International Conference on Globalisation/deglobalisation in Languages, Education, Culture and Communication (GLECC2026) 28-30 July, 2026, Manchester, UK
The second International Conference on Globalisation/Deglobalisation in Languages, Education, Culture and Communication (GLECC2026) is going to be held 28-30 July, 2026, Manchester, UK.
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.
GLECC2026 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 four journals namely, Research in Education Curriculum and Pedagogy: Global Perspectives (RECAP) [ISSN: 2977-1633]; New Perspectives on Languages (NPL) [ISSN: 3033-490X]; The International Journal of Chinese and English Translation & Interpreting (IJCETI) [ISSN: 2753-6149] and Recent Advances in Humanities Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) [ISSN: 2978-1345]. 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.
GLECC2025 conference programme & proceedings can be found here.
General Chairs:
Dr Derek Hird, School of Global Affairs, Lancaster University, UK
Professor Zheng Wang, Professor & Chair of International Economics, School of Business, University of Dundee, UK
Associate General Chairs:
Dr Hong Diao, EiC International Journal of Chinese and English Translation & Interpreting, Sichuan International Studies University, China
Dr Melissa Jorge, EiC Research in Education Curriculum and Pedagogy, Roehampton University, UK
Dr Xuan Wang, EiC New Perspectives on Languages, Cardiff University, UK
Publication Chair:
Karen Wang, Senior Editor, AT Publishing
Conference Secretariat
Amily Guenier, Lancaster University, UK
Conference Technical/Scholarly Committee:
Liliana Belkin, University of Roehampton, UK
Wei Cai, University of Calgary, Canada
Hiu Man Chan, De Montfort University, UK
Aiming Chen, Nanjing University/Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
Jiaxin Chen – China Agricultural University, China
Xuemei Chen – Lingnan University of Hong Kong, China
Zhuojia Chen – BNU-HKBU United International College, China
Jin Chi, Beijing Normal University, China
Michelle Deeter, University of Newcastle, UK
Ke Deng – Southwest University of Science and Technology, China
Ruichang Ding, Beijing Normal University, China
Lydia Foong, Taylor’s University, Malaysia
Fei Gao, Chongqing University of Post and Telecommunications, China
Man Gao, Dalarna University, Sweden
Chonglong Gu – Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Chao Han – National University of Singapore, Singapore
Jack Hargreaves, Paper Republic, UK
Agnes He, Stony Brook University, USA
Sjaak Kroon – Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Dechao Li – Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Saihong Li, University of Stirling, UK
Wenjie Li, Beijing Normal University, China
Xin Liang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
Jiaxin Lin – Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
Yi Liu – Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
Yufeng Liu – Lancaster University, UK
Rachel Lung – Lingnan University of Hong Kong, China
Gonzalo Miranda Márquez, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
Hanting Pan – Beijing Normal University, China
Lin Pan, Beijing Normal University, China
Yuan Ping – Hangzhou Dianzi University, China
Lintao (Rick) Qi – Monash University, Australia
Kyara Rojas-Bustos, University of Roehampton, UK
Kazumi Sakai, Dokkyo University, Japan
William Shannon, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Ge Song – The Education University of Hong Kong, China
James St Andre – Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Sisi Sung, University of Dundee, UK
Jos Swanenberg, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Jan Van Maele, KU Leuven, Belgium
Rik Vosters, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Jinghui Wang, Tsinghua University, China
Kan Wu – University of Macau, China
Dengshan Xia – Beijing Foreign Studies University, China
Guixia Xie, Sun Yat-sen University, China
Cui Xu – Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Jianwei Xu, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Peidong Yang, Nanyang Technology University, Singapore
Antonia Yanxi Wu, University of Essex, UK
Yan Ying, University of Leicester, UK
Tatsuo Yoshikawa, Keio University, Japan
Boping Yuan, University of Cambridge, UK
Weixin Zeng, Beijing Normal University, China
Weifeng Zhang – Nanjing Special Education Normal University, China
Ling Zhou, East China University of Science and Technology, China
Important Announcements & Updates
26 July 2025 | You can now access the preprints of all accepted contributions to the conference via the following link
24 July 2025 | Conference Programme published
03 July 2025 | Presentation instructions are now available
15 May 2025 | A new journal launched
Recent Advances in Humanities Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) [ISSN: 2978-1345]
14 May 2025 | Third batch of acceptance notifications sent
9 May 2025 | Conference updates published on submission site. View here
2 May 2025 | Second batch of acceptance notifications sent
28 April 2025 | Keynote speeches confirmed
Keynote speech: “Beyond borders: The interplay of international mobility, culture, and commerce” by Professor Zheng Wang, University of Dundee, UK.
Keynote speech: “Rethinking language and culture education for a reglobalising world” by Dr Derek Hird, Lancaster University, UK.
24 March 2025 | First batch of acceptance notifications sent
20 March 2025 | Venue confirmed
King’s House Conference Centre,
Sidney Street,
Manchester. M1 7HB
Call for Papers and other contributions
The conference contributions may take the forms of
- Abstract (200-500 words)
- Full paper (1800-2500 words)
- Panel discussion proposal (max. 750 words)
- Workshop proposal
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
- Early childhood education
- Special needs education
- Bilingual education
- Innovative Teaching Methods, such as Gamification in education
- Assessment and Evaluation (formative and summative assessment strategies, standardized testing and its alternatives, data-driven decision making in education)
- Lifelong Learning (continuing education for adults, professional development programs, online learning communities)
Second and foreign languages
- Language teaching and learning
- Language acquisition and development
- Bilingualism and multilingualism
- Critical language pedagogies
- Heritage language
- Language endangerment and revitalization
- Language policy
- Language and identity
- Language and culture
- Intercultural communication
- Applied linguistics
- Sociolinguistics
- Computational and corpus linguistics
- Digital and technology-mediated language learning
- Language Learning Technologies (mobile learning applications, language learning through social media, AI-driven language learning tools)
- Language and Social Justice (language education for marginalized communities, language rights and policies, language and social mobility)
- Language Teacher Education (pre-service and in-service teacher training, professional development for language teachers, teacher collaboration and networking)
Translation and interpreting
- Translation theory and practice
- Reflection on professional practice
- Corpus and applications
- Technologies and tools for translation and interpreting and subtitling
- AI and machine translation and interpreting
- Human–machine collaboration (post-editing practices)
- Cultural adaptation and equivalence in translation
- Ideology, power, and politics in translation
- Gender and translation
- Translator visibility and ethics
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*:
Main conference dates:
30 April 2026
31 May 2026
28-30 July 2026
*Papers will be accepted on a rolling basis. For those who need to apply for visas we recommend early submission.
Conference Programme
28-30 July 2026 Main conference
TBA
Submission
Submission formats
1.Abstract (200-500 words)
2.Full paper (1800-2500 words)
3. Panel discussion proposal (max. 750 words)
4. Workshop proposal
Submission deadline: 30 April 2026
Acceptance notification: 31 May 2026
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.
Registration
The registration form will be uploaded shortly.
Please download, complete and return the form by email to complete registration.
Registration Fees
Author (student)
Author (regular)
Listener/company person
Extra paper
Regular
£300
£360
£150
£100
Refund & Cancellation Policy
Once payment is made, notification of cancellation of registration must be received by email.
Full refund can be made with written notification 2 months before the conference start date or due to the failure to secure the visa minus an administrative charge of £60
50% refund with written notification 1 month before the conference start date
No refund can be made if the notification is less than 1 month.
All programmes are subject to change and no refunds will be given for changes.
Disclaimer
In the unlikely event that All Terrain Publishing deems it necessary to cancel the conference or the training, all pre-paid registration fees will be reimbursed. AT Publishing shall not be liable for reimbursing the cost of travel or accommodation arrangements made by individual delegates..
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