This collection contains selected papers from the International research conference the 1st Indonesian International Conference on Bilingualism (IICB) held in Malang, Indonesia on the 16th–18th of September 2022. This event was hosted by the Postgraduate School, State University of Malang.

This conference was held to implement and establish a new study program, Master of Management in Bilingual Education, specializing in the management of bilingual education. The conference attempts to create a space where researchers and practitioners can exchange academic knowledge and develop networks among scholars interested in bilingualism.

This KnE Social Sciences collection contains 30 peer-reviewed articles on bilingual education and bilingualism. The theme of the conference was Bilingualism in Indonesia: Challenges & Opportunities.

Topics include: Management of Bilingual Education; Pedagogical Aspects in Bilingual Education; Foreign Languages as Media of Instruction (e.g., English, Arabic, Mandarin); Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL); Language Assessment in Bilingual Education, Bilingual Acquisition and Learning; Code-switching and Translanguaging; The Development of Bilingual CompetenceLanguage Disorders/Impairment in Bilinguals; Bilingualism in the Context of World EnglishIntercultural, Sociocultural & Socioeconomic Aspects of Bilingualism; Multimodality and Bilingualism; Bilingualism, Migration, and Identities; Heritage and Minority Languages; Language Maintenance, Loss, and Attrition; and Language Policy and Ideology of Bilingualism.

These papers will be of interest to academics, students or professionals researching or working on bilingual education, bilingualism, foreign language teaching, and applied linguistics.

Conference date: 16^th–18^th September 2022
Location: Malang, Indonesia
Organizers: State University of Malang
Editors: Siti Muniroh, Evynurul Laily Zen, Yusnita Febrianti, Rahmati Putri Yania Fari
Published: 27 April 2023
ISSN: 2518-668X