11-12 December 2014

Centre for Studies of Translation, Interpreting and Cognition, University of Macau

Macau, China

About the Symposium

This is the 1st international symposium organized by the Centre for Studies of Translation, Interpreting and Cognition (CSTIC) at the University of Macau. The objective of the Symposium is to provide an international forum for the presentations and discussions of up-to-date theorization, methodologies and projects on cognitive research on translation and interpreting. Invited specialists will approach the topics from different angles, e.g. cognitive sciences, neuroscience, neurolinguistics and so on. It promises to be a fruitful opportunity for exchange of ideas and researches. An edited volume of research papers will be published by Springer.

Themes of the Symposium

• Cognitive studies of translating-interpreting processes: theoretical frameworks and methodological procedures
• Translating/interpreting as bilingual processing: neurolinguistic and cerebral operations
• Corpus-assisted and lab-method-led research on cognitive aspects of translation/interpreting
• Applications of translating/interpreting process research to translator/interpreter training

Speakers

1. Fabio ALVES, Professor, Federal University of Minas Gerais

2. Machel CARL, Professor with Special Responsibilities, Copenhagen Business School

3. Nevia DOLCINI, Assistant Professor, University of Macau

4. Yuanjian HE, Professor, University of Macau

5. Arnt Lykke JAKOBSEN, Professor Emeritus, Copenhagen Business School

6. Victoria Lai Cheng LEI, Assistant Professor, University of Macau

7. Defeng LI, Professor, University of Macau

8. Giuseppe LONGO, Adjunct Professor, Tufts University

9. Tom SCHOENEMANN, Associate Professor, Indiana University

10. Sanjun SUN, Assistant Professor, Beijing Foreign Studies University

11.Warren Wa Hou TAI, Specialist in Neurosurgery, Macau Health Bureau

12. Jie-Li TSAI, Associate Professor, National Chengchi University

13. Denise Hsien WU, Professor, National Central University

14. Zhen YUAN, Assistant Professor, University of Macau

15. Meifang ZHANG, Professor, University of Macau

For more information, please contact Defeng LI at fah.translation@umac.mo