Damira Akynova – Kazakhstan

L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University

Paper: English-Kazakh Code Switching within the Context of Foreign Language Classroom Environment

Rodrigo Borba – Brazil

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Paper: Whose Ethics? Whose Politics?: A Discourse-based Approach to the Depathologization of Transsexuality

Vasantha Dhanapala – Sri Lanka

University of Colombo

Paper: What Factors Contribute to L2 Text Comprehension?

Raquel Gamero – Brazil

Universidade Estadual de Londrina

Paper: Becoming a Brazilian Researcher: An Analysis of the Context, the Literature and the Activities Performed by Senior Researchers

Saakshi Manocha – India

Jawaharlal Nehru University

Paper: Redeeming Saora Children’s Funds of Knowledge in MLE Schools of Odisha

Mohamed Naashia – Maldives

Maldives National University

Paper: Bilingual Children’s Language Use and Linguistic Identity: Home Contributions and Family Language Policy

Hoa Hiep Pham
 Hue – Vietnam

College of Foreign Languages

Paper: World Englishes and Implications for Pedagogies in the English Language Classroom

Weiqiang Wang – China

Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

Paper: Students’ Perceptions of the Effects of Rubric-Referenced Self-Assessment on EFL Writing