TESOL 2027 Keynotes & Invited Sessions
Prepare to be inspired by our incredible slate of keynote speakers for TESOL 2027! All keynotes will be held in George R. Brown Convention Center Theatre.
We'll be invited our invited session speakers soon. To see the full event schedule, visit our TESOL 2027 Schedule page.
Opening Keynote | 15 March 2027
Tammy S. Gregersen
Keeping It Human: Teacher Wellbeing and Flourishing in the Future of Language Education
Tammy Gregersen is Associate Professor of Linguistics at Baylor University (USA). A leading scholar in applied linguistics and language teacher education, she has co-authored ten books and published extensively on positive psychology, teacher wellbeing, emotions, individual differences, and the human dimensions of language teaching and learning. She has been among the pioneering scholars advancing positive psychology in second language acquisition, helping to broaden the field's understanding of the emotional, social, and psychological dimensions of language learning and teaching. At the heart of her scholarship is a commitment to understanding what helps language learners and teachers not only succeed, but flourish. Having taught in the United States, Chile, Costa Rica and the United Arab Emirates, she brings an international perspective to her research and has worked extensively with pre-service and in-service language teachers around the world.
Tuesday Keynote | 16 March 2027
Glenn Stockwell
Glenn Stockwell is Professor and Acting Head of the Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies at The Education University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on the impact of digital technologies on language teaching and learning, with particular interests in mobile-assisted language learning, artificial intelligence in language education, teacher and learner development, and learner autonomy. He is the author of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (Cambridge University Press, 2022) and editor of The Cambridge Handbook of Language Learning and Technology (Cambridge University Press, 2025). He also serves as Editor-in-Chief of Computer Assisted Language Learning and the Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics. Over the course of his career, he has published extensively on technology-enhanced language learning and has contributed to international research, professional development, and editorial leadership in the field. His work is widely recognized for its focus on the pedagogical integration of emerging technologies and for its contribution to understanding how teachers and learners engage with innovation in language education.
Presidential Keynote | 16 March 2027
Okon Effiong
Okon Effiong is an adjunct Assistant Professor at Lusail University, Qatar. He is the President of TESOL International Association and the Founder of Africa English Language Teachers Association. Okon is also the winner of 2026 Distance Education Accreditation Commission Outstanding Graduate Award and 2024 British Council ELTons award for Outstanding Achievement. He has several peer-reviewed publications and co-edited a few book volumes. Okon has given numerous presentations at internationally recognised conferences.
Wednesday Keynote | 17 March 2027
Ofelia García
Putting the SOL before the TE in TESOL:
A Translanguaging View
Ofelia García is Professor Emerita in the Ph.D. programs in Urban Education and Latin American, Iberian and Latino Cultures at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York. García has published widely in the areas of bilingualism/multilingualism and language education, language policy, and sociology of language. She has received numerous awards, including Distinguished Scholar Lifetime Awards from the Literacy Research Association (LRA, 2024), the Modern Language Association (MLA, 2022) and the American Education Research Association (AERA) (Social Contexts in Education, 2019, and Bilingual Education, 2017). She was elected to The Academy of Arts and Sciences (2023) and to the National Academy of Education (2018). Her website: www.ofeliagarcia.org.
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See you in March! ❤️