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GLECC2026 - International Conference on Globalisation/Deglobalisation in Languages, Education, Culture and Communication
- 28 – 30 July 2026
- Holiday Inn Manchester City Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Social & Behavioural SciencesEducationHumanities & ArtsLanguages & LinguisticsArts, Design & MediaMedia & Communication Studies
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The International Conference on Globalisation/Deglobalisation in Languages, Education, Culture and Communication (GLECC2026) brings together researchers, educators, practitioners, and policymakers from diverse disciplines to disseminate research outcomes and discuss global trends. The event encourages interdisciplinary collaboration across education, foreign and second languages, cultural studies, translation, interpreting, and communication.
Conference theme
Globalisation/Deglobalisation in Languages, Education, Culture and Communication
Objectives
To disseminate research outcomes, share insights, discuss findings, exchange visions, and identify challenges and trends in an interactive and immersive multidisciplinary environment.
Who should attend
Researchers, educators, practitioners, and policymakers from education, foreign and second languages, cultural studies, translation, interpreting, and communication.
Organising Committee
General Chairs: Dr Derek Hird (Lancaster University, UK)
Professor Zheng Wang (University of Dundee, UK). Associate General Chairs: Dr Hong Diao (Sichuan International Studies University, China)
Dr Melissa Jorge (Roehampton University, UK)
Dr Xuan Wang (Cardiff University, UK). Publication Chair: Karen Wang (AT Publishing). Conference Secretariat: All Terrain Publishing Team.
Scientific Committee
Liliana Belkin, Wei Cai, Hiu Man Chan, Aiming Chen, Jiaxin Chen, Xuemei Chen, Zhuojia Chen, Jin Chi, Michelle Deeter, Ke Deng, Ruichang Ding, Lydia Foong, Fei Gao, Man Gao, Chonglong Gu, Chao Han, Jack Hargreaves, Agnes He, Sjaak Kroon, Dechao Li, Saihong Li, Wenjie Li, Xin Liang, Jiaxin Lin, Yi Liu, Yufeng Liu, Rachel Lung, Gonzalo Miranda Márquez, Hanting Pan, Lin Pan, Yuan Ping, Lintao (Rick) Qi, Kyara Rojas-Bustos, Kazumi Sakai, William Shannon, Ge Song, James St Andre, Sisi Sung, Jos Swanenberg, Jan Van Maele, Rik Vosters, Jinghui Wang, Kan Wu, Dengshan Xia, Guixia Xie, Cui Xu, Jianwei Xu, Peidong Yang, Antonia Yanxi Wu, Yan Ying, Tatsuo Yoshikawa, Boping Yuan, Weixin Zeng, Weifeng Zhang, Ling Zhou.
Keynote speakers
View speakersProfessor Kersti Börjars (Editor of Journal of Linguistics and former Head of Schools of Arts, Languages and Linguistics, University of Manchester, UK); Dr Derek Hird (Lancaster University, UK); Professor Yifeng Sun (University of Macau, China).
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