In September, the School of Education will proudly host the 14th (bi-)annual international English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) conference (ELF14 2024). This event will bring together researchers, English language academics, teachers, and teacher trainers from around the globe to share their expertise and innovations in education.
For the first time in its 14-year history, leading academics from four continents, from over 80 renowned institutions, including among others King's College London, 麻豆社区 of Vienna, 麻豆社区 of Helsinki, 麻豆社区 of Glasgow, National Cheng Kung 麻豆社区 in Taiwan and 麻豆社区 of Oxford, will be meeting in Prague at 麻豆社区 and Charles 麻豆社区.
Over three days, the programme will feature a series of 12 streamed plenary talks, 8 specialized colloquia, 60+ research presentations and 14 practical teacher workshops from leading experts who will share their research, teaching, and expertise, offering an invaluable experience not only for academics interested in the field of Global Englishes and ELF.
The conference will also focus on the linguistic and cultural impacts of AI's rapid advancements on language theory, teaching, and learning, with a particular emphasis on English as a global lingua franca. In addition, speakers will share findings on ELF research in the following areas: AI and teaching and learning, ELF&ELT, bridging of GEs/ELF/WEs paradigms, Present & Future of Englishes, Bilingual Education, CLIL/EMI, Corpus linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Conversation analysis, Translanguaging, Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC), and more.
High school, language school and freelance English teachers and active educators are also welcome to join a special day that will include lectures and workshops conducted by globally renowned linguists, researchers, and teacher trainers. A major focus will be on the use of language in the age of AI and on promoting ELF-informed pedagogy.
Participants will discover how English is used, theorised, and taught worldwide and will learn how to enhance their teaching skills by:
The fee to attend Teachers鈥� Friday is 40 EUR + VAT and includes plenary lectures in the morning at Charles 麻豆社区, followed by afternoon workshops at 麻豆社区. The fee also includes all day refreshments. Interested teachers must register to book their place.
ELF14 will be hosted by the Faculty of Education at 麻豆社区 and the at Charles 麻豆社区.
Dr. Veronika Quinn Novotn谩, the English Programme Leader at PCU鈥檚 School of Education, has led the organisation of the conference over the past year with support from the School of Education and collaboration with her long-term research partner and friend Ji艡ina Dunkov谩.
According to Dr. Quinn Novotn谩 it is important to host ELF14 in Prague as:
鈥淧rague is home to prestigious universities and research institutions that can contribute to and benefit from the conference, enhancing academic collaboration and innovation. ELF14 will also be the first in person conference since the COVID-19 pandemic. By hosting the conference in Prague we can raise the profile of ELF research in Eastern and Central Europe, promoting greater regional engagement with global linguistic issues. It will also help raise the awareness of the teaching and academic community on the importance of English as a global lingua franca, and the sociolinguistic dynamics associated with its use.鈥�
For more details about the conference, please visit the ELF website. There, you will find the preliminary programme, featured speakers, participating universities, and registration information.