The 25th AsiaTEFL International Conference (AsiaTEFL 2027) will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
We invite presentation proposals from practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and graduate students across Asia and beyond. The goal is to share insights, foster collaboration, and explore future directions in the evolving field of ELT. Proposal formats include individual papers, posters, symposia, colloquia, and workshops.
KEY INFORMATION
Date: 1st – 4th July, 2027 (tentatively)
Venue: Sunway University, Malaysia
Conference Theme: Humanising ELT: Community, Agency and Meaningful Learning
The Asia TEFL International Conference is a large-scale international academic event that has consistently advanced foreign language education and research across Asia while strengthening academic exchange among teachers and scholars in linguistics and applied linguistics throughout the region. Besides engaging parallel sessions, the program will feature inspiring keynote, plenary, and featured presentations, outstanding book exhibits, and ample opportunities for professional networking and collaboration.
ABOUT THE THEME
As educational technologies continue to advance rapidly, language education is entering a new era in which digital tools and artificial intelligence increasingly shape how languages are taught and learned. While these developments offer valuable opportunities, they also raise important questions about the human dimensions of education. In this changing landscape, the need to preserve and strengthen the relational, emotional, and social aspects of language learning has become more significant than ever.
The theme “Humanizing ELT: Community, Agency, and Meaningful Learning” highlights the importance of keeping people at the center of language education in an age of technological transformation. It also emphasizes the role of teacher and learner agency in shaping meaningful educational experiences. When learners and teachers are empowered to make choices, express their identities, and actively participate in the learning process, language education becomes more responsive, engaging, and personally meaningful. This perspective draws inspiration from the tradition of humanistic language teaching, including the influential work of Gertrude Moskowitz, whose work emphasized empathy, personal growth, and meaningful interaction in the language classroom.
This conference invites participants to explore how English language teaching can nurture supportive learning communities, strengthen teacher and learner agency, promote wellbeing, and foster meaningful engagement. Contributions may address social and emotional learning, collaborative classroom practices, learner-centered pedagogy, community-based language education, and ways of maintaining human connection and autonomy in increasingly technology-rich learning environments.