The American Cultural Association (ACA) is pleased to announce the 31st All-ALC Conference, the largest gathering of English-language educators in Morocco. As the not-for-profit, bi-national parent organization of the American Language Centers (ALC) in Morocco, the ACA is dedicated to promoting English as a foreign language education.
The 31st All-ALC Conference provides an opportunity for English teachers, teacher trainers, EdTech developers and curriculum designers from Morocco and beyond to come together, learn from one another, and explore new ideas in the field of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) education.
We cordially invite proposals from Morocco and beyond that align with this year’s conference theme:
Connect & Inspire
Connect & Inspire encapsulates the transformative power of global collaboration in English language education as we aim to foster meaningful connections among educators, learners, and innovators from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. By connecting with each other, we build a strong network of passionate educators who support one another and exchange innovative practices.
Through the sharing of ideas, experiences, and best practices, we seek to inspire new approaches to teaching and learning that spark our creativity and renew our sense of motivation in teaching and learning. Participants at the 31st All-ALC Conference will return to their classrooms with renewed passion, practical strategies, and a deeper sense of purpose in shaping the future of English language education, empowered to create more engaging, inclusive, and transformative language learning experiences across Morocco and beyond.
We invite proposals for sessions of the following formats:
Proposals must be accompanied by a 100-word abstract. For presentations, classroom activity shares, workshops, and panels, a short video is also required to support your proposal.
All proposals will be rated according to the following criteria:
Conference Attendance (3 days)*
*This includes all plenaries, sessions, and coffee breaks. Lunches on January 30th and 31st are also included.
Payment information will be sent via email after successful registration.
If you have any inquiries, please contact us at conference@acamorocco.org
We look forward to receiving your proposals and sharing this transformative experience with you at the 31st All-ALC Conference!
Sincerely,
The 31st All-ALC Conference Committee
Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel
University of Glasgow
OPENING PLENARY
A Brief Journey into the Science of Learning and How It Informs Teaching
In this plenary, Carolina will take the audience on a journey that explores how our memory works and how we can use this knowledge to tweak teaching practice. She will share research insights on human learning that can directly inform activities in the classroom and provide hands-on practical tips. There will be demonstrations to experience the learning strategies, and the audience will leave the session inspired and ready to apply new ideas.
About Carolina
Dr Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel (CPsychol, SFHEA) is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology & Neuroscience at the University of Glasgow, an expert in applying Cognitive Psychology to education, and an enthusiastic science communicator. She leads the TILE Network and is part of the Learning Scientists. She obtained her Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Mannheim, Germany, and pursued postdoc positions at York University in Toronto, Canada, and the Center for Integrative Research in Cognition, Learning, and Education at Washington University in St. Louis, USA. Before joining the University of Glasgow, she was a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Dundee, UK. She has delivered workshops and talks on research-informed teaching worldwide. Carolina is convinced that psychological research should serve the public and engages in scholarly outreach activities. She is passionate about research-informed teaching and aims to provide her students with the best learning experience possible. She is on the advisory boards for Evidence-Based Education, for a National Institute of Teaching research project on ‘Feedback literacy in initial teacher training and early career teachers, and for the ‘OpRaise: Opportunities and Potential Risks of AI in Supporting Evaluation’ project at University of Cambridge. See her linktree with links to papers, open educational resources, and outreach projects. In her free time, Carolina enjoys books, vinyl records, yoga, running, and movies/series.
ALEX WARREN
National Geographic Learning
GUEST SPEAKER
This talk is sponsored by National Geographic Learning
Igniting Curiosity & Inquiry in the English Language Classroom
Research tells us that one of the keys to successful language learning is through engagement and motivation in the classroom. However, this is often easier said than done. In this session we’ll explore how the power of curiosity and inquiry-based learning (IBL) can spark our learners’ creativity, renewing their sense of motivation and transforming them from passive recipients to active participants. We’ll examine how real-world content, coupled with an IBL approach, big questions, and visual storytelling can spark engagement, deepen understanding, and build language skills. Participants will leave with practical strategies to foster curiosity, promote critical thinking, and create meaningful learning experiences that go beyond the textbook – empowering students to ask questions, seek answers, and connect language learning to the world around them.
About Alex
Alex is a DELTA trained teacher trainer with over 20 years’ experience of working in ELT as a teacher, teacher trainer and academic director. He has presented in over 50 countries throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America. Alex is currently the Academic Training and Development Manager for National Geographic Learning EMEA.
ANDY HOCKLEY
Freelance educational management consultant
CLOSING PLENARY
Getting Engaged: What does motivation look like for teachers and students?
What does it mean to be engaged in your work? What are the things that motivate you – and language teachers in general? In this talk we’ll look at what motivates you personally (by means of a short survey), and tie this to engagement theory. What are the things that can make you feel like an “organisational citizen” of the ALC? We’ll also look at what engages and motivates our students, and compare the two. What would you like more of in the workplace? How can you (and others) make that happen? By the end of the session you should take away both a way for you to feel more motivated in your work, and a way to help your students be more motivated in their learning.
About Andy
Andy Hockley is a freelance educational management consultant and trainer based in deepest Transylvania. He has been training managers for 25 years, and coordinating and training on the IDLTM (International Diploma in Language Teaching Management) since its inception in 2001, and is its academic director.
He is series editor of the Cambridge Educational Management series, co-author of ‘Leading Technological Change’ (CUP 2022), ‘From Teacher to Manager’ (CUP, 2008), and ‘Managing Education in the Digital Age’ (The Round, 2014). He is also on the board of trustees of IATEFL.
Whether you are a local business, non-profit, educational institution, or corporation, the ALC Conference welcomes your sponsorship. Please click on one of the links below for more information about how your organization can be a part of this exciting gathering of EFL education professionals from across Morocco and beyond. Or, send an email to sponsorship@acamorocco.org to request a sponsorship package.
Join us at the Kenzi Rose Garden Hotel in Marrakesh, Morocco from January 30th to February 1st, 2026 for an enriching conference that promises to shape the future of English education in Morocco.
If you have any inquiries, please contact us at: conference@acamorocco.org
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