At the CercleS 2026 Conference, 20 Posters will be presented and awarded on the basis of the votes cast by an expert jury (weighting: 40%) and by conference participants (weighting: 60%).
The Posters, named and numbered as in the list below, consist of one slide for each presenter and will run continuously in a loop on the screen in the Palestra Monumentale on Thursday 10 and Friday 11 September until 14:00.
At the Poster Corner, the Poster authors will be available to conference participants to answer any questions.
The posters can also be viewed on your smartphone by clicking on this LINK or by scanning the QR code.
Each participant may vote only once for their favourite poster by accessing the online voting form, which will be available during the conference.
The winning posters will be awarded during the CercleS General Assembly, which will take place on Friday 11 September, from 16:45 to 18:15, in Room MA1 at the Ex Collegio di Musica, Piazza Lauro de Bosis 6 (ground floor).
Poster in competition
The posters are listed in alphabetical order by lead author and grouped according to their thematic area.
Theme 1: Rethinking University Language Centres
Poster n. 1 – An Integrated Pedagogical Approach to English Language Teaching: A Case Study of Bridging Intercultural Competence and Social Welfare Studies
Sumie Akutsu
Poster n. 2 – From Support Service to Strategic Hub: Reimagining University Language Centres in the Digital Age
Grazia Di Gangi, Laura Victoria Carter (not attending)
Poster n. 3 – The Evolving Role of Language Classes and Teachers in the Age of AI
Mihye Harker, Hazel Zheng (not attending)
Poster n. 4 – The Role of Language Brokering and Interpersonal Communication in the Research Process and Academic Text Production
Sari Kokkola, Teemu Kauppi, Olivia Vogt
Poster n. 5 – Beyond Language Teaching: the Activities of the Institute of Foreign Languages at Vytautas Magnus University
Teresė Ringailienė
Theme 2: Multilingualism and Plurilingualism in Language Education
Poster n. 6 – Bilingual Education according to Cambridge, a practical roadmap
Samantha Montesarchio
Poster n. 7 – From Local Practice to European Policy: The Role of University Language Centres in Advancing Plurilingualism
Elisa Corino, Sandra Garbarino
Poster n. 8 – Multilingualism and Plurilingualism in Language Education: Unlocking Their Potential in Teaching Italian as a Second Language
Clelia Richters-Teodoro
Theme 4: Intercultural Communication and Competence
Poster n. 9 – The Development of Politeness Strategies in LSP Learners of German and English
Margarita Markovic, Lucija Lukić Jakopčević
Poster n. 10 – Games that bridge cultures: game- based approaches in multicultural classrooms
Natalia V. Poplavskaya, Alina G. Solodkaya (not attending)
Theme 6: Transformative Practices/approaches in Language Teaching and Learning: AI and the Digital Era
Poster n. 11 – The Impact of AI Tools and Machine Translation on English and German for Medical Purposes at the Tertiary Level
Jana Bérešová, Anna Barnau
Poster n. 12 – Between Support and Dependency: Student Perspectives on AI in Academic English Learning
Ana Penjak
Poster n. 13 – Transformative Practices in Language Teaching and Learning: AI in University Language Centres
Jeroen Van Engen, Clelia Richters-Teodoro
Theme 7: Creativity, Co-Intelligence, and Transversal Education
Poster n. 14 – Artificial Intelligence in Language for Specific Purposes: A Two-year Longitudinal Study of Medical Students’ Attitudes and Pedagogical Implications
Anna Barnau
Theme 8: Languages for Specific Purposes (LSP) and Teaching Methodologies
Poster n. 15 – Fostering Autonomous Learning through Near-Peer Teaching in English for Medical Purposes
Gabriella Hild
Poster n. 16 – Enhancing EAP Learners´ Speaking Skills Through Peer Assessment
Jana Muzikova, Veronika Hubinova (not attending)
Poster n. 17 – Internationalisation at Home as a Catalyst for Medical English Skills Development in a Multilingual Classroom
Timea Németh, Anna Dávidovics (not attending)
Theme 9: Professional Growth of Language Centre Teachers and Staff
Poster n. 18 – Research-based collaborative development of language centre teaching: A special issue on the theory and practice of ESP, EAP and EMI
Satu Tuomainen
Poster n. 19 – Towards a Network of Language Centres: Institutionalising Staff Mobility for Strategic Cooperation
Daniela Cerutti, Alexander Grimm
Theme 12: Collaborative and Inclusive Learning
Poster n. 20 – Towards Accessible Higher Education: The Need for Preparatory Training to Access University Studies conducted in Finnish for Migrants
Anne Koskela, Pauliina Keskinarkaus (not attending), Maija Paatero (not attending), Elina Palola, Tanja Seppälä (not attending), Merija Timonen (not attending), Liisa Väisänen, Sinikka Vuonokari-Kämäräinen