Kurdistan TESOL - TESOL Conference 2025

About the Conference

Call for Papers

Conference Themes & Tracks

Conference Schedule (at a glance)

Registration & Fees

Conference Organizing Committees

Advisory Committee

About the Conference

The 2025 TESOL Kurdistan International Conference reflects the evolving challenges and innovations in English language education.
As educators navigate technological advancements, multilingualism, and global issues, this conference provides a platform for discussion, collaboration, and professional growth.

Join us in Erbil — a city where tradition meets modernity — for keynote speeches, panel discussions, and workshops designed to shape the future of English teaching.

Call for Papers

We invite researchers, educators, and practitioners to submit proposals related to innovation, pedagogy, AI, multilingualism, curriculum design, inclusive practices, and language policy.

Important Dates:

May 1, 2025 – Call for Papers Announcement
July 1, 2025 – Abstract Submission Deadline
August 1, 2025 – Notification of Acceptance
October 15, 2025 – Full Paper Submission

Conference Themes & Tracks

Critical Pedagogy & Educational Inequality
Multilingualism & Language Policy
Literature & TESOL
Applied Linguistics & Literature
AI in TESOL
Teacher Training & Development
ESP & Workplace English

Conference Schedule (at a glance)

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Registration & Fees

Presenter (with paper): 50,000 Iraqi Dinars
Attendee (without paper): 25,000 Iraqi Dinars
(Includes conference materials, Certificate, coffee breaks, and lunch)

Abstract Submission

Conference Organizing Committees

Advisory Committee

• Dr. Bakhtiar Sadjadi – University of Kurdistan, Iran

• Dr. Himdad A. Muhammad – Salahaddin University, Iraq

• Dr. Jaffer Sheyholislami – Carleton University, Canada

• Dr. Kawe Sherwani – Akre University, Iraq

• Dr. Zana Ismail – University of Kurdistan Hewlêr

• Dr. Haveen M. Abdulmajeed – University of Duhok

Organizing Committee

• MSc. Suzanne Sherzad Alsoufi – University of Duhok

TESOL Kurdistan - Convention Committee Chair

• Dr. Tara Ihsan – University of Duhok

TESOL Kurdistan - Executive Board Member

• Mr. Sangar Hassan Najim – Salahaddin University

TESOL Kurdistan - Convention Committee

• Dr. Soma Nawzad Abubakr - University of Sulaimani

TESOL Kurdistan - Convention Committee

• Mr. Hameed Hussein Hmasaid - University of Hlabja

TESOL Kurdistan - Executive Board Member

• Mr. Hozan Gorgeen Othman - University of Zakho

TESOL Kurdistan - Convention Committee

• Dr. Steve Schmidt – Pinnacle Teaching Solutions, USA

Conference Academic Committee

• Dr. Bakhtiar Sadjadi – University of Kurdistan, Iran

• Dr. Chalak Mohammedamin – Charmo University

• Dr. Gulbahar Beckett – Iowa State University

• Dr. Himdad A. Muhammad – Salahaddin University

• Dr. Hoshang Farooq – Sulaimani University

• Dr. Jaffer Sheyholislami – Carleton University

• Dr. Jalil Fatihi – University of Kurdistan, Iran

• Dr. Kawe Sherwani – Akre University

• Dr. Mohammad Hussein – Soran University

• Dr. Paiman Zorab – Koya University

• Dr. Saaed A. Saaed – University of Duhok

• Dr. Zana Ismail – University of Kurdistan Hewlêr

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