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Shaping the Future of Translation and Interpreting Studies in a Context of Technological, Cultural and Social Changes, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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We welcome submissions of abstracts for individual papers, posters, and panels on a broad range of topics within this year’s framework, including but not limited to:

  • Technological advancements in translation and interpreting
  • Culture and society in translation and interpreting
  • Pedagogy and training in translation and interpreting
  • Theoretical and methodological advancements in translation and interpreting
  • Cognition in translation and interpreting
  • Quality assessment in translation and interpreting
  • Professionalisation, ethics and industry trends in translation and interpreting
  • History, literature, and translation
  • Audiovisual translation

Abstracts should be no more than 300 words (excluding references) and should be submitted by 20 April 2024. You can submit your abstract by email to sftis2024.paper@polyu.edu.hk. All abstracts will go through a blind peer-review process. Authors will be notified of acceptance by 30 April 2024. If your abstract is accepted, you will have 20 minutes for your presentation during the conference.

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