates.bsky.social · 11d

📣 Our #19 newsletter is out: this season marks a fresh chapter for many in our community it is the beginning of a new academic year in the Northern Hemisphere or the start of a new term in the South, this season marks a fresh chapter for many in our #ILEMCA community.✨ 🧵1/7

ISCA @iscaupdates.bsky.social · 12d

25th Conference on Discourse and Conversation Analysis 2026

The 25th Arbeitstagung zur Gesprächsforschung (Conference on Discourse and Conversation Analysis) will take place from 25-27 March 2026 at the Leibniz Institute for the German Language (IDS) in Mannheim, Germany. Deadline: 17th Nov 2026!,https://www.ids-mannheim.de/aktuell/veranstaltungen/kolloquien/2026/agf-2026

ISCA @iscaupdates.bsky.social · 13d

The 25th Arbeitstagung zur Gesprächsforschung (Conference on Discourse and Conversation Analysis) will take place from 25-27 March 2026 at the Leibniz Institute for the German Language (IDS) in Mannheim, Germany.,https://www.ids-mannheim.de/aktuell/veranstaltungen/kolloquien/2026/agf-2026

ISCA @iscaupdates.bsky.social · 14d

New post: YorCCA 2025 Report https://www.conversationanalysis.org/yorcca-2025-report/# EMCA

ISCA @iscaupdates.bsky.social · 14d

New post: IPrA2025 Report: Pragmatics in Action https://www.conversationanalysis.org/ipra2025-report-pragmatics-in-action/# EMCA

ISCA @iscaupdates.bsky.social · 14d

New post: Members’ Forum Newsletter #19 September 2025 https://www.conversationanalysis.org/members-forum-newsletter-19-september-2025/# EMCA

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LANSI @lansi2024.bsky.social · 22d

#lansi2025 pre-registration ends in just one week! @teacherscollege.bsky.social @iscaupdates.bsky.social @tcsaltjournal.bsky.social @linguistlist.bsky.social

LANSI @lansi2024.bsky.social · Aug 1

🥳#lansi2025 program is now live 👏tc.columbia.edu/lansi/conferen…

pre-register now and see you in 🍁in the Big Apple 🍎 tc.columbia.edu/lansi/conferen… @iscaupdates.bsky.social @teacherscollege.bsky.social @linguistlist.bsky.social @ica-lsi.bsky.social

ISCA @iscaupdates.bsky.social · 22d

CFP: CAN-Asia Symposium on L2 interaction to be held in Hanoi, Vietnam 6-7 March 2026. Deadlines for abstract submission: 31 Oct 2025,https://tim792.wixsite.com/can-asia

ISCA @iscaupdates.bsky.social · 24d

Two PhD positions in Linköping 2025

Two EMCA-friendly PhD positions are available in Linköping's Language and Culture area. Starting date 1st Feb 2026, deadline, 13th Oct 2025.,https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/27415

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InterAct Research Group @interactemca.bsky.social · Sep 10

📢Join us for an online workshop on multimodal transcription with @calvirgi.bsky.social
Mode: Online
Venue: Zoom
Date: Friday 26 September 2025
Time: 10:00 – 13:00 SAST / 09:00-12:00 BST
Registration: forms.office.com/r/0Hj096p3ds
(Please check your spam folder for the meeting link)

ISCA @iscaupdates.bsky.social · Sep 1

VUAmsterdamOpen2025

Registration open! Qualitative Innovation in Action: Advancing Open Research through Qualitative Methods. 1-day symposium at VU Amsterdam https://www.opennaturallyoccurringdata.com/symposium-event#qia-symposium,https://www.opennaturallyoccurringdata.com/symposium-event#qia-symposium

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Dr Virginia Calabria (she•her•lei•idda) @calvirgi.bsky.social · Aug 29

🤩 Very excited to be part again of the series of workshops by the amazing InterAct group in South Africa, organised by Catherine Tam and Daniella Rafaely. Thanks for inviting me again!

I will be discussing again about one my favourite topics: *transcription*…➡️

ISCA @iscaupdates.bsky.social · Aug 29

CA Day 2025 - 15th December 2025 at Loughborough and Online

It's the #CADay2025 Call for Papers! Deadline: 3rd October, Event: Loughborough ,UK & hybrid, 15th December with keynotes by Chase Wesley Raymond and Deborah Chinn. Papers on any aspect of interaction illuminated by CA are welcome! #EMCA,https://darg.lboro.ac.uk/event/ca-day-2025-monday-15th-december-hybrid/

ISCA @iscaupdates.bsky.social · Aug 27

CFP: International Association for Dialogue Analysis Conference (Jyväskylä, Finland, 11-13 May 2026). Deadline 17-Nov-2025,https://www.jyu.fi/en/events/international-association-for-dialogue-analysis-iada-conference-2026

ISCA @iscaupdates.bsky.social · Aug 26

A reminder from @marinanc.bsky.social that there is an #EMCA group on LinkedIn as well that would be nice to reactivate: www.linkedin.com/groups/2276942

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