Call for papers

CHALLENGES OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING XI: THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF ELT

CHALLENGES XI - The Changing Landscape of ELT

J.E. Purkyně University, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic, 23-24 October 2025

The Department of English at the Faculty of Education, Purkyně University announces its eleventh international conference for academics and practitioners involved in educating teachers of foreign languages.

The motto this time will be: The Changing Landscape of English Language Teaching.

CHALLENGES is our ongoing series of conferences organized by the English Department at Purkyně University (UJEP). The main aim of the conference is to share current views, new trends, innovative ideas and experience in foreign language teaching and teacher education.

The plenary talk will be held by an internationally renowned researcher.

A selection of accepted papers will be published in our series of ELT volumes by an international publishing house.

Abstract submissions pertaining, but not limited, to the following key terms are welcome:

Applied linguistics 

Language & education

ELT methodology

Cultural studies and teaching

Literary studies and teaching

Abstracts:

Abstracts should be around 200-250 words, not including examples and references. Submission ends 1 August, 2025.

Abstract submissions should be made through EasyAbstracts.

https://easyabs.linguistlist.org/conference/CHXI/ 

Presentations:

Presentations will be 20 minutes in length with 10 minutes for questions and discussion.

Conference fee (to be paid by 1 October):

The conference fee is CZK 2,000 (€ 80).

For further information or inquiries of any kind please write to

Dr. Natalia Orlova                       or                   Dr. Christoph Haase        

natalia.orlova@ujep.cz                                 christoph.haase@ujep.cz

Venue:            UJEP Campus, MFC Building, Pasteurova 1, 40096 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic

Date:               Thursday/Friday, October 23-24, 2025