Our past speakers and presenters are recognized leaders in the field of World Language Education, successful and published researchers and theorists of Second Language Acquisition, Applied Linguistics, Culture Learning, and Pedagogy, and many have received some of the highest accolades in our profession.

List of past keynote speakers:

2022: Francis Troyan
2021: Eileen Glisan
2020: Coronavirus Cancellation :(
2019: Ted Zarrow
2018: Linda Egnatz
2017: Bonnie Adair-Hauck
2016: Yo Azama
2015: Toni Theisen
2014: Bill VanPatten
2013: John De Mado
2012: Richard Donato
2011: Duarte Silva
2010: Emily Spinelli
2009: Miles Turnbull
2008: Renate Schultz
2007: June K. Phillips
2003: Carmen Chaves Tesser
2002: Nancy Gadbois
2001: G. Richard Tucker
2000: Frank Medley
1999: Marty Abbott
1998: Mimi Met
1997: Helene Zimmer-Loew
1996: Christine Brown
1995: Greg Duncan
1994: Claire Jackson
1993: Beverly Harris-Schenz
1992: Helena Curtain
1991: Heidi Byrnes
1990: Jeannette Bragger
1989: Bob Terry
1988: Dorothy James
1987: Toby Tamarkin
1986: Bill VanPatten