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Dr. Betsy Gilliland an Invited Speaker at the 2026 RELC International Conference

Dr. Betsy Gilliland was one of the invited speakers at the held at Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization’s Regional Language Centre from March 9th through March 11th, 2026.

Dr. Gilliland’s talks were titled, “Practice Informing Theory Through Language Teacher Action Research” and “Being Reflective in an Ever-evolving Field of ELT.”

While at the conference, Dr. Gilliland was able to connect with some former SLS MA and PhD students (pictured below).

  • Noboyuki Hino (SLS MA grad, now faculty at Otemon Gakuin University, Japan)
  • Patharaorn (Orn) Patharakorn  (SLS PhD grad, now faculty at Chulalongkorn University Language Institute, Thailand)
  • Gordon West (SLS MA grad, now faculty at National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
  • Dennis Koyama (SLS MA grad, now faculty at Sophia University, Japan)

Congratulations to all on a great conference!

Pictured (left to right): Dr. Betsy Gilliland, Noboyuki Hino, Dr. Patharaorn Patharakorn, and Gordon West.
Pictured (left to right): Dr. Betsy Gilliland and Dennis Koyama.