The 5th International ELT Conference on “New Trends in English Teaching, Learning and Education”, which will be held at the University of Brescia on 2-3 October 2026, follows the international debate launched by the four editions of the Conference hosted by the “L’Orientale” University of Naples (2022), the “G. d’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara (2023), the University of Ferrara (2024) and the “Parthenope” University of Naples (2025).
The fifth International ELT Conference aims to foster ongoing debates on the challenges of language teaching, language learning, and special needs education with a particular focus on variants of English for Academic and Professional Purposes.
Conference Theme: English(es) for Academic and Professional Purposes
English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teaching and training is too often focused on general disciplinary skills rather than the specific professional needs required by the workplace.
The conference intends to address emerging and developing variants of “English Linguistics for Academicians and Professionals” (ELAP) resulting from innovative approaches to teaching and learning, new needs and skills of the job market, and the increasingly complex implementation of interactive technology and Artificial Intelligence in all phases of course planning, delivering, and applying in the professions.
Key topics
We welcome contributions that engage with, but are not limited to, the following themes related to ELAP (English Linguistics for Academicians and Professionals):
- Changes in teaching methods, approaches, and strategies in view of novel and growing professions
- New skills and learning needs of students within a professional perspective
- Innovations in online, blended, and hybrid courses
- Uses of AI in implementing ELAP
- Interdisciplinary methodologies for new ELT (English Language Teaching)
- Higher Education (HE) and the professions
- Best practices in English language communication in professional contexts
- Reskilling and upskilling in HE
- ELAP in lifelong learning
Key Dates
Abstract submission deadline: 30 June 2026
Notification of acceptance: 15 July 2026
Registration deadline: 20 September 2026
Conference dates: 2-3 October 2026
Submission Guidelines
We invite submissions of abstracts relevant to the conference themes at the e-mail address [email protected].
Word count: 300 words, excluding bibliography.
Language: English.
Format: Include title, author(s), affiliation(s), e-mail address, and up to 5 keywords.
Local organizing committee
Annalisa Zanola, University of Brescia, Department of Economics and Management (DEM), Language Teaching Centre (CLA)
Roxanne Barbara Doerr, University of Brescia, Department of Economics and Management (DEM)
Nicola Pelizzari, University of Brescia, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health (DSMC)
Conference Venue
The conference will take place at the S. Faustino cloisters of the Department of Economics and Management of the University of Brescia.
The venue is located in Via San Faustino 74B, a ten-minute walk from Piazza Loggia and Piazza Vittoria, and just minutes from the “San Faustino” underground station.