Celebrating legacy, envisioning the future: A report on ASOCOPI’s 60th Conference

Abstract

This event report reviews the 60th National and 6th International Conference of the Asociación Colombiana de Profesores de Inglés (ASOCOPI), held in Santa Marta in October 2025. The academic event, themed Linguistic Empowerment: Celebrating Our Legacy, Envisioning Our Future, brought together over 500 professionals to discuss current trends in English Language Teaching (ELT) in Colombia and beyond. The report highlights plenary sessions on decolonial pedagogy, teacher agency, and collaborative research, as well as the launch of a special issue of HOW Journal. Overall, it reflects ASOCOPI’s enduring contribution to fostering research, reflection, and professional growth in ELT.