International Conference: Literatures, Languages, Cultures, and Teaching English in a Changing World

The Organizing Committee invites scholars, researchers, and educators to an international academic conference dedicated to the study of English literature, linguistics, cultural studies, translation studies, and English language teaching methodology.

The aim of the conference is to provide a forum for presenting research, exchanging theoretical and methodological perspectives in English studies, assessing current developments in the field of literary and cultural studies in the English language and in English language teaching methodology, fostering dialogue between approaches to language, literature, culture, translation studies, as well as to foster international scholarly collaboration among academics and researchers

The conference is part of the VEGA 1/0719/26 research project and the KEGA 055PU-4/2026 project.

Conference Sections and Thematic Areas:

Literatures of the English-Speaking Countries
    British, American, Irish, Canadian, Australian, and other Anglophone literatures
    Postcolonial theories and contemporary literary studies
    Ethnic, minority, Indigenous, and diasporic literatures
    Contemporary fiction, poetry, and drama in English
    Literary theory, criticism, and historiography
    Intermediality and interdisciplinary literary research
    Artificial Intelligence, Technology, and Literature
    Place, Region, and Space in Anglophone Literatures

Linguistics
    Theoretical and descriptive linguistics
    Applied linguistics and language use
    Sociolinguistics, pragmatics, and discourse analysis
    Corpus linguistics and digital approaches to language study
    English as a global, international, and lingua franca language
    Language variation, change, and contact
    Artificial Intelligence and linguistics

Methodology of Teaching English
    English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and English Language Teaching (ELT)
    Curriculum design, syllabus development
    Innovative pedagogical approaches and classroom practices
    Digital tools, AI, and blended learning in English education
    Teacher training, professional development, and teaching practice
    Intercultural communication and competence in language teaching

Cultural Studies
    Cultural identities, memory, and representation
    Media, popular culture, and digital cultures
    Gender studies, ethnicity, and power relations
    Globalization, mobility, and transnational cultural exchange
    Cultural theory and interdisciplinary approaches
    Artificial Intelligence and cultural contexts

Translation Studies
    Literary and non-literary translation
    Translation theory, history, and criticism
    Cultural, ideological, and ethical dimensions of translation
    Audiovisual, digital, and multimedia translation
    Translation pedagogy and translator training
    Translation and Artificial Intelligence

Important Dates:
Abstract submission deadline: June 21, 2026
Notification of acceptance: June 30, 2026
Conference registration/payment: by July 31, 2026

Abstract submission and correspondence: conferencepresov2026@gmail.com