Conference

Professor Nana Sato-Rossberg (SOAS University of London):

EATPA Keynote Abstract-Cultural Awareness in Translation-How can we collaborate with AI- Nana Sato-Rossberg

Dr Clara Chuan Yu  (Hong Kong Baptist University):

EATPA Keynote Abstract-Social Impact In Translator Education- Chuan Yu

1st EATPA Symposium programme 21.05.25

Key Facts:

• 13 June -registration closes

The Call

The East Asian Translation Pedagogy Advance (EATPA) network was founded in 2020 with a view to enhancing pedagogy within the field and sharing resources and expertise. Over the past few years, a series of activities have been held successfully, including numerous webinars delivered by colleagues in various countries, collaborative online international learning (COIL) activities, Translation Jams, and the launch of the Translation Pedagogy Resource Bank.

In celebration of our fifth anniversary, we are pleased to announce that our first in-person Symposium on East Asian translation pedagogy will be held at the University of Leeds on 27-28 June 2025. We are proud to announce our keynote speakers for the Symposium as: Prof. Nana Sato-Rossberg (SOAS University of London) and Dr Clara Chuan Yu (Hong Kong Baptist University).

The recent decade has witnessed unprecedented challenges for translation teaching and learning. The enhanced awareness of the Sustainability Development Goals, Covid-19 pandemic and rapid advances in translation technology, not least AI, have called for much-needed reflections on the current pedagogical practices. There is much scope for more conversations on how these developments have impacted the pedagogy of translation in relation to East Asian languages. Therefore, we invite translation teachers of East Asian languages to deliver paper presentations on the following or related themes:

• Accessibility and neuro-diversity in the translation classroom
• AI and technology and translation pedagogy
• Incorporating reference tools in the translation classroom
• Inter-institutional collaboration in translation pedagogy
• Language proficiency for translation classrooms
• Methods of translation feedback & translation evaluation criteria
• Multi-lingual translation classrooms
• Political ideology and translation pedagogy
• Teaching using fiction and non-fiction texts
• Theory and practice

Proposals can be either pedagogic research-based or pedagogic practice-based.

Convenors:

Dr Martin Ward (Chair of Organising Committee), University of Leeds

Dr Christopher Payne, University of Toronto

Dr Yean Fun Chow, Universiti Sains Malaysia

Dr Yu Kit Cheung, The University of Manchester

• Please direct any questions to Dr Martin Ward (m.s.ward@leeds.ac.uk ) or Dr Yu Kit Cheung (yukit.cheung@manchester.ac.uk).

If you are travelling from outside of the UK:

• The nearest airport to the University of Leeds is Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)
• The nearest large airport with some direct intercontinental flights is Manchester Airport  (MAN)
• Alternatively you may fly into London Heathrow Airport (LHR) or Gatwick (LGW) and then travel to Leeds by train

If you are travelling within the UK:

• Leeds train station is located in the heart of the city
• There is an accessible taxi rank located outside the south concourse on New Station Street, opposite the main entrance. If you have a pre-booked taxi (including Uber) you will need to go to the pick-up point, which is situated in the short stay car park. This is accessible from the north concourse next to Wetherspoons.

Please feel free to book any hotel that suits your own plan; if you need a few recommendations, please see below:

• Dakota Hotel Leeds (address: 8 Russell St, Leeds LS1 5RN)
• Quebecs Hotel (address: 9 Quebec St, Leeds LS1 2HA)
• Premier Inn Leeds City Centre (Leeds Arena) hotel (address: Hepworth Point, Clay Pit Ln, Leeds LS2 8BQ)
• ibis Styles Leeds City Centre Arena (address: Wade Ln, Leeds LS2 8NJ)
• Holiday Inn Express Leeds City Centre - Armouries, an IHG Hotel (address: Armouries Dr, Leeds LS10 1LE)
• Hampton by Hilton Leeds City Centre (address: 1 Gower St, Leeds LS2 7BP)
• Quebecs Luxury Apartments (address: The Old Post Office, 3 Infirmary St, Leeds LS1 2HT)

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