The 2026 NILI-UK’s annual conference (Network Insegnanti Lingua Italiana UK) will take place at the University of Sheffield on Friday 12th June 2026 & online.

This year’s theme is Innovative Pedagogies and Emotional Wellbeing in the Italian Classroom.
We welcome proposals exploring, among others, the following areas:

  • emotional wellbeing and assessment;
  • class participation; joy in the language classroom;
  • language learning and identity;
  • technology-enhanced pedagogies and wellbeing;
  • emotional wellbeing in language teaching;
  • compassionate teaching

Related sub-themes are also welcome.
This hybrid event allows participation in person or online, with contributions delivered in Italian or English. We invite proposals for 20-minute presentations as well as shorter 10-minute, practice-based, or work-in-progress contributions.

Please, submit your proposal in the attached form by Friday 27th February @18:00 GMT.

Grazie!

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