CALA Conference

The 1st Cantonese Applied Linguistics Conference × 9th Forum on Cantonese Linguistics (CALA-1 × FoCaL-9) Joint Conference will be co-hosted by the Cantonese Applied Linguistics Association (CALA) and the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK), and co-organized by the Division of Languages and Communication, College of Professional and Continuing Education, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (LC, CPCE, PolyU). The conference will be held on 4 July 2026 (Saturday) at the PolyU West Kowloon Campus. We look forward to bringing together researchers to share their latest findings, exchange ideas, and foster cross-institutional collaboration.