Conference Speakers
Conference Plenary Speakers
Aubain Adi
Plenary Talk: Teacher Agency and Voice through Communities of Practice
Adi is an English Instructor and teacher trainer from Cote d’Ivoire. He has contributed to and led the formation of CoPs in his country. He is a board member of the Cote d'Ivoire local teacher association, CINELTA, and the membership coordinator at Africa ELTA.
Chadia Mansour
Plenary Talk: Communities of Practice: Designing for Growth, Resourcing the Un-resourced
Chadia is a Tunisian former Fulbright scholar. She earned her MA in Applied Linguistics from USA and currently pursuing her Doctorate in Online and Distributed Learning, in Canada. She has over 15 years of teaching experience (ESL/ EFL, ESP, Discourse & Culture). She presented her research and held leadership positions, internationally.
Andy Curtis
Plenary Talk: English in Africa: Why, For What, and By Whom?
Dr. Andy Curtis served as the 50th President of TESOL International Association. He has (co)authored and (co)edited nearly 200 publications, and worked with more than 50,000 language educators in more than 50 countries.
Featured & Invited Speakers
Deborah Healey & TESOL Panel
TESOL International 5 Panelists Discuss TESOL’s Path Toward Equity and Inclusion
Mariama Ndong
Harnessing the Potential of CoPs for ELT Advancement: A Senegalese Perspective
Daniel Fobi
The Multilingual Context of Deaf Children’s Lives in Ghana and ELT Implications
Riah Werner
Performing Arts Teaching Strategies for Large Classes with Limited Resources
Liz England
Communities of Practice and Career Path Development in Africa
Georgios Kormpas
How Communities of Practice Have Helped us During the Pandemic
Rania Khalil
Research Centres Beyond Borders: An Interconnected Network for Global Impact
Focho Gladys
Inclusive Education: Implementing the Policies
Harouna Malgoubri
Intercultural Education in the English Classroom for Nation-Building in Africa
Rasheedat Sadiq
Storytelling as a Tool for English Language Teaching