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Upcoming events
Find out about ELT conferences and events taking place across East Asia in the coming months as well as deadlines for submitting papers, abstracts and presentations.
At the top of the page you'll find events with open calls for papers or presentations, ordered by the date the call will be closing. Below that you'll find upcoming events where the calls for papers/presentations have closed, arranged in date order.
Please note that as the majority of these events are not organised by the British Council, use the contact details on the website for each event if you have any questions.
Calls for papers and proposals
International Conference on Teaching and Learning, Language, Literature & Linguistics
- Educating Future Minds: Issues and Strategies
- 30 - 31 October 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Organised by: MNNF Network
- Call for papers deadline: 31 August 2017
- Foreign Language Education for Youth Growth: Integrating language learning and whole-person development
- 4 - 6 November 2017, Bejing, China
- Organised by: NAFLE and The Chinese Society of Education
- Proposal submission deadline: 31 August, 2017
5th International Conference on Linguistics, Literature and Arts
- 27-29 January 2018, Seoul, South Korea
- Organised by: IEDRC and JLLL
- Call for papers deadline: 25 September 2017
Language Resources and Evaluation Conference
- 9 - 11 May 2018, Miyazaki, Japan
- Organised by: European Language Resources Association
- Proposal submission deadline: 25 September 2017
- English Language Learning in a Mobile World
- 2 - 5 October 2018, Adelaide, Australia
- Organised by: ACTA and SA TESOL
- Call for papers: 3 July - 5 November 2017
The Asian Conference on Education & International Development 2018
- Surviving and Thriving: Education in Times of Change
- 26-28 March 2018, Kobe, Japan
- Organised by: IAFOR
- Abstract submission deadline: 9 November 2017
Education and Development Conference 2018
- 5 - 7 March 2018, Bangkok, Thailand
- Organised by: Tomorrow People Organization
- Deadline for proceedings submissions: 10 February 2018
International Conference on Language, Literature and Society 2018
- Global Peace & Co-existence through Language & Literature
- 19-21 July 2018, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- Organised by: Ithaca College USA, International Center for Research & Development Sri Lanka, JK University India & Unique Conferences Canada
- Abstract submission deadline: 30 March 2018
38th Thailand TESOL International Conference
- Digital literacy in English language learning and teaching
- 26 - 27 January 2018, Thailand
- Organised by Thailand TESOL
- Call for papers: TBC
- 23-26 November 2018, Shizuoka, Japan
- Organised by: JALT
- Call for papers: TBC
Upcoming events
International Language Learning Conference 2017
- Knowledge and Competence in Language Learning Today
- 21 – 22 August 2017, Penang, Malaysia
- Organised by: School of Languages, Literacies & Translation, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Language Teaching and Assessment for the 21st Century: current issues and trends
- 22 – 23 August 2017, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Organised by: Center for Language Development of State Islamic University
The Singapore Education Technology Conference 2017
- 23 - 24 August 2017, Singapore
- Organised by: East Asia Research and Siam University
2nd International Conference on Education
- Enhancing Education Digitally: Towards Empowering Students
- 23-24 August 2017, Jakarta, Indonesia
- Organised by: MNNF Network
3rd International Seminar on Linguistics
- Language and Social Change
- 24 August 2017, West Sumatera, Indonesia
- Organised by: UNAND
- English as a Lingua Franca in the globalized world: research and implications for practice
- 26 – 27 August 2017, Tokyo, Japan
- Organised by: JACET
JACET 56th International Convention
- English in a Globalized World: Exploring Lingua Franca Research and Pedagogy
- 29 - 31 August 2017, Tokyo, Japan
- Organised by: JACET
11th International Workshop on Writing Systems and Literacy
- Writing systems: Past, present (... and future?)
- 29 - 31 August 2017, Nagoya, Japan
- Organised by: Tama University, Nanzan University and Hiroshima Shudo University
The 4th Symposium on Education, Language and Sustainability in Asia
- Moving Boundaries in Education and Language
- 3 - 5 September 2017, Hiroshima, Japan
- Organised by: Rotary International Youth Exchange of Japan and INTESDA
- 7 - 9 September 2017, Brunei Darussalam
- Organised by: University Technology Brunei and GLoCALL
International Conference on Teacher Education
- Teacher education in the era of digitality and intercultural encounters
- 22 -23 September 2017, Pekanbaru, Idonesia
- Organised by: Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau
Asia Pacific Conference on Curriculum Studies and Instructional Designing
- Shaping future directions for curriculum studies: policies, perspectvies and challenges
- 22 - 24 September 2017, Manila, Philippines
- Organised by: University of the Philippines College of Education
International Conference of Teacher Training and Education 2017
- 7 October 2017, Surakarta, Indonesia
- Teacher Training and Education: Opportunities and Challenges in Fostering Quality Learning
- in the Era of Open Knowledge
- Organised by: FKIP Universitas Sebelas Maret
The 6th International Conference on Language and Arts
- Innovation in Languages and Arts
- 18 - 19 October 2017, Padang, Indonesia
- Organised by: Universitas Negeri Padang
The Asian Conference on Education 2017
- Educating for Change
- 19 - 22 October 2017, Kobe, Japan
- Oransied by: IAFOR
International Conference and Linguistics and Language Teaching
- Literacy, Linguistics and Language Education
- 20-21 October 2017, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- Organised by: Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta
The 5th International Conference on Teacher Education
- Teaching Methods and Materials
- 20-22 October 2017, New Taipei City, Taiwan
- Organised by: Tamkang University
The 8th International Conference on English Language Teaching in China
- English Language Teaching in a Global World: New Perspectives, New Methodologies
- 20-22 October 2017, Xi’an, China
- Organised by: China Association for Comparative Studies of English and China English Language Education Association
2017 KOTESOL International Conference
- Why are we here? Analogue Learning in a Digital Era
- 21 October 2017, Seoul, Korea
- Organised by: KOTESOL
The 2nd International Conference on Teacher Education and Professional Development
- Character Education for 21st Century Global Citizens
- 21 - 22 October 2017, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- Organised by: Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta and InCoTEPD
2017 International Conference on English for Specific Purposes
- Perspectives in ESP: Research & Instruction
- 3 - 4 November 2017, Taipei, Taiwan
- Organised by: School of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Soochow University and TESPA
Assessing World Languages 2017
- 8 - 11 November 2017, Macao
- Organised by: University of Macao
- 8 - 10 November 2017, Singapore
- Organised by: TERRAPINN
Seoul International Conference on Speech Sciences 2017
- 10 - 11 November 2017, Seoul, Korea
- Organised by: Seoul National University and Korea Nazarene University
26th International Symposium on English Teaching
- How Well is the 21st Century Living Up to Its Promises for ELT?
- 10-12 November 2017, Taipei, Taiwan
- Organised by: ETA-ROC
APLX 2017 International Conference on Applied Linguistics
- Transformation and Development: Language, Culture, Pedagogy, and Translation
- 16-17 November 2017, Taipei, Taiwan
- Organised by: National Taipei University of Technology
- 17 - 20 November 2017, Tsukuba, Japan
- Organised by: JALT
Language and Development Conference
- Language and the Sustainable Development Goals
- 27-29 November 2017, Dakar, Senegal
- Organised by: British Council Senegal
The Applied Linguistics Conference
- Applied Linguistics in the New Millennium: Multiple Theories, Pathways, and Practices
- 27 - 29 November 2017, Auckland, New Zealand
- Organised by: The University of Auckland, AUT and The University of Waikato
- Connecting Assessment with Teaching and Learning
- 2-3 December 2017, Shanghai, China
- Organised by: National Education Examinations Authority in China and British Council
Third International Conference of Linguistic Studies 2017
- Contemporary Experiences of the Linguistic and Literary Studies
- 6 - 7 December 2017, Shah Alam, Malaysia
- Organised by: Al-Madinah International University, Shah Alam
International Conference on ESP, new technologies and digital learning
- 7-9 December 2017, Hong Kong
- Oganised by: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and TESOL Asia
7th International Conference on Languages, Literature and Linguistics
- 9 - 11 December 2017, Kyoto, Japan
- Organised by: IEDRC
Malaysia International Conference on Foreign Languages
- Foreign Language Studies in Tomorrow's Asia Pacific Region
- 7-8 March 2018, Selangor, Malaysia
- Organised by: The Faculty of Modern Languages & Communication, UPM
- Sustaining Dialogues Across the TESOL Community
- 27–30 March 2018, Chicago, USA
- Organised by: TESOL International Association
