Conference Agenda (Tentative) - MAAL International Conference

Conference Detailed Itinerary

TENTATIVE PROGRAMME
Day 1 – 10 November 2025 (Monday)
0830 – 0900	Registration
0900 – 0915	Opening-ceremony – MAALICnovation – Launch
0915 – 1000	Keynote 1: Reframing Second Language Listening in Applied Linguistics Prof. Dr. Goh Chuen Meng Christine President’s Chair in Education, National Institute of Education, Singapore.
1000 – 1015	Coffee break 1
1015 – 1100	Keynote 2: Global English Testing: Meeting Challenges, Shaping Solutions Asso. Prof. Dr. Obaid Hamid School of Education, University of Queensland, Australia.
1100 – 1145	Featured Panel: Reframing Writing Pedagogy: Agency, Creativity, and Teacher Preparation Dr. Anitha Devi Pillai National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Ms Shreenjit Kaur National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Ms Bernice Xu Yusof Ishak Secondary School, Singapore.
1145 – 1315	Parallel session 1
1315 – 1415	Lunch
1415 – 1545	Parallel session 2
1545 – 1600	Coffee Break 2
1600 – 1645	Symposia 1 – The Role of AI in Applied Linguistics and Beyond Dr. Ali Sorayaei (Chairperson) Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Malaysia Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gabriela C. Zapata Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom Dr. Dara Tafazoli College of Human and Social Futures, University of Newcastle, Australia Dr. Rafidah Abd Karim University of Technology MARA
1645 – 1730	Featured Talk: Questions Across Cultures: Fostering Intercultural Competence through Online Collaboration Asso. Prof. Dr Tamas Kiss Centre for English Language Studies, Sunway University, Malaysia.


Day 2 – 11 November 2025 (Tuesday)
0900 – 0945	Keynote 3: Reimagining Language Policy: Humanity, Action, Impact Asso.Prof. Dr. Kristof Savski Faculty of Liberal Arts, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand.
0945 – 1000	Coffee break 3
1000 – 1130	Parallel Session 3
1130 – 1215	Keynote 4: Dasar dan Perancangan Bahasa di Malaysia: Menangani Cabaran Masa Hadapan Pn. Fauzilahyatun Binti Mustafa Director, Policy and Research Department Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Malaysia.
1215 – 1315	Featured Workshop: Layers of Meaning: Exploring Visual Texts in Language and Culture Asso. Prof. Dr Tamas Kiss Centre for English Language Studies, Sunway University, Malaysia.
1315 – 1415	Lunch
1415 – 1545	Parallel Session 4 + Evaluation of MAALICnovation
1545 – 1600	Coffee break 4
1600 – 1700	Symposia 2 – Early Career Researchers ASEAN-ALAA Symposium Emeritus Prof. Dr. Azirah Binti Hashim (Chairperson) Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, University of Malaya, Malaysia Dr. Jasper Hong SIM Senior Lecturer, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Dr Carly Steele Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Humanities, Curtin University, Perth, Australia Dr. Joram Kim B. Corcuera Senior Lecturer, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines Dr. Lee Huan Yik Senior Lecturer, Language Academy, University of Technology Malaysia Asso. Prof. Dr. Susanto Saman Head of Centre for Studies in Linguistics, University of Bandar Lampung, Indonesia Dr. Soyeon Kim Research Fellow, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University, Australia
1700 – 1730	Closing Ceremony – Awards & Photo Session

Day 3 – 12 November 2025 (Wednesday) Hybrid Post-conference Workshops: The Next Frontiers in Applied Linguistics
0830 – 0900	Registration
0900 – 0915	Opening Remarks
0915 – 1045	Post-conference Workshop 1: Quality Features in Research Dr. Ali Sorayaei (Chairperson) Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Malaysia Prof. Dr. Mehdi Riazi College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar. Asso.Prof.Dr Vahid Nimehchisalem University of Economics and Human Sciences, Warsaw, Poland. Dr. Mohammad Amini Farsani Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran.
1045 – 1100	Coffee Break 1
1100 – 1230	Post-conference Workshop 2: The Future of Language in the Age of Migration: Research Agenda, Approaches, and Methodologies Asso. Prof. Dr. Ariane Macalinga Borlongan Founder and Head, The Migration Linguistics Initiative, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
1230 – 1330	Lunch
1330 – 1500	Post-conference Workshop 3: EDU AI CONNECT : Bridging AI with Education and Language Learning Dr. Mohd Shahril Nizam Shaharom Department of Curriculum and Instructional Technology, Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya.
1500 – 1515	Coffee Break 2
1515 – 1645	Post-conference Workshop 4: Title TBC
1645 – 1730	Panel Discussion / Closing Reflection