Veranstaltungen
Vergangene Veranstaltungen
Project-related participation in national and international scientific/scholarly conferences and a list of the most important presentations held.
Conference presentations
Second Language Teacher Education: Challenges and New Horizons. University of Vienna (September 15th-17th 2022)
Title: The wellbeing of pre-service EFL and MFL teachers: Challenges and resources
Presenters: Sonja Babic, Giulia Sulis, Sarah Mercer, Astrid Mairitsch
Psychology of Language Learning Conference 4 (PLL4) Canada (June 23rd-25th 2022)
Title: Foreign language teacher wellbeing: A capitals perspective
Presenters: Sarah Mercer, Giulia Sulis, Sonja Babic, Astrid Mairitsch and Sun Shin
IATEFL Belfast 2022: 55th International Conference & Exhibition (May 17th – 20th 2022)
Title: Language teacher wellbeing across the career trajectory: Challenges and resources
Presenters: Giulia Sulis, Sarah Mercer, Astrid Mairitsch, and Sonja Babic
TEPE 2022 Conference. University of Graz (April 11th-13th 2022)
Title: Language teacher wellbeing across the career trajectory: Challenges and resources
Presenters: Astrid Mairitsch, Sarah Mercer, Sonja Babic, Giulia Sulis
American Association for Applied Linguistics: AAAL 2022 Conference Pittsburgh, PA (March 19th-22nd 2022)
Title: Language teacher wellbeing across the career trajectory
Presenters: Giulia Sulis, Sarah Mercer, Sonja Babic and Astrid Mairitsch
TEFL Day Conference and Symposium: Mental health in foreign language education (November 26th-27th, 2021, online)
Title: Teacher mental health matters: Understanding the ecology of teacher wellbeing
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
The Linguistic, Educational and Intercultural Research 2021 (LEIC Research 2021) conference (October 21st–22nd, 2021, online)
Title: Language teacher wellbeing across the career trajectory
Presenters: Giulia Sulis, Sarah Mercer, Astrid Mairitsch, Sonja Babic, and Sun Shin
American Association for Applied Linguistics: AAAL 2021 virtual conference (March 20th – 23rd, 2021, online)
Title: Capitals as resources for language teacher wellbeing across the career trajectory
Presenters: Sonja Babic, Giulia Sulis, Astrid Mairitsch, and Sarah Mercer
ELTE/EDiTE conference: International diversity in teacher and higher education research in the 21st century (December 4th – 5th, 2020, online)
Title: The wellbeing strategies of language teachers during the pandemic crisis
Presenters: Giulia Sulis, Astrid Mairitsch, Sonja Babic, Sarah Mercer, and Kata Csizér
The Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) conference: Communities of Teachers and Learners (November 16th–23rd, 2020, online)
Title: Teacher Wellbeing in Context
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
EAQUALS Annual Conference (October 23rd-24th, 2020, online)
Title: Professional wellbeing in times of crisis: Coping with kindness
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
IH Barcelona Annual Conference (February 2nd, 2020)
Title: Making teacher wellbeing a priority for good practice
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
ISTEK Schools annual foreign language learning conference sponsored by OUP (October 19th, 2019)
Title: Teacher wellbeing and learner psychology: Exploring the connections
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL) Hungary (October 4th-6th, 2019)
Title: Teacher wellbeing and teacher engagement: Strengthening the connections
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
One-day conference on the Critical Skills for Life and Work project. Newcastle, UK (June 21st, 2019)
Title: Resilience as psychological resource for highly-skilled refugees
Presenters: Sarah Mercer and Sonja Babić
IAFOR Asian Conference on Language Learning (ACLL), Tokyo (May 16th-18th, 2019)
Title: The interdependence of teacher and learner wellbeing
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
International IATEFL Conference and Exhibition, Liverpool (April 2nd-5th, 2019)
Title: Drawing on positive psychology to support teacher wellbeing
Presenters: Elena Ončevska and Sarah Mercer
NIKEJ 2019: Education in the light of positive psychology, Lodz, Poland (April 5th, 2019)
Title: The wellbeing of pre-service EFL and FL teachers in Austria and the UK: An ecological perspective
Presenters: Sarah Mercer, Sonja Babic, Astrid Mairitsch and Jun Jin
Psychology of Language Learning 3 (PLL3) Tokyo (June 7th-10th, 2018)
Title: The wellbeing of first-year EFL teachers: Learning to flourish
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
Psychology of Language Learning 3 (PLL3) Tokyo (June 7th-10th, 2018)
Title: The subjective wellbeing of CLIL teachers in Austria
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Chicago (March 24th-27th, 2018)
Title: Surviving or thriving: The psychological capital and contextual affordances of first-year EFL teachers
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL) Learner Autonomy SIG regional conference (June 2nd-3rd, 2017)
Title: Autonomy-supportive relationships between teacher and pupils
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
Psychology of Language Learning 2 (PLL2) in Jyväskylä, Finland (August 22nd-24th, 2016)
Title: Developing a climate of love through social and emotional intelligence
Presenters: Christina Gkonou and Sarah Mercer
Psychology of Language Learning 2 (PLL2) in Jyväskylä, Finland (August 22nd-24th, 2016)
Title: Psychology for language learning: Spare a thought for the teacher
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
ELT Connect 2015 Conference (December 15th, 2015)
Title: Emotional and interpersonal literacy: Critical competences for the language classroom
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
Invited talks
Erasmus+ Israel: Well-Being TAM for Teachers and Stakeholders (December 7th, 2021, online)
Title: The unspoken competences of teacher wellbeing [Invited speaker]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
Adam Mickiewicz University: Invited Lecture Series (December 2nd, 2021, online)
Title: Language teacher wellbeing across the career trajectory: An ecological perspective [Invited speaker]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
HELBLING Masterclass: Contemporary Issues in ELT (September 28th, 2021, online)
Title: The self in language and teaching: Understanding social processes [Invited speaker]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
Universidad Andrés Bello, Chile (September 10th, 2021, online)
Title: Language teacher wellbeing: During and beyond the pandemic [Invited speaker]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
Arqus Lounge (June 16th, 2021, online)
Title: Language teacher wellbeing: An ecological perspective [Invited speaker]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
Cag University, Turkey (May 5th, 2021, online)
Title: Language teacher wellbeing: Theory, research, and practice. [Invited speaker]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
Harvard University: Dialogue for change series of talks 2020-2021 (April 22nd, 2021, online)
Title: Navigating student emotions and leading empathetic conversations in the language classroom [Invited Speaker]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
Cambridge University, School of Education, UK (March 1st, 2021, online)
Title: Language teacher wellbeing: Dispelling myths, complexifying constructs, and setting an agenda. [Invited speaker]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
Terrakki Schools, Turkey (December 2nd, 2020, online)
Title: Teacher wellbeing: Keeping sight of myself. [Invited speaker]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
Oxford University Press Spain (November 25th, 2020, online)
Title: Developing wellbeing habits as a language teacher [Invited speaker]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
JALT, Japan (November 21st, 2020, online)
Title: Teaching wellbeing in context. [Invited speaker]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
Northeast Normal University, China (November 18th, 2020, online)
Title: An ecological perspective on language teacher wellbeing: Theory, research, and practice [Invited speaker]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
British Council & IATEFL (October 3rd, 2020, online)
Title: Teacher wellbeing: An individual and collective responsibility. [Invited plenary speaker]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
Oxford University Press (September 21st, 2020, online)
Title: The STAR approach to student wellbeing [invited speaker]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
Oxford University Press Facebook Live (August 13th, 2020, online)
Title: Q&A Teacher Wellbeing [invited speaker]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer and Tammy Gregersen
PASE & DOS Poland (June 8th, 2020, online)
Title: Teacher wellbeing in a time of crisis: Lesson for now and the future. [Invited speaker]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
Colégio Farrapilha, Brazil, (May 27th, 2020, online)
Title: Coping during covid: Strategies for teachers. [Invited speaker].
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
English Australia (May 12th, 2020, online)
Title: Be a “smart” teacher: Focus on your wellbeing [Invited speaker]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
Leadership and Management Special Interest Group (LAMSIG) (April 29th, 2020, online)
Title: Interactive Q&A on staff wellbeing [Invited speaker]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
Oxford University Press (OUP) (April 2nd, 2020, online webinar)
Title: Be a “smart” teacher: Focus on your wellbeing [Invited speaker]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
Learner Autonomy Special Interest Group (LASIG) Online Event (April 1st, 2020, online)
Title: Teacher and student wellbeing in a time of crisis [Invited plenary speaker]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
TESOL Spain (March 7th, 2020, online)
Title: Positive Language Education: Teaching English and life skills [invited speaker]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
ISTEK Schools and Oxford University Press, Istanbul (October 19th, 2019)
Title: Teacher wellbeing and learner psychology: Exploring the connections [invited speaker]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
IATEFL Hungary (October 5th, 2019)
Title: Teacher wellbeing and teacher engagement: Strengthening the connections [invited speaker]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
Language Acts and Worldmaking, King’s College, London (November 24th, 2018)
Title: Colouring the rainbow of teacher emotions for wellbeing [Invited plenary speaker]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
AISLI DoS Days 2018 (September 6th-8th, 2018)
Title: The secret to the success of any language school: Staff wellbeing [Invited plenary speaker]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
International House staff training webinars (March 7th – April 16th, 2018)
Title: Professional Wellbeing for Effective Teaching [Invited speaker]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
Oxford University Press (OUP), Webinar (October 4th, 2017)
Title: The key to effective language teaching: teacher wellbeing [Invited speaker]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
British Council Paris (September 15th, 2017)
Title: Teacher wellbeing: A practical workshop [Invited speaker]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
School of Education, University of Salzburg (June 8th, 2017)
Title: Psychology for language learning: But is that Fachdidaktik? [Invited guest lecture]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
In-house staff training at Oxford University Press (January 7th, 2016)
Title: At the heart of language teaching: Lessons from psychology [Invited speaker]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
Cambridge University Press for the Cambridge English Teacher Professional Development Series (September 23rd, 2015, online)
Title: What about me? Language teacher psychology and professional well-being [Invited speaker]
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
Invited workshops
University of Groningen, The Netherlands (May 27th, 2021, online)
Title: Language teacher wellbeing
Presenters: Giulia Sulis, Astrid Mairitsch, & Sun Shin
IH Barcelona annual conference (February 7th-8th, 2020)
Title: Making teacher wellbeing a priority for good practice
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
Kansai University, Japan (May 14th, 2019)
Title: Positive Language Education: Teaching language and life competences
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
ELTABB, Berlin, Germany (November 3rd, 2018)
Title: Learner and teacher motivation and wellbeing
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
AISLI DoS Days, 2018 Italy (September 6th-8th, 2018)
Title: Pathways to personal and professional wellbeing
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
EAQUALS conference, Prague, Czech Republic (April 27th, 2018)
Title: Personal and professional wellbeing: Two sides of the same coin
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
Applied Language Learning and Teaching conference, Dubai. Invited workshop leader (March 10th, 2018)
Title: Prioritizing professional wellbeing because “It’s not just how I teach, it is who I am”
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
Institut für Theoretische und Angewandte Translationswissenschaft (ITAT), Graz, Austria. (October 20th, 2017)
Title: Putting language teachers first: Teacher wellbeing
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
Montan University Leoben, Austria. Invited workshop for language teachers (May 12th, 2017)
Title: Professional well-being for language teachers
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
Organisation of symposia and conferences
University of Graz, Austria (July 7th, 2021, online)
Title: Language teacher wellbeing: Closing webinar
Presenters: Sarah Mercer, Giulia Sulis, Sonja Babic, Astrid Mairitsch, & Sun Shin
University of Graz, Austria (October 25th, 2019)
Title: Expert panel meeting
Invited speakers: Jim King, Paula Kalaja, Kata Csizér, & Tammy Gregersen
FNF Tag der Fachdidaktik Forschung, Universität Graz (October 12th, 2018)
Title: Professional wellbeing for language teachers
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL) conference, Aberdeen (April 18th-22nd, 2007)
Title: Language Learner Psychology
Presenter: Sarah Mercer
Kontakt
Sarah Mercer
Institut für Anglistik
Fachdidaktik
Liebiggasse 9
8010 Graz
"There is a dynamic symbiosis between teacher and student well-being. Fostering well-being for teachers enables them to support students" — Roffey, 2011, p. 198