NBR 2025

The FIPLV-NBR Conference Languages Mediating Culture and Mutual Understanding, April 25–26, 2025, Helsinki, Finland

The main language of communication was English but there were presentations in other languages as well. The programme opened and closed with a plenary lecture. During the day, numerous parallel sessions operated simultaneously.

The venue was at the Kulosaari Secondary School.

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The Main Theme and Topics of Interest

The main theme of the conference was Languages Mediating Culture and Mutual Understanding. Languages play a crucial role in mediating culture and facilitating mutual understanding among people.

The conference gave teachers of languages and others interested in its theme an opportunity to simultaneously evaluate the past, re-evaluate the present and consider the role of languages in mediating culture and mutual understanding – keeping the Baltic and Nordic educational systems in mind.

 

Topics of Interest Include

• Languages Connecting Cultures
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Language Teaching
• Robot Assisted Language Learning / Using Social Robots for Language Teaching and Learning
• How Can Language Teachers Contribute to Society, Community and/or Humanity?
• What Are the Roles of Systematic Language Learning and Teaching?
• Means to Promote Language Learning and Cultural Literacy?
• Teaching Languages: How / to Whom / Where and When?

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The board of Nordic-Baltic Region of FIPLV has offered six individual travel awards of 100 euros per applicant to support FIPLV members residing outside Finland who wish to participate and who plan to present a paper at the NBR Conference in Helsinki. If all six travel awards are not  granted to persons presenting a paper, they can be granted to NBR members residing outside Finland and enrolled to attend the conference. The travel awards recipients have been informed.

Conference Registration

The registration for the conference has ended.

Prices

• Early Bird (between 2 and 31 December 2024) €55
• Member price €110
• Non-member price €140
• Student price €40
• Organisation price €180

Schedule

September 30 – Last day for submitting abstracts
October 30 – Last day for notification of acceptance
December 2 – Draft programme ready / Registration begins / Practical details
February 15 – Final programme / Practical details
April 25–26 – Conference dates: April 25 school visits and an evening event, April 26 plenaries and parallel sessions

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Outi Vilkuna

Puheenjohtaja/ordförande/chairperson

Puheenjohtaja on vastuussa edunvalvonnasta ja edustaa liittoa mediassa. Ordföranden är ansvarig för intressebevakningen och representerar förbundet i medierna. The chairperson is responsible for advocacy and represents the federation in the media.

Anna Halme

Toiminnanjohtaja / verksamhetsledare / executive director

Toiminnanjohtaja hoitaa liiton toimintaa ja taloutta. Vastuualueisiin kuuluu myös viestintä: Tempus, verkkotiedotus ja sosiaalinen media. Verksamhetsledaren sköter föreningens verksamhet och ekonomi. Ansvarsområden inkluderar även kommunikation: Tempus, webbpublicering och sociala medier. The executive director manages the operations and finances of the organization. Her responsibilities also include communication: Tempus magazine, online communication and social media.