In recent years, applied linguistics has made great progress and reached a general consensus about its functions and applications, but still many hot topics and cutting-edge issues remain controversial and worthy of further exploration and detailed discussion. In order to help push forward the field of applied linguistics, an International Forum on Frontier Issues in Applied Linguistics (IFFIAL) is going to be held in Hangzhou, which is sponsored by Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) and organized by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press (FLTRP). Ten editorial departments of BFSU’s academic journals will co-organize the forum.
We have extended invitations to renowned linguists, both at home and abroad, to give keynote speeches. Various workshops will be organized on a variety of issues of interest. Scholars and researchers of applied linguistics will enjoy opportunities for academic exchange and cooperation. We expect the forum can provide up-to-date research findings, references and enlightenment for all the participants, promote theoretical construction and applied research of the discipline, and explore the trend development in applied linguistics.
The matters of the forum are notified as follows.
Forum Organization
Sponsor: Beijing Foreign Studies University
Organizer: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press
Co-Organizers:
Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics
Chinese Journal of ESP
Corpus Linguistics
Eurasian Humanities Studies
Foreign Language Education in China
Foreign Language Teaching and Research
German Humanities Studies
International Chinese Language Education
Journal of Language Policy and Language Planning
Translation Horizons
Date, Location and Languages
| Check-in time | 14:00-21:00, September 18, 2020 (UTC+8) |
| Forum schedule | September 19-20, 2020 (UTC+8) |
| Location | Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China |
| Working languages | Chinese and English |
Keynote Speakers
| James Lantolf | The Pennsylvania State University (US), Founding Editor of Language and Sociocultural Theory (Equinox Press, 2013) and Co-Editor of Applied Linguistics (Oxford University Press, 1993-1998) |
| Lawrence Jun Zhang | The University of Auckland (NZ), Co-Editor-in-Chief of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics (SSCI-indexed, Impact Factor: 1.93) (September 2016 to present) and SAAL Quarterly (August 2005-January 2009) |
| Simon Borg | University of Leeds(UK), Editorial Board Member of TESOL Quarterly, Language Teaching Research and The Asian EFL Journal |
| Sun Youzhong | Beijing Foreign Studies University, Editor-in-Chief of International Forum, Chinese Journal of ESP and Intercultural Studies Forum |
| Wang Wenbin | Beijing Foreign Studies University, Associate Editor of Foreign Language Teaching and Research |
| Wen Qiufang | Beijing Foreign Studies University, Editor-in-Chief of Foreign Language Education in China and Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics |
| Zhao Yang | Peking University, Editor-in-Chief of International Chinese Language Education |
Sub-topics
(1)Topics for panels
| cognitive linguistics | comparative linguistics |
| corpus linguistics | cross-cultural communication |
| development of foreign language teachers | discourse analysis |
| English-mediated instruction | English for special purpose |
| English teaching in primary and secondary schools | English teaching in vocational college |
| second language acquisition | French language studies |
| foreign language education | functional linguistics |
| German language studies | Instructional Guide and college English teaching reform |
| intelligent language teaching | international Chinese language education |
| language assessment and testing | language-related policy and planning |
| language teaching and pedagogy | translation studies |
| National Standard and teaching reform of English major | pragmatics |
| psycholinguistics | rhetoric and stylistics |
| Russian language studies | sociolinguistics |
(2)Topics for seminars
Each of the ten academic journals of BFSU will offer topics respectively and host the seminars.
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