The Translation Research Centre of the Department of Chinese and Bilingual Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is pleased to announce that the “Shaping the Future of Translation and Interpreting Studies in a Context of Technological, Cultural and Social Changes” will be held on June 14-16, 2024, at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
This international conference aims to generate empirically based knowledge and interdisciplinary insights that can help shape the future of translation and interpreting studies in an increasingly digital world. It will bring together researchers, experts, and practitioners in the fields of translation and interpreting, technology, cultural studies, language studies and social sciences.
We are honoured to present six esteemed keynote speakers who will share their invaluable insights and expertise. They are Prof Yifeng Sun, Prof Michaela Mahlberg, Prof Haidee Kotze, Prof Binhua Wang, Prof Christopher D. Mellinger and Prof Binghan Zheng. In addition, we will present six featured speeches delivered by renowned local scholars. These scholars are Prof Rachel LUNG (Lingnan), Prof Geng SONG (HKU), Dr Xiu YAN (CityU), Dr Honghua WANG (Hang Seng), Dr Chuan YU (HKBU), Dr Long LI (HKCU).
We welcome submissions of abstracts for individual papers, posters, and panels on a broad range of topics within this year’s framework, including but not limited to:
- • Technological advancements in translation and interpreting
- • Culture and society in translation and interpreting
- • Pedagogy and training in translation and interpreting
- • Theoretical and methodological advancements in translation and interpreting
- • Cognition in translation and interpreting
- • Quality assessment in translation and interpreting
- • Professionalisation, ethics and industry trends in translation and interpreting
- • History, literature, and translation
- • Audiovisual translation
Abstracts should be no more than 300 words (excluding references) and should be submitted by 20 April 2024. You can submit your abstract by email to sftis2024.paper@polyu.edu.hk. All abstracts will go through a blind peer-review process. Authors will be notified of acceptance by 30 April 2024. If your abstract is accepted, you will have 20 minutes for your presentation during the conference.
Registration is now open until 7 June 2024. Take advantage of the early-bird registration fee of HKD 1,500 if you register before 15 May 2024. After that date, the regular registration fee of HKD 2,000 will apply. If you have any questions about the conference, please send your enquiry to the conference organising committee via sftis2024.paper@polyu.edu.hk . For more information on discounted fees and further details, please visit the conference website.