Daniel Xerri is an experienced international conference speaker who has delivered more than 80 invited presentations. These include plenaries, keynotes, talks, and workshops. He has also delivered an equal number of regular conference sessions.
Human and Artificial Intelligence: A Collaborative Partnership
Invited panel discussion, British Council webinar, 8 July 2025
Navigating Change: Cultivating Adaptability Via Language Coaching
Invited plenary, 4th International Language Coaching Conference, Malaga, Spain, 13-15 June 2025
Critically Engaging with AI-Generated Content in the English Language Classroom
Invited workshop, KETNET Conference, Prishtina, Kosovo, 7 June 2025
Getting Started with Generative AI in the English Language Classroom
Invited workshop, KETNET Conference, Prishtina, Kosovo, 7 June 2025
Teachers and Classroom Research: Ownership, Relevance, and Conceptualisations
Invited keynote, International Conference on Indian Knowledge Systems and Integrated Approaches to Research and Innovation, Rajasthan, India, 9 June 2025
Invited keynote, 11th International Hybrid Conference on Second Language Studies, Istanbul, Türkiye, 8 June 2025
Invited plenary, IATEFL International Conference, Edinburgh, UK, 8-11 April 2025
Small-Scale Research in Practice: From Planning to Publication
Invited talk, Al-Aqsa University, Palestine, 17 May 2025
Sharing is Caring: Some Lessons on Professional Learning
Invited plenary, EAQUALS Annual International Conference, Malta, 27-29 March 2025
How to Become a Speaker at an ELT Conference
Workshop, ELT Council, Malta, 18 March 2025
Mastering the Art of Public Speaking
Invited talk, Academy of Distinction, Italy, 3 March 2025
Rethinking Migration: The Value of Digital Multimodal Composition and Critical Reflection
Talk, Learning Technologies SIG PCE, IATEFL International Conference, Edinburgh, UK, 7 April 2025
Workshop, 41st ETAS Annual Conference, University of Lucerne, Switzerland, 1 February 2025
Prompt Engineering in Language Education: A Practical Guide
Invited plenary, KETNET Conference, Prishtina, Kosovo, 7 June 2025
Invited plenary, Express Publishing Conference, Skopje, North Macedonia, 9 May 2025
Invited talk, Educast International Conference, 9-10 February 2025
Invited keynote, University of Hadj Lakhader, Batna, Algeria, 17-18 December 2024
Invited plenary, ELTA Regional Conference, Fan S. Noli University, Korçë, Albania, 14 December 2024
Sharing is Caring: Some Lessons on Professional Learning from Malta
Invited talk, EdYouMARATHON, 7 December 2024
Navigating Change: Cultivating Adaptability in the Business English Classroom
Invited plenary, IATEFL BESIG Conference, Malta, 22-24 November 2024
Promoting Social Justice in Language Education through Critical and Multimodal Thinking
Invited talk, BORDERLITE Symposium, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, 24-25 October 2024
Debate: A Catalyst for Change
Invited talk, NSTF Malta event, 19 October 2024
Reflecting on Sustainable Development through a Glocal Perspective
Invited keynote, ELT for Sustainability Conference, Sarajevo, Bosnia, 12 October 2024
Navigating Change: Cultivating Adaptability in the English Language Classroom
Invited keynote, 6th International Conference on Language, Education, and Social Sciences, Nusa Cendana University, Indonesia, 9 November, 2024
Invited talk, 3rd Mediterranean Symposium, Barcelona, Spain, 4-5 October 2024
AI in Education: Challenges and Opportunities
Invited moderator of panel discussion, 7th Annual International Multidisciplinary Conference, University of Malta Junior College, 13 September 2024
Prompt Engineering in Education: A Practical Guide
Invited talk, Edustream Conference, Astana, Kazakhstan, 22 August 2024
Beyond AI Literacy: Essential Skills to Thrive in an AI-Powered World
Invited talk, Edustream Conference, Astana, Kazakhstan, 22 August 2024
Developing Undergraduate Students' Ability to Reflect on the Marine Environment through Writing
Talk, Being SEA-EU Conference, University of Malta, 10-12 June 2024
Future-proof Competencies: The Skills Students Need for Success
Invited plenary, APPI Conference, Braga, Portugal, 10-12 May 2024
Invited plenary, TESOL Arabia Conference, Dubai, UAE, 19-21 April 2024
How to Become a Speaker at an ELT Conference
Workshop, ELT Council, Malta, 8 May 2024
How do the Most Productive TESOLers Fit it All in?
Invited panel discussion, TESOL Arabia Conference, Dubai, UAE, 19-21 April 2024
School Leaders' Experiences of Burnout: Causes, Effects and Solutions
Talk, IATEFL Conference, Brighton, United Kingdom, 16-19 April 2024
Maltese Writing in English: What does M Stand for?
Invited interview, Campus Book Fest, Malta, 20-22 March 2024
Skills as a Passport for International Mobility
Invited panel discussion, Event by the Foundation for the Promotion of Entrepreneurial Initiatives, Malta, 2 February 2024
Mastering the Art of Public Speaking
Invited workshop, JEF Malta Public Speaking Workshop, Malta, 16 December 2023
How Small Wins Can Impact Your Professional Life
Invited plenary, 1st Mediterranean Symposium in ELT, Chania, Greece, 1-3 July 2022
Invited plenary, BETA Conference, Sofia, Bulgaria, 18-19 June 2022
Invited plenary, Express Publishing Seminar, Skopje, North Macedonia, 15 April 2022
How Can Teacher Educators Encourage Teachers to Engage with Research
Invited talk, British Council webinar series for teacher educators, 6 September 2022
We Need More Small Wins in the EFL Classroom
Invited talk, MATEFL Forum, 23 April 2022
Mentoring Teacher Educators to Facilitate Teacher Research Engagement
Invited keynote, IATEFL TTEdSIG Mentoring for Teacher Educators online event, 19 November 2022
Future-Proof Competencies: The Soft Skills Students Need for Success
Invited keynote, FLTAL Conference, Uzbekistan, 9-10 December 2022
Invited talk, Express Publishing Summit, 25-27 March 2022
Invited talk, TESOL International Convention, Pittsburgh, 22-25 March 2022
Invited talk, 21st Century Skills Webinar, Express Publishing, 22 January 2022
Enhancing Assessment Literacy Through Teacher Involvement
Invited keynote, International Conference, Batna-1 University, Algeria, 14-15 March 2022
Supporting Teacher-Researchers Through the Development of Research Literacy
Invited keynote, International ELT Seminar, Nusa Cendana University, Indonesia, 19 February 2022
Future-Proof Competencies: The Soft Skills Students Need for Success
Invited plenary talk, HUPE Conference, Poreč, 12-14 November 2021
Invited keynote, KOTESOL National Conference, South Korea, 3-7 November 2021
How to Fit Research into Your Academic Year
Invited panel discussion, TESOL Gulf Research Fundamentals Certificate, 23 September 2021
English for 21st Century Skills
Invited panel discussion, KOTESOL National Conference, South Korea, 3-7 November 2021
How to Research Your Classroom: Practices and Identity
Invited plenary, YLTSIG Conference, 5-7 November 2021
Embracing Diversity in the Multicultural Classroom
Invited plenary, CELLTTS Conference, University of Sarajevo, 1-2 October 2021
Supporting Teacher-Researchers Through the Development of Research Literacy
Invited plenary, TESOL Gulf, 23 September 2021
Future-proof Competencies: The Soft Skills Students Need for Employment
Invited keynote, GiLE Conference, 29 April 2021
Teachers as Thinking Beings: The Value of Reflection
Talk, Express Publishing Summit, 18 April 2021
Invited plenary, BBELT Conference, 19 February 2021
English for 21st Century Skills
Invited talk with Ms Sophia Mavridi, Express Publishing Summit, 17 April 2021
Invited workshop, Slovak Chamber of English Language Teachers Webinars, 26 November 2020 & 9 January 2021
Invited talk with Ms Sophia Mavridi, Express Publishing in North Macedonia, 28 November 2020
English for 21st Century Skills: A Showcase
Invited talk with Ms Sophia Mavridi, Express Publishing book launch, 25 September 2020
Making the Most of the Multicultural Classroom through Multimodal Resources
Invited plenary, TESOL-Spain Convention, Salamanca, 6-8 March 2020
Poets' Perspectives on Poetry Education
Invited keynote, Poetry in Education Conference, University of Gothenburg, 5-6 December 2019
Teachers as Thinking Beings: The Value of Reflection
Invited plenary, IATEFL-Hungary Conference, Budapest, 4-5 October 2019
How to Research Your Classroom: Practices and Identity
Invited workshop, IATEFL-Hungary Conference, Budapest, 4-5 October 2019
Constructing a Corpus for a National Framework of Learner Competence in English in Bilingual/Multilingual Malta
Poster presentation with Dr Odette Vassallo, Dr Sarah Grech, Ms Larissa Jonk and Ms Stefania Pace, International Corpus Linguistics Conference, Cardiff, 22-26 July 2019
Assessing Teacher Discourse in a Spoken Proficiency Test
Talk with Dr Odette Vassallo and Ms Larissa Jonk, CELP Conference, Malta, 15 June 2019
Talk with Dr Odette Vassallo and Ms Larissa Jonk, EALTA Conference, Dublin, 31 May - 2 June 2019
Talk with Dr Odette Vassallo, IATEFL Conference, Liverpool, 2-5 April 2019
Supporting Teacher-Researchers Through the Development of Research Literacy
Invited plenary, ELTRIA Conference, Barcelona, 26-27 April 2019
How to Reflect on Research Talks at the Conference
Talk, IATEFL Conference, Liverpool, 2-5 April 2019
Learning to Do Teacher Research through Fieldwork
Panel presentation, TESOL International Convention, Atlanta, 12-15 March 2019
A TESOL Practicum in Malta
Panel presentation, TESOL International Convention, Atlanta, 12-15 March 2019
How to Research Your Classroom: Practices and Identity
Invited plenary workshop, HELTA English for Academic Purposes Day, Hamburg, 9 February 2019
Making the Most of the Multicultural Classroom through Multimodal Resources
Invited plenary, CyTEA Conference, Nicosia, 8-9 December 2018
Invited plenary, Image Conference, Athens, 6-7 October 2018
It’s a Many Splendored Thing: Reconceptualising Teacher Creativity
Invited plenary, TESOL France Colloquim, Paris, 16-18 November 2018
Invited plenary, ELTAM Conference, Struga, 19-21 October 2018
Supporting Teacher-Researchers Through the Development of Research Literacy
Talk, TEERM Conference, Malta, 8-9 June 2018
Invited plenary, ELTA Conference, Belgrade, 11-12 May 2018
Talk, IATEFL Conference, Brighton, 10-13 April 2018
Talk, TESOL International Convention, Chicago, 27-30 March 2018
Invited plenary, ETAS Conference, Zofingen, 20-21 January 2018
Where Next for Teacher Research?
Invited panel discussion, International Festival of Teacher Research in ELT, 7 April 2018
How to Reflect on Research Talks at the Conference
Talk, IATEFL Conference, Brighton, 10-13 April 2018
Promoting a Culture of Professional Learning in Schools
Invited plenary, Eaquals Training for Excellence, Malta, 17-18 November 2017
How to Find Answers to Your Questions
Pre-conference seminar with Prof Sarah Mercer, BESIG Conference, Malta, 10-12 November 2017
Testing Pre-service Teachers’ Spoken English Proficiency: Design, Washback and Impact
Talk with Dr Odette Vassallo and Dr Sarah Grech, ALTE Conference, Bologna, 3-5 May 2017
How to Reflect on Research Talks at the Conference
Talk, IATEFL Conference, Glasgow, 4-7 April 2017
It’s a Many Splendored Thing: Reconceptualising Teacher Creativity
Talk, IATEFL Conference, Glasgow, 4-7 April 2017
Invited talk, TESOL Arabia Conference, Dubai, 9-11 March 2017
Reflecting on Research
Research Literacy Development Course, TESOL Arabia Conference, Dubai, 8 March 2017
Myriad Views on Creativity
IATEFL Webinar, 3 December 2016
Promoting Creativity through Teacher Education and Development
Talk, Nile@21 Conference, Norwich, 12-14 August 2016
Talk, IATEFL Conference, Birmingham, 13-16 April 2016
Poetry in American Culture: Contemporary Poets' Perspectives
Paper, PCA/ACA Conference, Seattle, 22-25 March 2016
Creativity in ELT
Opening address, 4th ELT Malta Conference, ELT Council, Malta, 22-25 October 2015
Poetry Teaching in Malta: The Interplay between Teachers' Beliefs and Practices
Paper, BERA Conference, Queens University, Belfast, 15-17 September 2015
Talk with Ms Stephanie Xerri Agius, IFTE Conference, Fordham University, New York, 6-9 July 2015
The Teaching of Poetry Writing in Australia: Poets’ Perspectives
Paper, Great Writing Conference, Imperial College, London, 20-21 June 2015
Teacher-designed High Stakes Testing: Washback and Impact
Paper with Dr Patricia Vella Briffa, EALTA Conference, University of Copenhagen, 28-31 May 2015
Paper with Dr Patricia Vella Briffa, AEA-Europe Conference, Tallinn, 6-8 November 2014
Developing Teacher Language Awareness
Talk with Dr Odette Vassallo, IATEFL Conference, Manchester, 11-14 April 2015
A Shared Research Journey
Poster presentation with Ms Stephanie Xerri Agius, IATEFL Research SIG PCE, Manchester, 10 April 2015
Developing Teacher Language Awareness in a Bilingual Context
Paper, International Conference on Bilingualism, University of Malta, 23-25 March 2015
The Learning ELT Professional
Opening address, 3rd ELT Malta Conference, EFL Monitoring Board, Malta, 24-26 October 2014
Teachers’ and Students’ Beliefs about Wilfred Owen’s War Poetry
Paper, English Association Conference, Wadham College, University of Oxford, 5-7 September 2014
Poetry and Multimodality
Seminar, Poetry Imaginarium Seminar Series, University of Sydney, 18 June 2014
Teachers' Use of Social Networking Sites for Continuing Professional Development
Paper, Faculty of Education CPD, University of Malta, 14 May 2014
Teaching English in a Multilingual Classroom: Challenges and Opportunities
Paper, Centre for English Language Proficiency Symposium, University of Malta, 8 May 2014
Teacher Involvement in High Stakes Testing: Designing and Implementing an English Speaking Examination
Paper with Dr Patricia Vella Briffa, ALTE Conference, Paris, 10-11 April 2014
Paper, AEA-Europe Conference, Sorbonne, Paris, 7-9 November 2013
Paper, AEA-Europe Conference, Sorbonne, Paris, 7-9 November 2013
Implementing Teacher Portfolios for Professional Development
Talk with Ms Caroline Campbell, IATEFL Conference, Harrogate, 2-5 April 2014
Enhancing Teachers' Research Engagement through Learner Corpora Analysis
Poster presentation with Dr Odette Vassallo, IATEFL Research SIG PCE, Harrogate, 1 April 2014
Poetry Writing in the A Level English Curriculum in Malta
Paper, NAWE Conference, York, 15-17 November 2013
Inspiring Teachers
Opening address, 2nd ELT Malta Conference, EFL Monitoring Board, Malta, 6-7 September 2013
Action Research in ELT — Workshop with Dr Odette Vassallo
Action Research in ELT — Workshop with Dr Odette Vassallo
Enhancing Language Teaching Materials and Pedagogy
Opening address, LACS Regional Event, Malta, 5 September 2013
Action Research in Language Teaching — Workshop with Dr Odette Vassallo
Action Research in Language Teaching — Workshop with Dr Odette Vassallo
PLN: Teachers’ Use of Social Media for Professional Development
Paper, NATE Conference, Stratford-upon-Avon, 28-30 June 2013
Paper, FLTAL Conference, Sarajevo, 3-5 May 2013
Talk, IATEFL Conference, Liverpool, 8-12 April 2013
Talk, TESOL Greece Convention, Athens, 30-31 March 2013
Paper, FLTAL Conference, Sarajevo, 3-5 May 2013
Talk, IATEFL Conference, Liverpool, 8-12 April 2013
Talk, TESOL Greece Convention, Athens, 30-31 March 2013
Harnessing the Power of Poetry in ELT
Workshop, ELTForum.sk Conference, Bratislava, 7-8 June 2013 ―Interview
Workshop, iSTEK ELT Conference, Istanbul, 27-28 April 2013 ― Interview
Workshop, ETAS AGM and Convention, Sierre/Siders, 26-27 January 2013
Workshop, iSTEK ELT Conference, Istanbul, 27-28 April 2013 ― Interview
Workshop, ETAS AGM and Convention, Sierre/Siders, 26-27 January 2013
Jungle Path Teaching? Assessing the Value of Dogme ELT
Workshop, MATEFL Seminar, Malta, 10 November 2012
Raising Standards in the EFL Industry: Malta as a Case Study
PLN: Exploiting the Power of Social Media in ELT
Workshop, INSET for secondary school teachers of English, Malta, 17-18 September 2012
A Vision for ELT in Malta
Teachers' Beliefs and Literature Teaching: The Case of Poetry
Paper, The Institution of Literature Conference, University of Gottingen, 30 August-1 September 2012
To Study or to Read? Students' and Teachers' Attitudes towards Poetry
Paper, UKLA International Conference, University of Leicester, 6-8 July 2012
The Dying Art? Exploring the Cachet of Poetry amongst A-level Students and Teachers
Paper, NATE Conference, York, 29 June-1 July 2012
Supporting Teachers' Access to CPD
Talk, FIPLV World Congress, Helsinki, 8-9 June 2012
Encouraging Extensive Reading: The Teacher’s Role
Talk and Convenor, The Creation of a Culture of Reading Symposium, IATEFL Conference, Glasgow, 19-23 March 2012
Poetry on the Glasgow Subway: Encouraging Students to Write
Talk, LMCS Pre-Conference Event, IATEFL Conference, Glasgow, 19-23 March 2012
Multicultural Poetry in ELT
Shared Writing via Contemporary Poetry
Poster Presentation, ESRC Poetry Matters Seminar Series, University of Leicester, 12-13 September 2011 & 21 January 2012
Workshop, LMCS SIG Contemporary Poetry Weekend Conference, British Council, London, 6-7 November 2010
Workshop, LMCS SIG Contemporary Poetry Weekend Conference, British Council, London, 6-7 November 2010
Empowering Professionals through Language Teacher Associations
Talk, ECML Conference, Graz, 29 September-1 October 2011
The Multimodal Approach to Using Poetry in ELT
Talk, IATEFL Conference, Brighton, 15-19 April 2011
Teaching English through Literature
Seminar, NATE Conference, Leicestershire, 9-11 July 2010
Poetry as a Language Teaching Resource
Workshop, MATEFL Seminar, Malta, 3 July 2010
Literature as a Resource in the Language Teaching Classroom
Talk, NBR/STIL Seminar, Reykjavik, 18-19 June 2010
Teaching and Assessing Writing
Workshop, INSET for secondary school teachers of English, Malta, 18 & 22-23 September 2009
Let’s Make Them Speak: Increasing Students’ Talk Time
Workshop, MATEFL Seminar, Malta, 4 July 2009
Teaching Practical Criticism
Workshop, INSET for post secondary school teachers of English, Malta, 24-26 June 2009
Using Literature in the EFL Classroom
Workshop, MATEFL Seminar, Malta, 4 April 2009
Teaching Literature
Workshop, INSET for secondary school teachers of English, Malta, 7-9 July 2008