Professional Events FOR LANGUAGE EDUCATORS
Professional Events
for LANGUAGE EDUCATORS
Are you looking for ways to expand your knowledge and skills in the world of language teaching? On the hunt for exciting professional events to help you grow as a language educator?
This page provides a list of professional events where fellow language educators can participate to learn, share ideas, and network with other professionals in the field. These events can take various forms, such as conferences, workshops, and webinars. Through these events, we can be equipped with the necessary tools, knowledge, and connections to improve our teaching skills and stay informed about the latest developments in our field.
This is a live page that is updated frequently. Do bookmark it and revisit from time to time for new insights.
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2025
Feb
The Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Description: The Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages serves educators in all languages (including classical, less commonly taught, and ENL), at all levels from kindergarten through university, in both public and private settings. The theme for the 2025 conference is “Empowering Language Learners for Global Change”.
Location: New York, USA
Event Date: February 27 – March 1, 2025
Mar
Kudu and the AI Classroom: A New Age of Customized Textbooks (Without Sticker Shock)
Description: The presenters of this webinar will highlight Kudu, a textbook creation platform that uses AI to improve learning outcomes, the use of Kudu in Humanities, and their vision for the future of custom textbooks.
Location: Online (Webinar)
Event Date: March 5, 2025
Description: The foreign language teaching conference is the annual event for members of academia – researchers, lecturers, scholars, graduate and post-graduate students – as well as representatives of non-profit and research organizations. The conference is seeking submissions related to the following conference topics: Teaching, Education, Learning, e-learning, and Language Education _ ELT / FLT.
Location: Berlin, Germany
Event Date: March 14-16, 2025
59th RELC International Conference
Description: The 59th RELC International Conference aims to offer a platform for stakeholders to engage in dialogue and inquiry, evaluating pedagogical approaches for innovation in multilingual and multicultural English education.
Location: SEAMO Regional Language Centre, Singapore
Event Date: March 17-19, 2025
2025 SCOLT/TWLTA/SEALLT Conference
Description: With the theme of “SCOLT @ 60: A World Language Jam Session”, SCOLT aims to foster impactful World Language education for all learners by connecting and empowering language educators. A good selection of pre-conference workshops are available for language teachers, along with numerous sessions focused on sharing best practices.
Location: Sheraton Music City, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Event Date: March 20-22, 2025
Bilingualism Matters Symposium 2025
Description: The Bilingualism Matters Symposium (BMS) is an interdisciplinary conference organised by Bilingualism Matters. It is open to researchers as well as practitioners, irrespective of their affiliation with Bilingualism Matters. The BMS aims to stimulate a productive dialogue between researchers in different academic disciplines and practitioners in different sectors of society. The symposium aims to focus on issues pertaining to heritage and minority languages this year.
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Event Date: March 24-25, 2025
Teaching Cambridge English Qualifications Digital for young learners
Description: Cambridge English Qualifications Digital for young learners offer an engaging English testing experience that fosters a positive learning attitude. Pre A1 Starters Digital and A1 Movers Digital immerse learners in fantasy worlds, making assessment enjoyable and motivating. This webinar will explore essential skills and language for these tests and provide practical classroom teaching ideas.
Location: Online (Webinar)
Event Date: March 25, 2025 or March 27, 2025
Apr
2025 IATEFL International Conference and Exhibition
Description: Over four days, the IATEFL Conference celebrates the English teaching profession with 500+ academic sessions, a showcase of new teaching innovations, and a lively social programme for networking. The academic offerings comprise plenaries, workshops, panel discussions, lightning talks, and poster presentations.
Location: Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Scotland UK
Event Date: Apr 8-11, 2025
Description: This conference encourages participants to investigate innovative roles, ‘third spaces,’ and collaborative initiatives extending beyond university boundaries. The conference seeks to address questions like: What does co-creation look like in English for Academic Purposes (EAP) teaching and research? How do participation, voice, and agency interconnect? What conditions enable cross-disciplinary collaboration among participants with varied institutional or societal positions?
Location: University of Plymouth, Devon, England UK
Event Date: Apr 14-17, 2025
Oman 23rd International ELT Conference
Description: The theme for this year’s conference is “Future-Ready ELT: Merging Language Learning with Critical Life Skills”. The conference aims to bring scholars and practitioners in academia to share best practices and explore innovative ways of teaching and learning in the evolving context of ELT. In addition to its focus on ELT, the conference will also shed light on other critical life skills of learning and teaching Math and IT.
Location: Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
Event Date: Apr 17-18, 2025
Description: The upcoming conference is set to expand on the theme “ELT in a Multimodal World” by featuring prominent voices in the field who will share insights and methodologies for cultivating multimodal literacy in students. This initiative underscores the significance of communication skills in our increasingly digital society. Furthermore, participants will be encouraged to engage in discussions about activities that promote awareness of global challenges, particularly the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Location: ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal
Event Date: Apr 25-27, 2025
May
Description: The CCERBAL 2025 Conference will center on contributions in language and technology, indigenous language education, language and immigration, language learning across life stages, and language policy. With a theme on “Bilingualism and Multilingualism: Diverse perspectives from Diverse Contexts”, it invites interdisciplinary submissions, particularly on three themes: Language and technology, with emphasis on AI and post-COVID developments in online and hybrid learning; Language, immigration, and internationalisation, focusing on global migration, diversity, and inclusion in Canada; and Indigenous Language Education, highlighting efforts in revitalisation and education in line with social justice.
Location: University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Event Date: May 8-10, 2025
Bilingualism and Multilingualism Conference (BAM 2)
Description: The main purpose of the conference is to highlight recent developments in the research areas of bilingualism and multilingualism and to provide researchers with a forum for meeting and synergising their efforts, primarily at the national level, while engaging with international scholars as well. The theme for this conference is “Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Approaches to Adult and Child Bilingualism and Multilingualism”.
Location: University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
Event Date: May 9-11, 2025
Jun
8th FLEAT (Foreign Language Education and Technology) Conference
Description: This is an international event focused on the integration of technology into language education, featuring presentations, workshops, and discussions on innovative methods and tools for teaching foreign languages (though mainly Japanese for this case).
Location: The University of Hawaiʻi, Honolulu, Hawai’i
Event Date: Jun 25-28, 2025
Jul
Description: The 11th EDILIC conference examines innovative approaches to plurilingual literacies that acknowledge and embrace the rich diversity of learners, teachers and educators, communities and contexts. Under the theme “Plurilingual Literacies in Education: Pluralistic Approaches Inside and Beyond the Classroom”, it aims to explore diverse theoretical perspectives, methodologies, and practices in the field of plurilingual literacies in education. This encompasses traditional classroom settings as well as informal and non-formal educational environments.
Location: University of Hamburg, Germany
Event Date: Jul 23-25, 2025
UMN CARLA Summer Institute: Culture as the Core in the Second Language Classroom
Description: The University of Minnesota’s Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) invites educators to engage in an enriching exploration of cultural and linguistic dynamics through its Summer Institute, “Culture as the Core in the Second Language Classroom.” This program is designed to facilitate transformative learning experiences by fostering cultural and linguistic contact within educational settings. Participants will delve into innovative strategies for understanding the complex interplay of language, culture, and identity, and how these elements can be integrated into teaching practices. By the end of this institute, educators will be equipped to bring everyday culture into language instruction, apply cultural frameworks, and assess cultural learning effectively.
Location: Online (Asynchronous)
Event Date: Jul 14 – Aug 1, 2025
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Nov
2025 ACTFL Annual Convention and World Languages Expo
Description: The ACTFL Convention is globally recognised as the most comprehensive professional development event for language educators in the U.S. This event offers learning opportunities for all language education professionals at all levels and from all languages. It offers over 600 educational sessions, an interactive exhibit hall with 200+ companies, and networking with more than 6,000 professionals.
Location: Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, USA
Event Date: Nov 21-23, 2025
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