Call for Papers | International Conference on Globalisation/deglobalisation in Languages, Education, Culture and Communication (GLECC2025)
Call for Papers | International Conference on Globalisation/deglobalisation in Languages, Education, Culture and Communication (GLECC2025)
Conference dates: 30-31 July 2025
Conference location: Manchester, UK
Submission deadline: 30 April 2025
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The first International Conference on Globalisation/Deglobalisation in Languages, Education, Culture and Communication (GLECC2025) is going to be held 30-31 July, 2025, Manchester, UK., with pre-conference workshops on 29th July and post-conference cultural visits on 1st August.
The past two decades have witnessed remarkable advancements in the studies into Education, Second and Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpreting, Cultural Studies, and Communication. This growth, evident in both the number of active researchers and the volume of scholarly throughput and outcomes, can be largely attributed to the forces of globalisation. Consequently, adopting the globalisation perspective is timely and provides a natural framework for connecting these diverse yet interlinked disciplines.
GLECC2025 aims to bring together researchers, educators, practitioners, and policymakers from the realms of education, foreign and second languages, cultural studies, translation, interpreting, and communication to disseminate research outcomes, share insights, discuss findings, exchange visions, and identify challenges and trends in an interactive and immersive multidisciplinary environment.
This conference, notwithstanding the dissemination of works within individual and traditional discipline specified scopes, endeavours to break the subject silos. Papers and other contributions in Education, Second and Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpreting, Cultural Studies, or Communication, as well as contributions crossing the borders of traditional disciplines or emerged from frontier research, are welcome.
The conference is organised by AT Publishing in association with its three journals namely, Research in Education Curriculum and Pedagogy: Global Perspectives (RECAP) [ISSN: 2977-1633]; New Perspectives on Languages (NPL) [ISSN: 3033-490X] and The International Journal of Chinese and English Translation & Interpreting (IJCETI) [ISSN: 2753-6149]. There is a “conference first” policy in place. Selected papers will be invited to further develop into full journal articles free of APCs.
Conference proceedings will be published open access with an ISBN.
Call for Papers and other contributions
The conference contributions may take the forms of
- Full paper (1800-2500 words)
- Panel discussion proposal (max. 750 words)
- Workshop proposal
- Abstract (200-500 words)
Strands
All submissions should indicate the strands (Education, Second and Foreign Languages, Translation & Interpreting, Culture, Globalisation) up to 3. The organising committee reserves the right to allocate your paper or abstract to the strand as they see fit.
Topics listed below serve as hints to provide inspiration but not restrictions. Any topic of academic, practical, or vocational interests and within the remit of the conference is welcome.
Education
- Curriculum design and development
- Applied pedagogy
- Educational psychology
- Educational systems or policies that are of global and/or comparative design focusing on functions, efficiencies, or challenges
- Interdisciplinary approaches to educational research that can be applied to practices related to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI)
- Mixed methodological design and analysis that might be related to using both simple and more sophisticated approaches to building evidence or datasets
- New and emerging challenges of using technology in educational contexts for example digital technologies in learning and teaching, generative AI, and online learning
- Educational practices related to black and minority ethnic (BME) groups and from underserved communities or countries
Second and foreign languages
- Language teaching and learning
- Language acquisition and development
- Bilingualism and multilingualism
- Digital and technology-mediated language
- Critical language pedagogies
- Heritage language
- Language endangerment and revitalization
- Language policy
- Language and identity
- Language and culture
- Intercultural communication
Translation and interpreting
- Research Article in translation and interpreting
- Reflection on Professional Practice
- Reflection on Teaching Practice
- Corpus and applications
- Technologies and tools for translation and interpreting and subtitling
- AI and machine translation and interpreting
Culture
- Heritage and preservation
- Religion: Beliefs and Practices
- Identity
- Norms comparison
- Culture and society
- EDI
- Language and culture
Globalisation
- Globalisation in general from politics and economics perspectives
- Globalisation and internationalisation of education
- Human mobility in a globalised world
- Competition in a global economy and market
- Research and development globalisation
- Globalisation and culture
- Globalisation and communication
Key Dates
Submission deadline*:
Acceptance notification*:
Camera ready version due:
Pre-conference workshops:
Main conference dates:
Post-conference visits:
30 April 2025
30 May 2025
25 June 2025
29 July 2025
30-31 July 2025
1 August 2025
*For those who need to apply for visas we recommend early submission. Decision will be made on a rolling basis.
Conference Programme
29 July 2025 Pre-conference workshops
10.30-12.00 Workshop 1: Research methods across arts, humanities and social sciences
13.30-15.00 Workshop 2: How to turn research into a journal article
15.30-17.00 Workshop 3: Effective communication in academic writing
30-31 July 2025 Main conference
Keynote speech: “Beyond borders: The interplay of international mobility, culture, and commerce” by Professor Zheng Wang, University of Dundee, UK.
More to be announced…
1 August 2025 Post-conference visits
Cultural visit 1: MediaCityUK, Salford Quays (morning)
Cultural visit 2: Lyme Park, Peak District National Park (afternoon)
Submission
Submission formats
1. Full paper (1800-2500 words)
2. Panel discussion proposal (max. 750 words)
3. Workshop proposal
4. Abstract (200-500 words)
Submission deadline: 30 April, 2025
Acceptance notification: 30 May, 2025
Each format has a designated template, use the right template and upload the file for your submission. You need to register on the submission site first. Further details and instructions are given in the Authors Guidelines.
If you experience any problems please email us.