Call for papers

The conference aims to establish a global knowledge-exchanging platform for English language education researchers, teachers and postgraduate students to share views and perspectives on issues and trends in how to teach or learn English in the Chinese context (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, Singapore, etc.) or other regions with Chinese students. Participants could discuss and debate the present state, reform and development of English language education in their specific context.

• Department of English Language Education, Faculty of Humanities, The Education University of Hong Kong
• Department of Linguistics and Modern Language Studies (LML), Faculty of Humanities, The Education University of Hong Kong
• Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MATESOL) , Faculty of Humanities, The Education University of Hong Kong

• Department of English, National Taiwan Normal University
• The Institute of Online Education, Beijing Foreign Studies University

The conference will be composed of keynote speeches, invited speeches, and oral presentations.

1. Language policy and planning
2. Teaching approaches and methodologies
3. Curriculum, syllabus and Materials design
4. Assessment and evaluation
5. Classroom interaction
6. English for academic/specific purposes
7. Teacher identity and education
8. Language learning and technology
9. Intercultural communication
10. World Englishes/English as a lingua franca
11. Language identity
12. Self-directed language learning
13. Discourse/genre analysis
14. Teaching younger learners

1. Language requirement: English (Please fill in the titles and keywords on the application form)
2. Word limit: 250-300 words (excluding references)
3. Content: Research background, objectives, methods and outcomes (Please do not send full papers)
4. All abstracts will be reviewed by the Organising Committee. Applicants will be notified by 1 March 2018 6 March 2018 through emails.