Following the TESOL Symposium and past series of international conferences, the English Language Centre (ELC) of Shantou University will host its 8th international conference on TESOL from 15 to 17 April, 2016.

The conference theme is Bridging ELT Theory and Practice: Innovations and Reservations in the Digital Age. As the development of technology has brought both opportunities and challenges to the ELT world, scholars have begun to address issues related to ELT to the integration of new technologies into the ELT classroom. Of particular interest is the conversation between traditional and innovative theories regarding the incorporation of technology into ELT. In this conference, we aim to provide a forum for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students to address issues of ELT, such as new trends and new theories and methodologies in the digital age.