VicTESOL Conference 2025

Transforming Futures: Innovations in TESOL

The 2025 VicTESOL International Conference will take place on 15 August 2025 at the Pullman Melbourne On The Park. This premier event will bring together national and international educators, researchers, and program leaders to explore advancements in the TESOL field. With attendees spanning sectors such as schools, universities, and industry, the conference will foster collaboration and innovation. It will include networking opportunities, a reception, and insights into cutting-edge research, practice, and services supporting diverse multilingual learners.

The 2025 VicTESOL Conference is coming!

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Now accepting submissions for papers to present at the 2025 VicTESOL Conference

Individuals are invited to submit proposals for presentations to be considered for inclusion in the 2025 VicTESOL International Conference program. This is an opportunity to share insights, research, and innovative practices with a diverse audience of educators and leaders in the field of TESOL. Submissions will undergo a robust review process to ensure alignment with the conference’s focus on excellence in multilingual education.

Submissions are due by 28 February 2025.

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2025 VicTESOL Conference – Information

15 August 2025

8:00am – 4:30pm

Pullman on the Park

192 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne VIC 3002

**LIMITED** EARLY BIRD Ticket Prices – save 20%!

ONLY 100 EARLY BIRD TICKETS AVAILABLE!!! Available until 30 April 2025 ONLY!

$160 – VicTESOL members (including members of other state TESOL associations)
$200 – Non-member
$231 – VicTESOL Membership and Conference Ticket Package*

Ticket Prices

$200– VicTESOL members (including members of other state TESOL associations)
$250– Non-member
$288– VicTESOL Membership and Conference Ticket Package*

*Membership and Ticket Package

This package includes a ticket to the2025 VicTESOL International Conference , and an individual membership for VicTESOL for the 2025/26 membership year, saving you $28 compared to purchasing a membership and then a member rate ticket separately. On purchase, you will receive a follow up email from VicTESOL advising how to activate your membership.

To purchase a ticket, please click here.

Keynote Speakers

Prof. Karen E. Johnson
The Pennsylvania State University

Biography

Karen E. Johnson is a Kirby Professor of Language Learning and Applied Linguistics at The Pennsylvania State University, USA. Her scholarship has been devoted to building theory and conducting research within and for the field of L2 teacher education. Grounded in a Vygotskian sociocultural theory, her scholarship centers on understanding the learning of L2 teaching, the activity of L2 teaching, and the practices of L2 teacher education. She has published ten scholarly books, the most recent edited collection: Transformative L2 Teacher Innovations: Insights from Vygotskian Sociocultural Theory (2024, Routledge) with Paula R. Golombek & Jacob Rieker. She teaches courses in the MA TESL and the Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics degree programs.

Prof. Ester De Jong
University of Florida

Biography

Ester de Jong is Professor in the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education program at the University of Colorado Denver. Prior to UC Denver, she was the Director of the School of Teaching and Learning and Professor in ESOL/Bilingual Education at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. She has been in the field of ESL/bilingual education for over thirty years, as a practitioner and a researcher. Her research focuses on preparing teachers to work with bilingual learners in K-12 schools, and integrated approaches to the schooling of bilingual learners, including two-way bilingual education. Dr. de Jong was President of TESOL International Association (2017-2018) and currently serves as editor of the Bilingual Research Journal. Her recent co-edited books include the Handbook of Dual Language Bilingual Education (Routledge, with Juan Freire & Cristina Alfaro) and English language learners in the Southeast (Lexiington Books, with Eric Dwyer, Mary Elizabeth Wilson-Patton)

Event Running Order

8:00am	Registration opens
8:45am – 9:00	Welcome to Country and Introduction
9:00am – 10:00am	Keynote
10:00am – 10:30am	Break
10:30am – 10:55am	Breakout Session
11:00am – 11:25am	Breakout Session
11:30am – 11:55am	Breakout Session
12:00pm – 12:25pm	Breakout Session
12:30pm – 1:30pm	Lunch
1:30pm – 1:55pm	Breakout Session
2:00pm – 2:25pm	Breakout Session
2:30pm – 2:55pm	Breakout Session
3:00pm – 3:25pm	Breakout Session
3:30pm – 4:00pm	Break
4:00pm – 5:00pm	Keynote Session
5:00pm – 7:00pm	Function

Session Information and Presenters

Session information to come

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We look forward to seeing you there!