12th Annual International Conference of the

Chinese Association for Intercultural Communication (CAFIC) 

 Ningbo, China

Call for Abstracts (No.4)

The University of Nottingham Ningbo China warmly invites you for the 12th Annual International Conference of the Chinese Association for Intercultural Communication (CAFIC) on Thursday 22nd June and Friday 23rd June 2017. Hosted by the School of English in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, the conference will bring together scholars working in different strands of Intercultural Communication research from across China and abroad for two days of interdisciplinary exchange in an international environment.

Theme: Research, pedagogies and practices in intercultural communication

Date: June 22-23, 2017   

Venue: University of Nottingham Ningbo, China

Call for Abstracts

You are welcome to submit abstracts of 300 words maximum in English, reporting empirical research into areas of Intercultural Communication. The conference is oriented towards multi-disciplinary perspectives, but we particularly welcome presentations with a focus around any of four main conference themes:

Intercultural Communication research and practices in education and social sciences

The teaching and learning of Intercultural Communication in courses for English majors and College English

Teaching and pedagogic practices of Intercultural Communication for Business English, English for Academic Purposes and in other languages

Intercultural Communication and media studies

Your abstracts must be submitted to: CAFIC-UNNC@nottingham.edu.cn

Due to the requests of many potential participants to the conference and the holiday time during the Chinese New Year period, the submission date of the abstract is extended to February 19, 2017. Please make sure to submit your abstract in English.

Confirmation of receipt of your submission will be sent automatically. Notification of acceptance will be sent by March 6, 2017.

Full Paper Submission Information

This conference plans to produce two volume publications by established international publishers. In order to have your paper considered for these volumes, we require a completed chapter with no more than 5000 words in English by June 7 2017. However if your paper is considered to be accepted for the publication, further modification upon the requests of the editors and publishers may be required. Your paper should contain the following elements:

• The contextual information and main argument or issues of your research

• A theoretical framework related to the focus of your research

• Your research methods for data collection and analysis

• Main findings and implications

• References (using the Harvard referencing system; please check, for example, http://www.citethisforme.com/harvard-referencing )

Organising Committee Members of the University of Nottingham Ningbo China:

Professor JIN Lixian 

Dr. Candace Veecock

Ms. Daniela Panayotova

Dr. Simon Harrison

Dr. DONG Hongbo

Dr. Derek Irwin

Keynote Speakers:

Prof. SUN Youzhong, Vice President of Beijing Foreign Studies University, Chair of China Association for Intercultural Communication (CAFIC)

Prof. Eli Hinkel, Seattle University (USA), renowned scholar in Second Language Acquisition and English Language Teaching 

Dr. Prue Holmes, Durham University/Victoria University (NZ), the current chairperson of the International Association of Languages and Intercultural Communication

Prof. Hiro Tanaka, Meisei University (Tokyo), specializing in intercultural business communication research and training

Prof. SHAN Bo, Wuhan University, specializing in media and intercultural communication

Prof. AN Ran, Dean in the School of International Education at South China University of Technology.

Special Guests:

Ms. Rosemary Arnott (OBE), UNICEF in Pakistan

Prof. DAI Xiaodong, Shanghai International Studies University

Prof. FENG Jieyun, University of International Business & Economics, Beijing

Prof. GAO Yihong, Peking University

Prof. HE Lianzhen, Zhejiang University

Prof. HUANG Guowen, South China Agricultural University

Prof. JIA Yuxin, Harbin Institute of Technology

Prof. Steve Kulich, Shanghai International Studies University

Prof. LIN Ziyu, Macao Polytechnic Institute

Prof. LIU Meihua, Tsinghua University

Prof. SHI Xinsong, University of International Business and Economics

Prof. SONG Li, Harbin Institute of Technology

Prof. WANG Junju, Shandong University

Prof. WANG Lifei, University of International Business and Economics

Prof. Joanna Adwarska WILLIAMS, Macao Polytechnic Institute

Prof. Doreen WU, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Prof. ZHANG Wenxia, Tsinghua University

Further Information:

University of Nottingham Ningbo China: http://www.nottingham.edu.cn/en/english/research/cafic-conference/conference.aspx

Chinese Association for Intercultural Communication: http://chinacafic.heep.cn

For any enquiry, please feel free to contact: fhss@nottingham.edu.cn

We are looking forward to seeing you in Ningbo.