Transforming Research into Practice (TRIP) series: How to distinguish a Task from an Exercise in Task-Based Language Teaching

Description: Differences between a task and an exercise to help language teachers distinguish between the two, thus enabling them to use pedagogic activities properly. 

Location: Online (Zoom) – need to register

Event Date: Jan 15, 2026 (GMT 1500 – 1700)

NATESOL webinar – Languages Through Music: Songs to Engage, Inspire, and Connect with Learners

Description: Music is one of the most powerful tools we have for teaching languages. It crosses borders, sparks emotions, and helps people of all ages learn, remember, and express themselves in ways that traditional approaches can’t always reach. In this workshop, the trainer will share creative, practical strategies for integrating music into your language teaching and cross-curricular collaborations.

Location: Online (Zoom) – need to register

Event Date: Jan 15, 2026 (GMT 1600 – 1730)

Leicester Applied Linguistics Guest Lecture: Applying an ESP needs analysis framework to the teaching of professional English

Description: Identifying learners’ needs is a central concern among practitioners and researchers in English for Specific Purposes (ESP). However, the diverse terminology and conceptualizations of “needs” in the literature can be confusing and difficult to apply in practice. In this talk, the speaker will introduce a framework for needs analysis that seeks to bring greater conceptual clarity to this important aspect of ESP.

Meeting ID: 357 334 273 831 07
Passcode: VY9CK7xk

Location: Online (MS Teams) – use the link above

Event Date: Jan 21, 2026 (GMT 1300)

UCL NCLE Webinars: Languages for all – a social justice issue

Description: Languages are transformative. Every child deserves the opportunity to learn new languages in addition to those they already know. In this webinar, we’ll be exploring different curriculum models and pedagogical approaches which offer appropriate cognitive, cultural and linguistic challenge. How do we plan and deliver lessons which relate to the learners whom we teach? How do we create an ethos of success? You will hear from practising teachers from the UK and international experts.

Location: Online (Zoom) – need to register

Event Date: Jan 21, 2026 (GMT 1600 – 1700)

Cambridge University Press & Assessment Webinar: Teaching speaking skills to primary learners

Description: Helping young learners develop speaking skills is key to building confidence and communication. This webinar focuses on practical strategies for creating an engaging classroom environment and supporting teachers in building their own confidence to teach and assess speaking effectively. The speaker will explore techniques for encouraging interaction through simple, structured activities, scaffolding language with prompts and visuals, and balancing fluency with accuracy.

Location: Online (Zoom) – need to register

Event Date: Jan 27, 2026 (GMT 1000) or Jan 29, 2026 (GMT 1600)

UCL NCLE Webinars: Talking classrooms – practical ideas for promoting use of the target language

Description: Using the target language as the medium of instruction as well as the object of study has always been contentious. With inspiration from practising teachers discover how interaction in the target language is not only accessible but makes a central contribution to progress in language learning.

Location: Online (Zoom) – need to register

Event Date: Feb 11, 2026 (GMT 1600 – 1700)

Slanguages: Languages in the Creative Economy

Description: What is Slanguages? How are slang and community languages related to the creative economy? Why should we care?

This presentation will seek to answer these questions by drawing on the work of a major 4-year Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded £4m research project that explored creativity and multilingualism between 2016 and 2020. By working with a wide variety of artists and creatives who use different languages in their practices, a range of examples will be illustrated to show how formal and slang forms of languages have been used for self-expression, community representations, and communicative purposes.

Location: Online

Event Date: Mar 10, 2026 (GMT 1600 – 1700)

3rd Diversity and Inclusivity in English Language Education Conference

Description: The 3rd DIELE conference provides a platform for stakeholders—including academics, educators, and policymakers—to collaboratively address contemporary issues and trends, thereby advancing theory, research, and practice to render English language education more inclusive, innovative, and effective.

Location: Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Event Date: Jun 26-27, 2026