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Conference

Conference Information

Conference dates

27-28 June, 2025

Location

University of Leeds (in person)

Keynote Speakers

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

Cultural Awareness in Translation

Dr Clara Chuan Yu  (Hong Kong Baptist University):

Social Impact in Translator Education: Experiences from Hong Kong

Call for Papers

Key Facts:

  • Abstract Submission EXTENDED to 31 January 2025
  • Accepted abstracts informed by EXTENDED to 14 February 2025
  • Referred abstracts re-submission EXTENDED to 15 March 2025
  • Referred abstracts final outcome informed EXTENDED to 15 April 2025
  • Registration NOW OPEN
  • Registration will close on 13 June 2025

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. They must refer explicitly to teaching the translation of East Asian languages.

Abstracts of 250-300 words (word count not including bibliography) should be submitted here by 31 January 2025.

*Whilst this is in principle an in-person conference, online presentations can be accepted if needed.

Accepted abstracts will be confirmed by 14 February 2025.

N.B. It may be the case that some submitted abstracts need further revisions to be made before they can be accepted. In this case the committee will provide feedback to referred abstract authors in order to provide space for further development of proposals. Abstracts referred for any reason should be revised and re-submitted by email to m.s.ward@leeds.ac.uk by 15 March 2025.

Outcome of review of referred abstracts will be confirmed by 15 April 2025.

  • Registration for the conference open here

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

Travel to Leeds

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.

Getting to the University of Leeds

Location of venue- detailed information to follow

Car Parking

If you need a parking permit, please send the following details of your vehicle to m.s.ward@leeds.ac.uk

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