On March 14, 2026, the Pre-CARDIT 2026 Event titled “Understanding Teacher Talk: A MOOC on Classroom Interactional Competence” was held via the Zoom application. The event was honored by the presence of Associate Professor Silvia Kunitz, Senior Lecturer at Linköping University, Sweden, as the keynote speaker. More than 150 registered participants attended the session.
The Pre-CARDIT 2026 Event served as a forum for sharing best practices in the design and delivery of online learning through Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), developed by DigiLTE. The event was also part of CARDIT 2026 (The 2nd International Symposium on Conversation Analysis for Research and Development Innovations in Thailand and Beyond) under the theme “Innovative Perspectives on Communication: Conversation Analysis (CA)-Informed Language Education for Teaching and Assessing Interaction.”
The CARDIT 2026 is organized by the Chulalongkorn University Language Institute (CULI) and Prince of Songkla University (PSU). The event also features several interesting activities (Registration available at https://www.cactus-hub.org/cardit ), including:
Pre-Conference Workshop at the Chulalongkorn University Language Institute on July 15, 2026
Conference at Montien Hotel Surawong Bangkok on July 16–18, 2026
Opening Reception at Montien Hotel Surawong Bangkok on July 16, 2026, from 6:00–8:00 PM
Interested participants can watch the Pre-CARDIT 2026 Event replay at: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1MmomgoS34/
