23rd AsiaTEFL International Conference 2025
23rd AsiaTEFL International Conference 2025
The 23rd AsiaTEFL International Conference will take place at The Education University of Hong Kong from July 10-13, 2025. This year’s theme is “Care, Innovation, and Sustainability in ELT”, focusing on a human-centered, socially impactful approach to enhancing English Language Teaching. The Call for Proposals is now open. It would be our honour to have your presence at the AsiaTEFL2025 and we cordially invite you to submit a paper to one of the strands and share your expert views and good practices in English Language Education.
This conference aims to facilitate interdisciplinary discussions by uniting educators, researchers, and policymakers, to explore key strands as follows:
Presentation Topics
- Language Planning and Policy
- Methodologies and Teaching Approaches
- Curriculum and Syllabus Design
- Materials Design
- Language Assessment and Evaluation
- Second Language Acquisition and Literacy Development
- English for Academic and Specific Purposes
- Teacher Education and Professional Development
- Global Issues in Language Education
- Digital Literacies and Language Learning Technology
- Intercultural Communication and Global Competencies
- Plurilingualism and Translanguaging
- World Englishes and English as a Lingua Franca
- Multilingual and Multicultural Education
- Equity and Learner Diversity
- Creativity and Critical Literacies
- Teaching Younger Learners
- Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, and Related Areas
- Working with Special Needs Students
- Inclusivity in the Classroom
- Teacher and Student Well-Being and Mental Health
- Social and Emotional Learning
- Community Building
- Innovative Pedagogy
- Sustainable Professional Practices
- Environmental, Cultural, and Economic Sustainability
| Important Dates | |
| Call for Proposals (250-300 words) | 17 November 2024 – 31 January 2025 |
| Proposal Acceptance Notification | 28 February 2025 |
| Early-Bird/Presenter Registration | 1 March – 30 April 2025 |
| Regular Registration | 1 May – 30 June 2025 |
| On-site Registration | 10 July 2025 |
| Paper Categories | |
| Onsite Presentation | a. Papers (30 minutes): – Detailed presentations sharing research findings. – Includes time for a brief Q&A. b. Workshops (60 minutes): – Interactive sessions with hands-on activities. – Designed for skill-building and practical learning. – Includes time for a brief Q&A. c. Colloquia/Symposia (90 minutes): – Extended sessions with multiple talks on a common theme. – Followed by a discussion period. – Includes time for a brief Q&A. d. Multimodal Posters (90 minutes): – Visual presentations combining text, images, and other media. – Presenters discuss their work with attendees. – Includes time for a brief Q&A. |
| Online Presentation | a. Papers (20 minutes): – Pre-recorded presentations explaining research studies. – Available online for participants to watch at their convenience. – Without Q&A. b. Workshops (40 minutes): – The pre-recorded videos shall be played on the online platform. – Interactive sessions with hands-on activities. – Designed for skill-building and practical learning. – Without Q&A. c. Colloquia/Symposia (50 minutes): – Extended sessions with multiple talks on a common theme. – The pre-recorded videos shall be played on the online platform. – Followed by a discussion period. – Without Q&A. |
Should further information about Conference be required, please do not hesitate to contact the Secretariat at asiatefl2025@eduhk.hk.
