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1st International Conference on Intercultural Communication, Translation, and Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages

9–10 June 2018

第一届跨文化交际、翻译、外语教学法国际学术会议

    We are delighted to welcome you all to the 2018 Conference entitled ‘Intercultural Communication, Translation, and Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages’ to be held at Bangor University in picturesque North Wales from 9–10 June 2018.

    This is the first of a new conference series organised by our Confucius Institute at Bangor University and it aims to bring together scholars and researchers from various countries, academic fields and cultures to share experiences, and discuss issues related to intercultural communication, translation and different methodologies used to teaching foreign languages.

    This conference is aiming to encourage discussion, debate and exchange of ideas between delegates at all levels, both specialists in related fields and those with general interest in these subjects. We are looking forward to discuss the latest findings, current challenges and exciting possibilities in teaching and translating foreign languages, as well as issues in the crucial, timely subject of Intercultural Communication.

    The Conference will feature a diverse format of presentations, keynote lectures, talks and poster presentations revolving around several themes and poster sessions. There will be a social programme and trips to savour the beautiful mountain and coastal scenery and rich cultural heritage of Bangor and north Wales.

We will cover the following topics:

• New trends in teaching foreign languages

• Developing individual language skills in foreign language classes

• Research methodology for teaching and translating foreign languages

• Student – teacher interaction in foreign language classes

• Problems and challenges in teaching translation

• Translation practice and foreign languages

• Theories related to the field of intercultural communication

• Application of intercultural practices in different disciplines and activities

• Emerging challenges for intercultural communication research

Confirmed keynote speakers:

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• Dr Lianyi Song- Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
  SOAS, UK

• Dr SONG Lianyi is principal teaching fellow in Chinese at the SOAS, University of London. He has taught Chinese as a foreign language in the UK for over 25 years. He has been an active member, now an advisor, of the British Chinese Language Teaching Society (BCLTS) and was the chairman of the BCLTS between 2003 and 2005. In addition to teaching Chinese as a foreign language at all levels, he also teaches postgraduate courses such as Chinese language learning and teaching and English into Chinese translation. His research and publications cover various aspects of language teaching pedagogy, especially in assessment and teaching characters.
  

• Prof Zhang Qing- School of Foreign Languages of Chinese University of Political Science and Law, China

• Professor Zhang Qing, Ph.D., Dissertation Supervisor, and Vice Dean of Foreign Language School in China University of Political Science and Law. She is a Member of Graduate English Teaching Branch of Beijing Higher Learning Education Association, Member of Institute for Forensic Linguistics of China, Member of Forensic Linguistics Branch of China Behavior Law Association, Expert Member of Judicial Case Academy of the Supreme People’s Court, Fulbright Research Scholar (2015-2016), Visiting Scholar of University of Washington, Attorney Admitted to the New York Bar. Her Research Interests are Forensic Linguistics, Legal English, and American Law Study.
  

• Prof Cui Yazhen- School of Humanities, Chinese University of Political Science and Law, China

• Yuzhen Cui, Ph. D., is associate professor of Chinese University of Political Science and Law(CUPL) and deputy director of The Legal Language Research Center(CUPL). She received Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Peking University in Chinese Department and her Ph. D. from City University of Hong Kong in linguistics. Her research interests focus on applied linguistics, forensic linguistics, discourse analysis, corpus linguistics. And her academic specialty is to study Chinese discourses especially Chinese forensic discourses from the pragmatic perspective.
  

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• Dr Ying Yan- School of Arts, University of Leicester, UK

  Dr Yan Ying is lecturer in Translation Studies and director of the Centre for Translation and Interpreting Studies at the University of Leicester. She edited the first collection of Contemporary Welsh Literature and Art in Chinese translation (a special issue of Foreign Literature and Art) and translated Francesca Rhydderch's prize-winning novel, The Rice Paper Diaries, into Chinese. She also published researches on Chinese American literature and Chinese immigrant writing, and translated Jack Kerouac, Marilynne Robinson, Martin Amis and many others into Chinese.
  

• Ms Jing Fang – Institute for Chinese Studies, University of Oxford, UK

Ms Jing Fang graduated from Beijing Normal University and University of Edinburgh. She has engaged in teaching Chinese literature and language, and teaching Chinese as a foreign language for over 30 years. She is a Senior Advisor of HANBAN and used to teach at the University of International Business and Economics (Beijing) and the University of Edinburgh. Since 2000 she has been teaching at the University of Oxford.

Call for Papers

    If you are interested in presenting a talk or poster at the conference, please view the abstract submission guidelines and form.

Abstract submission guidelines

    The abstract should be no longer than 300 words. The 300 word limit does not include the title, author or affiliation information.The abstract should contain:

• the specific goals of the study

• the methods used

• a summary of the results

• a conclusion

    Please, do not submit an abstract for planned work. The work discussed in the abstract should be defined clearly.

    Please indicate up to three appropriate keywords for your abstract, which will use for planning the sessions.

    Please indicate whether you prefer to deliver a talk or a poster presentation.

Submission deadline

    Abstracts – talks and posters: 15th March, 2018

    Confirmation of abstract acceptance will be sent by 20th April 2018

    Please note that although we do encourage submissions from a broad range of topics and perspectives, we will only be able to accept contributions that directly inform our understanding of Intercultural communications, translation, and methods of teaching foreign languages. We will do our best to accommodate your preference for talk/poster, but given the tight schedule we cannot guarantee that we will be able to accommodate your preference.

    To submit your abstract, please visit the website: https://www.bangor.ac.uk/confucius-institute/conference/call.php.en 

Registration

    Registration is now open and is free of charge, but attendees are responsible for making their own accommodation arrangements.

    For conference registration, please visit the website: https://www.bangor.ac.uk/confucius-institute/conference/registration.php.en

Accommodation

    Information about local accommodation can be found below:

The Management Centre

    The Management Centre is graded as Visit Wales 4 star Guest Accommodation and offers 56 en-suite guest bedrooms that have achieved the Visit Wales Business Class Gold Standard. For more information and booking please click here: https://www.bangor.ac.uk/management_centre/photogallery/categories/accommodation/accommodation.php.en.

Bangor University Accommodation

    For more information and for booking Bangor University en-suite single room accommodation please click here:https://www.bangor.ac.uk/commercial-services/holiday-accommodation.php.en .

    To keep discussion lively and to maximise chances for social interaction between participants, meeting attendance will be capped at 50 participants, so registration in advance is highly recommend.

    We look forward to welcoming you to scenic north Wales in June 2018!

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