Chongqing University
Nov. 15-17, 2019
Conference Theme
ESP Teaching & Research: Innovations, Challenges and Prospects
Conference Background
Asian Association for ESP & Chinese Association for ESP invite you to join our 2019 annual conference to be held in Chongqing University from 15 to 17 Nov. 2019. International scholars and practitioners are welcome to share your recent work and discuss how your collective efforts can advance the future of English for Specific Purposes. The conference will feature workshops, plenary speeches and panel discussions.
Conference Objective and Scope
The theme of the 3rd Annual Conference of Asia ESP & the 8th Chinese National Symposium on ESP “ESP Teaching & Research: Innovations, Challenges and Prospects” allows a wide range of interpretations, thus taking into account the varied interests and approaches within the ESP community. Through innovative practices, it will explore who we are, what we do and how we can collectively transform perceptions and understandings in current ESP studies and teaching.
We encourage proposals from all scholars involved in ESP and would be particularly pleased to receive papers from all members of Asian Association for ESP & Chinese Association for ESP, from those working collaboratively across disciplines, from those involved in staff and student support, policy making and from students themselves. The topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:
ESP language studies
ESP course design
ESP research & teaching method innovation
EAP and EOP teaching and research
ESP education policy
ESP material development & design
ESP testing & assessment
ESP corpus-driven study & teaching
Cross-cultural studies in ESP context
Conference Working Language
English
Guidelines for Submissions: Pre-conference
1. Abstracts, panel or workshop proposals can be accepted.
▪ Abstract, 200-400 words in English, including positions, affiliations, email addresses and mailing addresses for all authors.
▪ Panel proposals reflecting the conference theme may be submitted. All panel proposals should provide a 300-word rationale and a 100-200 word abstract of each panelist's paper, including affiliation and email address for each panelist.
▪ Workshop proposals relevant to the conference theme may be submitted. Proposals should be 3-5 pages in length, and single-spaced.
2. Abstracts must be submitted tocquasianESP@163.com
Important Dates
Deadline of Abstract Submission：31 Aug. 2019
Notification of Acceptance: 30 Sept. 2019
Registration Date: 15 Nov. 2019
Conference Date：16-17 Nov. 2019
Registration Fee: 1000 (RMB)
Members: 800 (RMB)
Students: 500 (RMB)
Conference Co-organizers: Chinese Association for ESP, Asian Association for ESP,Chinese Journal of ESP
Conference Host: School of Foreign Languages & Cultures, Chongqing University
Appendix
Call for outstanding annual conference papers
The Chinese Association for ESP will select 20 outstanding conference papers from the annual ESP conference: 3 first prizes, 7 second prizes and 10 third prizes will be awarded with the selected papers published in the Journal of China Studies. Teachers interested in participating in the Award must submit the full paper to chinaespc@163.com one month prior to the ESP conference for review. Awards will be presented at the closing ceremony of the conference.
Secretariat of Chinese Association for ESP
