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About TAELS
is a non-profit scientific and educational platform dedicated to advancing research in English Language in Tunisia. It is located at the Higher Institute of Languages, University of Gabes, Tunisia.
TAELS was established with the main objectives:
- To promote research in English language, literature, and cultural studies.
- To organize annual conferences, study days and professional meetings.
- To publish the proceedings of its academic events.
- To arrange training programs and workshops for students and researchers in English studies.
OUR TEAM
Abdelhamid Rhaiem
Yassine NAJJAR
Ezzeddine SAIDI
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Latest news
Call for Abstracts – 8th International Conference
The Tunisian Association for English Language Studies (TAELS) organizes its 8th International Conference on: “Rhetorics of Displacement and Alienation” February 23-24, 2024 Venue: Sousse – Tunisia Call for Abstracts Displacement is a common theme in literature and culture studies, referring to the experience of being uprooted from one’s home or familiar surroundings. This can occur Read more about Call for Abstracts – 8th International Conference[…]
TAELS 7th Int. Conference Program
TAELS 7th International Conference Program
Call for Papers – TAELS 7th Int. Conference
The Tunisian Association for English Language Studies (TAELS) organizes its 7th International Conference on: “Memory and Imagination” March 07-08, 2022 Hammamet or Sousse (TBD) – Tunisia CALL FOR PAPERS Memory studies have brought about fundamental knowledge on the importance of memory in a variety of disciplines. With a view to gaining further insights into the Read more about Call for Papers – TAELS 7th Int. Conference[…]
6th International Conference – online
The 6th International Conference on “Metaphors of Marginality and Otherness” was held online on 19-20 February 2021 due to the Covid-19. It was in the memory of Prof. Tahar Labassi. The program Day 1 Day 2 List of participants Some photos:
Postponing of the 6th International Conference
Announcement: September 30, 2020 TAELS BoD met today and decided to postpone our conference on “Metaphors of Marginality and Otherness” to the end of February 2021 (tentatively February 20-21). The decision was made upon requests from some of our international participants who expressed concern over the need to show a valid PCR test in Tunisian Read more about Postponing of the 6th International Conference[…]
Call for Abstracts – 6th International Conference – Updated
The Tunisian Association for English Language Studies (TAELS) organizes its 6th International Conference on: “Metaphors of Marginality and Otherness” 20-21 November 2020 Venue: Hammamet – Tunisia Call for Abstracts In Memory of Prof. Tahar Labassi The term “marginal” finds roots in the Medieval Latin word “marginalis”, which means on the margin or situated on the Read more about Call for Abstracts – 6th International Conference – Updated[…]
Conference program and Book Cover
Conference Poster You can watch videos of some of the participants by visiting our Youtube chanel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc6HK9mA7laoVLypB0pdIvw Find here some pictures of the event Book Cover
TAELS Fifth International Conference Poster
TAELS Fifth International Conference on “the Dynamics of Resistance and Discontent”.Conference Poster.
Call for papers
Resistance Studies have gained critical prominence within academic circles, opening up an arena for new scholarship. By examining the relationship between discontent and resistance as a site for investigation, scholars from different areas of research have sought to respond to the challenges of a contemporary turbulent world, covering in their attempts a wide array of Read more about Call for papers[…]
Fourth International Conference on “Narratives of Power and Empowerment”
The Tunisian Association for English Language Studies (TAELS)organised an International Conference on: “Narratives of Power and Empowerment” at LTI Bellevue Park Resort Hotel*****, Sousse, Tunisia, 23-24 November, 2018. Plenary Speakers: Prof. Gayatri Spivak, Columbia University Prof. Susanne Berthier-Foglar, Grenoble-Alpes University, France Prof. Elisabeth Bekers, Vrije University Brussels, Belgium Prof. Mohamed Daoued, University of carthage, Tunisia Read more about Fourth International Conference on “Narratives of Power and Empowerment”[…]
First Methodology Days at ISLG
The Higher Institute Of Languages of gabes and The Tunisian Association for English Language Studies (TAELS) organised the “First methodology Days at ISLG” on April 10-11, 2018. Agenda Pictures
3rd International Conference on « The Poetics and Politics of Identity »
The Tunisian Association for English Language Studies (TAELS) organised the 3rd International Conference on: “The Poetics and Politics of Identity” on 24-25 November, 2017 at Vincci Marillia Hotel ****, Hammamet – Tunisia Call for Papers The agenda Plenary Speakers
Joint event with the University of Batna 2
TAELS joint event with the University of Batna 2, Algeria, on the Line of inquiry in research and the signing of the convention between the University of Gabes and the university of Batna 2
TAELS International Postgraduate Conference
« Research Design & Methodology in English Studies »Iberostar Meheri Hotel, Djerba, TunisiaApril 14-15, 2017 Special thanks to our Algerian friends for their great work and dedication:-Prof. Med. Salah Nedjai,-Prof. Omar Ghouar,-Prof. Hachemi Aboubou,-Dr. Souheila Hellalet,-Dr. Radhia Guerza,-Mr. Salah Daira.
Study day on “Teaching Language Modules”
TAELS and SYFLAT jointly organised a Study day on “Teaching Language Modules” and a workshop on “Using the UAM CorpusTool in Text Analysis” on April 20th, 2017 at ISLG.
Second International Conference on: Discourses on Migration & Mobility
TAELS 2nd International Conference Programme: “Discourses on Migration and Mobility” was held on 25-26 November, 2016 at Vincci-Marillia Hotel, Yasmine Hammamet, Tunisia Call for papers
Study Day on Oral Skills
The English Dept. at the Higher Institute Of Languages of gabes and The Tunisian Association for English Language Studies (TAELS) jointly organised a study day on “Oral Skills”.
Study Day on ‘Trauma in focus : cultural and literary representations’
The Doctoral School in Letters, Arts and Humanities, The Faculty of Letters and Humanities of Sfax,Laboratory on Approaches to Discourse & Department of EnglishIn collaboration with TAYRjointly organize a Study Day on ‘Trauma in focus : cultural and literary representations’ Saturday 6th February 2016At Ibn Khaldoun Conference Room Faculty of Letters and Humanities of Sfax Read more about Study Day on ‘Trauma in focus : cultural and literary representations’[…]
Open Invitation
Open InvitationAll TAELS members are kindly invited to attend the General Assembly to be held on Tuesday, December 1st, 2015 at the Higher Institute of Languages of Gabes. On the agenda:– Renewal of the annual subscriptions.– Elections of a new board of directors.Members wishing to submit their applications to join the new board are requested to Read more about Open Invitation[…]