Join us in Berlin for a collaborative, practitioner-led conference dedicated to rethinking equity and access in English for Academic Purposes (EAP). Bridges, Not Barriers brings together educators, researchers, and specialists to examine how we can dismantle barriers across language learning, teaching practices, and assessment design.

Whether you want to present your work or join the conversation as an attendee, we invite you to help shape an equitable future for academic language education.

Date & Time: Friday, 19 February 2027 | 09:00 – 17:00 CET

Location: HWR Berlin, Badensche Str. 50-51, 10825 Berlin

Cost: Free of charge

Conference strands

Access to Learning

Focusing on the learner’s journey into and through the EAP classroom. We invite sessions that explore breaking down cognitive, cultural, physical, and socio-economic barriers to academic language acquisition.

Access to Teaching

Turning the lens onto practitioners. This strand investigates the professional, systemic, and ideological factors that influence an educator’s ability to deliver accessible and equitable EAP instruction.

Access to Assessment

Examining how we evaluate language proficiency. We seek proposals that critically analyze traditional assessment and propose fairer, more transparent evaluation pathways.

Key Dates

1 September 2026: Registration & Call for Proposals open
15 October 2026: Session proposals due
1 December 2026: Proposal outcomes shared
20 January 2027: Registration closes

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