English Scholars Beyond Borders and the Faculty of Foreign Languages at Ton Duc Thang University are pleased to announce the International TESOL Conference (ITC) 2022 themed “Envisioning Possibilities”.  

We invite presentations of research papers, theoretical papers, workshops, and poster sessions from inter-and multidisciplinary themes related to pedagogy, materials, research, networking, and professional development to support and inspire the envisionment of present and future possibilities.

Types of Presentations

• Full papers (Hybrid)
• Workshops (Hybrid)
• Poster session (Onsite Only)

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference.

Important Dates

• Abstract submission opens: August 01, 2022
• Abstract submission closes November 12, 2022
• Registration opens:  August 20, 2022
• Registration closes:  November 25, 2022
• Conference start date: December 09, 2022
• Conference end date: December 10, 2022
• Post-conference cultural tour (optional): December 11, 2022

List of Topics

Presentations are invited on the following themes:

• Academic publishing
• Creative writing
• Curriculum, syllabus, and materials design and development
• English as an international language/lingua franca/ world Englishes
• English for academic purposes
• English for specific purposes
• Interpreting and translation
• Language and identity
• Language teaching methodology/methods and approaches
• Language testing and assessment
• Learner autonomy
• Linguistics, discourse analysis, and related areas
• Research methods
• Second language acquisition
• Self-access learning
• Teacher training and professional development
• Technology in language learning and teaching
• Writing center administration
• Teaching English as a second/foreign/additional language
• Other related areas

Publication Opportunites

Abstracts will be published in the ESBB-TDTU ITC 2022 Program Handbook (ISBN).

Presented full papers are invited for submission to the English Scholarship Beyond Borders journal (Scopus indexed, ISSN 2410-9096). However, publication is not guaranteed, and papers will undergo a full review process.

There is no deadline for delegates to submit, but authors are advised to submit by 31 May for each annual issue to allow sufficient time for our review process. Papers submitted later than this, if accepted, may be delayed until the next year’s issue.

Venue

• The conference will be held in a hybrid mode: onsite and virtual.
• Onsite: Ton Duc Thang University, 19 Nguyen Huu Tho St, Tan Phong Ward, Dist. 7, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Virtual: Virtual

Invited Speakers

• Afungmeyu Jane-Francis Abongdia, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
• Ahmet Acar, Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey
• John Lindsay Adamson, University of Niigata Prefecture, Japan
• Naoki Fujimoto Adamson, Niigata University of International and Information Studies, Japan
• Saiwaroon Chumpavan, North Bangkok University, Thailand
• Gloria Shu-Mei Chow, HungKuang University, Taiwan
• Biljana Cubrovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia
• Martins Custódio, Independent Researcher
• Hadeel E. Y. Elrahal, American University of Sharjah, UAE 
• John Foncha, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
• Naeema Begum Hann, Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom
• Jo Mynard, Kanda University of International Studies, Japan
• Mzukisi Howard Kepe, University of Fort Hare, South Africa
• Natalia L. Knoblock, Saginaw Valley State University, USA
• Tirtha Prasad Mukhopadhyay, Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico
• Theron Muller, University of Toyama, Japan
• Roger Nunn, American University of Sharjah, UAE
• Swayam Prabha, Siksha O Anusandhan, University Bhubaneswar, Odisha
• ZN Patil, English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad
• Peter Sayer, Ohio State University, USA
• Sivakumar Sivasubramaniam, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
• Vijay Singh Thakur, Dhofar University, Oman
• Chriss Thaiss, University of California, Davis, USA
• Roy Veettil, Sohar University, Oman
• Christopher Scott Weagle, American University of Sharjah, UAE

Conference Affiliates

• AsiaCALL
• Ho Chi Minh TESOL
• Horizon TESOL
• International Conference of TESOL & Education
• Rupathka Journal

Sponsors

• Cambridge University Press & Assessment

Contact

Contact

• Email (Conference Support): itc.2022.help@gmail.com
• Email (Submission Questions): itc.2022.submissions@gmail.com
• WhatsApp:https://chat.whatsapp.com/BiHmt1NR3N81fmU0Wt3tY
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