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Mary Jo Lubrano is Associate Director (Language Education and Research) at the Center for Language Study. She holds an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership in Second Language Acquisition and two M.A. degrees—one in Foreign Language Education and the other in Applied Linguistics (Language Testing). She joined the CLS in 2013 as Language Testing Specialist and was promoted to Associate Director in 2017. In her current role, she provides professional development for language instruct

Renáta Bernhardt PhD, is an Associate Professor at Eszterházy Károly Catholic University, Jászberény Campus, Hungary. She conducts teacher training seminars and an obligatory course-unit for students specialising in pedagogy. She delivers courses on theoretical issues of education, didactics, pedagogical consultancy and research methodology. She is responsible for teaching practice. Her research interests involve innovative pedagogical practice, pedagogical concepts, self-re

Dimitra Efstathiou is an ESL/EFL educator and Career Mentor who believes that teaching is never just about a subject; it is about broadening horizons and shaping futures. Since 2012, she has taught diverse learners, treating every classroom as a diverse ecosystem where connection works wonders. Influenced by her MA in Museums, Galleries and Contemporary Culture, Dimitra specialises in integrating the arts into her curriculum. In an era of tremendous technological advances, sh

Tuana Lopez Ibarra is a doctoral candidate in the English Language Teaching Department at Yeditepe University, Turkey. She holds a master’s degree in Applied Linguistics from Birkbeck, University of London, and has extensive experience teaching English as a foreign language to learners of diverse ages and backgrounds. She is currently teaching English to international students in Oxford, England. Her work with both young learners and university students has shaped her flexib

Rita Szaszkó PhD is Associate Professor, Head of Department of Languages and Art Education at Eszterházy Károly Catholic University, Jászberény Campus, Hungary. She has gained international experience in higher education and her research interests involve the effects of intercultural contact on foreign language learning motivation, intercultural communication and online education. Currently she is involved in the investigation of and teacher’s self-reflections. She makes pr

Eirini Polychronaki is a doctoral researcher at the School of Linguistic, Speech and Communication Sciences at Trinity College Dublin. She holds a B.A. in English Language and Literature (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), Minor in Psychology (American College of Thessaloniki) and an M.Phil in English Language Teaching (distinction, Trinity College Dublin). Her research interests lie at the intersection of language learning, educational psychology and intercultural educat

7th International Conference on Language Education and Research 31 October - 1 November 2026 | 💻 Online Theme: Language Acquisition at the Interface of Linguistic Theory and Practice Subtheme: Linguistics and Language Learning in a Changing World Format: Fully Online [ Zoom Conference ] Dates: 31 October - 1 November 2026 Website: www.als-edu.com/lerc2026 Contact : lerc@als-edu.com The 7th International Conference on Language Education and Research (LERC2026) invites

Maryem Larhmaid is shaping the future of literacy education. As an Assistant Professor at Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco, she combines rigorous research with real-world classroom insights. A former Fulbright Research Scholar at the University of Maryland, College Park (2018–2020), Dr. Larhmaid earned her PhD in Applied Linguistics and TEFL in 2022 and has since presented her work across Europe, the UK, the US, and Russia. Her research bridges digital literacy, readin