IARTEM

Programme

1. Introduction by the moderator Cristian IMBRUNIZ
2. Word from the President of IARTEM, Eric BRUILLARD
3. Presentation of the PhD researchers group by the Secretary of IARTEM, Catherine AYMÉ
4. PhD researchers presentations (10 minutes each)
   • Chloé Cécile BENOÎT LAFARGE, Paris Cité University (France)
   • Erkin SADIKOV, Bukhara State University (Uzbekistan)
   • Flavio Augusto DO SANTOS PINTO, University of São Paulo (Brazil)
5. 30–45 minutes presentation by the keynote speaker: Andy SMART
   “How to meet the demands of 21st century skills and local values in a new approach to writing textbooks for teaching reading and writing?”
6. Moderated discussion, with questions from the PhD researchers, followed by questions from the audience.

Biographies

Andy SMART is a former teacher and education and children’s publisher, who is now an independent consultant specializing in primary curriculum, pedagogy, textbooks, and the teaching of reading. He works mainly on projects funded by international agencies in countries of the Global South. He is currently part of a team working on a World Bank-funded project with the Ministry of Education in Tonga, in the South Pacific. He is also a founder member of NISSEM.org, a networking group seeking to promote research and development of textbooks to support themes and issues associated with SDG target 4.7 through social and emotional learning.

Flávio Augusto DOS SANTOS PINTO is a PhD candidate at the University of São Paulo, Brazil. His current research focuses on learning English as an additional language through the use of digital mobile devices, exploring how these tools support language education in informal and non-formal contexts.

Chloé Cécile BENOÎT-LAFARGE, second year PhD student in Educational Sciences at the EDA Laboratory (Paris Cité University). Her research focuses on the use of networked objects in primary schools and the consequences for pupils’ behaviour and social dynamics

Erkin SADIKOV, graduated from Bukhara State University, specializing in the Faculty of Foreign Languages. He earned his MA degree in TESL and TEFL at International Webster University. In 2024, he successfully completed his PhD in TESOL, focusing on pedagogy and methodology. Dr. SADIKOV has published articles covering diverse areas, including academic writing, pragmatics, speech acts, language teaching, and assessment.