Report of the 2nd Symposium of the Schools of Foreign Languages in the Aegean Region

Year 2023, , 1 - 9, 31.12.2023

Pınar Güzel Gürbüz Ali Ceylan Süheyla Herek Saffet Dinçer Serap Durmuş Melike Çeliker Çakır Ceylin Yavuz Eskicioğlu Sibel Çalışkan Sezin Kanaat

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10435745

Abstract

It is just as vital to disseminate scientific knowledge to all parties involved in teaching foreign languages as it is to produce it methodically. Furthermore, disseminating successful methods for teaching English is just as important as publishing the theoretical conclusions of pertinent studies in the area. Consequently, in the current setting, scientific gatherings like symposiums are essential for identifying the advantages and disadvantages of teaching strategies used by each participating institution. The current symposium, one of the rare initiatives and the first in Türkiye’s Aegean Region, gathered together universities that share many standards but use distinct approaches to achieve the same or similar learning objectives. The symposium's concurrent sessions provided insight into best practices. Among the subjects covered in the concurrent sessions were internationalization, modular system, AI practices and online teaching, and professional development. In summary, it was determined that while every institution possessed examples of excellent English language teaching techniques, they also all had a great deal to learn from one another and implement for future growth.

Keywords

symposium, artificial intelligence, professional development, internationalisation, modular system

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