The 3rd International Conference on English, Discourse and Intercultural Communication will be held in Macao (Part I) and Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China (Part II), from June 21st – 27th, 2011. Under the conference theme of English, discourse and intercultural communication, the conference topics include: ELT (English Language Teaching) in the global/ local context; new social, cultural and critical discourses in English language education; English and language universals/typology, translation and interpretation studies, comparative cultural studies, intercultural dialogues and critiques in language and communication studies, English as a global lingua franca and the future of Chinese and other non-western languages and traditions, communicative language teaching (CLT) and cross-cultural pragmatic competence, bilingual and multilingual acquisition, revisiting humanistic and other “traditional” approaches in ELT classroom. Around 280 scholars with different disciplinary backgrounds and ELT professionals from the UK, USA, Australia, Poland, Hungary, Turkey, Japan, Republic of Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, China’s Mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, as well as Macao, will participate in this exciting conference in two places of great geographical and cultural interest. |
Arrangements for Part I of the conference in Macao: |
| Time: |
June 22nd – 23rd 2011 (9:30AM – 7:00PM) |
| Venue: |
1) Mornings: |
Lecture Theatres 1&3, 1st Floor, Wui Chi Building
(Opening, Keynote & Plenary Speeches) |
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2) Afternoons: |
MPI-Bell Centre of English, 3rd Floor, Meng Tak Building
(Parallel Sessions) |
| The Organising Committee cordially invites interested teachers of English, scholars and professionals to make use of this great opportunity. Come and share your views and thoughts with scholars from across the globe. |
| Keynote Speakers – Macao & Xinjiang |
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Prof. Martha P. Y. CHEUNG, Centre for Translation, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong |
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Prof. Istvan KECSKES, Professor of Linguistics, The State University of New York, USA |
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Prof. MAO Sihui, Chairman of the ELT & Research Committee, Macao Polytechnic Institute, Macao |
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Prof. Roland SUSSEX, School of Languages & Comparative Cultural Studies, The University of Queensland, Australia |
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Prof. CAO Xianghong, College of Foreign Languages, Xinjiang Normal University,
P.R. China |
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Prof. Patricia ERENS, Professor, Art History, Theory, and Criticism,
Northwestern University, USA |
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Prof. Nobuyuki HONNA, General Research Institute, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan |
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Mr. Robin WALKER, Freelance teacher, trainer and ELT author, English Global Communication, UK |
| Plenary Speakers – Xinjiang |
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Prof. LIN Zi-yu, Librarian, Macao Polytechnic Institute, Macao |
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Mr. David QUARTERMAIN, Deputy Director of MPI-Bell Centre of English Macao Polytechnic Institute, Macao |
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Mr. Robin WALKER, Freelance teacher, trainer and ELT author, English Global Communication, UK |
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Prof. WEN Qiufang, National Research Center for Foreign Language Education Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing |
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Conference Registration |
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Registration is needed only for the participants (presenters) whose paper has been accepted by the Organising Committee of the Conference. |
Registration for participants outside Macao: |
| A counter will be set up in the lobby of the Rio Hotel from 10:00am to 10:00pm on June 21st for registration purpose. Participants please approach MPI staffs at the reception counter and collect the participant's card and relevant conference materials. |
Registration for Macao participants: |
| Registration could be done in the morning of June 22nd, from 9:00am to 9:30am before the Opening Ceremony of the Conference. The registration counter will be located outside the Lecture Theatre 1 of Wui Chi Building, Macao Polytechnic Institute. |
| Morning (Lecture Theatre 1) |
| 09:30-10:10 |
Opening Ceremony |
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Speech by Professor Lei Heong Iok, President of Macao Polytechnic Institute
Speech by Professor Liang Chao, Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Committee and Vice President of Xinjiang Normal University |
| 10:10-10:30 |
Group Photo |
| 10:30-10:50 |
Coffee Break |
| 10:50-13:00 |
Keynote/Plenary Session (Lecture Theatre 1)
| Chair: |
Professor MAO Sihui |
| Discussants: |
Professor Istvan KESCKES |
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Professor Patricia ERENS |
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Professor Joanna RADWAŃSKA-WILLIAMS |
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| 10:50-11:30 |
Keynote Speech by Prof. Roland SUSSEX |
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“The Future of English as a Lingua Franca: International Intercultural Communication Factors” |
| 11:30-12:10 |
Keynote Speech by Prof. Martha P. Y. CHEUNG |
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“The (Un)importance of Flagging Chineseness: Making Sense of a Recurrent Theme in Contemporary Chinese Discourses on Translation” |
| 12:10-12:40 |
Plenary Speech by Prof. CAO Xianghong |
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“Language Choice Patterns among Uygur Tri-generation Family Members in Urumqi” |
| 12:40-13:00 |
Discussion |
| 13:00-14:20 |
Lunch (Rio Hotel) |
| Afternoon (MPI-Bell Centre of English, and Rooms M312, M314, M315, M316, M317) |
| 14:30-16:35 |
Parallel Sessions / Poster Session |
| 16:35-16:55 |
Coffee Break |
| 16:55-18:40 |
Parallel Sessions |
| 19:00-20:30 |
Welcome Banquet |
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| Morning (Lecture Theatre 3) |
| 09:30-12:30 |
Keynote/Plenary Session (Lecture Theatre 3)
| Chair: |
Professor MAO Sihui |
| Discussants: |
Professor LIN Zi-yu |
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Professor Roland SUSSEX |
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Professor RAN Yongping |
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| 09:30-10:10 |
Keynote Speech by Prof. Istvan KESCKES |
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“‘Tell Me About It’: Formulaic Language in English as a Lingua Franca” |
| 10:10-10:40 |
Plenary Speech by Prof. Patricia ERENS |
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“Feminism Across the Disciplines” |
| 10:40-11:00 |
Coffee Break |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Plenary Speech by Prof. Nobuyuki HONNA |
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“English Across Cultures and Intercultural Accommodation” |
| 11:30-12:00 |
Plenary Speech by Mr. Robin WALKER |
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“English as a Lingua Franca: A Classroom Perspective” |
| 12:00-12:30; |
Discussion |
| 12:30-14:20 |
Lunch (Rio Hotel) |
| Afternoon (MPI-Bell Centre of English, and Rooms M312, M314, M315, M316, M317) |
| 14:30-16:35 |
Parallel Paper Sessions |
| 16:35-16:55 |
Coffee Break |
| 16:55-18:40 |
Parallel Sessions |
| 19:00-19:30 |
Concluding Remarks for Part I of the Conference (Lecture Theatre 3) |
| 19:30-21:00 |
Farewell Banquet |
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Cultural Tour of Macao (for participants NOT going to Xinjiang) |
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Travel to Xinjiang (for participants going to Xinjiang) |
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