Organized by the Department of English and Modern Languages at North South University on December 6–7, 2024, the conference brought together scholars, researchers, teachers, writers, and students to engage in discourse about changing frameworks in English Language education in an increasingly technological landscape. Held in association with the Bangladesh English Language Teachers Association (BELTA), the conference provided a platform for critical discourse regarding how our ways to approach language teaching and learning, research, and policy are changing dynamically.
The conference was centered around the theme "Re/Envisioning Paradigms in English Language Education." It addressed a wide range of contemporary topics such as AI and technology-enhanced language education, translanguaging, curriculum and material design, applied linguistics, diversity and inclusivity, translation studies, and educational leadership. The conference included keynote speeches, plenary sessions, paper presentations, workshops, colloquia, and poster presentations, fostering meaningful interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration among academics from Bangladesh and abroad.
Senior Lecturer in TESOL and Academic Lead for Internationalization
School of Education, University of Leeds, UK
English Language Specialist and Journal Manager
Institute of Population and Social Research, Mahidol University
Professor of English
University of Dhaka
Professor and Director
BRAC Institute of Languages, BRAC University, Bangladesh
TESOL, Learner Motivation, Teacher Motivation, Language Learning, Internationalization in Education
Martin Lamb is Senior Lecturer in TESOL and Academic Lead for Internationalization in the School of Education at the University of Leeds, United Kingdom. He previously worked as a teacher and trainer in Sweden, Indonesia, and Bulgaria, and has also taught extensively in Oman and China.
His principal research interests are learner motivation and teacher motivation in language learning contexts. He is Chief Editor of The Palgrave Handbook of Motivation for Language Learning and has published widely in leading academic journals in the fields of TESOL and language education.
