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📢 Call for Abstracts
HUFLIT INTESOL International Conference 2026
🗓 Conference Date: August 7, 2026
📍 Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
🌐 Timezone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
💰 Conference Fee: FREE (No registration fee)
🏛 Organizers: HUFLIT & INTESOL Vietnam
✨ Theme:
Toward English as a Second Language in Vietnam: Pedagogical, Policy, and Practice Perspectives
We are pleased to announce that the Call for Abstracts is now open for the HUFLIT INTESOL International Conference 2026.
This conference brings together researchers, teacher educators, practitioners, policymakers, and graduate students to critically examine Vietnam’s transition from English as a Foreign Language (EFL) toward English as a Second Language (ESL)—and what this shift means for policy, curriculum, teaching, assessment, teacher development, and classroom realities.
💡 Conference Strands / Topics
Submissions are invited in (but not limited to) the following areas:
1️⃣ From EFL to ESL: Policy and Educational Implications
- English as a Second Language in Vietnam: visions, challenges, and realities
- Language-in-education policy and planning
- English for national development, mobility, and employability
- Comparative perspectives: Vietnam and other ESL-emerging contexts
2️⃣ Teaching English as a Second Language in Vietnam
- Pedagogical shifts from EFL-oriented to ESL-oriented classrooms
- Creating English-rich learning environments beyond the classroom
- Teaching speaking, listening, pronunciation, and interaction for real-life use
- EMI, EAP, and ESP as pathways toward ESL competence
3️⃣ Curriculum, Materials, and Assessment
- Designing ESL-aligned curricula and syllabi
- Materials development for local ESL contexts
- Assessment of communicative competence and real-world language use
- Classroom-based and alternative assessment approaches
4️⃣ Teachers and Teacher Education
- Re-defining the role of English teachers in an ESL-oriented system
- Pre-service and in-service teacher education for ESL contexts
- Teacher beliefs, identity, and professional agency
- Practitioner research and reflective teaching
5️⃣ Learners, Identity, and Language Use
- Learner motivation and attitudes toward English as a second language
- English use inside and outside school
- Multilingualism, translanguaging, and local language ecologies
- Equity, inclusion, and access in ESL education
6️⃣ Technology and Digital Support for ESL Development
- Technology and AI as support tools in ESL learning (not as ends in themselves)
- Digital literacies for ESL learners and teachers
- Ethical, responsible, and context-sensitive use of educational technologies
📑 Submission Categories
| Type of Submission | Length |
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| Full Research Papers | 4,000–6,000 words |
| Short Papers / Work-in-Progress Reports | 2,000–3,500 words |
| Practical Workshops / Teaching Demonstrations | 1,000-word proposal |
| Poster Presentations | 300–500-word abstract |
📝 Submission Instructions
- All submissions must be written in English.
- Formatting must follow APA 7th Edition.
- File format: .docx
- Submissions will undergo peer review.
- Selected papers will be published in Conference Proceedings with ISBN (PDF online).
📆 Important Dates
- ✅ Abstract Submission Deadline: April 5, 2026
- ✉️ Notification of Abstract Acceptance: May 5, 2026
- 📄 Full Paper Submission Deadline: June 5, 2026
- ✉️ Notification of Full Paper Acceptance: July 5, 2026
- 🗓 Conference Date: August 7, 2026
- 📘 Proceedings Publication (PDF): September 30, 2026
🙌 Join Us!
The HUFLIT INTESOL Conference 2026 offers a timely platform to connect policy, research, and practice around Vietnam’s evolving ESL landscape—while enabling regional and international comparisons with other ESL-emerging contexts.
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