ESP in Asia

When: May 22-24, 2009

Where: Chongqing University, China

Theme: ESP in Asia

Speakers: ESP Practitioners in Asia

时间: 2009年5月22-24日

地点: 中国重庆大学

会议主题: 亚洲ESP

参会人员: 亚洲ESP研究与教学人员

Keynote Speakers 大会主讲:

Dr. Vijay K. Bhatia (Hong Kong City University);

Dr. John Adamson (Senior Editor of Asian ESP Journal);

Dr. Joseph H.W.Hung (The Chinese University of Hong Kong);

Prof. Jill Burton (University of South Australia);

Prof. Wang Lifei 王立非教授(对外经济贸易大学)

Mr.Mark Krzanowski IATEFL SIG organizer

Call for Papers

The First Asian ESP Journal and Chongqing University international conference ESP (English for Specific Purposes) in Asia will be held at Chongqing University, China from May 22-24th, 2009.

The aim of this conference is to bring together ESP practitioners across Asia to exchange views on a wide range of issues in ESP practice and research. Through this exchange, it is hoped that participants will gain better insights into the world of ESP and the challenges it faces. Chongquing University with its long history and educational excellence since 1929 and Asian ESP Journal are proud to create this forum for this special event.

Proposals/abstracts (up to 250 words) for 20 minute presentations should be related to research into ESP and the teaching of ESP in Asian contexts or with Asian students. Papers in the following areas are invited:

Research in Business English, English for Legal Purposes, Technical English and other ESP areas.

Practical studies into the teaching methodologies employed in ESP.

Innovations in ESP Course design, material production and evaluation.

Inter-cultural Business communication.

Bilingual teaching for tertiary level or adult education in China and other Asian countries.

ESP teacher development.

Studies on ESP corpus.

Studies related to international research journal publication.

Content-based instruction (e.g. English-medium lecturing in Asian universities/schools ).

Abstracts in English should be sent to huang-ylcq@163.com in Chongqing University for Chinese speakers and to asianespjournal@gmail.com in Asian ESP Journal for oversea speakers by 28th February, 2009 and should include the following information:

Author's full name and title.

Author's affiliation and address.

E-mail contact address.

Title of the paper

Abstract (up to 250 words)

Notification of acceptance and invitation will be given by March 25, 2009.

Registration and details concerning transportation and accommodation will be announced on the Asian ESP Journal site http://asian-esp-journal.com and Chongqing University site http://www.cfl.cqu.edu.cn

A Conference Proceedings edition will be published in 2009 and for this purpose full papers should be submitted by Oct 2009 to asianespjournal@gmail.com

Enquiries concerning the conference should be directed to asianespjournal@gmail.com or to 重庆大学外语学院(Tel.023-65111002)

Fees:

Chinese Domestic speakers: 700 Yuan (Renmingbi);

Chinese Domestic nonspeakers: 500 Yuan (Renmingbi);

International speakers: $100.00 (US dollars);

International nonspeakers: $80.00 (US dollars);

Graduate Students: 50%