The 9th International Conference on ELT in China (ELT2020) will be held in Beijing on Oct. 16-18, 2020 by China English Language Education Association. The 1st International Conference on ELT in China was held in Guangzhou in 1985. The conference has promoted the development of English language teaching and research in China and enhanced the communication between ELT teachers, researchers in China and their international counterparts. The theme for ELT2020 is “Insight and Foresight: English Language Teaching for a Community of Shared Future for Humankind”. We invite proposals for symposia, individual papers and posters.

 


 

 

Conference theme

 

 

 

Theme: Insight and Foresight: English Language Teaching for a Community of Shared Future for Humankind

 

Strands:

 

 

 

Conference information

 

 

 

Time: October 16-18, 2020
Venue: Beijing Normal University, Beijing 
Organized by: China English Language Education Association 
Hosted by: Beijing Normal University
Co-hosted by: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press 

Working Languages: English and Chinese, preferably English

 

 

 

Keynote speakers

 

 

 

Linda Elder (The Foundation for Critical Thinking)

Daniel Perrin (Zurich University of Applied Sciences)

Jack C. Richards (University of Auckland)

Karen Risager (Roskilde University)

Jan Vermunt (Eindhoven University of Technology)

Cheng Xiaotang (Beijing Normal University) 

Luo Xuanmin (Guangxi University)

Sun Youzhong (Beijing Foreign Studies University)

 

 

 

Forms of Presentation

 

 

 

We invite proposals for symposia, individual papers and posters. An abstract can only be submitted to one form of presentation. 

 

Symposia

 

A symposium will be allocated a 2-hour block. Organizers may invite 4 to 6 panel members. Each symposium consists of an introduction, presentations, discussion (optional), Q&A, and conclusion. The symposium organizer needs to provide the title, symposium introduction and all the abstracts.

 

Individual Paper Presentations

 

A block of 25 minutes will be designated for an individual paper presentation, in which 20 minutes are for the presentation and 5 minutes for discussion. Titles and abstracts of individual paper presentations, either in English or Chinese, need to be submitted. If the abstract is in Chinese, English title and abstract should also be provided, while indicating the presentation will be in Chinese.

 

Poster Presentations

 

Please submit titles and abstracts, either in English or Chinese. 

 

Proposals

 
 
 

 

 

All proposals should be submitted online at the 

ELT2020 official site: 

 

http://elt2020.aconf.org(复制网址,粘贴到浏览器打开).

 

Submission Deadline: Extended to February 29th, 2020

 

Anonymous review will be conducted by the conference committee and the acceptance letter will be sent out by March 31st, 2020.

 

If you would like your paper to be considered to publish at the CELEA journal Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics, please submit your full-length paper 2 months after the conference athttp://submit.celea.org.cn/cjal(复制网址,粘贴到浏览器打开). 

 

 

 

Registration

 

 

 

Registration Fee

 
 
 

Overseas delegates: USD$230 
Domestic delegates: RMB¥1600

Early Bird: RMB¥1400 (prior to May 30th, 2020) 
CELEA members/delegates from the host organization: RMB¥1400 (with valid document) 
Full-time postgraduate students: RMB¥800 (with valid document) 

 

The online payment service will start from March 1st, 2020

 

 

 

Consultation

 

 

 

Conference website

 
 
 

Information website

 
 
 

 

Contact

 
 
 

E-mail: elt2020@163.com (recommended) 

Tel: 

 

The 9th International Conference on English Language Teaching in China Committee 
China English Language Education Association