The Conference will bring together teachers, researchers and professionals from all over the world to exchange, discuss and develop their ideas on the role of languages in the modern society, including education, industry, science and research domains. Special emphasis will be laid on the foreign language use, translation and mediation in different domains of today's multicultural world.
Conference topics
The conference welcomes submissions on the following issues:
Languages and modern society development
Languages and education
Language policy in multicultural society
Languages and Academic Excellence
Languages and research
Languages and rights
Content and Language Integrated Learning at HEI (CLIL at HEI)
Languages and communication in digital societies (chatbots for language learning, chatbots for translation, soft for instant translation and intepreting, neurosemantic networks for automated translation)
Translation as mediation in different domains of today's multicultural world.
Global Issues in Translation and Interpreting Skills Training
New Trends and Experiences, new challenges, curriculum design, ICT use for Foreign Languages, Translation and Interpreting Skills Training
Submission procedure and deadlines
Abstract submission deadline - April 1th, 2018
All abstracts and papers must be submitted in English.
Abstracts may not be longer than 3500 characters.
The minimum number of characters for the abstract to be reviewed is 1000.
Abstracts should highlight such aspects as the research statement/problem, the research goal, research methodology, findings/results, conclusions
Notification of acceptance/rejection of the abstracts submitted - April 5th,2018
Full paper submission deadline – April 15th, 2018
The papers should not exceed 5 pages (4000 words).
The paper should be arranged as the template requires, download the template web-local.rudn.ru/web-local/kaf/rj/files.php
The conference working language is English.
Electronic Submissions are supported by EasyChair Conference management system
Abstracts and accepted papers should be sent though the following e-mail address https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=solang21
(please, note that you should register first)
Conference e- mail for questions and additional information upon request
society.and.languages@gmail.com
You may also get in touch with the conference administration chair associate professor Natalya Udina (e-mail:udinann@gmail.com)
The conference proceedings will be sent for evaluation and further inclusion in the WoS database
Conference fees:100 euros, to be paid until April 20th through RUDN on-line payment system or via bank
Conference fees include 4 coffee breaks, conference dinner, bus excursion around Moscow, certificate of attendance and report presentation
The University can provide organizational support regarding the accommodation, expenses are born by the conference participants
Possible options: University campus ( 2* hotel style double and single rooms)
3* hotel,10 minutes walk from the University
Hotels in the city center upon request
Further details: http://web-local.rudn.ru/web-local/kaf/rj/index.php?id=40&p=5773
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Call for Papers:International Conference: Translating Sacred Texts: Dimensions, Challenges, and Contemporary Perspectives Date: December 03, 2026Format: In-PersonVenue: Faculty of Arabic Language, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, MoroccoSubmission Guidelines• Abstract: 250–300 words, accompanied by a short biographical note. • Keywords: 4–6 keywords. • Conference Language: English. • Submission Email: sacredtexttranslation@gmail.com• Submission Deadline: September 1, 2026. Read more: https://sites.google.com/uca.ac.ma/sacredtextconference/accueil
