Full Title: LSPPC8 Conference - Collaboration, Innovation, and Impact

Date: 11-Dec-2025 - 13-Dec-2025
Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Contact Person: LSPPC8 Secretariat
Meeting Email: [email protected]
Web Site: https://www.en.cityu.edu.hk/news/events/call-papers-lsppc8-collaboration-innovation-and-impact

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Discourse Analysis; Pragmatics; Sociolinguistics; Text/Corpus Linguistics

Call Deadline: 21-Apr-2025

Submission Deadline Extended!

2nd Call for Papers:

We are pleased to announce our call for the 8th International Conference of the Asia-Pacific LSP & Professional Communication Association on the theme of “Collaboration, Innovation, and Impact: Bridging Academic and Professional Worlds”, to be held in person from 11th to 13th December 2025, hosted by the Department of English at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR.

The conference theme reflects the growing complexity in the social context of Languages for Specific Purposes and Professional Communication practices. Developments in technology, including the recent rise of generative artificial intelligence and more long-standing ubiquity of social media communications, continue to have a profound effect on the communication practices of academics and professionals alike. At the same time, society is increasingly faced with a range of “wicked problems” that demand collaborative and innovative responses from stakeholders in the academy, the professions, and in industry. Issues of communication frequently play an important role in determining whether effective solutions can be found, and, to engage with these issues, collaboration and innovation is essential. Against this backdrop, this conference aims to provide a platform for academics, students, industry partners, and institutions to discuss changing professional communication practices, identify synergies, and facilitate the collaboration and innovation needed to generate impact.

Confirmed Plenary Speakers:
Prof. Averil Coxhead, Victoria University of Wellington
Prof. Christoph A. Hafner, City University of Hong Kong
Prof. Sylvia Jaworska, University of Reading 
Prof. Matthew S. McGlone, The University of Texas at Austin 

Invited Panels, Convened and Chaired by: 
Prof. Lifei Wang, Beijing Language and Culture University
Prof. Csilla Weninger, National Institute of Education, Singapore

Featured Panel, International Society for Gesture Studies – HK Hub
Prof. Simon Harrison, City University of Hong Kong

Submission of Abstracts 
Because of heavy competition for slots in the program, we can only consider one contribution of which they are the first author (whether thematic panel contributions, papers, or posters). Anyone may be involved in a second or even a third paper if someone else is the first author and will also be present at the conference.

The required format for submissions is an abstract of 300 words (excluding references). For references, please follow the APA Citation Style (7th edition). Abstracts should include a brief outline of the research/project context and clearly indicate the objectives, method(s), and results.

We invite proposals of paper presentations, poster presentations, and thematic panels with 4 presenters and a discussant for a maximum of 2 hours (please indicate the type of submission1) that address any aspect of LSP and Professional Communication research, including but not limited to the following topics:

Technological innovations, including AI, in LSP and professional communication
Theoretical/methodological innovations in LSP and professional communication  
Pedagogical innovations in LSP and professional communication  
Interdisciplinary approaches to research on LSP and professional communication
Collaboration between academics and professionals
Knowledge transfer in LSP and professional communication
Needs analysis
Course/materials design in LSP and professional communication 
English for academic purposes
English for research publication purposes
English medium instruction and LSP and professional communication
Genre pedagogy in LSP and professional communication
Digital literacies pedagogy in LSP and professional communication
Testing and assessment in LSP and professional communication  
Teacher training in LSP and professional communication  
Language and genre analysis in LSP and professional communication
Research methods in LSP and professional communication
Ethical issues in LSP and professional communication
Digital genres and practices in LSP and professional communication 
LSP and professional communication in the Global South
Language as embodied activity: gesture, languaging, and translanguaging
Emotion and affect in LSP and Professional Communication 
Other topics relevant to LSP and Professional Communication

Important Dates
Submission link: https://cfp.sched.com/speaker/oamgMLKOIi/event

21st April 2025: Extended Submission Deadline
30th June 2025: Notification of Acceptance & Early Bird Registration Opens
15th September 2025: Early Bird Registration closes & Regular Registration Opens
31st October 2025: Regular Registration Closes
11th to 13th December 2025: Conference in Session (including pre-conference day on 11th Dec)

The local organising committee at the Department of English, City University of Hong Kong, looks forward to seeing you in Hong Kong!

Local organising committee
Prof. Christoph Hafner (Conference Co-chair, President of Asia-Pacific LSPPC Association)
Prof. Esterina Nervino (Conference Co-chair, Outreach Officer of Asia-Pacific LSPPC Association)
Prof. James Jia (Programme Co-chair)
Prof. Ge Lan: (Programme Co-chair)
Ms. Hemans Wong (Conference Secretariat)
Ms. Cecilia Chan (Conference Secretariat)
Mr. Lau Chun Yin
Mr. Gabriel Tetteh
Ms. Youping Zhang
Ms. Minqing Liu
Ms. Shuang Xu
Ms. Silvia Dini

Scientific committee
Prof. Helen Basturkmen, The University of Auckland
Prof. Vijay K. Bhatia, City University of Hong Kong
Prof. Marina Bondi, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Prof. Christine Feak, University of Michigan
Prof. William Feng, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Prof. Azirah Hashim, University of Malaya
Prof. Kevin Knight, Kanda University of International Studies
Prof. Becky Kwan, City University of Hong Kong
Prof. Carmen Pérez-Llantada, University of Zaragoza
Prof. Sue Starfield, University of New South Wales
Prof. Wang Lifei, Beijing Language and Culture University

Contact us
Secretariat email: [email protected]

Websites
Asia-Pacific LSP & Professional Communication Association: https://www.lsppc.org/
Conference organizer’s call for papers: https://www.en.cityu.edu.hk/news/events/call-papers-lsppc8-collaboration-innovation-and-impact
Submission link: https://cfp.sched.com/speaker/oamgMLKOIi/event