Friday, June 26, 2026 (Day 1)

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09:00 – 09.50 ISTConference Inauguration
Chief Guest: Dr. Ilka Kostka, Academic Director and Teaching Professor at Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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10:00 – 10.50 ISTReimagining Academic Writing Through AI-Integrated Pedagogy

Speaker: Lucienne Aarsen, American Language Institute, University of Southern California
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11:00 – 11.50 ISTUsing Indic Literary Examples for Effective ELT

Dr. Ravi Bhushan
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12:30 – 14.30 ISTParallel Paper Presentations – Day 1
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16:30 – 17.20 ISTTranslanguaging, Wildness, Beauty, and Imagination in ELT

Dr. Dawn Wink, Eastern New Mexico University, USA
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Saturday, June 27, 2026 (Day 2)

09:00 – 09.50 ISTCentering Language Learners’ Diverse Linguistic and Cultural Expertise

Jennifer Burton, Concordia University, Canada
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11:00 – 11.50 ISTThe evolution and emergence of teaching Vocational English and ESP (English for Specific Purposes)

Mark Treston, USA
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12:00 – 14.00 ISTParallel Paper Presentations – Day 2
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14:30 – 15.00 ISTNetworking Session Click to Join
15:00 – 15.30 ISTCan We Re-Center Authentic Learning in Our ELT Classrooms in the AI Era?

Eric H. Roth, University of Southern California, USA
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15:30 – 16.00 ISTConference Feedback & Valedictory SessionClick to Join