Presentation
CIEB 2025 - 24TH, 25TH AND 26TH OCTOBER 2025
XI INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BILINGUAL EDUCATION AND FOREIGN LANGUAGUES
The University of Castilla-La Mancha and the Asociación Enseñanza Bilingüe, organize the XI International Conference on Bilingual Education and Foreign Languages – CIEB 2025 – to be held in Ciudad Real, at the Faculty of Letters on October 24th, 25th and 26th, 2025.
When does it start?
24th October 2025 to 26th October 2025
Where does it take place?
Faculty of Letters
Ciudad Real
Advantages
The benefits of bilingual education for students enrolled in bilingual schools are
indisputable. The continuous expansion of this educational approach, driven by
the increasing demand from families, has resulted in a scenario where over one
and a half million students are currently receiving bilingual education across more than 7,300 public and state-subsidized schools.
Programs
Bilingual education programs encompass intricate structures that involve various components, including administrations, schools, students, and families. Their primary goal is to attain the utmost level of linguistic competence among pupils. Within this framework, critical factors such as program design, allocation of resources, and comprehensive training play pivotal roles in ensuring the program’s success.
Analysis
To scrutinize the progression of bilingual education within the Spanish education
system, we aim to delve into the development, expansion, management, and
outcomes of these programs. Our objective is to identify both strengths and
weaknesses, paving the way for essential improvement actions to enhance the
overall quality of bilingual programs. Special emphasis will be placed on elevating
the levels of teacher training and evaluation to ensure comprehensive
advancements in the educational landscape.
Debate
language teaching, fostering discussion, debate, and the exchange of ideas and
experiences. Simultaneously, our aim is to offer support to dedicated teachers and
professors committed to providing bilingual education to their students. These
educators work tirelessly to attain mastery in the language of instruction and
strive for the highest proficiency to enhance their teaching skills.
A conference for everyone
It is aimed at teachers, secondary school teachers, university professors, university students, educational managers, researchers and educational administrations, experts from any educational sector or related to education who are interested in everything related to bilingual teaching and language teaching in public, subsidised or private schools, in immersion programmes (AICLE/CLIL) in a foreign language or in any other modality.
The Conference will focus mainly on the following themes:
- Bilingual education
- Language teaching/foreign languages
- Methodologies in language teaching
- Resources for bilingual education
- Evaluation and accreditation
- Teacher training. Initial and in-service
- Virtual learning environments
- Artificial intelligence
- Innovation
- Internationalisation
- Inclusion and attention to diversity
- Good CLIL/AICLE practices
- Interculturality and mediation
- Design and implementation of bilingual programmes
- Excellence and quality in bilingual education
- Reading and writing in the bilingual classroom
- Family and bilingualism
- Social media
The University of Castilla-La Mancha and the Asociación Enseñanza Bilingüe invite you to take part in a meaningful exchange of experiences and to contribute your expertise toward deepening the analysis of key aspects of bilingual education.”