Conference Schedule

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TIME	PROGRAM	Links
08:30 – 09.00 IST	Conference Inauguration Chief Guest: Dr. Ilka Kostka, Academic Director and Teaching Professor at Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States	Click to Join
10:00 – 10.55 IST	Reimagining Academic Writing Through AI-Integrated Pedagogy Speaker: Lucienne Aarsen, American Language Institute, University of Southern California	Click to Join
09:50 – 10.50 IST		Click to Join
11:00 – 11.50 IST		Click to Join
12:00 – 14.00 IST	Parallel Paper Presentations – Day 1 (Click here to access the schedule)	Schedule
14:30 – 15.30 IST		Click to Join
15:30 – 16.30 IST	Translanguaging, Wildness, Beauty, and Imagination in ELT Dr. Dawn Wink, Eastern New Mexico University	Click to Join

Saturday, June 27, 2026 (Day 2)

09:00 – 10.00 IST	Centering Language Learners’ Diverse Linguistic and Cultural Expertise Jennifer Burton, Concordia University, Canada	Click to Join
10:00 – 11.00 IST		Click to Join
09:15 – 10.00 IST		Click to Join
11:00 – 11.50 IST	The evolution and emergence of teaching Vocational English and ESP (English for Specific Purposes) Mark Treston, USA	Click to Join
12:00 – 14.00 IST	Parallel Paper Presentations – Day 2 (Click here to access the schedule)	Schedule
14:30 – 15.00 IST	Networking Session	Click to Join
15:00 – 15.30 IST	Can We Re-Center Authentic Learning in Our ELT Classrooms in the AI Era? Eric H. Roth, University of Southern California, USA	Click to Join
15:30 – 16.00 IST	Conference Feedback & Valedictory Session