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 Language and Literature
- Digital trends in language & literature: Asia & the 21st Century
- 15-17 January 2020, Gombak, Malaysia
- Organised by: International Islamic University Malaysia
- Call for papers deadline: 2 September 2019
16th Annual CamTESOL Conference
- 21st Century ELT: Approaches for effective practices
- 7-9 February 2020, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Organised by: CamTESOL
- Call for papers deadline: 14 September 2019
The Asian Conference on Language (ACL2020)
- 29 March - 1 April 2020, Tokyo, Japan
- Organised by: IAFOR
- Call for papers deadline: 15 November 2019
Upcoming events
5th World Congress on Extensive Reading
- 9-12 August 2019, Taichung, Taiwan
- Organised by: The Extensive Reading Foundation
28th MELTA International Conference 2019
- English Language Education and Society 5.0: Developing Sustainable Literacies
- 13-15 August 2019, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
- Organised by: Malaysian English Language Teaching Association
PAAL 2019 Conference
- 20-21 August 2019, Seoul, Korea
- Organised by: Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics
Malaysian International Conference on Academic Strategies in English Language Teaching (My_CASELT) & Language Invention, Innovation and Design (LIID) Exposition
- Empowering ELT Professionals in a Globalized Environment & Empowering Practitioners' Innovation in Language Teaching
- 21-22 August 2019, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
- Organised by: Universiti Teknologi Mara & Akademi Pengajian Bahasa UiTM
The 58th JACET International Convention (Nagoya, 2019)
- Beyond ‘Borderless’: English Education in a Changing Society
- 28 - 30 August 2019, Nagoya, Japan
- Organised by: The Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET)
New Sounds 2019: The 9th International Symposium on the Acquisition of Second Language Speech
- 30 August - 1 September 2019, Tokyo Japan
- Organised by: Waseda University
CLIL 2019: Content and Language Integrated Learning Conference
- Taking an integrated approach to teaching content and language in English medium universities
- 30 August-1 September 2019, Suzhou, China
- Organised by: Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
New Sounds 2019
- The 9th International Symposium on the Acquisition of Second Language Speech
- 30 August - 1 September 2019, Tokyo, Japan
- Organised by: Waseda University, Phonological Society of Japan
First Biennial Comparative Education Society of Cambodia (CESCam) Conference
- Education for Shared Community and Prosperity
- 6–7 December 2019, Siem Reap, Cambodia
- Organised by: The Comparative Education Society of Cambodia
English Language Teaching International Conference 2019
- English Teacher in The Era of Industrial Revolution 4.0
- 6-8 September 2019, Kota, Indonesia
- Organised by: Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar
International Seminar on Language, Education, and Culture
- Creativity and Innovation in Language, Education, and Culture
- 14-15 September 2019, Malang, Indonesia
- Organised by: Aula Universitas Negeri Malang
1st International Conference on Education & Languages for Students & Adults Learners
- Empowering Development in Education and Language Learning Towards I.R 4.0
- 17-18 September, Perak, Malaysia
- Organised by: ELSA
The Inclusion, Mobility, and Multilingual Education Conference
- Exploring the role of languages for education and development
- 24 - 26 September 2019, Bangkok, Thailand
- Organised by: British Council and Asia Pacific Multilingual Education Working Group
VietTESOL International Convention 2019
- 11–12 October 2019, Hue, Vietnam
- Organised by: VietTESOL
2019 KOTESOL International Conference
- Advancing ELT: Blending Disciplines, Approaches, and Technologies
- 12-13 October 2019, Seoul, Korea
- Organised by: Korea TESOL
International Language and Tourism Conference 2019
- Sustaining Global Development Goals through Language, Education and Tourism
- 18–19 October 2019, Muar, Malaysia
- Organised by: International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
APLX 2019
- Trends and Issues: Language, Culture, Translation and Bilingual Education
- 31 October - 1 November 2019, Taipei, Taiwan
- Organised by: National Taipei University of Technology
JALT 2019
- Teacher Efficacy, Learner Agency
- 1 - 4 November 2019, Nagoya, Japan
- Organised by: JALT
28th International Symposium and Book Fair on English Teaching
- Collaboration and Communication in Language Learning and Teaching
- 9-10 November 2019, Taipei, Taiwan
- Organised by: ETA-ROC & Chinese Culture University
20th English in Southeast Asia Conference
- Re-thinking Paradigms and Approaches to Researching, Teaching and Learning English
- 6-7 December 2019, Singapore
- Organised by: NIE, Nanyang Technological University & Singapore Association for Applied Linguistics
New Directions in English Language Assessment
- Realising Potential: Policy, Engagement and Impact
- 8 - 9 December 2019, Yokohama, Japan
- Organised by: British Council
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