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The 2

UK-China Symposium on Translation Studies

Call for Papers

Conference date: 15-16 Sep 2023

Organised by:

School of English and International Studies, Beijing Foreign Studies University

Centre for Translation Studies, University of Leeds

Host:

School of English and International Studies, Beijing Foreign Studies University

Theme:

Translation Education and Studies in the New Technological Context: Challenges and Opportunities

Aims and scope:

Translation and interpreting have played and will continue to play indispensable roles in various

aspects of UK-China relations and people-to-people exchanges. In addition to the translation and

interpreting activities in various forms linking bilateral relations and bridging peoples’ hearts and

minds, the English/Chinese stream has been established and developed in dozens of translation and

interpreting programmes in the UK and in hundreds of T&I programmes in China.

Against this background the UK-China Symposium on Translation Studies is planned as a

biannual conference co-organised by a China university and a UK university in order to promote

exchanges among T&I scholars from both countries and to explore various aspects of Translation

Studies and T&I education. The 1

UK-China Symposium on Translation Studies was successfully

convened in University of Leeds on 16-17 Aug 2021. Selected papers from the conference have been

published in Perspectives (SSCI and A&HCI), Asia Pacific Translation and Intercultural Studies

(ESCI), Frontiers in Communication (ESCI).

The 2nd UK-China Symposium on Translation Studies, jointly organised by Beijing Foreign

Studies University and University of Leeds, will be held in Beijing Foreign Studies University on 15-

16 Sep 2023. The conference will focus on the various topics related to recent technological

developments, their application and impact in T&I education and studies, in which we hope to

promote exchanges among educators and researchers in translation and interpreting studies between

the two countries. All colleagues are welcome to join the conference to share their experience and

ideas covering (not limited to) the following topics.

Sub-themes:

New technologies and their impact on T&I education and practice

Technology-empowered T&I studies

Interdisciplinary approaches to T&I studies

Studies on T&I education in China and UK

Studies on language-pair specificity, esp. those focusing on English/Chinese translation and

interpreting

Social value and impact of T&I studies

Keynote speakers:

Mark Shuttleworth, Hong Kong Baptist University

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Yifeng Sun, University of Macau

Ting Guo, University of Liverpool

Binhua Wang, University of Leeds

Huang, Youyi. China International Communications Group

Yang, Ping. China International Communications Group

Wang, Dongfeng. Sun Yat-Sen University

Qin, Hongwu. Qufu Normal University

Hu, Xianyao. Southwest University

Zhang, Wei. Beijing Foreign Studies University

Co-Chairs:

Wei Zhang, Beijing Foreign Studies University

Binhua Wang, University of Leeds

Academic Committee:

Mona Baker, Manchester University

Chonglong Gu, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Shunqing Cao, Sichuan University

Kaibao Hu, Shanghai International Studies University

Libo Huang, Xi’an International Studies University

Dechao Li, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Defeng Li, University of Macau

Saihong Li, Stirling University

Rachel Lung, Lingnan University

Xuanmin Luo, Guangxi University

Lei Mu, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

Jeremy Munday, University of Leeds

Hongwu Qin, Qufu Normal University

Robert Neather, Hong Kong Baptist University

Wen Ren, Beijing Foreign Studies University

Yifeng Sun, University of Macau

Binhua Wang, University of Leeds

Kefei Wang, Beijing Foreign Studies University

Callum Walker, University of Leeds

Jackie Xiu Yan, City University of Hong Kong

Yan Ying, University of Leicester

Wei Zhang, Beijing Foreign Studies University

Binghan Zheng, Durham University

Chunshen Zhu, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen)

Working languages: English, Chinese

Presentation abstract submission deadline: 1 Aug 2023

Email for submission and contact: cnuksymposiumonts@163.com

Note: In order to encourage wide participation and academic exchanges, conference fee will not be

charged for presentations and conference attendance.