The 2nd ELITE International Conference successfully hosted by Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Palangkaraya, Kalimantan Tengah, on October 10-11, 2014. The conference carried the theme “The Multifaceted Dimensions of English Linguistics, Literature and Education”.
 
The conference aimed to explore diverse ideas and perspectives from researchers and practitioners—including lecturers, teachers, and instructors—who may come from different intellectual backgrounds but share common frames of reference. It also sought to bring together a wide range of scholars to foster meaningful intellectual conversations and exchanges.
 
Prominent plenary speakers at the event included Prof. Rodney H. Jones from City University of Hong Kong, Prof. Peter Mickan from Adelaide University, Australia, Prof. Joko Nurkamto, M.Pd from Sebelas Maret State University, and Handoyo Puji Widodo, S.Pd., Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics, M.A. from the University of Adelaide, South Australia.
 
Through this international forum, the conference continued to strengthen academic collaboration and advance research in English linguistics, literature, and education across Indonesia and beyond.