@iawe26.bsky.social is sadly getting to its end :( I just presented a paper by Julia and me that will be part of my upcoming edited volume www.routledge.com/Dismantling-...

What a great conference!!! Thanks @iawe26.bsky.social organizers for all the work and organisational skills put into it, and congratulations for a fantastic conference!!!

Oh! Will keep an eye on this upcoming conference from the International Association of World Englishes for 2027!

Optional social activity post-IAWE26: Lovely boat tour ⛵

Congratulations to Evangeline Lin and Karola Schmidt for winning the Braj B. Kachru student award at IAWE26 👏👏👏 Great papers!! 🤩👏

Watch out for IAWE27 in 2027. It will take place in Amsterdam and Utrecht 🙌🤩

IAWE26 is coming to an end. The final point: IAWE business meeting and conference closing. Thanks everyone for coming and for joining us in Giessen. It was a wonderful experience full of high class presentations. Thank you and see you again soon 🙌🙌

IAWE26 is coming to an end. Enjoy the final talks 😁

Any questions about the Mouton books on display? Contact our editor Natalie ([email protected]) & browse more books here: www.degruyterbrill.com/publishing/subjects/linguistics-semiotics?lang=en ‪ Wishing all World Englishes scholars a great IAWE26! 🥂 @iawe26.bsky.social

So happy to have presented with a great group os scholars and friends at @iawe26.bsky.social on an international survey involving five countries.

Last but certainly not least: the final papers in the last general sessions are being presented 🤩🤩

The final plenary at IAWE26 - Dushyanthi Mendis on World Englishes: Into the Future 🙌

More parallel talks happening at IAWE26 🤩

The first plenary of day 3 at IAWE26 by Raymond Hickey on Second Language English: Contact, Core and Communities 🥳

Enjoying the gala dinner at IAWE26 🍽️🍴🏰

Great food and wonderful conversations during the gala dinner at IAWE26 🍽️🍴🏰

Day 2 at IAWE26 ended with a fantastic gala dinner 🍽️🍴🏰

Last general sessions of day 2 at IAWE26!! 🤩

IAWE26 is in full swing and on for many interesting talks presenting 🆕 research on day 2 🤩🙌

A view of the lecture hall during the Presidential Address 🤩

IAWE26 is enjoying the Presidential Address by Isabel Pefianco Martin on Translanguaging for Deeper Learning: Embracing Pluto centric Englishes in the Classroom 🥰

First presentations of the general sessions on day 2 at IAWE26 are happening right now 👍👍

Day 2 of IAWE26 has started with a plenary by Pam Peters on The Americanization of English in Anglophone and Non-Anglophone Countries 🤩

The president of JLU, Prof. Dr. Katharina Lorenz, and Prof. Dr. Ivo Steininger, head of the Department of English, welcomed everyone during the conference opening of IAWE26!

Have you checked out the book exhibit at IAWE26? 📚 2 more days to do so...

The first day of IAWE26 ended with some crazy weather 🌦️🌈💧 Have a good rest and see you all tomorrow 🤗

Welcome reception at the end of day 1 at IAWE26 🥳

The first day of IAWE26 is already over. What a day 😀

@iawe26.bsky.social started this morning at Justus Liebg University in Giessen. Adriana Gonzalez presented a paper based on her chapter in my upcoming edited book (Dismantling the native speaker construct in ELT. Routledge, 2026). She did a wonderful job!!!

Salikoko S. Mufwene is giving the second plenary at IAWE26 on A Uniform Italian Approach to the Kachru Concentric Model of World Englishes 🥳🙌

The rooms are packed 🤩🤩

Many talks are happening at the same time at IAWE 26 in Gießen 🤩

The first IAWE26 plenary: Kingsley Bolton on World Englishes: Forty Years and Beyond

IAWE 26 has started 🥳 Conference opening happening right now. 3 great days are now ahead of us 🤩

IAWE26 is about to happend... We are so looking forward to meeting you all tomorrow and we are getting ready for YOU! If you need assistance during the conference or have a question, watch out for those who are wearing a PINK lanyard and we are happy to help! 🩷 Save travels to Giessen!

Just one more night until IAWE26 in Giessen. Check out the program and book of abstracts for some last minute changes: www.uni-giessen.de/iawe26

We are sure you all have been waiting for this: 🥳The IAWE26 programme is now online and available for download.🤩 You can find it on the IAWE26 website: www.uni-giessen.de/iawe26

Have you been to Giessen before? IAWE26 is coming closer, and perhaps you want to get a first impression of how to get to Giessen, to the hotels, and the conference location. Check out the new "Maps & Directions" tab on our website: www.uni-giessen.de/iawe26 See you soon in Giessen :)

Three more weeks until IAWE26 is happening. We look forward to meeting you all in Giessen so soon. Check out www.uni-giessen.de/iawe26 for updates and news.

Are you planning to attend IAWE26 in Giessen in July? Have you already registered? Make sure to register - if you do this until July 01 2025, you still get to pay a reduced fee. More information on the conference website: uni-giessen.de/iawe26 Registration via Eveeno: eveeno.com/iawe26

Still looking for accommodation to attend IAWE 26 in Giessen in July? The special rate for Hotel Steinsgarten can only be booked until 29 May 2025 - so be fast and secure your special rate! More info can be found here: uni-giessen.de/iawe26

✅Early Bird rate for IAWE26 in Giessen is available only until 1 May 2025. Make sure you register soon via eveeno.com/iawe26 We look forward to welcoming you in Giessen in July!

We thank the @dfg.de and JLU's Department of English for their generous support of the IAWE26 conference! Quick reminder: Have you already registered? Check the online registration form and join the fun: eveeno.com/iawe26 See you in Giessen 🥳

Meet the International and Local Organising Committee of IAWE26 in Giessen! We look forward to welcoming you in Giessen in late July 2025. Check the website for further information: uni-giessen.de/iawe26

We have some exciting news to share: 📚There will be a book exhibit at IAWE26 with books from Bloomsbury Academic, John Benjamins, and De Gruyter Mouton. @johnbenjamins.bsky.social l @degruyterbrill.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

✅Registration for IAWE26 is already open: eveeno.com/iawe26 ‼️In addition to the academic program, there are optional post-conference events. Remember to book them when completing the registration process, because it will not be possible to include guests spontaneously.

You are joining us in Giessen for IAWE26? Remember to book your accommodation. 🏨⛺️ Some hotels offer special rates (limited availability–book early!) for conference participants. ✅ You can find more information on our conference website: uni-giessen.de/iawe26

Are you planning on coming to Giessen for IAWE26? Check out the city: www.giessen.de/Erleben/

Check out this amazing lineup of plenary speakers at IAWE26: Kingsley Bolton, Raymond Hickey, Isabel Pefianco Martin, Dushyanthi Mendis, Salikoko S. Mufwene, & Pam Peters. www.uni-giessen.de/en/faculties...

Follow us for all updates of the upcoming IAWE26 conference in Giessen, Germany! We look forward to seeing you all in Giessen in the summer for IAWE26 from 25 - 27 July 2025.