SLTED2026:
Second Language Teacher Education Conference
We are pleased to announce that the Language Curriculum SIG is working together with the University of Edinburgh on the Second Language Teacher Education (SLTED) Conference to be held in Edinburgh on 9-11 September 2026. You can find more details about the keynote speakers, Call for Papers, and registration at https://slted2026.weebly.com/ or just scan the link included in the poster below:
RELANZA.
Redefining language teaching:
SDGs & educational strategieS
We are excited to share RELANZA, a knowledge transfer project developed by the BAAL Language Curriculum SIG in collaboration with the PRODIGI research group at Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR, Spain), and funded by UNIR.
Our project is coordinated by Mercedes Querol-Julián and brings together colleagues from Universitat Jaume I, The University of Edinburgh, and University of Strathclyde. We are also grateful for the support of Instituto Cervantes and FAAPI in helping us disseminate the project internationally.
With RELANZA, we want to rethink the role of language education in addressing today’s global challenges. We connect the language curriculum with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG 4 on Quality Education. Our aim is to move beyond treating sustainability as just another classroom topic. Instead, we see it as a core, cross-cutting dimension of how and why we teach languages, foregrounding linguistic diversity, equity, inclusion, intercultural awareness and social responsibility.
To support this vision, we offer open-access resources in English and Spanish designed for teachers, teacher educators and other education professionals. At the heart of the project is our six-episode podcast, hosted by Darío Banegas, where we engage in conversation with leading international researchers. Each episode focuses on a key dimension of the language curriculum, from artificial intelligence to social justice, and is accompanied by a practical guide and interactive materials that invite reflection and action in diverse educational contexts.
One of the innovative aspects of the podcast is our careful use of AI-based voice cloning and dubbing, always followed by thorough human editing and expert oversight. We believe technology, and AI in particular, can be a powerful ally in education when used ethically and responsibly, helping us widen access to knowledge.
Since launching RELANZA in November 2025 with two webinars, we have continued sharing ideas through newsletters, online events and freely available resources.
We invite you to explore the project and join the conversation: https://relanza.net/en/
Our project is coordinated by Mercedes Querol-Julián and brings together colleagues from Universitat Jaume I, The University of Edinburgh, and University of Strathclyde. We are also grateful for the support of Instituto Cervantes and FAAPI in helping us disseminate the project internationally.
With RELANZA, we want to rethink the role of language education in addressing today’s global challenges. We connect the language curriculum with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG 4 on Quality Education. Our aim is to move beyond treating sustainability as just another classroom topic. Instead, we see it as a core, cross-cutting dimension of how and why we teach languages, foregrounding linguistic diversity, equity, inclusion, intercultural awareness and social responsibility.
To support this vision, we offer open-access resources in English and Spanish designed for teachers, teacher educators and other education professionals. At the heart of the project is our six-episode podcast, hosted by Darío Banegas, where we engage in conversation with leading international researchers. Each episode focuses on a key dimension of the language curriculum, from artificial intelligence to social justice, and is accompanied by a practical guide and interactive materials that invite reflection and action in diverse educational contexts.
One of the innovative aspects of the podcast is our careful use of AI-based voice cloning and dubbing, always followed by thorough human editing and expert oversight. We believe technology, and AI in particular, can be a powerful ally in education when used ethically and responsibly, helping us widen access to knowledge.
Since launching RELANZA in November 2025 with two webinars, we have continued sharing ideas through newsletters, online events and freely available resources.
We invite you to explore the project and join the conversation: https://relanza.net/en/
1 st BAAL Language Curriculum SIG Online Symposium 2025
We are delighted to announce our first BAAL Language Curriculum SIG Online Symposium for 2025. The event will be free-of-charge and held online via Zoom on the 19 June, 9am – 12pm (GMT+1). The event will be accessible for BAAL members and members of our BAAL Language Curriculum SIG.
We encourage submission from the field of L2 education, including TESOL and Languages Other Than English. Presentations should last around 20 minutes with 10 minutes for Q&A at the end. Abstract submissions should not exceed 300 words (including references) and can be submitted by 25 April 2025 via this form.
Information on acceptance of the abstracts will be circulated on the 25 May 2025.
Information on acceptance of the abstracts will be circulated on the 25 May 2025.
BAAL Language Curriculum SIG Autumn Webinar 2024
We delivered our first Autumn Webinar 2024 on the 8 November 2024. See the recording and the summary of the event below.
In Case of Emergency…: Curriculum Studies and Teacher Preparation.
John Macalister examined two case studies of language teachers’ responses during the global pandemic, exploring why one was more successful than the other. He analyzed these cases in the context of language curriculum design, arguing for the vital role curriculum studies played in teacher preparation. This component, he suggested, helped teachers adapt to both expected and unexpected changes. Macalister, Emeritus Professor of Applied Linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington, co-authored Language Curriculum Design and Case Studies in Language Curriculum Design, drawing on his global experience in curriculum projects.
Multimodality and the Language Curriculum
Dr. Fei Victor Lim explored multimodality in the language curriculum through two dimensions: multimodality for learning and multimodality as learning. The former enhanced language and subject understanding by using diverse multimodal resources, while the latter extended literacy beyond language, focusing on multimodal meaning-making and literacy development through viewing and representing multimodal texts. His research, based on a design-based project in Singapore, integrated multimodality both as a tool for language learning and as a goal for developing multimodal literacy. Dr. Lim, an Associate Professor at the National Institute of Education, NTU, Singapore, was an expert in multiliteracies and digital learning.
John Macalister examined two case studies of language teachers’ responses during the global pandemic, exploring why one was more successful than the other. He analyzed these cases in the context of language curriculum design, arguing for the vital role curriculum studies played in teacher preparation. This component, he suggested, helped teachers adapt to both expected and unexpected changes. Macalister, Emeritus Professor of Applied Linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington, co-authored Language Curriculum Design and Case Studies in Language Curriculum Design, drawing on his global experience in curriculum projects.
Multimodality and the Language Curriculum
Dr. Fei Victor Lim explored multimodality in the language curriculum through two dimensions: multimodality for learning and multimodality as learning. The former enhanced language and subject understanding by using diverse multimodal resources, while the latter extended literacy beyond language, focusing on multimodal meaning-making and literacy development through viewing and representing multimodal texts. His research, based on a design-based project in Singapore, integrated multimodality both as a tool for language learning and as a goal for developing multimodal literacy. Dr. Lim, an Associate Professor at the National Institute of Education, NTU, Singapore, was an expert in multiliteracies and digital learning.
We were delighted to announce the first free webinar of our newly founded BAAL Language Curriculum SIG. The webinar took place on the 19 June 2024, 10am – 12pm (GMT +1), on Zoom. The LC SIG members introduced the SIG and themselves and the invited speakers presented their research. The presentations were followed by Q&A.
