33rd IATEFL Poland International Conference

33^rd IATEFL POLAND International Conference

Gdańsk, 20^th - 22^nd September 2024

CALL for Proposals

We cordially invite you to the 33^rd IATEFL Poland International Conference in Gdańsk.
The conference is one of the largest events for teachers of English as a foreign language with hundreds of participants willing to seek new ways and innovative solutions to be adopted in the learning-teaching environment.

The conference theme is: Advancing Language Teaching: Moving Forward in ELT

To help explore the variety of issues connected to the main theme of the conference, this Call for Proposals welcomes contributions covering any of the topics in the following areas:

Practical Takeaways for Your classroom
Academic Research Results
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, including Catering for Special Educational Needs (SEN)
Teacher Training and Development, including Teacher’s Self-Care and Resilience
Psychology in Teaching and Teachers’ Careers
Teaching Different Age Groups: Young Learners, Teenagers, and Adults
21st Century Skills and Employability, including Learning Skills and Presentation & Public Speaking Skills
Global Issues in English Language Teaching
Drama, Art, Literature and Culture in Language Education
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
Effective Ways of Developing General Language Skills
Language Assessment, including Evaluation and Testing
New Technologies in English Language Teaching and Learning
English for Specific Purposes, e.g. Academic English, Business English, Legal English, Medical English
English Language Teaching Management and Leadership
Use of Technology and AI for teachers and in the classroom
New Digital Tools for EFL

If you are interested in the topic of the conference and would like to attend the conference as a speaker, please fill in the online Speaker’s Proposal and Registration Form. To cover all areas and all levels, we are not only interested in contributions from experienced presenters but would especially welcome proposals from first-time speakers and new teachers.

Presentations options are:

Plenaries (60 mins.) followed by Q&A sessions
Talks (60 or 40 mins.)
Workshops (60 or 40 mins.): workshop sessions must include active audience participation through experiencing and discussing tasks provided by the workshop facilitator.
Live Lessons (60 or 40 mins.): workshops with real learners (various age groups). Lessons are observed by attendees of the conference. The organisers can provide groups of learners .
Advanced Lessons for Teachers (60 or 40 mins.): workshops with active participation of teachers – attendees of the conference who would like to polish up their English
Computer-based Digital Tools workshops (60 mins.): workshop sessions will use a 27-station computer lab to allow for hands-on demonstrations of software or platforms

The main language of the conference is English.

Summary of sessions

You are asked to submit a 60-word summary of the content and structure of your session and provide biodata (max. 60 words). Presentations will be chosen based on your summary, which must accurately reflect the content of your presentation. The programme committee will evaluate all speaker proposals based on quality and relevance.

Important dates

Submissions – Open as of: 08^th April 2024

Submissions – Deadline: 11^th June2024

Notification of Acceptance: 15^th June 2024

If you have any questions about the conference submission process or require additional information, please send your query to office@iatefl.org.pl For further information please visit our website www.iatefl.org.pl

REGISTRATION 20,21,22 September 2024	EARLY by 11.07.2024	LATE by 06.09.2024*
IATEFL Poland Members	600 PLN	710 PLN
Non-IATEFL Poland Members	750 PLN	860 PLN
Exhibitors	700 PLN	810 PLN
Students*	280 PLN	280 PLN

*If you wish to register after the LATE REGISTRATION deadline, please contact the conference office: conference@iatefl.org.pl

* Student’s ID card must be sent by email and displayed upon arrival at the conference during registration