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Good news! The deadline for proposal submissions to the 2025 Texas Language Education
Research Conference (TexLER) has been extended to August 30, 2025.
Acceptance notification is extended to September 1, 2025.
Keynotes:
Ellen Riojas Clark, Ph. D.
Professor Emerita
Division of Bicultural Bilingual Studies
University of Texas at San Antonio
Isabel Martinez, Ph.D.
Ellen Riojas Clark, PhD Endowed Chair
Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
University of Texas at San Antonio
We invite you to submit a proposal to present at our 26th Annual Texas Language Education
Research (TexLER) Conference, which will have in-person and pre-recorded sessions. The
theme of this year's TexLER 2025 Conference is, "Reclaiming Community Narratives
in the 21st Century." This theme directly connects with your interests and
scholarship, and I know you would make a wonderful contribution to our community if you
chose to present. Also, check out our Keynote speakers in the attached flyer. We are so
proud to have them.
We invite faculty, staff, and students to submit proposals for presentations that align
with this year's theme, and any other conference research strands that can be found on
our website and below. Whether you have innovative research to share, pedagogical
practices to discuss, or community-engaged projects to showcase, this conference provides
an excellent platform to exchange ideas and foster collaboration. Please see attached
flyers for Keynote information.
We welcome submissions that address (but are not limited to) the following topics:
* Language ideologies and their influence on educational policy and classroom
practice
* Histories and legacies of linguistic marginalization
* Storytelling, oral traditions, and multimodal literacies in community contexts
* Archival resistance and community-based counter-histories
* Language and literacy education as a site of critical consciousness and
transformation
* Ethnographic, critical, or participatory approaches to documenting community
narratives
* The role of educators and researchers in co-constructing inclusive educational
futures
Presentations may take the form of research papers, roundtable discussions, creative
multimedia storytelling, pedagogical reflections, or community-engaged projects.
Submission Deadline: August 15, 2025 *Submission Deadline Extended: August 30th
Notified by: August 22, 2025 *Extended Deadline Notification: September 10th
Conference Date: October 18th, 2025
Location: The University of Texas at San Antonio Downtown Campus, Buena Vista Building
(BVB)
Submission Link: Submit a Proposal -
#TEXLER2025<https://www.texler.org/submit-a-proposal1.html>
Conference Registration:
To attend the conference, we ask that you and your students register by October 10, 2025.
Early registration will ensure access to all presentations, networking events, and award
announcements.
Presenters, please register by October 1st to ensure proper representation in our
program.
Use this link to register now: Register for TexLER
2025<https://www.texler.org/registration1.html>
Research Awards Opportunity:
We are pleased to announce two exciting awards for outstanding contributions to language
and literacy research:
1. The TexLER Resilience and Perseverance Award (TRP Award) ($100)
2. Dr. Miguel Alvarez Research Award
We encourage all presenters to apply for these prestigious recognitions during the
conference. Learn more about our awards here: TexLER
Awards<https://www.texler.org/awards.html>
Please share this invitation with your students and colleagues who might be interested in
joining us in centering language and literacy as liberatory tools that illuminate hidden
histories, elevate local voices, and reimagine what it means to learn, teach, and research
in community.
For questions, please contact: TexLERUTSA@gmail.com<mailto:TexLERUTSA@gmail.com>
Or visit: www.texler.org<http://www.texler.org/>
We hope to see you in October! Please feel free to share our flyers with all members of
your department and institution. You can also upload our flyers to your social media sites
and tag us! @texlerutsa
Best regards,
2025 TexLER Conference Committee
University of Texas at San Antonio
Best,
Caryn M. Calisi, M.S.
Graduate Research Assistant, Project SELFIES
Ph.D. Program in Culture, Literacy, and Language
President, TexLER 2025
MB.3.216.02
Caryn.Calisi@utsa.edu<mailto:Caryn.Calisi@utsa.edu>
Caryn.Calisi@my.utsa.edu<mailto:Caryn.Calisi@my.utsa.edu>
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX 78249