Seventh International Conference on Discourse, Communication and the Enterprise
2013/09/05
Call for Papers
Theme | Discourse and Communication in International Business Contexts |
Main topics |
1) Language and identities at work 2) Language and cultural practices in business 3) Oral and written genres in corporate and institutional communication 4) Technology and multimodality in business communication 5) Business communication across languages and cultures 6) Cross-cultural adaptation in business contexts 7) Other relevant topics |
Working language | English |
Submission guidelines | Abstracts should not exceed 300 words (Times New Roman, 12 Font, single-space) and should also contain the following information: the title of the paper, author name, affiliation, postal address and email address. |
Address for Submission |
Abstracts must be submitted by email to: Dicoenvii2013@126.com |
Important Dates |
* Deadline for Submission 31 May, 2013 * Notice of Acceptance 1 July, 2013 * Registration 17-18 October, 2013 |
Registration Fee |
Teachers 1000 RMB (or 180 dollars), Students 500 RMB (or 90 dollars). Payment of the registration fee covers the cost to attend the main conference and the concurrent sessions, coffee breaks and conference meals. Notice that this registration fee does NOT cover the cost of transportation and accommodation |
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS | SPEECH TOPICS | AFFLIATIONS |
Prof. Moshe Banai | New Directions in International Business Communication | City University of New York, USA, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of International Studies of Management and Organization |
Prof. Francesca Bargiela |
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University of Warwick, UK |
Prof. Jürgen Deller | International Generalizability of Expatriate Success factors (project iGOES) – Selected results of a global quantitative study on the prediction of expatriate adjustment and performance | Leuphana University of Lueneburg,Germany |
Prof. Jin Lixian | Intercultural Business Communication: Perceptions through Metaphor Analysis | De Montfort University, UK |
Prof. Zhang Qing | Changing Economy, Changing Markets: A Sociolinguistic Study of Chinese Yuppies | University of Arizona, USA |
Prof. Wang Lifei | Business English Linguistics: Boundaries and Directions | University of International Business and Economics, China |
Prof. Shi Xingsong | Cross-cultural Adaptation of Chinese Business Expatriates | University of International Business and Economics, China |
Organizer
The Conference is organized by the Research Centre for Business English and Intercultural Communication, School of International Studies, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China.
Location
The conference will take place in Chengxin Building, University of International Business and Economics, No. 10, East Huixin Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
Conference E-mail address: Dicoenvii2013@126.com
Telephone :(86)010-64494629,Ms. Li
See more at webpage:http://sis.uibe.edu.cn