Shanghai Center for Research in English Language Education (SCRELE), affiliated to Shanghai International Studies University (SISU), China, is now inviting proposals for its Fourth Biennial Conference under the theme of “Second/Foreign Language Teaching Materials Development and Research”. The event, scheduled on 19-21 September, 2025 will be held on Hongkou campus of Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai. We are looking forward to your contribution and participation.

Theme: Second/Foreign Language Teaching Materials Development and Research

Sub-themes (but not limited to)

• SLT/FLT materials development: policy and planning

• SLT/FLT materials development: theories and practices

• Developing SLT/FLT materials for different purposes

• SLT/FLT Materials developers at work

• SLT/FLT curriculum materials development projects

• Publishing SLT/FLT textbooks

• Innovations in SLT/FLT materials development

• Digital SLT/FLT materials development

• Coping with constraints and limitations in SLT/FLT materials development

• Technology-mediated SLT/FLT materials development

• SLT/FLT materials corpus studies

• Practitioner-researcher collaboration in developing SLT/FLT materials

• SLT/FLT materials development and teacher development

• Piloting SLT/FLT materials for better development practices

Plenary Speakers (in alphabetical order):

Prof. Rod ELLIS (Auckland University, New Zealand)

Prof. MEI Deming (Shanghai International Studies University, China)

Prof. Masatoshi SATO (Universidad Andres Bello, Chile)

Prof. WEN Qiufang (Beijing Foreign Studies University, China)

Dr Renata GELD (University of Zagreb, Croatia)

Date: September 19-21, 2025

Venue: 550 Dalian Road (West), Shanghai International Studies University (Hongkou Campus), Shanghai, China

Proposal submission:

We invite submissions for individual papers and posters. Paper presentations will be 30 minutes (20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion).

Submissions for individual papers and posters should include:

•title (15 words maximum)

•abstract (300 words maximum, excluding references)

•brief summary for the conference program (50 words maximum)

•keywords

All proposals should be submitted in Microsoft WORD formats by April 30, 2025 via email to screle2025@126.com.

Further information

Please visit the conference website for further information: http://screleconference.shisu.edu.cn/ or send your inquiries to screle2025@126.com.