58th IATEFL International Conference and Exhibition for English language teaching professionals
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Who comes to the IATEFL Conference?
The IATEFL Conference and Exhibition brings together English language teaching professionals from all parts of the profession, levels of experience and areas of the world. Here is a snapshot of the delegates and delegate survey results from our 2024 conference:
Conference venue
The Conference venue for 2025 is the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) in the city centre. It is just 10 minutes walk from Edinburgh's famous Princes Street, and 15 minutes from Edinburgh Castle. Click on the image here to watch a short introductory video to the venue and the city of Edinburgh:
Conference schedule
Day 1 - Tuesday 8 April Plenary
Day 2 - Wednesday 9 April
Day 3 - Thursday 10 April
Day 4 - Friday 11 April
Plenary
Booking information
Booking prices
Full conference - Early bird (until 16.00 (UK time) Friday 10 January 2025)
IATEFL member
IATEFL student member
Non-member
£205
£129
£281
Full conference - Standard (from 16.00 (UK time) Friday 10 January 2025)
IATEFL member
IATEFL student member
Non-member
£248
£172
£324
Single day - Tuesday to Thursday
IATEFL member
IATEFL student member
Non-member
Final day - Friday
IATEFL member
IATEFL student member
Non-member
£110.25
£73.50
£147
£48.75
£32.50
£65
Travel documents and Visas
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Group bookings
If you would like to make a group booking, please email conference@iatefl.org. To make payment for your group, each member of the group must have a booking in place. Once that has been organised, please follow one of these four options:
1. Send a bank transfer - Please email the invoice numbers for each booking along with your remittance to finance@iatefl.org.
2. Pay online - Please contact finance@iatefl.org with a list of each member of the group and their invoice number. You will then be sent a link to make your payment online.
3. Pay on arrival at the conference - We can accept onsite payment in cash (GBP sterling only) or by credit/debit card. Please note, we do not accept American Express. Please come prepared with the invoices of each member of the group.
If you pay in advance of the conference, each member of the group will need to visit the Registration desk to collect their delegate badge individually.
Thank you to our sponsors so far
Your IATEFL conference experience is of paramount importance to us, we believe ensuring that you each have a valuable and enjoyable time is one of the keys to our success and longevity. We are always exploring new ways to enhance the conference and much of this would not be possible without the support of our sponsors. The invaluable contributions they offer not only help to make the conference happen, but also ensure you have a memorable time.
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2025 plenary sessions
Tuesday 8 April
50 years on: what has changed?
Catherine Walter
An IATEFL member for nearly 50 years, I examine differences and similarities between then and now – for teachers, students, and the learning environment. What has propelled changes? Which changes have been enduring? Does the intersubjective space created by teachers and students of EFL resemble the one I first encountered in the 1970s? Are there lessons to be learnt from this?
About Catherine:
Catherine Walter (she/her) is a teacher educator, researcher and materials developer, and an advocate for diversity, equality and inclusion in education. She has worked with teachers in many countries, and was a member of the British Council’s English Language Advisory Group for twenty years. ELT materials to which Catherine has contributed as adviser or co-author include the vintage Cambridge English Course (CUP); and more recently, the Navigate course series and The Oxford English Grammar Course (OUP). She is an Emeritus Fellow in Applied Linguistics at Linacre College, University of Oxford; a UK National Teaching Fellow; and a Past President of IATEFL.
Wednesday 9 April
Lessons learned: using the science of learning to inform teaching
Carolina Kuepper-Te�el
How do we learn? Why do some strategies work, and others don’t? This plenary session provides an overview of the most effective learning strategies identified by research in cognitive psychology. The session will explore the latest cutting-edge research findings and their implications for teaching practice. Through interactive demonstrations, the conference delegates will not only discover but also experience these strategies, and leave the session with new teaching ideas to enhance student learning outcomes.
About Carolina:
Dr Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology & Neuroscience at the University of Glasgow, an expert in applying Cognitive Psychology to education, and an enthusiastic science communicator. She leads the TILE Network and is part of the Learning Scientists. She obtained her Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Mannheim and pursued postdoc positions at York University in Toronto and the Center for Integrative Research in Cognition, Learning, and Education at Washington University in St. Louis. Before joining the University of Glasgow, she was a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Dundee. She has delivered workshops and talks on research-informed teaching worldwide. Carolina is convinced that psychological research should serve the public and engages in scholarly outreach activities. She is passionate about teaching and aims to provide her students with the best learning experience possible. Visit her Linktree for resources and contact details.
Thursday 10 April
Teachers and classroom research: ownership, relevance, and conceptualisations
Daniel Xerri
Language teachers are sometimes described as having a difficult relationship with classroom research. This plenary explores how the underlying reasons for this are related to who owns the research process, its relevance for teachers and learners, and the way research is conceptualised. We will examine how rethinking what research consists of can empower teachers to be owners of the process on their terms, for their professional needs, and in ways that are relevant to their contexts, learners and practice.
About Daniel:
Daniel Xerri is an Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics and TESOL at the University of Malta and the Chairperson of the ELT Council. He is the author of many publications on a range of issues in English language education. www.danielxerri.com
Friday 11 April - morning
Big asks and uphill tasks: making a case for TBLT
Neil McMillan
TBLT is a well-established, research-backed pedagogy regarded highly by students and stakeholders alike. Yet it remains a minority approach in ELT and is under- or misrepresented in coursebooks and training programmes, leaving many teachers unsure about whether or how to adopt it. This plenary sets out to explore why and attempts the uphill task of making a case for TBLT.
About Neil:
Neil McMillan has been teaching English and training teachers for over 20 years in Scotland, Spain, Central America and Asia. In 2014, he co-founded the innovative language services cooperative Serveis Lingüístics de Barcelona, through which he helped develop and run an online training course on Task-Based Language Teaching. Neil has long been a practitioner and advocate of task-based approaches and in recent years he has worked on introducing task-based programmes to vocational training contexts across Europe, and conducted research on teacher education for TBLT, taskbased needs analysis and task design. He is currently employed at the University of Glasgow, where he works as an EAP lecturer on a transnational education partnership with the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.
Friday 11 April - afternoon
Five burning questions to education from a young changemaker
Alicia Waters Galán and Harry Waters
11-year-old Alicia will reflect on her experiences as a child activist with Kids Against Plastic,offering insights into how it has shaped her view of the world. Alicia will pose five burning questions for educators, challenging them to rethink traditional approaches to education and empower the next generation to address real-world issues like the climate crisis. Harry will then propose potential answers to her thought-provoking questions.
About Alicia and Harry:
Alicia has been involved in climate activism since the age of seven. She joined Kids Against Plastic and hasn’t looked back. Her recent campaign to collect one million pieces of litter led her to be invited to speak at both the world retail congress and ChangeNOW in Paris. She is passionate about learning more about how she can make a difference in the world and would love to be helped by the education system she is a part of. She loves playing football and her favourite ice cream flavour is lemon and spearmint.
Harry wears many hats, both literally and figuratively. He's a multi-award-winning teacher trainer, a teacher, writer, climate activist, podcast host and a TEDx speaker. His journey into sustainability-driven education culminated in the inception of Renewable English, a platform merging language learning with environmental consciousness. While adorned with numerous professional hats, Harry’s down-to-earth nature and knack for environmentalism shine through. An advocate for sustainable practices, Harry finds joy in second-hand shirts and endeavours to weave sustainability into every aspect of education.
Signature and additional events
Join industry experts as they share with us some of the latest insights and inovations in English langauge teaching.
Pearson Signature Event | Tuesday 8 April
Disruption in the classroom: innovations in language teaching and assessment
Giovanni Giovannelli, Andrew Proctor, Alex Asher, Jay Bhadresha, Billie Jago, Mike Mayor
ELT Journal Debate | Tuesday 8 April
This house believes that international standardised assessment benefits both learners and teachers
Barry O’Sullivan and Sin-Wang Chong
Cambridge University Press & Assessment Signature Event | Wednesday 9 April
A changing world: revisiting the purpose of education
Phil Hazel, Nicky Hockly, Harry Kuchah Kuchah, Peter Watkins
Oxford University Press Signature Event | Wednesday 9 April
Teaching and assessing writing: does AI change everything?
Donald Clark, Sara Ratner, Kelly Webb-Davies
Express Publishing Signature Event | Thursday 10 April
The ABC of values: fostering values in EFL education
Liam Anderson
LanguageCert Signature Event | Friday 11 April
International student perspectives: a transformative journey towards English language proficiency
Eoin Jordan, Catherine Jones
Pop-up presentation stage
During break times, the Pop-up stage will play host to a series of commercial presentations as a variety of companies share their latest English language teaching products and services. Visit the stage before each morning’s plenary session to attend one of our Career Development ‘How to…’sessions. These will include topics such as moving from being a teacher to becoming a teacher trainer, moving into language school management, being a sustainable teaching and mastering LinkedIn.
Evening events
Thank you to our social programme sponsor:
Monday 7
As well as a busy schedule of academic sessions (see pages 16-36), we are also organising a range of social events for the evenings of the conference. Below in an overview of the schedule, the full information on these events can be found on our Conference website.
Tuesday 8
Wednesday 9
Thursday 10
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Pre-Conference Events (PCEs)
Our Pre-Conference Events (PCEs), organised by our Special Interest Groups (SIGs), are being held in Edinburgh and online on Monday 7 April 2025. These events allow you to explore a particular subject area in more depth, network with colleagues from around the world and to continue your professional development. Each PCE runs for the full day (from 10.00 - 17.00, UK time). It is only possible to register and attend one PCE.
How to book
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Once you are logged in, click on the relevant link below to book to attend in person or online.
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Pay online for your booking or select‘Pay later’. If you choose to pay later you will need to add billing information and you will be shown the payment options on the next screen.
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Review your booking, check all the information is correct and if you are happy click “Submit”.
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For further booking information, and full terms and conditions, please go to: www.iateflconference.org/booking-information
Booking prices
In person a�endance - Early bird (until 16.00 (UK time) Friday 10 January 2025)
IATEFL member £59
Non-member
£72
In person a�endance - Standard (from 16.00 (UK time) Friday 10 January 2025)
IATEFL member £79
Non-member £92
Online a�endance
IATEFL member £39
Non-member
£59
21st century skills in the ESP classroom English for Specific Purposes Special Interest Group
According to UNESCO, 21st century skills encompass the knowledge, life skills, career skills, habits, and traits that are important for learner success in today's world. Teachers, practitioners and researchers from around the world are invited to delve deeper by sharing experiences and exploring trends related to 21st century skills in an exciting new format, including discussion panels, workshops and lightning talks, and coming away from the PCE with concrete materials and ideas to apply in teaching and learning contexts.
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A window to the world: extensive reading to unlock students’ curiosity Literature Special Interest Group
Scholars generally agree that reading is an effective way for students to improve, not only their ability to read, but also their vocabulary, knowledge of how grammar works, and even their listening comprehension. Yet in order to bear fruit, we first need to get them excited about reading. In this PCE we will examine the qualities that make a book compelling based on the experiences of published authors, and then consider what strategies we might employ to get our students to read more.
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Effective language teacher education in today’s ELT Teacher Training & Education Special Interest Group
As our language teaching landscape is ever evolving, the 2025 IATEFL TTEdSIG PCE will explore what constitutes ‘Effective language teacher education in today’s ELT.’Modern classrooms look vastly different from those of the past, and contemporary language teacher education practices have evolved alongside them. This year’s PCE will delve into the essentials of both in-service and pre-service teacher education, as well as examining how socio-emotional aspects and the affective turn in linguistics and language education are reshaping our approaches to developing teachers. Participants will have the chance to engage in practical and thought-provoking workshops designed to enhance their understanding of current practices in language teacher education. The event will also provide ample opportunities for networking, reflection, and collaboration with fellow teacher educators.
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Face your management fears: tips for managing self, school, and team
Leadership & Management Special Interest Group
Whether we are new to management or consider ourselves veterans, there are some aspects of the job that we occasionally prefer to hide from. Sometimes it’s hard to think of ways to make those things easier. This one-day workshop will help us face our fears, including:
• Staying on top of our tasks and paperwork
• Getting to grips with school finances
• Preparing for difficult conversations
Throughout the day, industry experts will guide workshops where we can learn, and share experiences and tips with our peers. Join us to:
• Discover new ways to deal with the challenges we face
• Get to know and learn from managers from all over the world
• Discuss ideas for best practice from a wide range of contexts
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Games and gamification in pronunciation teaching: bridging theory & practice
Pronunciation Special Interest Group
2025 marks 30 years since the publication of a pronunciation resource book that has graced the staff rooms and libraries of many English language teaching institutions around the world: Mark Hancock’s Pronunciation Games. At a time when pronunciation-focused publications were more limited in number and harder to access, Pronunciation Games was one of the early texts which gave teachers ideas about practical actionable tasks they could take into their own classrooms. To celebrate this, PronSIG thought there could be no better time to revisit the idea of game play for pronunciation practice, as well as some of the ideas and theory behind what makes them effective. Join PronSIG online or in-person as we critically explore pronunciation games, gamification, and more!
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How do we become be�er materials developers?
Materials Writing Special Interest Group
This year’s MaWSIG PCE will focus on how to become a better materials developer. Our invited presenters will share their inspiring journeys to becoming successful materials writers/developers and the lessons they have learnt along the way. Topics will include materials writing competencies, using AI, improving your ability to write online texts and stories, and balancing creativity with practical constraints. You will leave with practical knowledge and actionable strategies to help you hone your materials writing skills. In addition to the talks and workshops, you'll have the opportunity to network with fellow materials developers, share experiences, and collaborate on new ideas. We look forward to seeing you there.
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Implementing language learner autonomy – what, why and how Learner Autonomy Special Interest Group
Would you like to know more about language learner autonomy and what it can do for you and your learners? Would you like to be an autonomous learner for a day? Would you like to experience the three phases of an autonomous learning unit – “teacher time”(including a plenary talk by David Little), “learner time”(comprising interactive workshops with autonomy-supportive tasks, one led by Leni Dam), and “together time”(summing up the day’s activities and outcomes)? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, come and join us at the LASIG preconference event for what is sure to be an informative, engaging and enjoyable day.
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Looking back, looking forward - celebrating 40 years of teacher development
Teacher Development Special Interest Group
Join TDSIG on our anniversary as we look back on where we have come from, and where we are going. A lot can happen in forty years, and in this celebration of our history, we have invited key figures from our past to come and consider how teacher development has changed in four decades, and where we see it going in the future. It promises to be a day of insight and reflection. The PCE will be of interest to any ELT professional looking to add a historical perspective to their knowledge, as well as gaining insights about how teacher development will change in the years to come.
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Negotiating inclusivity: strategies for fostering global citizens with strong roots in the ESOL/EFL classroom
ESOL and Inclusive Practices & SEN Special Interest Groups
In an increasingly interconnected world, the role of educators in shaping global citizens who are rooted in their own cultural identities while being inclusive and open to others is more crucial than ever. This event aims to explore innovative strategies and best practices in the ESOL/EFL classroom that support inclusivity and help students navigate and thrive in a globalized society. We will be hosting speakers from different parts of the world sharing their experiences and knowledge of their context.
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Pu�ing the learner at the heart of assessment
Testing, Evaluation
&
Assessment Special Interest Group
The event “Putting the Learner at the Heart of Assessment”will explore practical strategies for designing learnercentred assessments that focus on students’needs, strengths, and experiences. It will emphasise creating accessible, equitable assessments, particularly for learners with specific needs, while incorporating justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) principles to ensure fairness. The event will also highlight the importance of enhancing the test-taker experience by addressing preferences and feedback to improve assessment design and delivery. Through workshops and presentations, participants will learn how to create more personalised, responsive, and inclusive assessments, which ultimately will benefit both learners and educational organisations.
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Researching social justice in young learner classrooms
Research, Global Issues and Young Learners & Teenagers Special Interest Groups
The event focuses on how the crucial topic of social justice is currently being handled in young learner classrooms around the world, looking at up-to-date ongoing research projects and exploring how classroom practitioners can engage in and benefit from such research. Attend to investigate current challenges and discuss the path forward, via a range of insightful and interactive plenary talks and workshops, as well as a poster session showcasing a range of diverse voices of researchers and practitioners from around the globe. A perfect day for teachers with research to share, or looking to find out how to get started bringing the important topic of social justice to their classrooms.
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Sustainability in the business English context: practical teaching strategies
Business English Special Interest Group
This workshop offers Business English educators innovative strategies to integrate sustainability and CSR into their courses. Discover practical ways to utilise the UN's Sustainable Development Goals for creating engaging and relevant content. The session will also feature a collaborative roundtable discussion to develop teaching practices that address future business challenges with an emphasis on sustainability. Ideal for those looking to enrich their teaching with significant, contemporary content, this event prepares educators to equip students to navigate and contribute to sustainability initiatives in their professional lives.
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Tech-enhanced pedagogy for equity and critical thinking in the AI era
Learning Technologies Special Interest Group
Join us for an engaging exploration of how language education is tech-enhanced in an increasingly interconnected and AI-driven world. This PCE brings together educators, researchers, and innovators to discuss cutting-edge strategies for promoting equity, inclusion, and critical thinking through tech-enhanced teaching practices. Discover how artificial intelligence, through critical thinking, can empower educators to create inclusive learning environments, foster collaboration, and inspire global citizenship. With inspiring plenary sessions, interactive e-posters, short presentations and networking opportunities, this event offers practical tools and insights to transform your teaching. Together, let’s reimagine the future of education where technology amplifies the voices of all learners. Be part of the conversation shaping the next generation of equitable, thoughtful, and critical educators.
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Preview of Presentations
On the following pages you will find an outline of our provisional academic sessions. They are listed by day ordered by either the surname of the main speaker or the title of the forum. Please note, this is subject to change. You will see the title of each session, the name of presenter(s), the content focus area and the type of session it will be. To help you understand how to plan your time at the conference, here is a brief overview of each type of session and what you can expect:
Session types:
Forum
A 75-minute session made up of three talks on a related topic.
Lightning Talk
A 45-minute session where 8 speakers will have three minutes each to present their ideas.
Panel discussion
A 75-minute session that allows four or five people to present their views on a topic and some audience discussion.
Poster presentation
Posters will be on display throughout the conference. Each poster presenter will be allocated two slots, during break times, when they will be available to answer questions.
Talk
A 30-minute session relating to theory and practice or focusing on a particular material or product.
Workshop
A 45-minute interactive session. You will be invited to participate through an activity organised by the speaker(s).
Content focuses:
AL = Applied Linguistics
BE = Business English
EAP = English for Academic Purposes
ESOL= English for Speakers of Other Languages
ESP = English for Specific Purposes
GEN = General
GI = Global Issues
IPSEN = Inclusive Practices & SEN
LA = Learner Autonomy
LAM = Leadership & Management
LIT = Literature
LT = Learning Technologies
MaW = Materials Writing
MD = Materials Development
PRON = Pronunciation
RES = Research
TD = Teacher Development
TEA = Testing, Evaluation & Assessment
TTEd = Teacher Training & Education
YLT = Young Learners & Teenagers
Day 1 - Tuesday 8 April
Poster presentations
ESOL, RES Poster
EFL teacher stress: insights from Saudi higher education
Maryam AlOufi
GEN Poster Impact of digital storytelling on ESL learners language acquisition
Puja Kumari
GEN Poster Motivating and inspiring students with video feedback
Shelley Mikula
GEN Poster Integrating mindfulness in higher education
Ana-Sofia Mora Abarca
Forums
TD, TTEd
TD TTEd
Forum on a new era in global business Englishes
Critical InsAIghts in teaching business English writing skills
Parisa Mehran, Rachel Dede
Redesigning business English: integrating AI, SDGs, and global communication skills
Juliana Andrade Feiden
From only-one English to global Englishes: re-envisioning business English courses
Nick Costa
Forum on bridging challenges, communities, and cultures: advancing educator professional development
You need motivation and inspiration? Join our communities of practice!
Rasha Halat
Providing continuing professional development in challenging contexts
Ivanie Lucena, Carlos Flores
Bridging East and West: successful crosscultural collaboration between educators
Jane Chien
Forum on empowering language learning: EMI perspectives
EAP, RES
ESP , TTEd
EAP, ESOL
Assessing EAP effectiveness in transnational education: student and staff insights
Saida Akbarova
Teaching reading comprehension through writing elements in ESP
Najd Al Muhanna
Towards multilingual equity in South Korean EMI: Welsh context insights
Dylan Glyn Williams
EAP Poster
EAP Poster
GEN Poster
IPSEN, TEA Poster
Communicating mining research in social media
Karen-Sarah Passmore
Thai EFL engineering students’challenges and strategies in academic writing
Chariya Prapobratanakul
How to improve speaking skills in learners
Nino Sturua
Deconstructing and rebuilding language testing for neurodiverse learners
Damon Young
GI, TTEd
TD, TTEd
TD, TTEd
Forum on the lexical approach
The Lexical Approach: from usage-based theory to classroom pedagogy
Ian Pemberton
The Lexical Approach: have we missed the boat?
Ken Lackman
How to turn target language into emergent one
Marina Dolgacheva
Forum on mentoring EFL practicum supervision and mentoring: challenges and opportunities
Priscila Riffo
Voices of Chilean pre-service teachers mentors: insights and expectations
Pia Tabali
Evolving mentorship in education: balancing technological advancements with human connection
Shoghig Keoshkerian
Forum on project-based learning to develop 21st century skills
EAP, LA
AL, LA
Motivating students to speak English in group activities
Sophie Farag
Skills development through project-based learning in the English language classroom
Muki Bichearline
Fostering learner autonomy through personalized project-based learning
Fatima Zahrae Khabar
Day 1 - Tuesday 8 April
Forum on teacher identity
TD, TTEd
TD, TTEd
LT, TTEd
Shaping newly qualified teacher identity: lessons for teacher educators
Robyn Stewart
Enhancing language teacher identity through educational legacy
Isora Enriquez O'Farrill
Navigating teacher identity in the AI era
Hang Vu
All other sessions
GI, YLT Talk
Cross-cultural communication: preparing students for a globalized world
Eman Abdel Latif
TTEd, YLT Talk Teachers’localizing global online resources to manage multilingual English classrooms
Vinita Abichandani
LIT, TD Talk Wordless and “wordfull”: two graphic novels that inspire classroom discussions
Susan Abrill Kal Nelson
TEA Talk Take a load off: skill building and evaluation hacks
Sharon Acton
IPSEN, LT Talk Branching scenarios: enhancing inclusion and empathy in classrooms
Canan Aktug
ESP, GI Talk Greening the classroom: cultivating sustainable futures through English language teaching
Mohammed S Alharbi
TD, TTEd Talk Seven years (and counting!): the diary of a microteaching teacher
Loreto Aliaga
GEN Workshop Empowering English learners with CanAvenue
John Allan
LAM, TD Talk Leading multinational tutor teams in online schools
Iryna Andrus
TD, TTEd Talk Learning from mistakes: encouraging reflective practice for improved teaching
Mandana Arfa Kaboodvand
GI, TTEd Workshop Transformative theatre in teacher education: moving from spectators to spect-actors
Rose Aylett
GEN Workshop Critical creativity in action
Ivana Bankovic
BE, PRON Workshop Persuasive English as an alternative direction in English pronunciation teaching
Elina Banzina
ESP
BE, EAP
AL, ESP
Forum on unlocking English collocations, idioms, and polysemy Collocations revisited: teaching and learning the art of perfect pairings
Pete Westbrook
Enhancing idiom fluency among German university business English students
Beatrice Birkhahn
Corpus analysis on polysemy in logistics
Hongyi Zhao
GEN Workshop Practical TBLT: learner needs, task planning, and assessment
Marcos Benevides
LAM, TD Talk Unleashing potential: collaborative growth through peer observation
Christian Berlin
PRON, TD Workshop Giving feedback on pronunciation: why, how and when?
Ana Paula Biazon Rocha
GEN Talk Paraphrasing skills: the key to achieving higher grades in IELTS
Andrea Borsato
GEN Talk Emancipation for transformation: why empowerment in ELT is not enough
Steve Brown
MD, MaW Talk Methodological squash: global coursebooks in the post-methods era Heather Buchanan, Julie Norton
GEN Talk Bridging the gap: making lessons real for our learners
David Byrne, Mark Heffernan
MD, TTEd Talk Teaching materials: bridging gaps between teacher education and materials development
Luis Carabantes
LIT, TTEd Workshop Interdisciplinary approach in EFL: empowering learners and addressing educators' challenges
Eugenia Carrión Canton
LA, TEA Workshop Virtual escape room activities to promote the TOEFL student agency
Monica Castillo Delgadillo
TEA Talk Does introducing task-based language tests encourage TBLT in Hong Kong?
Suet Sin Cheung
ESP, TEA Talk Aligned in communication: avoiding miscommunication in cross-language mediation
Barbora Chovancova
GI, TD Workshop Inclusivity: a primer Elizabeth Coleman
1 - Tuesday 8 April
TD, TTEd Workshop
EAP, ESP Talk
Culinary arts and teaching: drawing parallels for teacher development
Zaira Costa Vargas Coutinho
Teaching scientific writing as process while the process is changing
Ioana Cretu
YLT Workshop Hands-on STEAM hacks: energising learning through trial and discovery
IPSEN, YLT Workshop
Fannie Daou
Creative classroom management: inspiring primary learners with mindfulness, art, music
Sinem Daridere, Ivana Devčić
RES, TD Workshop Less is more - how to optimize your grammar teaching
Arjen de Korte
IPSEN, TD Talk Implementing inclusive practices in school contexts collaboratively
Phil Dexter
EAP, TEA Workshop Fully supporting arguments in academic writing to meet IELTS criteria
Daniella Di Mambro
TD, TTEd Workshop Dialogic reflection for professional development: all for one
Khoa Do
TD, TTEd Talk Utilising ‘critical friends’for continuing professional development
Natalie Donohue
ESP Talk EMI – a cautionary tale?
Katalin Egri Ku-Mesu
AL, MaW Talk How CAMELTA RG develop teacher expertise in creating EFL materials
Eric Ekembe
TD Talk Feedback as the barometer of teacher effectiveness
TTEd, YLT Workshop
Matthew Ellman
Discovering talents while learning English
Vanessa Esteves
MD, MaW Talk Developing 'English for resilience': meeting students’needs in humanitarian crises
Yaroslava Fedoriv
YLT Talk Are we there yet? Learning journeys to build students' confidence
Donatella Fitzgerald, Grant Kempton
YLT Workshop Using tasks with young learners - yes you can!
AL Workshop
James Fuller
A metacognitive approach to developing second language listening
Christine Goh
LAM Talk Private language schools: when to collaborate and when to compete
Frederick Gordon
GEN Talk No more stabbing in the dark! Learners' listening needs revealed
Anthony Green
LAM Talk
LIT, TTEd Talk
ESP Lightning Talk
TD Workshop
LT, TTEd Workshop
GEN Talk
LIT Talk
LT, TEA Talk
GEN Talk
Recruitment and motivation of teachers from different generations
Fari Greenaway
Rethinking writing pedagogy with the creative writing workshop
Olivia Hambrett
Sparking law students' motivation for languages through engaging societal issues
Aude Hansel
When we sing together: cooperation in different ELT environments
Jeremy Harmer
Creating open access technology standards for adult learners
Deborah Healey, Sharon Rajabi
Bringing spoken grammar into the classroom
Jon Hird
Teaching Sherlock Holmes and fostering critical cultural awareness
Peter Hohwiller
Degree of interaction in computer-based pragmatic speaking tasks
Philip Horne
Sustainability in ELT: is that really my job?
John Hughes
GEN Talk Brushstrokes and brainwaves: the intersection of brain-based teaching and art
TD, TEA Talk
ESP, IPSEN Workshop
EAP, YLT Talk
AL Talk
LAM, RES Talk
LA, YLT Talk
LIT, TTEd Talk
GEN Panel discussion
Sofia Iakovidou
The benefits and challenges of teaching for exams
Myleni Ishida
Real-world communication skills and personalization of learning for all
Jana Jilkova
Developing reading comprehension skills for academic and global understanding
Tamara Jumabayeva
Emergent materials: using AI to enhance a Dogme approach
Dani Kabbani
Enhancing language instructional supervision through leadership and management skills development
George Kanyama
STEAM based learning in our complex world
Konnie Karma
DH Shakespeare at the margins Andani Kholinar
(Ir)reconcilable differences? Moving from either/or to both/and in ELT
Sandra Kotzor, Eowyn Crisfield, Jane Spiro, Rachel McIntyre, Isabella Fritz
Day 1 - Tuesday 8 April
ESP, LA
Lightning Talk
GI, TD
Coaching style needs analysis to transform one-to-one teaching and learning
Elena Kozhevnikova
Talk Engaging lecturers into research: building trust and resilience
Nataliia Krynska
LA, MD
Talk Emergent English education in Gaza during the war
Ashraf Kuhail
LAM
Talk Management through challenges: stoic practices for leading a language school
Elena Kuznetsova
TEA
Talk Exploiting planning time: strategies for effective note-making in speaking exams
Leda Lampropoulou
GI, LIT
Talk Women's voices in contemporary literature in English: five works
Barbara Lapornik
GI, TD
Talk Developing language and global citizenship through sustainability values
Cecilia Lemos Harmer
ESOL, MD Talk Panama's new and innovative national English curriculum
Monica Leon, Ana Isabel Campos Centeno, William Little
BE Talk
Working in international teams: how can AI help us?
Ian McMaster
GEN Talk Implementing linguistic mediation with teenage learners
Venera Melkonyan
LT, TD Workshop Upskilling for the new world - AI literacy for all
Zsófia Menyhei, Joanna Szoke
GI Workshop Compassion-based language education: the what, why, and how
Sarah Mercer
RES, TD Talk Critically queer? What research has achieved, what is (still) needed
Thorsten Merse
PRON Talk Why even good conventional pronunciation teaching doesn't work
Piers Messum
GI, IPSEN Talk Empowerment through active allyship - in the classroom and beyond!
Reena Mistry
TD, TTEd Workshop From teacher trainer to teacher coach: expand your tool kit!
Pablo Molina Byers
EAP
Talk Teaching the concept of ‘voice’in writing
Sebastian Lesniewski
IPSEN, TTEd Talk From awareness to action: implementing inclusive practices in teacher-training programs
Giovanni Licata, Aysen Cem-Deger
ESOL, TD Talk Developing conversation skills with the BOAR oral thinking frame
MD, YLT Talk
Cheryl Lim
Valuing others, articulating our own: a Chinese publisher’s practical approaches
Bingjie Liu, Meng Zhu
GEN Talk ‘Never too late’ - LLLL - towards a seniorfriendly methodology
Tiziana Lorenzet
GEN Talk Integrating life competencies into ELT through grammar and semantics
Jennifer Lowe
LAM, RES Talk Managing online YL courses: lessons learnt from COVID-19 ERT
Malgorzata Malinowska-Gdaniec
GEN Talk Communicating the value of live learning through ELT marketing
Lauren Martin
TD, TTEd Talk Cultivating digital literacies in teacher education
Mirela Cristina Manea Gultekin
PRON Talk Nae bother! A wee guide to Scottish English pronunciation
Neil McCutcheon
GEN Talk You'll manage
Robert McLarty
IPSEN, YLT Talk Simple strategies to support learners' mental health in the classroom
Edwina Moorhouse
LT, PRON Talk Prompting an AI chatbot to be an effective English tutor
Hannah Morris
ESOL, TD Talk Language teacher wellbeing experiences in a non-WEIRD context
Carlos Murillo
GEN Talk The English File effect: why everyone is talking about it
Charlotte Murphy
AL, TEA Talk Speech rate in listening tasks: research and practical considerations
Benjamin Naismith
GEN Talk Gamification of reading activities
Andreea-Katia Nechifor
TD, TTEd Talk Hey teacher! Burned-out? Let’s be more autonomous and reflective!
Ayşegül Okay
LIT, TTEd Talk Literature class projects: using authentic material in Chilean teacher training
Amalia Ortiz de Zarate
GEN Talk To coach or not to coach, that is the question!
Rachel Paling
LT, LIT Talk Harnessing AI for using literature in EFL: blessing or curse?
Amos Paran
EAP, TTEd Talk Teacher recommendations about AIenhanced skill building and test preparation tools
Emily Paull, Pablo Garcia Gomez
Day 1 - Tuesday 8 April
LT, YLT Talk Playing with AI: games to improve your English
Elena Peresada
TD Talk Working conditions in ELT
Aleksandra Popovski
BE, ESP
Talk A “triple AI”approach to business writing
LT, MD
Catherine Prewett-Schrempf, Linda Slattery
Talk A framework for creating own AI assistants
Kateryna Protsenko
LAM, TD Talk Leveraging CPD to empower teachers and elevate institutional success
Shélynn Riel
BE Talk Getting clients as a freelancer: six content mistakes you’re making
Rachael Roberts
LAM Workshop Communicating Your School's Distinctive Qualities on Social Media
Gina Rodriguez
TD, TTEd Workshop The thing that keeps me going. How to promote resilience.
Barbara Roosken
AL, GI Lightning
Talk The impact of learning English on Saudi cultural identity
Mona Sabir
TD, TTEd Talk Reading groups: teachers at the helm of their CPD
Maria-Araxi Sachpazian
GI, YLT Talk Implementing trauma-informed strategies to support refugee learners
Samiha Salem
LAM Talk Unlocking student success: boosting retention rates in language institutes
Rogerio Sanches
GEN Talk From noise to understanding: mastering the supportive listening cycle
Kerstin Sandstrom
LT, TD Talk Developing strategies to address AI issues
Vicky Saumell
EAP, ESP Workshop ESP instructors in higher education: enhancing roles and recognition
Natassia Schutz
TD, TTEd Talk Maximizing English for teaching: priority classroom language for NNS teachers
Lois Scott-Conley
LT, TEA Talk The washback of technology in language learning and testing
Brigita Seguis
GEN Workshop Factors that affect L2 vocabulary learning
Leo Selivan
YLT Talk Preparing for the future: exploring multiple literacies with young learners
Ellen Setterfield
TD Workshop Fostering sustainable teacher development in challenging context:Teacher Activity Groups
Zhanna Sevastianova, Liudmyla Makodzei, Nataliia Piatnytsia, Tetiana Dekshna
TD, TTEd Talk Forget AI, leverage HI: human intelligence
TD, TEA Talk
IPSEN, LA Workshop
TD Workshop
TD, YLT Talk
LAM Talk
TD, TTEd Workshop
EAP, ESP Talk
LAM Workshop
ESOL, TEA Lightning Talk
GEN Talk
IPSEN, TD Talk
TD Workshop
TD, TTEd Workshop
MD, MaW Talk
GEN Workshop
TTEd Talk
IPSEN, YLT Talk
EAP, TEA Workshop
YLT Workshop
Marcus Siconolfi
Exploring Indian ESL teachers’feedback literacy in higher education
M.S. Xavier Pradheep Singh
Three learner-centred coaching practices to empower autonomous learners and teachers
Helen Slee
Employment applications that ‘work’
Maggie Sokolik, Margi Wald
Context-appropriate primary ELT practices: challenges and opportunities in Argentina
María Alejandra Soto
It's not easy being green: how perceived weaknesses became strengths
Brian Swash
Discussion, debate, dialogue for deeper engagement
Margit Szesztay
Artificial intelligence, ESAP, and EMI in higher education
Pimsiri Taylor
Managing difficult conversations: practical strategies for ELT leaders
Vladlena Tcherkachina
Explore culture in EFL language testing: the missing component
Renxiang Tian, Tingting Liu
The transformative power of creativity in EFL classroom
Olga Tomberg
Dyslexia and ADHD: disability or opportunity?
Boelo van der Pool
Reflections on becoming a non-native speaker teacher
Andrew Walkley
Training that sticks! Instructional design for ESL and beyond
John Wallen
Designing authentic receptive skills tasks
Alex Walls
Unlocking the power of projects: strategies for success
Alex Warren
Look at me! Interacting with teacher training video observations
Marie Willoughby
Teaching the quiet ones
Michelle Worgan
A teacher or a counsellor? Stress management in the classroom
Joanna Wrzesinska
A one-example-fits-all approach to prepare students for writing examinations
Wing Wu
Day 1 - Tuesday 8 April
EAP, TEA Lightning Talk
How to engage ESL college students in feedback innovations?
Xueting Xiong
LT Talk Beyond traditional teaching: the synergy of AI, neuroplasticity, and coaching
Olha Yavorska
ESOL Talk Creative writing tasks in academic writing in EAL classrooms
Adnan Yilmaz, Sylvia Thornbush
EAP, MD Workshop “I don’t get it”: misunderstanding humor in written academic English
LT, TEA Lightning Talk
Dorothy Zemach
Relationships among L2 grit, foreign language enjoyment, and student engagement
Minlin Zou
Session types: Content focuses:
Forum
A 75-minute session made up of three talks on a related topic.
Lightning Talk
A 45-minute session where 8 speakers will have three minutes each to present their ideas.
Panel discussion
A 75-minute session that allows four or five people to present their views on a topic and some audience discussion.
Poster presentation
Posters will be on display throughout the conference. Each poster presenter will be allocated two slots, during break times, when they will be available to answer questions.
Talk
A 30-minute session relating to theory and practice or focusing on a particular material or product.
Workshop
A 45-minute interactive session. You will be invited to participate through an activity organised by the speaker(s).
AL = Applied Linguistics
BE = Business English
EAP = English for Academic Purposes
ESOL= English for Speakers of Other Languages
ESP = English for Specific Purposes
GEN = General
GI = Global Issues
IPSEN = Inclusive Practices & SEN
LA = Learner Autonomy
LAM = Leadership & Management
LIT = Literature
LT = Learning Technologies
MaW = Materials Writing
MD = Materials Development
PRON = Pronunciation
RES = Research
TD = Teacher Development
TEA = Testing, Evaluation & Assessment
TTEd = Teacher Training & Education
YLT = Young Learners & Teenagers
Day 2 - Wednesday 9 April
Poster presentations
ESOL, RES Poster
Language use and purpose in multilingual English language learning settings
Cerise Andrews
TEA Poster Insights into teacher assessment literacy: a bibliometric review of SCOPUS
Preechaya Mongkolhutthi, Arthitaya Narathakoon
ESP, YLT
Poster
Innovative approach to teaching essay writing using a comic mannerism
Chinelo Nwokolo, Ifeoma-Florence
Ifeonyemetalu
GEN Poster A digital story map: sustaining multilingual identity in academic ESOL
Robin Rhodes
Forums
LAM, TTEd
Forum on advancing reading through Academic Reading Circles
Demystifying Academic Reading Circles: pedagogy and research for classroom implementation
Karen Englander John McGaughey
Supporting International Foundation Year students reading through academic reading circles
Josh Mason-Goodall
A case for Academic Reading Circles in the EAP classroom
Marianne Arake
Forum on AI in BE and ESP
AI’m here to help: level up your teaching game!
Shilpa Pulapaka
Effectiveness of AI in developing international business undergraduates' communication skills
Sue Ashley, Anna Szathmári, Jannie Den Engelsman
AI-powered microlearning: empowering the corporate learner
Karina Zew, Matthew Sussman
Forum on bilingualism: insights, challenges, and transformative narratives
Transforming schools with bilingual education: our journey and lessons learned
Marjory Donda de Oliveira, Marina Beatriz
Haddad Jansen
Navigating bilingual education challenges: a success story from Brazil
Alexsandro Silva, Sérgio Silva
Pre-service English teachers’narratives on bilingualism and linguistic landscapes
Tomasz John
LA Poster
RES, TEA
Poster
TEA, YLT
Poster
BE, TEA
Poster
RES Poster
Student support in a self-access environment
Adelina Ruiz Guerrero
Japanese secondary school students’ English ability in the national survey
Chisato Saida
Challenges of teaching in secondary schools and where to go
Fernando Sartori
Tasks for business English courses in times of artificial intelligence
Alexia Schemien
Fostering investment for enhanced language acquisition
Maria Vallejo
Forum on collaboration in designing effective classroom observation practices
Collaborative lesson observation practices for primary and secondary school teachers
Natalia Belousova
Measuring teacher performance in Palestine – a local, collaborative approach
Ginny Rowlands
TD, TTEd
EAP, LT
LT, YLT
TTEd, YLT
Teachers’perceptions of feedback vs. feedforward in post-observation conferences
Nagwa Kassabgy
Forum on collaborative online student learning
Wicked, intercultural and English language learning: COIL's impact on sustainability
Jirajittra Higgins, Andreas Hövener
COIL strategies for beginner EFL learners: fostering intercultural understanding
Miyuki Izuo
Virtual exchange in the primary and preschool language classroom
Annika Kolb, Nurjona Pinguri
Forum on culture and communication: reflecting on research and practice
RES
EAP, ESOL
GEN
Teaching to transcend: empirical perspectives on critical cultural learning
Jessica Downey
Bridging cultures in the ESL classroomwhy and how?
Laila Kamal, Mona El Saady
Intercultural communicative competence in English as a foreign language classrooms
Maria Stefanidou
TD, TTEd
RES, TD
Day 2 - Wednesday 9 April
LT, RES
LT, TEA
GEN
TD
Forum on feedback on writing EFL instructors' role in enhancing students' understanding of AI feedback
Selda Gumus Sambel
Exploring AI and teacher feedback effects on EFL writing
Hui-ju Tsai
Real time feedback: designing shared writing lessons
Rebecca Gulka
Forum on overcoming learner anxiety
Supporting fluent but fearful language learners
Rhiannon Carter
EAP, ESP
EAP, ESP
YLT
GI, MD
ESOL, TD
Minimizing language anxiety by enhancing existing language skills through tasks
Solomon V. Anbuchelvan
Scenario-based learning for L2 learners
Hila Weiss
Forum on social and emotional learning: insights, challenges, and implementation
Navigating adolescence: integrating SEL competencies into language lessons
Leticia Moraes
Social and emotional learning: benefits, challenges and practical implementation
Sanaa Makhlouf
Inspiring young minds: boosting motivation with 4Cs and SEL strategies
Suha Khader, Nsreen Saleh
All other sessions
EAP Talk Finding a place for the forgotten dramatic arts in EAP
GI, RES Talk
IPSEN, TEA Workshop
Nermine Abd Elkader
TESOL HE professionals experiences' of academic mobility during wartime
Awad Alhassan, Holi Ali
Rethinking testing: creating and providing inclusive assessments for neurodivergent learners
Wiktoria Allan
TEA Talk Beyond the red pen: diving into effective formative feedback
ESOL, PRON Talk
Annie Altamirano
Decoding Scottish speech in the Scottish English language classroom
Gemma Archer
LT, LIT
ESOL, LT
GEN
ESP, GI
Forum on storytelling: motivating power for engagement and autonomous learning
Enhancing student motivation through transmedia storytelling: a case study
Macarena Baridón
Developing speaking and listening skills through digital storytelling and podcasting
Anna Ayrapetyan
Storytelling and affect: bridging language learning gaps
Vera Cabrera Duarte
Forum on sustainability in adult and higher education
How to teach about sustainability in a sustainable way
Anna Soltyska
EAP
EAP, GI
ESOL, TTEd
Using scaffolded sustainable development projects to teach academic skills
Robin Kosseff
Leveraging assessment washback to embed sustainability in language education
Owain Llewellyn
Forum on translanguaging pedagogy for multilingual learners in global contexts
Translanguaging reading pedagogy: a model for inclusive multilingual English education
Lina Mukhopadhyay
TD, TTEd
RES, TD
Multilingual training design for foundational skills: an action research
Dinesh Sanjel
Translanguaging in teaching English to multilingual learners in Uzbekistan
Dildora Khakimova, Joan Kang Shin
LT, MaW Talk A lexically-oriented teacher's best friend: AI prompting
Elif Atali
TD, TTEd Workshop
BE Talk
LT, RES Workshop
Navigating language anxiety: causes, effects and solutions for non-native educators
Aigiun Azimova
English for work: teaching language skills professional learners actually need
Samantha Ball
Enhance research with AI: tools and a fourstep literature review
Maysaa Banat, Amal Farhat
ESOL, YLT Talk Behind the scenes in the world of a bilingual child
Suzanne Barron-Hauwaert
GEN Workshop Make the most of course book material
IPSEN, TD Workshop
Gillian Bathmaker
Helping teachers navigate the shift to a plurilingual ELT approach
Kim Beadle
TD Talk Strategies to improve speaking skills: More than lexis and fluency
Ben Beaumont
GEN Talk Extensive listening via BBC podcasts: how to boost listening confidence
Phil Bird, Pippa Smith
RES Talk ‘A muzzling prison cell’: understanding migrant interactions through teacher research
Josianne Block
GEN Workshop Creative ways to address tough topics with integrity, dignity, respect
Judy Boyle
GEN Talk Stereotypical labels used to describe Japanese EFL learners and environment
Christian Burrows
TD, TTEd Talk The power of inclusive rhetoric in syllabus design
Celestina Cardoz Maury
BE, ESP Talk Beyond business English: essential skills for future-ready students
ESOL, TD Talk
GI, LAM Talk
Caroline Caroux
Exploring emergent language: activities and classroom interaction
Richard Chinn, Amelia Kirkland
Liminal spaces in ELT: stepping over nativespeaker thresholds
Simon Cox
TD, YLT Workshop More green less screen Lucy Crichton
IPSEN, MD Talk Integrating English as a lingua franca into language syllabi
Agata Cyrklewicz
AL, MD Talk Gender representation in secondary school coursebooks in the Middle East
Mahdi Dahmardeh
LT, YLT Talk Divergent minds, strategies that binds Marcela Danowski
AL, YLT Talk How learning happens: memory, cognitive strategies and effective retention
Maria Davou
EAP, LA Talk Paper and scissors rock: reframing essay revising skills
Iona Dawson, Tracie MacKenzie
EAP, LT Talk Fostering student engagement: pedagogical shifts in online EAP instruction
Karla Kerlley de Lima Guedes
LT, YLT Talk Tech-savvy teaching with a green mind: integrating sustainability in EFL
Maria Diakou
GEN Talk AI-powered discussions on controversial issues in the EFL classroom
MaW, YLT Talk
BE, GI Workshop
LA, TD Workshop
GEN Workshop
LAM Talk
GEN Talk
IPSEN, LA Talk
IPSEN, LA Talk
LAM Workshop
RES, TD Workshop
TD Workshop
EAP, LT Lightning Talk
GEN Talk
MaW Talk
TD, TTEd Talk
LT Workshop
GEN Talk
IPSEN, TTEd Workshop
GEN Workshop
Rita Divéki
The pandemic babies: where are they now?
Jen Dobson
Exerting influence when speaking English: levelling the playing field
Sylvie Donna
Help! My students won’t talk! - Reticent speakers in classrooms
Natasha Douglas
Six thoughtful activities
Paul Dummett
People management challenges and how achieve positive outcomes
Fiona Dunlop
Dualities of technology in ELT: empowering learners while preserving pedagogy
Abigail Ekangouo Awanga
Empowering EFL students through resilience: strategies and insights
Mohamed EL Zamil
Profile like FBI: differentiating feedback and error-correction in mixed-ability classes
Sena Elibal İçuz
When to use teams and how to make them work
Duncan Foord
Challenges in mentoring teacher-research, and how to overcome them
Ana García-Stone, Richard Smith
Tackling teachers' real-life challenges through Forum Theatre
Tom Godfrey
Developing AI literacy through learner training in an EAP context
Seyit Gok
Revisiting inclusion
Ben Goldstein
Developing effective teacher resources: identifying pitfalls and finding solutions
Penny Hands
Developing online teacher development programmes: a case study
Neil Harris
Only one headset? No problem! Exploring VR in the classroom
Tilly Harrison
What is happening to written English?
Richard Harrison
The neurodiverse perspective: advancing learning for everyone
Claire Hart
Tell a Child in Gaza’s Tale: connecting through storytelling
David Heathfield
Day 2 - Wednesday 9 April
LT, TTEd Talk Reshaping continuing professional development: from emotional to artificial intelligence
Mariana Hidalgo
TD Workshop Using learned wisdom to get ahead
Kirsten Holt
LT, TEA Talk AI-driven assessment for high school English classes
Shaghayegh Hosseini
LT, TD Talk “Generative AI will not replace you, but…”
Mike Howard
ESP Talk Escaping the ordinary: elevating ESP with gamified learning
MD, TD Lightning Talk
Alena Hradilová
Enhancing English learning with thematic reading clusters in China
Min Huang, Xiyu Ou
LT, RES Talk The effects of hybrid ESL on pronunciation
Kale Hubert
TD, TTEd Workshop Task-based learning for teachers and trainers: demystifying practices, exploring principles
Judith Hudson, Jane Willis
TTEd, YLT Talk Demonolingualising ELT: creating language artefacts for visualising multilingual identities
LT, RES
Lightning Talk
Nayr Ibrahim
Online English learning for Afghan women: challenges and opportunities
Jawid Jafari
GEN Talk Working with emergent language in lessons with target language aims
Marianne Jones
AL Lightning Talk Is "The earlier, the better" a myth or truth?
Mona Kamar
EAP, GI Workshop Teaching Global Englishes through a CLIL approach
Eleanor Kane
GI, LT Workshop Making it count: assessment in global issues projects through technology
Eftychios Kantarakis, Ruby Polygenis
MD, TD Talk Learners’video production: key competencies in the attention economy era
MD, TEA Workshop
Sylvia Karastathi
Translanguaging-informed materials and assessment design for argumentative writing
Burcu Kayarkaya
TTEd, YLT Talk Let language emerge in young learner classes
Katy Kelly
RES, TD Talk Harnessing neuroscience to cultivate joyful and engaged learning environments
Seda Khachatourian
EAP Talk A critical reading technique to reduce dependency on AI
Noha Khafagi
GEN Talk Positive education for beginners
George Kokolas
LT, MD Talk Gamification: developing interactive, narrative-driven materials to bolster intrinsic motivation
MD, TTEd Talk
TD, TTEd Talk
LA, LT Lightning Talk
Laurens Lamberts
Learning to see mindfully with visual multimodal texts
Anna LeFevre
Listen up! (Developing the listening skill)
Tery Lemanis
Enhancing self-regulated English learning with Netflix
Cheng-Yi Lin
MaW, TTEd Talk Prelim 3: materials creation as a catalyst for teacher development
RES, YLT Talk
Erica Lindley
Adolescents' views of L2 learning through arts activities
Karen Ludke
GI, TD Talk Efficacy of NEST schemes: teachers’and school administrators’perspectives
Wen-Hsing Luo
TD, TTEd Talk Teaching through reflection
Olena Lysytsia
TD Talk Exchanges change us
Jen MacArthur, Jennifer Uhler
RES, TD Talk Lessons learnt from a first-time teacherresearch mentoring experience
Simona Macenaite
TD, TTEd Talk Creative writing for CPD
Alan Maley
EAP, ESP Lightning Talk Reimagining ESP/EAP teaching and assessment through philosophy and art
Natassa Manitsa
TD, TEA Talk How about assessing through collaborative selves-assessment? Shall we?
Gabriela Marcenaro Bonsignore
GI, LT Talk Supporting ADHD students in virtual learning environments
Tahany Mardan
GI Talk Defeating systemic bias in English language teaching
Meri Maroutian
ESOL, RES Talk 'My bilingual ESOL teacher identity': an autoethnographic account
AL, RES Talk
Cristina Martínez López
Using LLMs for corpus linguistics research: promise, disappointment and progression
Lee McCallum
TTEd Talk How emotions help shape teacher identity construction
IPSEN, TTEd Workshop
Vanessa McDonagh
Equity and inclusion through intersectional pedagogy in the TESOL classroom
Nichole McVeigh
Day 2 - Wednesday 9 April
RES, TD Talk An innovation in pre-service teacher education: integrating Exploratory Action Research
Elyanora Menglieva
EAP, ESP Talk The great debate: could your students beat ChatGPT?
MD, MaW Workshop
GI, LA Talk
ESP, LT Talk
Katherine Moran, Cristiana Dias
Adapting, creating low-cost materials for language classes in underserved areas
Mispa Mua Mbi
Intercultural show and tell: fostering engagement and resilience amidst crisis
Amal Mukhairez
Experiencing the shift: empowering EFL writers through AI and reflection
Najia Nazir
TD, TTEd Talk Using images and metaphors to challenge teachers' beliefs during feedback
Fabiano Neves
GEN Talk I cycled across the UK, and I teach culture Eric Nicaise
MaW, TD Workshop Renegotiating authenticity in materials design
Danny Norrington-Davies
GEN Workshop Evaluating and adapting coursebook vocabulary activities
Vera O'Connor
TTEd, TEA Talk Beyond B2: helping students past the intermediate plateau
Leandro Paladino
GEN Talk Investigating the socio-economic and cultural benefits of learning English
Mina Patel
BE Workshop How to create a learning program that sells Jelena Perisic
IPSEN, MD Workshop Including protected characteristics in ELT alternative text image descriptions
Derek Philip-Xu
LAM Workshop Are teaching skills enough to become a good manager?
LT, RES Lightning Talk
George Pickering
Graduate students' vocabulary size and language learning via AI
Sumanee Pinweha
LT, TD Talk AI and ELT: lessons learned from developing Twee for teachers
Alina Plepler
TD, TTEd Talk Being there: finding your presence as a teacher
Uwe Pohl
TTEd Talk Financial security in ELT: why, and how, to get it
Nicola Prentis
TD, TTEd Talk What teachers love about cohort-based asynchronous teacher development courses
Katja Preston
GI, TTEd Talk
LA, LT Talk
Eco-responsibility in language teaching: challenging anthropocentrism with indigenous perspectives
Urbashi Raha
Tech-powered teaching: language learning redefined for the digital age
Hussam Rajab
GEN Talk From zero to global: building an engaged EFL audience online
TD, YLT Workshop
LT, MD Talk
Tom Rees
Engaging hearts, inspiring minds-teaching with the art of drawing
Anabel Reis Alves
Engaging learners of English with locationbased educational games
Donald Richardson
LAM, TTEd Talk How can we make management observations effective, developmental and enjoyable?
TTEd Workshop
TEA Lightning Talk
GI, LIT Talk
EAP, TD Talk
Carole Anne Robinson
Achieving teacher well-being
Marjorie Rosenberg
Designing AI-powered assessments: insights from pre-service ELT teachers
Ayşegül Sallı
Intercultural literature as a bridge to empowerment and social justice
Anabella Sauer
Redesigning a writing course collaboratively: the benefits for teaching teams
Jennifer Schumm Fauster, Mia Schweighofer
TD Talk What about what AI cannot do?
GEN Talk
TD, TTEd Talk
RES, TTEd Talk
IPSEN, YLT Workshop
TD, TTEd Workshop
Ezgi Selcuk Arican
Extensive Reading: Book Club Café meets artificial intelligence
Lesley Speer, Jose Lara
Part-time CertTESOL courses: what’s the longer-term impact?
Jonathan Spoor
Conflicting generational gaps in preservice practicum and evolving teacher identity
Fruzsina Szabo
Inclusive teaching: ADHD strategies which support all learners
Dagmara Tanska
Adopting a data-driven approach to teacher self-reflection
Hakan Tarhan, Melis Akdoğan Gündoğdu
LT, TD Talk Is technology killing off the language classroom?
Nick Thorner
EAP, ESP Talk
Peer-to-peer: treat others the way you want to be treated
Elizaveta Tikhomirova, Anastasia Sharapkova
Day 2 - Wednesday 9 April
GEN Workshop Integrating content and language: practical strategies for effective CLIL implementation
Kristine Tonoyan
LAM, TTEd Talk How to become a successful teacherpreneur/leader with self-marketing
Gabriela Torregiani
ESOL, LT Talk Utilising free technology tools for optimal vocabulary retention
Le Phuc Ha Tran
GI, LA
Talk Beyond the classroom: extended support for pre-university international students
Hannah Tucker-Bloom
TEA Talk AI for inclusive and adaptive assessment in Bangladeshi higher education
Md. Mohib Ullah
GEN Workshop Rebooting pronunciation teaching: three practical starting points
Adrian Underhill
TEA Talk Accessible item analysis for classroom assessment: why and how?
Zeynep Urkun, Merve Selcuk
GEN Workshop Energizing EFL afternoons: strategies for dynamic and engaging lessons
Julija Vaisviliene
RES, TEA Talk AI and testing: enhancing candidates`performance and facilitating the exam procedure
Panagiota Vampoula
Session types:
Forum
A 75-minute session made up of three talks on a related topic.
Lightning Talk
BE, ESP Talk VUCA English for VUCA world: teaching in unstable contexts
Nataliya Vizir
GEN Workshop Why and how to teach storytelling
Joe Voigts, Richard Silberg
RES, TTEd Talk Promoting participation and engaging learners: training pre-service teachers in Chile
Katherina Walper
GEN Workshop Building conversations brick by brick for adult learners
Kasia Warszynska
GEN Workshop More than rules: making grammar instruction meaningful
Benjamin White
GEN Workshop Power plays: modern board games mechanics for ELT materials
Shaun Wilden, Lindsay Clandfield
LA, TTEd Talk Are you teaching HE students the skills they really need?
Fleur Yerbury-Hodgson
LAM, TD Talk The impact of a professional development programme on change management
Daniella Seong Hui You
Content focuses:
AL = Applied Linguistics
BE = Business English
EAP = English for Academic Purposes
ESOL= English for Speakers of Other Languages
A 45-minute session where 8 speakers will have three minutes each to present their ideas.
Panel discussion
A 75-minute session that allows four or five people to present their views on a topic and some audience discussion.
Poster presentation
Posters will be on display throughout the conference. Each poster presenter will be allocated two slots, during break times, when they will be available to answer questions.
Talk
A 30-minute session relating to theory and practice or focusing on a particular material or product.
Workshop
A 45-minute interactive session. You will be invited to participate through an activity organised by the speaker(s).
ESP = English for Specific Purposes
GEN = General
GI = Global Issues
IPSEN = Inclusive Practices & SEN
LA = Learner Autonomy
LAM = Leadership & Management
LIT = Literature
LT = Learning Technologies
MaW = Materials Writing
MD = Materials Development
PRON = Pronunciation
RES = Research
TD = Teacher Development
TEA = Testing, Evaluation & Assessment
TTEd = Teacher Training & Education
YLT = Young Learners & Teenagers
Day 3 - Thursday 10 April
Poster presentations
TD, TTEd Poster
TD, TTEd Poster
TD, TTEd Poster
ESOL, LA Poster
Forums
GEN
IPSEN, YLT
LT
EAP, ESP
EAP, RES
GI, YLT
The influence of word choice on student motivation
Anca de Vries
These walls talk: examining inclusion in multilingual classroom walls
Constanze Dressler, Kelly Wiechart
The generation game: X training Z to teach Alpha
Nikki Fortova
Using AI to foster learner autonomy in EFL students
Tuğba Küçük Kalsen
GEN
IPSEN, MD
EAP, MaW
Forum on CLIL: learning trajectories in the limelight
Metamorphosis: evolving CLIL for metaskill mastery
Maria Diavati
CLIL for inclusive primary classrooms
Julia Mena Dobson
Artificial intelligence for CLIL
Letizia Cinganotto
Forum on community based projects
Outreach activities in an undergraduate ESP setting: meeting a challenge
Gloria Regina Sampaio
Community-based learning for academic growth and sustainable development
Ehab Elshimi
How community-engaged learning enhances students’language skills and soft skills
Hala Gharib
Forum on diversity: creating materials for diverse learners and contexts
Making materials (that) matter – diversity in the ELT classroom
Kirsten Waechter
Lessons on inclusion: piloting secondary EDI materials around the world
Philippa Davies
Creating materials in the age of superdiversity
Annie Heringer
ESOL, RES Poster
RES, TTEd Poster
TD, TTEd Poster
Humour in ESOL classrooms: critical insights for teaching refugee learners
Mehrdad Mohajeri
Teaching English? Why?
Oriana Onate
AI in ELT: fear or dear?
Pınar Sekmen
ESOL, PRON Poster A desirable spoken model for primary school EFL learners
Nobuo Yuzawa
IPSEN, RES
IPSEN, YLT
IPSEN, TD
Forum on fostering inclusive learning: approaches to supporting neurodivergent learners
Inclusive teaching practices in the language classroom, where to start?
America Bustamante
Rethinking the place of SEND labels in the YL classroom
Darshika Saxena
Empowering teachers to integrate SEND through a Community of Practice
Nadia Cooke
Forum on plurilingual approach to teaching and learning English
TTEd
IPSEN, TD IPSEN, YLT
Integrated approach to languages in English textbooks MORE! in Switzerland?
Slavka Pogranova
Principled plurilingual strategies for scaffolding learning in lower-proficiency classes
Huma Hasna Riaz Ahmed
Adopting a plurilingual approach to language learning with young learners
Melisha Robinson
Forum on social media
EAP, ESP
GEN
ESOL, MD
Social media as an ESP educational and a professional tool
Anila R. Scott-Monkhouse
Using Instagram to promote multimodal literacy
Alla Pysanka
Utilizing social media in language skills, critical thinking, and creativity
Jenifah Abu-Hassan
Day 3 - Thursday 10 April
Forum on translanguaging in English language classrooms: rethinking practices
AL, RES
GI, IPSEN
AL, ESP
Translanguaging and emotions in English language teaching across Asian contexts
Sarah Hopkyns
Implicit/subconscious students' multilingual practices in Indian classrooms: a critical analysis
Udaya Muthyala
Rethinking L2 pedagogy: the role of code switching in classes
Juan Guevara
All other sessions
EAP, MD Talk From AWL to AVL: addressing vocabulary needs for advanced learners
Marc Achrymienia, David Camorani
TD, TTEd Workshop Narrative self-observation: a new teacher research and professional development tool
Jason Anderson, Jaber Kamali
LAM, TTEd Talk Turning tension into teamwork: resolving conflict in educational environments
Panos Argyris
MD, YLT Workshop Three essential features for cost-effective and differentiated EFL lessons
Rana Aridi
EAP Talk Writing in the disciplines: the AWARE framework and AI
Birna Arnbjörnsdóttir, Patricia Prinz
GEN Talk Exploring gender representation in elementary school English textbooks
Rebecca Arthur
LT, TD Talk Teaching the bots: why EFL teachers already have AI skills
Daniel Mark Atherton
TD, TTEd Talk A critical incident approach to teacher continuous professional development
Cherry Au
LT, TTEd Talk Recent and future challenges of emerging technologies in teaching/learning
Ohanna Avetisyan
GEN Workshop Interactive activities for recycling vocabulary and building learner confidence
Amanda Avison, Eliza Kelly
LA, TD Workshop The mindset magic: the power of progress in learning
Ozgen Bagci Cervo, Karina Anvarova
TD, YLT Talk Enhancing young learners' motivation and production through critical thinking activities
Ekaterina Balaganskaya
TTEd, YLT Talk Bridging English and science through narratives - cross-curricular ELT
Soren Hattesen Balle, Merete Olsen, Inge Alfredsen
AL, PRON Talk Comprehensive training for developing effective listening skills
Frank Bardol
PRON, TTEd Talk Reconciling theory-practice through interactive reflective tasks in pronunciation teacher preparation
Lena Barrantes
TD Talk Is "Demand High" teaching dead?
Luiz Otavio Barros
RES Talk Shifting ELT identities in teaching-adjacent roles and practitioner research
Anna Bartosik
PRON Workshop Intelligibility and comprehensibility: helping higher-level adults improve pronunciation
Jeremy Beacock
LT Talk Learners’beliefs about the effectiveness of Perusall in reading instruction
Raj Bhandari
MD, YLT Workshop Stories Reborn; re-creating a story-based curriculum for traumatised Palestinian children
Nick Bilbrough, Rajaa Abu Jasser
TD Workshop Visual literacy: for learning and life
Jade Blue
LA Talk Learner autonomy and positive psychology: a practitioner’s approach
Anja Burkert
GEN Talk In a globalised world: are we fit for purpose?
Rudi Camerer, Judith Mader
LT, TD Talk No cheating: a guide to ethical AI use in ELT
Michael Carrier
GEN Talk Identifying language distinctions between B2 and C1 proficiency
Monica Carvalho
TD, TTEd Talk Nurturing inclusive teacher development for tomorrow
Ali Caszadeh Mataki
ESP Talk A new slant on ESP teaching: incorporating learners’perspectives
Clarice Chan
TTEd Talk Designing an ESP course for STEM students
Catherine Chen-Fliege
AL, TD Lightning Talk Does only English play a part from Thai lecturers’perspectives?
Parichat Chiablaem
TTEd Talk Training NQT and pre-service English teachers: practical activities and insights
Diana Cojocnean
GI, TD Talk Teaching for democracy: what can a teacher of English do?
Kevin Colleary
GEN Workshop Improvisation games: online and face-toface
Amanda Croft
ESP, TD Talk Observation in action: a framework for corporate language training
Veaceslav Cusnir
TD Talk Emergent language - the what, why and how
Leandra D Meddings
ESP, RES Talk English training program for nurses in Portugal
Lorena Priscila Dantas de Luna, Ana
Alexandra Silva
TD Lightning Talk Exploring language usage and prescriptive attitudes among English language educators
Renu Dhotre
TTEd Workshop Why teacher trainers should be reading Paulo Freire today!
Gabriel Diaz Maggioli
TTEd Talk How tutors innovate on CELTA and stay on course
Jacqueline Douglas, Alastair Douglas
LT, TEA Talk Harnessing CALT innovations for equitable English teaching and assessment
Colm Peter Downes
IPSEN, MaW Talk Triggering stereotypes in ELT materials
Heloisa Duarte
GI, YLT Talk Concept-based inquiry: empowering young changemakers
Ed Dudley
EAP, TEA Talk Preparing for IELTS Speaking Part 3 and real-life discussions
Louisa Dunne
LA Talk The hidden power of study-buddy meetings
Yulia Efremova
BE, LT Talk Tech-enhanced business English: practical strategies for the modern classroom
Umut Ergöz
LT, TTEd Talk AI-assisted lesson observations: using ChatGPT to enhance observation procedures
BE Workshop
BE, ESP Talk
Emma Heyderman Day 3 - Thursday 10 April
Metin Esen
MaW, TEA Talk Quality control in the writing and development of language tests
Andrew Fleck
Let that pony run - personalities and roles
Choreanne Frei
Teaching the language of leadership in the business English class
Evan Frendo
LT Workshop Your students can get feedback every time they speak
GEN Talk
IPSEN, YLT Talk
LAM, TD Workshop
EAP, TD Talk
EAP, ESOL Talk
LAM Talk
LIT, TTEd Talk
Chris Fry
‘Wonder words’: creative vocabulary building with advanced learners of English
Ulla Fuerstenberg, Sophie Therese Thurner, Hanna Gottlieb-Zimmermann
Navigating big emotions from childhood to teenhood
Alicja Galazka
Two models for navigating difficult conversations in the workplace
Matina Gatsou
Key concepts for academic writing instructors: differentiation and fluency
Robin Gingerich
The physiology of reading: environment, efficiency and eye-tracking
Christopher Gras, Constance Leonard
Exploring internal quality assurance at a K12 languages department
Lucy Griffin, Burcu Cubukcu
Integrated approach to learning language using literature: the L3 approach
Carol Griffiths
AL Talk How should we approach second language pragmatics?
LAM, TD Talk
MD, TD Workshop
TD, TTEd Workshop
RES, TEA Talk
Peter Grundy
The path from centralised to self-directed continuous professional development
Aysen Güven, Inci Tuzlu
Creativity in the language classroom
Jill Hadfield
20 Ways to support learners with dyslexia
Rachael Harris
Raising national English standards: the impact of Cambridge C1 Advanced Graeme Harrison
GEN Workshop Empowering C2 teacher-learners: lexical mastery through task-based learning
TD, TTEd Workshop
GI, MD
Talk
YLT Talk
Nicola Harwood
Giving post-observation feedback with the head and the heart
Anna Hasper
Using documents from international organisations as a learning material source
Qing He
Fulfilling our duty of care: empowering teenage learners
3 - Thursday 10 April
MD Talk Using colouring activities to record and activate collocations
Stephanie Hirschman
TEA Talk Test taker perceptions of Aptis ESOL: a university exit test
Aidan Holland
EAP, LA Talk Student-centred learning with AI – a recipe for success!
Birte Horn
LT, TD Workshop Zero to hero video curriculum. Embrace it. Why and how?
Nicola Hornsby
BE, ESP Talk Is BELF obsolete? AI's transformation of business language
Rob Howard
EAP, RES Talk Bridging UX and learning sciences: optimising EAP materials for mobilelearning
Ichen Hsieh
BE, MD Workshop Let’s go analogue: poster presentations for BE skills assessment
Michelle Hunter
TD, TTEd Talk Teaching from the inside out: metacognition in teacher education programmes
Maria Eugenia Ianiro
RES, YLT Talk Motivation in the primary classroom: voices of Chilean young learners
Maria-Jesus Inostroza
TD Talk A practical framework for teaching emergent language creatively online
Lewis Jaquest
IPSEN Talk Trauma informed teaching practices in adult ESL/ELL classrooms
Ruba Kallab
ESP, TTEd Workshop Igniting the language classroom through science adventures (CLIL) and drama
Laszlo Katona
GEN Workshop The curiosity factor
Jamie Keddie
AL, YLT Talk Linguistic landscape tasks in early foreign language acquisition
Petra Kletzenbauer, Alia Moser
TD, TEA Talk Can changing exams and tests change the way we teach?
Ben Knight
RES, TTEd Talk Connecting research and practice: TESOLgraphics for language teachers
Ming Sum Kong, Tasnima Aktar
LA, RES Workshop Growth mindset: how to give feedback to encourage and inspire
Polina Kordik
BE, LA Talk Drama in the boardroom: functional business English meets English plays
Katarzyna Kowalczyk
GI Workshop Thought provoking language classes: how to choose and use texts
Hanna Kryszewska
GI, TEA Talk Prioritising an ELF (English as a Lingua Franca) testing mindset
Chris Kunz
EAP Talk Emergent language in EAP?
Laura Laubacher
ESP, TTEd Workshop Handwriting as brainwriting: deducing your learners’potential from their handwriting
Natalia Lavrova
GEN, GI Talk Humanizing technology – achieving balance between technology and education
Joon Lee
GI, LA Talk Alternatives to native speakerism in college English classrooms
Soyoung Lee
GEN Talk Effective teaching strategies in crisis and tech-limited times
Tetiana Lesyk
PRON, YLT Workshop Motivating students to practise English with rhythm and rhyme
Jason Levine
IPSEN, YLT Workshop Making our classes inclusive for visually impaired young learners
Samantha Lewis, Elsa O'Brien López
GEN Talk What's the frequency, Kenneth? Frequency principle in grammar teaching
Bruno Leys
GEN Workshop AI (art of involvement) that is more effective
Natalia Liashko
LIT, YLT Workshop Fun with words: interactive language learning for young learners
Conny Loder
EAP, MD Talk Developing critical reading literacies: from needs analysis to ESAP materials
Carole MacDiarmid
EAP, ESP Talk Challenging the traditional/communicative dichotomy in Chinese EAP via task-based teaching
Jennifer MacDonald
EAP, TD Talk Building speaking courses for African universities through capacity development
Christine Mackay Tircomnicu
RES, TD Talk The future of CPD?
Alan Mackenzie
TD, TTEd Talk Swings and cycles: lessons from past approaches for contemporary classrooms
IPSEN, TD Workshop
Lucas Manente, Simon Dunton
Empowering teachers: adapting materials with inclusive practices
Daiana Natalia Martinez
YLT Workshop Interaction, motivation and learning: a match made in human
Fiona Mauchline
GEN Talk Language learning, teaching and assessment in 2030 and beyond
Mike Mayor
ESOL, LT Talk Avenue.ca: Moodle-based online teaching and learning platform for Canadian newcomers
TEA, YLT Workshop
EAP, TEA
Robert McBride, Sepideh Alavi
Integrating assessment for learning in project-based young learner programmes
Phaedra McCallum
Talk Balancing authentic writing assessment with the challenges of generative AI
Maria McCormack
GI, IPSEN Talk Celebrating teachers from diverse language backgrounds
Andrew David McMullen, Deni Savvidou
LAM, TTEd Talk Setting up long-term group courses as a freelancer
Sandy Millin
LT, TEA
Talk VR in IELTS speaking: enhancing cognitive and affective engagement
Maryam Mirshahnasab
GI, LAM Talk Leadership challenges and opportunities in ELT educational charities
RES, TD Lightning Talk
ESOL, IPSEN
Caroline Moore
Exploratory action research: professional development and mentoring beyond ELT
Maria Marta Mora
Talk Supporting international students' social and emotional wellness through ESL programs
Mariam Mostafa
EAP, TEA
Talk Using thematic analysis to inform EAP essay writing practice
Ben Nazer
LA, MD Talk Thinking backwards: learner-centered EFL instruction maximizing specific, achievable outcomes
Andrew John Nightingale, Yeşim Çeküç
TD, TTEd Talk Can facilitative feedback enhance reflective practice in teacher training programmes?
Cecilia Nobre
ESOL, MD Talk Board games as a powerful teaching tool
IPSEN, LA Talk
Irina Nosova
Culturally responsive teaching to nurture a growth mindset
Zeynep Oğul
ESOL, TD Workshop Building foundations: enhancing writing skills in low-level learners
LAM, TD Workshop
Lesley Painter-Farrell
Adaptive leadership in an industry of constant change
Georgia Papamichailidou
BE, LA Talk LINK to intercultural excellence: communication and autonomy
Shweta Paropkari, Silke Riegler
LAM, TD Talk
IPSEN, MD Workshop
TTEd, YLT Workshop
TD Talk
TTEd, YLT Talk
TD, TTEd Talk
LAM Talk
TD, TTEd Talk
GEN Workshop
LT, MD Workshop
TD Talk
LA, PRON Talk
LT, YLT Talk
EAP Talk
BE Talk
LA, TD Talk
RES Talk
RES, TD
Talk
Connecting English language teachers’ associations, strengthening global collaboration
Beatrix Price
Still too PC for ELT? The invisibility of nongendered language
Jemma Prior
The Total Physical Response: the world's most misunderstood ELT method?
Herbert Puchta
Negotiating identities, politics, pedagogy: ELT and Qwami madrasas teachers in Bangladesh
Sayeedur Rahman
Formal instruction vs whole child approach: can they be reconciled?
Carol Read
Inspire anew-principles for promoting deep and lasting teacher learning
Silvana Richardson
Roots and wings: leadership lessons from the world of sport
Mike Riley
Harry Potter and hints for teaching EFL
Ian Michael Robinson
Bridging the attention gap
Adam Salkeld Patrick Curry
Mastering AI prompts: revolutionize your lesson planning and materials
Christopher Sanders
Neuroscience-inspired teaching strategies for Generation Alpha
Olga Sayer
Applying student and teacher insights to nurture effective pronunciation instruction
Adam Scott
AI vs. human: evaluating L2 writing assessments
Marwa Seif
FAddressing the challenges and opportunities of AI in academic writing
Burcin Senyurt Alper Çakmak
Igniting success: coaching strategies to motivate adult business English learners
Petek Sirin Nazli Hazar
Exploring teacher-teacher and teacherlearner collaboration in AI use
Mark Smith
EFL teacher resilience - an investigation into institutional support
Pawel Sobkowiak
AL, LT
Talk
Unveiling language layers: using discourse analysis to transform EFL teaching
Stephen Parsons
MD, YLT Workshop
Enhancing teacher development through Exploratory Practice: beyond problemsolving
Ricardo Souza
Preparing our students for the future
Katherine Stannett
Day 3 - Thursday 10 April
AL, RES Talk Music in ELT- students strive through responsibility
AL, YLT
Lightning Talk
Anja Stumpf
Exploring the dynamics of learner and teacher engagement
Giulia Sulis
EAP, ESOL Talk English for refugees scheme: helping refugees into higher education
Dan Sumner
ESOL, YLT Workshop Supporting young multilingual learners in content-based instruction
Adrienn Szlapak
ESP, LT Talk Using AI in tertiary education for learning ESP
Nora Tartsay Nemeth
MD, TD Talk Integrating ELT-awareness in ELT: adapting materials through an ELF-aware checklist
Natasha Tsantila
LT Talk Fostering creativity with AI
János Ujlaki
GI, LAM Talk Lesson plans from Ukraine: how we kept going under fire
Iryna Vozna, Valeriia Tsap
Session types:
Forum
A 75-minute session made up of three talks on a related topic.
Lightning Talk
RES, TTEd Talk
Wordtune: AI-powered tool to enhance writing skills
Ruby Vurdien
GEN Talk CHUNK versus CORE: two different approaches to teaching vocabulary
Crayton Walker
TD, TTEd Workshop Trackspotting. Choose life…Choose Songs for the ELT Classroom
Chris Walklett
LT, TEA Talk Top five AI tools to support your test prep
Peter Westerhuis
LT, YLT Talk Transforming English language teaching through digital resources
Lina Yanbastieva-Petrova
EAP Talk Differentiating skimming and scanning? Crucial in the era of scrolling
Marta Zaninelli
GEN Talk Go beyond English! - Enhancing language teaching with authentic materials
Hanna Zięba
A 45-minute session where 8 speakers will have three minutes each to present their ideas.
Panel discussion
A 75-minute session that allows four or five people to present their views on a topic and some audience discussion.
Poster presentation
Posters will be on display throughout the conference. Each poster presenter will be allocated two slots, during break times, when they will be available to answer questions.
Talk
A 30-minute session relating to theory and practice or focusing on a particular material or product.
Workshop
A 45-minute interactive session. You will be invited to participate through an activity organised by the speaker(s).
Content focuses:
AL = Applied Linguistics
BE = Business English
EAP = English for Academic Purposes
ESOL= English for Speakers of Other Languages
ESP = English for Specific Purposes
GEN = General
GI = Global Issues
IPSEN = Inclusive Practices & SEN
LA = Learner Autonomy
LAM = Leadership & Management
LIT = Literature
LT = Learning Technologies
MaW = Materials Writing
MD = Materials Development
PRON = Pronunciation
RES = Research
TD = Teacher Development
TEA = Testing, Evaluation & Assessment
TTEd = Teacher Training & Education
YLT = Young Learners & Teenagers
Day 4 - Friday 11 April
ESOL, TTEd Talk Understanding how to support learner wellbeing in the EFL classroom
Julia Aigner, Christina Hölzl
TD, TTEd Workshop Beyond basics: fostering higher-order thinking in language teaching
Mariyana Akeel
ESP, MD Talk Micro-level processes of reading multimodal materials: an eye-tracking study
Faisal Al Saidi
LAM, TD Workshop The one-minute management approach: strategies to inspire student success
Oleksandra Avramenko
TD, TTEd Talk Impact of screencast use on improving learners’grammar accuracy
Fatemah Bazzi, Joyce Mitri, Aysha Wehbe
GEN Workshop Colourful gardens: on creativity and global biodiversity in language education
Eva Bogdanović, Ivana Burić Kurtović
TEA Talk Controlling the uncontrollable. AI in assessment: now and the future
David Booth
GI Workshop Real role models: authentic voices that make an impact
Emily Bryson
TD, TTEd Talk Impact of training English women teachers from the Venezuelan Amazon
Ana Castellin, Auramarina Lazarde
TD, TTEd Talk Five fears of CPD: how to overcome Yuliia Chorna
MD, MaW Talk Using AI to develop an extensive reading curriculum
Christopher Collins
GEN Workshop Decoding the unknown: integrating lexical inference in reading instruction
Savannah Davis
TD, TTEd Talk Enhancing teacher development through chatbots and gamified tasks
Tamires de Oliveira
TD, TTEd Talk Teaching through the tears: pedagogy in a time of war
Hugh Dellar
TD, TTEd Talk Turning feedback into action: developing a personalised teaching improvement plan
Elizabeth Demine
GEN Talk Mindfulness-enriched foreign language classrooms
Emine Demiroz
ESOL Talk Assessing the impact of English for work programmes
Sarah Donno, Neale Gardiner
GI, MaW Workshop Reviewing ELT materials from a diversity, equity and inclusion lens
Amina Douidi
EAP, MaW Talk Teaching social interactional language appropriateness in the era of AI
Silvana Dushku, Laura Quinn
GI, YLT Talk The language classroom and empowering young learners for climate action
Dalia Elhawary
GI Talk Will AI render language teachers redundant?
IPSEN, TTEd Workshop
EAP, RES Talk
Seyran Erdogan
How do I begin? Teaching EFL students with additional needs!
Dimitra Fanara
Chinese student attitudes to an online English dual degree program
Michael Fields
YLT Talk Old school cool
LA, LT Workshop
LT, TEA Talk
TTEd, YLT Talk
EAP, TEA Workshop
Rachel Finnie, Julie Kniveton
Social learning: strategies and ideas for successful student interaction
Chris Foreman
From paper-based to online testing: opportunities, challenges, lessons learnt
Elena Gandini
Training primary English teachers in context appropriate pedagogy
Sue Garton, Fiona Copland
Mediation skills in HE: summarizing and synthesizing multi-modal texts
Hande Gunel, Gail Pasque
GEN Workshop Ethics and empathy: embracing diversity and difference using counselling skills
MD, TTEd Talk
TD, TTEd Workshop
Siân Hanson
Considering the usefulness of triangulation when used in classroom observations
Camilla Heath
Teaching speaking as a skill: innovative ways of correcting
Laurence Howells
GEN Talk Aspect from a different aspect
LIT Talk
EAP, TD Talk
ESOL, GI Workshop
GEN Talk
GEN Talk
BE, LT Talk
Michael Hughes
Unlocking creativity: integrating poetry writing in the EFL classroom
Anette Igel
Helping students generate high quality comments on evidence from sources
Cat Ionescu, Tracy Manning
Performing personal narratives interculturally: revealing self and playing the other
Haneen Jadalla
Academic alchemy: apathy into empathy
Thom Jones, Jenny Dooley
Educating Kuwaiti learners in bilingual mode: a policy proposal
Rana Khan
Five presentation tricks my learners like (enhanced by AI!)
Attila Kosik
Day 4 - Friday 11 April
RES, TD Talk Faculty attitudes and integration of AI: insights from research
Ilka Kostka, Rachel Toncelli
TD, TTEd Talk Teacher development: down tools and talk!
Melissa Lamb
MD, MaW Talk Creating effective reading activities with GPT: limitations and suggestions
Muying Li
ESOL, TD Workshop Get out of your head and into your body
Marina Logan
MaW, YLT Talk Developing creative thinking-based materials for pre-teens and teenagers
Glykeria Mangela
LA, TEA Talk IELTS reading: daunting but doable
Inna Manitsyna
BE, ESP Talk Corporate adventure – an entrepreneurial project
Ridha Mejri
ESP, MD Workshop Introducing a new SEL: social-emotional learning deck of cards
Patrícia V. da Costa F. Mendonça, Soraya Lacerda
EAP, RES Talk Exploring the integration of brain breaks in an EAP classroom
Azadeh Moladoost
TD, TTEd Talk Teacher archetypes: discover your type, enhance your practice
Hebatallah Morsy
EAP, ESP Talk Near-peer feedback: the secret ingredient to better writing
Blerta Mustafa
PRON Talk Mastering vowel sounds in EFL: AI-driven solutions for enhanced speech
Stella Palavecino
IPSEN, TEA Talk Is your test inclusive? Identifying and addressing test bias
Arum Perwitasari
EAP, ESP Talk Asset-based approach to assessment in ESP
Serhii Petrenko
GEN Talk Empowering tomorrow's leaders: practical ideas to integrate sustainability into ELT
Anna Plaksiienko
EAP, LT Talk Thinking smarter: enhancing academic critical thinking with AI
Yasmine Salah El-Din
IPSEN, MaW Talk The library is open: humanising materials with LGBTQ+ stories
Tyson Seburn
GEN Workshop Teaching vs testing: how do you make real learning happen?
Lidiya Simak
BE Workshop Tales of the unexpected: how to cope with tricky situations
Dagmar Taylor
GEN Talk Is camel really a B1 word?
Adrian Tennant
RES Talk Using Process Tracing to research English language teaching: an introduction
Nathan Thomas
GI, LA Talk Real news for ELT in the era of fake news
Colette Thomson
LAM, TTEd Workshop Supporting neuro-diverse teachers and teacher trainees
Varinder Unlu
GEN Talk How to run a speaking club lexically
Alena Vasileva
YLT Workshop Using AI tools to engage young learners in creative-writing?
Unnati Ved
IPSEN, LT Talk A bridge or a knife? AI and accessible learning
Andrea Vinkler
YLT Talk Incorporating social and emotional learning into ELT for school-age learners
Bela Bianca Vultur
TD, TTEd Workshop Differentiated learning in a teacher education session
Lindsay Warwick
GEN Talk Can more impromptu talking from learners lead to increased learning?
Chris Watts
TEA, YLT Talk Supporting students in their preparation for writing under exam conditions
Viola Wiegand, Vilda Kiaunytė
GEN Talk Using technology to bring your local environs into the classroom
Lynn Williams
LT, TD Talk Developing good practice around AI and English language teaching
EAP, ESP Talk
George Wilson
Creative co-curricular: artful learners' club
Tuğba Yildirim Kumbasar
GEN Talk EFL educators shaping the future of education in Panama
Zuleika Zapateiro, Oderay Quijada
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