Founded in 2013, the Matthias Kramer Society for Research into the History of Foreign Language Acquisition and Multilingualism promotes scientific research and knowledge transfer in the fields of history and linguistics, particularly in the areas of the history of foreign language acquisition and teaching, multilingualism, and the contact between languages and cultures. As a scientific association, it coordinates and promotes research on the history of the acquisition, teaching, and practical use of foreign languages in German-speaking countries and their neighbors. Its series of publications documents the association's activities through the publication of conference proceedings and thematically relevant monographs.