Dr. Richards received a warm reception on his visit to Hanoi in October, where over 2000 people registered for his public lectures, which were delivered both live and on-line.
A warm reception for Dr. Richards’ lectures in Hanoi
Keynote Speaker in Rabat
The Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, Mohammed V University de Rabat, is honored to welcome Dr. Jack C. Richards as the Keynote Speaker for their first international conference on Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching & Learning.
Join us for his inspiring keynote at this landmark event.
Converging Disciplines, Evolving Classrooms: Applied Linguistics and ELT in Context
June 24–25, 2026 | ENS, Mohammed V University, Rabat
CamTESOL February 2026
Dr. Richards and his former student, Virak Chan, were featured speakers at CamTESOL in Phnom Penh in February. Dr. Richards also had a photo opportunity with the 25 teachers from rural schools whom he sponsored.
Teachers from Rural Schools in Cambodia
Dr Richards at CamTESOL with teachers from rural schools in Cambodia who he sponsored to participate in the Cambodian TESOL Convention in February 2025. Click on the image for a larger version.
Laos and Cambodia 2025
Dr Richards has been invited to give the keynote address at the annual LaoTESOL convention in Vientiane on February 5, 2025, following which he will also be presenting at the Cambodian TESOL convention in Phnom Penh. Dr. Richards is sponsoring CamTESOL for 40 teachers from rural schools in Cambodia.
CamTESOL February 2024
In February Dr Richards spoke at Thammasat University in Bangkok and was also a plenary speaker at the Cambodian TESOL annual conference in Phnom Penh.
Jack with colleagues and former students at the CamTESOL convention February 2024.
Jack Richards in Sydney
Dr. Richards is an honorary professor at the University of Sydney, and on a recent visit in July gave a public lecture entitled Teaching Content in a Second Language: Teacher Challenges in English Medium Instruction, and conducted a workshop on Designing Materials for EAP and EAP.
Conference in Taiwan
Dr Richards to speak at a conference on English Medium Instruction in Taiwan, in October 2023.
Celebrations at City University in Hong Kong
Professor Richards was the guest of honor at celebrations in October 2019 at City University in Hong Kong to mark the 30th anniversary of the Department of English. Professor Richards was the first head of the department.
During his visit Professor Richards gave a public lecture and also sponsored a piano recital by Australian pianist Tony Lee and New Zealand pianist Lixin Zhang.
Confirmed events and activities from Dr.Richards’ Calendar for 2018
April 2018:
- Plenary lecture at the RELC Seminar, Singapore.
- Plenary lecture at the ASEAN ELT Conference, Malacca, Malaysia.
- Lectures to the MA class at City University, Hong Kong.
- Presentation to the Hong Kong Association of Applied linguistics.
May 2018:
- Lectures at the Beijing Foreign Studies University, China
July 2018:
- Course on teaching listening and speaking: RELC Diploma n Applied Linguistics, RELC Singapore
September 2018:
- Workshop on curriculum development: TESOL Research Colloquium, Sydney University
October 2018:
- Keynote address. National ELT Conference, Beijing, China.
Dubai & Iran September 2017
Dr. Richards with participants at recent conferences in September in Dubai and Iran.
RELC July 2017
Dr. Richards and teachers from Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, India and Singapore taking his course on Curriculum Development, RELC July 2017.
1st NTELT Conference – Dubai August 2017
Professors, lecturers, teachers, MA Students, PhD Candidates, researchers, practitioners, and experts in the field of English Language Teaching (ELT), TEFL, and Applied Linguistics are cordially invited to submit papers to the International Conference on New Trends in English Language Teaching and Testing that will take place in Dubai, UAE, on 24 August 2017.
Dr. Richards will be a keynote speaker. For more information, please see the conference website at www.ntelt.com
2nd NTELTIR Conference – Ardabil August 2017
Professors, lecturers, teachers, MA Students, PhD Candidates, researchers, practitioners, and experts in the field of English Language Teaching (ELT), TEFL, and Applied Linguistics are cordially invited to submit papers to the International Conference on New Trends in English Language Teaching and Testing that will take place in Ardabil, Iran, on 28 August 2017.
Dr. Richards will be a keynote speaker. For more information, please see the conference website at www.nteltir.com
Manila July 2016
Dr. Richards with staff and students at Santo Tomas University, Manila, July 2016.
Muscat Oman May 2016
Jack with guests at a dinner function for key ELT specialists in Muscat, Oman, 31 May 2016
IATEFL Birmingham 2016 and UK Book Launch
IATEFL Birmingham 2016 and the UK launch of Jack’s book Key Issues in Language Teaching.
Hong Kong March 2016
Photos from Dr. Richards’ appearance at the Dr. Tien Chang Lin Technology Innovation Foundation Lecture Series in Education, Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Iran March 2016
Photos from Dr. Richards seminars in Bushehr, Iran, March 2016