We're happy to invite you to our 10th FLEPS Workshop Festival! The theme of this year's festival is Bridging Worlds with Compassion: Mediation, Methodologies and Meaningful Technology in ELT. Today's interconnected world demands new ways of understanding, teaching, and learning languages. The 10th FLEPS Workshop Festival aims to bring experienced and novice teachers together to explore how evolving methodologies are practiced in language classrooms through the thoughtful use of meaningful technology and the integration of mediation skills, fostering deeper intercultural competence, compassionate teaching, and effective language learning.
This workshop festival seeks to bridge diverse teaching approaches, emphasizing innovative strategies that thoughtfully integrate technology alongside current classroom practices and exploratory action research to enrich language education. Our goal is to explore dynamic teaching methods, mediation techniques, and practical integration of technology and AI, always placing ethics, empathy, and human connection at the heart of educational practices.
We welcome presentations and workshops aligned with the theme, but submissions are not limited to it. The following subthemes may help for your workshops, talks, or interactive sessions:
1. Professional Development
- Developing Mediation and Intercultural Competence in Teacher Training
- Supporting Teachers in Transitioning to Technology-Rich Classrooms
- Collaborative Teacher Learning through Classroom-Based Action Research
- Ethical Considerations in Professional Development
- Reimagining teacher identity in an AI world
2. Testing and Assessment
- Balanced Approaches to Language Assessment
- Integrating Mediation Tasks into Language Testing
- Classroom-Based Formative and Summative Assessments
- Balancing Human and Technological Perspectives in Feedback
- Mediating learner anxiety in technology-enhanced testing
3. Syllabus and Curriculum Design
- Designing Intercultural Sensitive and Tech-Enhanced Syllabi
- Incorporating Mediation Competencies into Language Programs
- Adaptive Learning Approaches: Personalizing ELT Content
- Designing Curricula with Compassion
4. Teaching Methodologies
- Mediating Cultural Understanding through Task-Based Learning
- Innovative Approaches to Teaching Intercultural Communication
- Blended and Hybrid Methodologies
- Developing Students' Mediation Skills in the Classroom
5. Technological Tools
- Tools for Facilitating Mediated and Intercultural Communication
- Meaningful Use of Technology in Language Learning Environments
- Ethical Approaches to Selecting Digital Resources
- Supporting Learner Autonomy through Technology
6. Exploratory Action Research and Classroom Practices
- Action Research for Mediation and Intercultural Learning
- Effective Classroom Practices in Language Teaching
- Documenting Classroom Innovations through Research
- Collaborative Practices and Reflective Teaching
