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Date: 01-Feb-2025
From: Mian Jia [mianjia at cityu.edu.hk]
Subject: LSPPC8 Conference - Collaboration, Innovation, and Impact


LSPPC8 Conference - Collaboration, Innovation, and Impact

Date: 11-Dec-2025 - 13-Dec-2025
Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Contact: LSPPC8 Secretariat
Contact Email: enlsppc8 at cityu.edu.hk
Meeting URL:
https://www.en.cityu.edu.hk/news/events/call-papers-lsppc8-collaboration-innovation-and-impact

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Discourse Analysis;
Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics

We are pleased to announce our call for the 8th International
Conference of the Asia-Pacific LSP & Professional Communication
Association on the theme of “Collaboration, Innovation, and Impact:
Bridging Academic and Professional Worlds”, to be held in person from
11th to 13th December 2025, hosted by the Department of English at
City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR.
The conference theme reflects the growing complexity in the social
context of Languages for Specific Purposes and Professional
Communication practices. Developments in technology, including the
recent rise of generative artificial intelligence and more
long-standing ubiquity of social media communications, continue to
have a profound effect on the communication practices of academics and
professionals alike. At the same time, society is increasingly faced
with a range of “wicked problems” that demand collaborative and
innovative responses from stakeholders in the academy, the
professions, and in industry. Issues of communication frequently play
an important role in determining whether effective solutions can be
found, and, to engage with these issues, collaboration and innovation
is essential. Against this backdrop, this conference aims to provide a
platform for academics, students, industry partners, and institutions
to discuss changing professional communication practices, identify
synergies, and facilitate the collaboration and innovation needed to
generate impact.
Confirmed Plenary Speakers:
Professor Averil Coxhead, Victoria University of Wellington
Professor Christoph A. Hafner, City University of Hong Kong
Professor Sylvia Jaworska, University of Reading
Professor Matthew McGlone, The University of Texas at Austin
Invited Panel (more to follow), Convened and Chaired by:
Professor Lifei Wang, Beijing Language and Culture University
Submission of Abstracts
The required format for submissions is an abstract of 300 words
(excluding references), preferably in Word format. For references
please follow the APA Citation Style (7th edition). Abstracts should
include a brief outline of the research/project context and clearly
indicate the objectives, method(s), and results.
We invite proposals of paper presentations, poster presentations, and
thematic panels that address any aspect of LSP and Professional
Communication research, including but not limited to the following
topics:
Technological innovations, including AI, in LSP and professional
communication
Theoretical/methodological innovations in LSP and professional
communication
Pedagogical innovations in LSP and professional communication
Interdisciplinary approaches to research on LSP and professional
communication
Collaboration between academics and professionals
Knowledge transfer in LSP and professional communication
Needs analysis
Course/materials design in LSP and professional communication
English for academic purposes
English for research publication purposes
English medium instruction and LSP and professional communication
Genre pedagogy in LSP and professional communication
Digital literacies pedagogy in LSP and professional communication
Testing and assessment in LSP and professional communication
Teacher training in LSP and professional communication
Language and genre analysis in LSP and professional communication
Research methods in LSP and professional communication
Ethical issues in LSP and professional communication
Digital genres and practices in LSP and professional communication
LSP and professional communication in the Global South
Language as embodied activity: gesture, languaging, and
translanguaging
Emotion and affect in LSP and Professional Communication
Other topics relevant to LSP and Professional Communication
Important Dates
Submission of Abstracts Opens Soon
31st March 2025: Submission Deadline
30th June 2025: Notification of Acceptance & Early Bird Registration
Opens
15th September 2025: Early Bird Registration closes & Regular
Registration Opens
31st October 2025: Regular Registration Closes
11th to 13th December 2025: Conference in Session (including
pre-conference day on 11th Dec)
The local organising committee at the Department of English, City
University of Hong Kong, looks forward to seeing you in Hong Kong!
Local Organising Committee
Prof. Christoph Hafner (Conference Co-chair, President of Asia-Pacific
LSPPC Association)
Prof. Esterina Nervino (Conference Co-chair, Outreach Officer of
Asia-Pacific LSPPC Association)
Prof. James Jia (Programme Co-chair)
Prof. Ge Lan: (Programme Co-chair)
Ms. Hemans Wong (Conference Secretariat)
Ms. Cecilia Chan (Conference Secretariat)
Mr. Gabriel Tetteh
Ms. Youping Zhang
Ms. Minqing Liu
Ms. Shuang Xu
Scientific Committee
Prof. Vijay K. Bhatia, City University of Hong Kong
Becky Kwan, City University of Hong Kong
William Feng, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Helen Basturkmen, The University of Auckland
Christine Feak, University of Michigan
Azirah Hashim, University of Malaya
Kevin Knight, Kanda University of International Studies
Sue Starfield, University of New South Wales
Wang Lifei, Beijing Language and Culture University
Contact us
Secretariat email: enlsppc8 at cityu.edu.hk
Websites
Asia-Pacific LSP & Professional Communication Association:
https://www.lsppc.org
Department of English, City University of Hong Kong:
https://www.en.cityu.edu.hk



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