Started as an online venue for academic discussions, Kazan International Linguistic Summit (KILS) took place on November 15-19, 2022, both online and offline. The mixed format made it possible to attract 600 participants from 18 countries and 65 Russian cities and reach out to a wider audience. This year within the framework of the International Scientific Conference Contemporary Linguistics: Theory and Practice the Department of Language and Intercultural Communication of the Institute of Philology and Intercultural Communication of Kazan Federal University organized a symposium Evolutionary Trends in Teaching and Learning Languages: Perspectives and Concerns. The participants of the symposium were bachelors and MA students – future teachers of foreign languages. Kazan (Volga) Federal University has been a cradle for a constellation of thinkers, and it still lives up to its renowned past. Another noteworthy feature of Kazan is its unique combination of Christian and Muslim origins. For that reason, at the Summit held in cooperation with the Institute of Linguistics of RAS so much attention was paid, on the one hand, to Turkic studies and, on the other hand, to the Russian language and literature. Kazan can rightfully be considered the center of Turk studies, involving both traditional approaches and digital methods. The Summit provided the researchers with an opportunity to share their experience of employing innovative technologies and point out the prospects of further studies.