AULC 2025 conference reflections

The 26th annual conference of the Association of University Language Communities in the UK and Ireland (AULC) took place on 7-8 April 2025 and was hosted by the University of Liverpool. This year’s theme was “Multilingualism, Multiliteracies, Digital Technologies, and Accessibility in Language Teaching”.

The theme reflected a broader focus on the tools that we use in teaching and the multiple perspectives and creative approaches that we include in our teaching. A number of presentations shared current practice in taking a multimodal approach, developing students’ multiliteracies and digital skills, and the use of artificial intelligence in our teaching, including how it can assist us with lesson and materials preparation.