Full Title: English Studies at the Interface of Disciplines: Research and Practice 2025
Short Title: ESIDRP 2025

Date: 04-Apr-2025 - 05-Apr-2025
Location: Skopje, Macedonia
Contact Person: Ivana Duckinoska-Mihajlovska
Meeting Email: [email protected]
Web Site: https://coda.io/@esidrp-conference/esidrp-conference-2025

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Ling & Literature; Translation
Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Call Deadline: 15-Dec-2024

Meeting Description:

ESIDRP stands for English Studies at the Interface of Disciplines: Research and Practice, an overarching topic to include various disciplinary approaches to researching the English language and literature. The conference favours interdisciplinary explorations of linguistic, literary, pedagogical, cultural, political, ethical, ethnic, national, as well as other research contexts related to education. Particular emphasis will be placed on examining how the findings of one discipline may shed light on potentially neglected perspectives in another discipline.

ESIDRP 2025 is organised by the Department of English Language and Literature at Blaže Koneski Faculty of philology, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia. Note that all sessions will be held in person at the Faculty of Philology premises.

Call for Papers:

The Organising committee welcomes proposals on interdisciplinary investigations across linguistic, literary, pedagogical, cultural, political, ethical, social, and AI contexts. Special attention will be given to how insights from one discipline can illuminate overlooked perspectives in another. Topics include (but not limited to):
- aspects of general and applied linguistics in combination with other sciences;
- alternative approaches to language teaching/learning including assessment, writing, teacher education, intercultural communication, education, etc., in combination with other disciplines;
- translation and interpreting as interdisciplinary endeavours, looking at areas such as literary translation, translation as cultural mediation, translation as re-narration, the question of ethics in translation, translation in the context of language learning and teaching, training of translators and interpreters, application of new translation and interpreting technology tools, etc.;
- exploring the connections between literature and other disciplines, such as history, sociology, economics, etc., literature as a hybrid medium, comparative literary studies, literature and new media, literature as historiography, literature and teaching languages, etc.

Proposals presenting original, previously unpublished research are invited in these formats:

Oral presentation
Oral presentations are talks on recently achieved research, presented in 15 minutes They are followed by a 10-minute Q&A session. Talks are grouped thematically and moderated by a session chair.

Poster presentation
Posters are graphic displays (A0 standard, portrait, 84,1 cm x 118,9 cm) of an on-going or completed research. All posters are grouped in a single poster session, which is approximately 60 minutes. At the beginning of the session, each poster is presented to the attendees in five minutes by the author(s). The Q&A session is usually a lively discussion in front of the posters.

Workshop
Workshops are hands-on sessions where participants (up to 20) can develop or enhance new skills, work with peers and more experienced colleagues, and apply their knowledge in a practical environment. Workshops emphasize collaboration and typically focus on specific tools, techniques, or best practices. Guided group interaction is the key. Duration: 45 minutes.

Roundtable/Panel Discussion
Roundtables usually gather four to five speakers and a moderator to debate with the audience an important topic or question, one that is relevant for literacy, education, AI, and society in general. Each speaker can present their viewpoint in 10 minutes (no slides) followed by a discussion with the audience.

The abstract should reflect the purpose and the content of the presentation. Each person may submit no more than one abstract as the first author. The first author will have to register for the conference in order to be assured of a place on the programme. The abstracts will undergo an anonymous peer-review process.

The deadline for abstract submission is December 15th, 2025.

All the conference-related information can be found on the following link:
https://coda.io/@esidrp-conference/esidrp-conference-2025

We look forward to receiving your proposals.