CALL FOR PAPERS

The Organizing Committee of the 7th OpenTESOL International Conference invites participants to submit abstracts for the 2019 conference.
For the past 6 years, the OpenTESOL conference has become a meaningful space for teachers, researchers, students and professionals in the field of second language education, sharing research findings and classroom practices.
The 2019 conference will continue to be a milestone for all participants' continuous professional development.

Venue and Dates

Venue: Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Vietnam
Dates:   
  • Deadline of Call for Papers: 17 February, 2019 (Closed)
  • Pre-conference workshops: 24 May, 2019
  • Main conference day: 25 May, 2019

2019 Conference Theme: ​
​Innovation and Inspiration:Building the Future of Language Education

Guiding Questions
  1. What futures may hold for language education?
  2. Under the impact of disrupted technologies, how can language educators design language learning?
  3. Under the impact of glocalization and internationalization, to what extent out-of-class projects enhance learning?
  4. In under-resourced, large classrooms, how can language educators creatively design instructional sequences?
  5. What findings and implications of practitioners' research should policymakers be informed of?
 Tracks and Sub-themes
  • Digital Learning and Technologies
  • Neuroscience for Embodied Learning
  • ELT in the Mekong
  • Learners with Special Needs
  • Independent Learning
  • Motivation
  • English as a Lingua Franca (ELF)
  • Curriculum and Materials Development
  • EAP, ESP, and EMI
  • Methodology and Integrated Skills
  • Applied Linguistics
  • Teacher Education and Development
  • Language Assessment
  • K-12 Teaching
and other related areas.

Speakers' Submissions Guidelines

Call for Papers Deadline: 17 February 2019 (Extension for Poster Presentations: 03 March)
Abstracts should be written in English and no more than 200 words. The abstract must convey the topic's importance and relevance to the conference theme. Acceptance notification will be sent as soon as review process is over.
Session types:
  • Research-based presentations: 25 minutes
  • Practice-based presentations: 25 minutes
  • Poster presentations: 25 minutes
Selection criteria: 
All proposals will be peer reviewed based on the following criteria:
  • Importance and appropriateness 
  • Clarity 
  • Focus and organization
  • Purpose and participants’ outcomes
Submission system:
Click the 'Submit An Abstract' button to go to the submission system.
1. Create an account to begin the submission process. Make sure you tick the Create Account as Reader and Author boxes.
3. From the User Home tab, click New Submission to input details of your abstracts.
4. An acknowledgement email will be sent to your mail box.

Mentorship for New Presenters

If you have never presented at a conference but are willing to share an important teaching technique or research finding at OpenTESOL 2019, feel free to contact us at opentesolconference@ou.edu.vn for mentorship (with a subject line including 'OpenTESOL 2019 Mentorship'. Our experienced presenters/mentors will guide you through the process, making your first conference presentation engaging and interactive.

Presentation Awards

OpenTESOL 2019 is pleased to award up to 6 engaging, informative and thought-provoking parallel session and poster presenters at the end of the main conference day. Each award consists of:
  • A certificate of recognition from the Academic Advisory Board
  • Free registration of the 8th OpenTESOL International Conference 2020
  • Graded readers from well-known publishers

Invited Speakers

OpenTESOL 2019 is honored to host
  • Professor John Macalister, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand​
  • Professor Richmond Stroupe, Soka University, Japan
  • PhD. Willy Ardian Renandya, National Institute of Education, Singapore
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr Supong Tangkiengsirisin,  Thammasat University, Thailand
as invited speakers on the main conference day on 25 May.
The speakers also facilitate pre-conference workshops on 24 May.
For information about the invited speakers and speeches, please visit the invited speakers page.

Conference Proceedings

After the presenters are informed of their accepted abstracts, they can prepare and submit the full papers for consideration in the conference proceedings by 1 April 2019 . The full paper must be between 2,500 and 3,500 words (excluding the title, references, and appendices). More details regarding the conference proceedings procedure will be published soon.

Conference Fee

  • ​Presenter/participant:   500,000 VND
  • Oversea participant:   50 USD
The registration fee includes tea-break refreshments/snacks plus a hard copy of the conference proceedings. Please note that if presenters' full papers are successfully peer-reviewed, the presenters should pay an extra fee of 500,000 VND for inclusion in the conference proceedings.

Contact Person

For further inquiries, please contact:
Ms. Mai Nguyen
Faculty of Foreign Languages
Ho Chi Minh City Open University
Address: Room 503, 35-37 Ho Hao Hon St., Dis. 1, HCMC
Email: mai.nh@ou.edu.vn; opentesolconference@ou.edu.vn  
​Tel. 0283 838 6606

An Initiative by the Faculty of Foreign Languages and The Graduate School of Ho Chi Minh City Open University