Call for Papers
8th GELTUS Conference - May 15, 2026
GAZİ UNIVERSITY GAZİ FACULTY OF EDUCATION
We are pleased to announce that the 8th Gazi University English Language Teaching Undergraduate Student Conference (GELTUS), organized by GELTS (Gazi ELT Society), will be held on May 15, 2026. The theme of this year’s conference is “Reimagining ELT: Future Perspectives and the Role of Artificial Intelligence.”
The conference aims to provide prospective teachers of English with a platform to share their research projects and innovative ideas, and to critically discuss the future of English Language Teaching in an era shaped by technological advancements and artificial intelligence.
Our conference, the 8th GELTUS aims to focus on, but is not limited to, the following areas:
Applied Linguistics and ELT
Artificial Intelligence and Technology in Language Education
- AI-Supported Practices in ELT
- Post-AI Pedagogy
- Rethinking Assessment
- AI in Assessment and Feedback
- ELT for an Uncertain Future
- Ethical and Pedagogical Dimensions of AI in ELT
- Teacher and Learner Roles in AI-Mediated Education
Assessment and Evaluation in ELT
Classroom Discourse
Classroom Research
Critical Pedagogy in ELT
Cultural Studies in ELT
Curriculum and Material Development
Digital Literacy for Language Learners and Teachers
Educational Ideologies and Classroom Practices
Inclusive Practices and Special Education in ELT
Intercultural Communicative Competence
Literature in ELT
Mixed Level Classrooms
Multilingual Classrooms
Professional Development
Resilience and Well-Being in Education
Self-study Research
SLA Research and Second Language Pedagogy
Social Justice in ELT
Sustainability in ELT
Teacher Education
Teacher Identity
Teacher/Learner Agency
Teachers as Researchers
Teaching English through Distance and Blended Learning
Teaching and Learning Practices
Teaching English to Young Learners
The Use of Corpora in Language Learning/Teaching
Translanguaging
World Englishes, ELF, and EIL
Paper presentations on any of the areas listed above are invited.
It is an honour to invite you, the prospective teachers of English, to participate in our learning journey.
GELTUS Conference Organization Committee
