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(HALLT, Hungary) Dr András Szöllösy-Sebestyén András Szöllösy-Sebestyén has served as General Secretary in the Hungarian Association of Applied Linguists and Language Teachers (HAALLT), a long-time member of FIPLV, since 1994. In this capacity, he has been making efforts to promote research on the use, teaching and learning of foreign languages in the Hungarian context in…

(HALLT, Hungary) Dr András Szöllösy-Sebestyén András Szöllösy-Sebestyén has served as General Secretary in the Hungarian Association of Applied Linguists and Language Teachers (HAALLT), a long-time member of FIPLV, since 1994. In this capacity, he has been making efforts to promote research on the use, teaching and learning of foreign languages in the Hungarian context in…

(SUKOL, Finland) Kari Jukarainen Mr Kari Jukarainen has had a long and successful career in language teaching in upper secondary schools in Finland. From the beginning of his professional life, he has had an active role in teachers’ associations. During his presidency of SUKOL, Jukarainen promoted the importance of language skills and lobbied nationally for…

(NZALT, New Zealand Association of Language Teachers) Prof Martin East Martin East has significantly influenced the pattern and quality of language pedagogy in Aotearoa New Zealand over many years through countless exceptional and outstanding contributions to the field. A revised curriculum for New Zealand’s schools alongside revised national assessments to match new curriculum expectations have…

(NZALT, New Zealand Association of Language Teachers) Prof Martin East Martin East has significantly influenced the pattern and quality of language pedagogy in Aotearoa New Zealand over many years through countless exceptional and outstanding contributions to the field. A revised curriculum for New Zealand’s schools alongside revised national assessments to match new curriculum expectations have…

(BETA Bulgaria) Dr Zhivka Stoyanova Ilieva Zhivka Ilieva has been working in the sphere of ELT and teacher training for nearly 20 years. She is an associate professor of Methodology of English Language Teaching at Dobrich College, Shumen University. She presents at conferences dedicated to language teaching and teacher education in Bulgaria and across Europe. She…

(BETA Bulgaria) Dr Zhivka Stoyanova Ilieva Zhivka Ilieva has been working in the sphere of ELT and teacher training for nearly 20 years. She is an associate professor of Methodology of English Language Teaching at Dobrich College, Shumen University. She presents at conferences dedicated to language teaching and teacher education in Bulgaria and across Europe. She…

(MAPRYAL, International Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature, Russian Federation) Professor Liudmila Verbitskaya Liudmila Alekseyevna Verbitskaya is one of the first contemporary scholars to provide description to modern pronunciation norms of Russian language. She had an outstanding academic career in Saint Petersburg State University from assistant to Full Professor in the Phonetics Department.…

(MAPRYAL, International Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature, Russian Federation) Professor Liudmila Verbitskaya Liudmila Alekseyevna Verbitskaya is one of the first contemporary scholars to provide description to modern pronunciation norms of Russian language. She had an outstanding academic career in Saint Petersburg State University from assistant to Full Professor in the Phonetics Department.…

(ACTFL, USA) Dr Ray T Clifford FIPLV is pleased to recognize the many accomplishments of Dr. Ray T. Clifford in the field of language teaching, learning, and assessment by awarding him the FIPLV International Award. Dr. Clifford’s contributions to the field include transforming language teaching to focus on a proficiency approach, aligning curriculum, assessment and…