7th TESOL Türkiye International ELT Conference

TESOL Türkiye is pleased to announce that the 7th TESOL Türkiye International ELT Conference will take place on 15th - 16th May 2026. The conference will be hosted by TED Bodrum College, Muğla, in Türkiye. The event welcomes presenters and participants interested in language teaching, learning, and professional development.

 CONFERENCE THEMES

TESOL Türkiye is a national association of ELT professionals dedicated to enhancing the quality of English language teaching and fostering lifelong learning across all levels of education in Türkiye. With a focus on collaboration, innovation, and inclusiveness, the association creates opportunities for shared growth and professional development. The 2026 conference theme,

Mediation in ELT for a Connected World

explores language’s dual role: as a powerful tool for mediation, bridging meaning, culture, and diverse perspectives, and as a vital medium of connection. Mediation, in this sense, enables empathy, collaboration, and transformation that are crucial for success, whether in educational leadership, assessment, language teacher development, or the pursuit of quality. Therefore, we encourage submissions that delve into how effective communication builds trust and shared vision across all domains of ELT, fostering human-centered practices in our increasingly complex educational landscape.

PRESENTATION TOPICS

Thereby, the 7^th TESOL Türkiye International ELT Conference welcomes proposals within the K12 and higher education contexts on the topics below:

• Mediation and Empathy in Educational Leadership
• Human-Centered Management
• Leadership in Transforming Educational Institutions
• Mediating Communication: intercultural communication, facilitating dialogue, and negotiation of meaning
• Language of assessment
• Classroom-based research or case studies integrating mediation tasks
• Designing mediation-oriented assessment tools
• Mediation in young learners, secondary, or tertiary ELT contexts
• Mediation in ESP/EMI, multilingual classrooms, or translanguaging practices
• Technology-supported mediation /Digital mediation
• Professional growth through dialogue and mediation of knowledge
• Mentoring as Mediation
• Mediation as a Tool for Sustainable Excellence
• Language of Quality in ELT
• Collaborative Learning
• Mediation Practices for Teacher and Learner Wellbeing
  
  
  

PRESENTATION TYPES

We invite academics, teachers, researchers, experts, and practitioners to share their valuable ideas in one of the presentation types that follow:

Research Report (30 minutes)

A research report aims to share with the audience a piece of research to create the opportunity to discuss implications. Therefore, the presenter should provide only a brief overview of the study conducted by sharing the research question, the methodology, and the data analysis procedure. The emphasis should be placed on the findings, the insights gained, and the future implications. Presenters are encouraged to allocate at least five minutes at the end of the talk for questions from the audience.

Interactive Paper (30 minutes)

An interactive paper aims to share and enable the audience to gain a thorough understanding of an approach, idea, or theory by creating the opportunity for participants to reflect on and discover the rationale underlying the approach, idea, or theory, as well as the implications. Thus, the presenter should allow the audience ample time to interact to create discussion to lead participants to an understanding of the approach, idea, or theory. 

Workshop (45 minutes)

A workshop aims to create the opportunity for hands-on practice through which participants will gain awareness of an idea or procedure that may help the growth of learners, teachers, and/or institutions by working through a series of tasks. Hence, the presenter should be the guide leading the participants through the various stages of the workshop that will eventually enable the audience to gain insight into the new idea or procedure.

Poster Presentations 

A poster presentation aims to visually share the methodology, findings, insights, and implications of a research study or the overview and implications of a new approach, idea, or theory. Poster presenters should be available during the designated time for poster sessions to answer questions and interact with the audience.

The deadline for submission of proposals is December 31, 2025. Please click here to submit your proposal for the 7^th TESOL Türkiye International ELT Conference. 

Submissions should include a 250-word proposal, a 50-word synopsis,  a 30-word bio and 5 keywords related to your paper. The proposal should in no instance include or refer to the name of the presenter or presenters for objectivity purposes. Late submissions, incomplete submissions, and submissions that do not adhere to the guidelines will not be processed.

Proposal for a Research Report

The proposal should summarize the purpose of the study with supporting evidence from literature, the relevance of the study to the theme of the conference, the methodology, 

including the data collection and analysis procedures, and the findings. It should also include the insights of the researcher(s) gained from the process, as well as the future or classroom implications of the study. 

Proposal for an Interactive Paper 

The proposal should summarize the new approach, ideas, or theory to be shared with reference to the literature. It should also include a clear explanation as regards how the new approach, idea, or theory relates to the theme of the event. The proposal should also clearly establish how the presentation will be rendered interactively through a brief description of the steps to be followed.

Proposal for a Workshop

The proposal should provide a brief summary of the philosophy behind the idea or procedure to be presented and clearly explain how the idea or procedure is relevant to the theme of the conference. It should also describe the steps the presenter intends to follow while delivering the workshop.

Proposal for a Poster Presentation

The proposal for a poster presentation reporting a research study should summarize the purpose of the study with supporting evidence from literature, the relevance of the study to the theme of the conference, the methodology, including the data collection and analysis procedures, and the findings. It should also include insights gained from the process, as well as future or classroom implications. The proposal for a poster presentation aiming to share a new approach, ideas, or theory should summarize the concept to be shared with reference to the literature. It should also include a clear explanation as regards how the new approach, idea, or theory relates to the theme of the event.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTION

Selection will be carried out by the Conference Screening Committee. Originality, novelty of the concept, relevance to the theme, and adherence to the submission guidelines above will be the criteria for selection. Please note that the organizing committee reserves the right to decline proposals without providing any reason. 

NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE

Notification of accepted proposals will be made by Feb. 16,  2026. Presenters must register for the event by March 2, 2026   the latest, to confirm that they will be attending it.

REGISTRATION & FEES

Click here to register for the 7^th TESOL Türkiye International ELT Conference. 

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PLEASE NOTE that refunds can be made up to one month prior to the conference date. Requests received after this period will not be processed.

Should they not register by the deadline, the organizing committee will assume that they have decided against attending.