TechLING is an international conference devoted to the application of technology to language teaching, translation and interpreting. We are looking for contributions that present novel technology-based approaches, both academic and non academic, to the study, use and commercialization of language-related solutions/applications. Proposals are expected to report on results achieved through the combination of linguistic approaches and technology, involving one, two or all of the major areas of the conference.

Presentation

The main focus is on new trends and innovative approaches in language teaching, interpreting and translation:

• language teaching and technology: language acquisition and learning, language disorders, digital educational resources, multimodality, mobile learning, distance education, languages for specific purposes, flipped classroom, MOOCs, digital game-based language learning, computer-assisted language therapy and rehabilitation;
• interpreting and technology: remote interpreting, telephone interpreting, video-based interpreting, webcast interpreting, computer-assisted interpreting and interpreter training, corpus-based interpreting studies and training, speech technologies, respeaking;
• translation and technology: revision, post-editing, terminology, lexicography, compilation/annotation of translational corpora, query systems, data sharing, text statistics, localization (software, websites, videogames), data mining, semantic web.

Please note that the lists of subtopics under each main topic are intended as guidelines for submission, and hence are by no means exhaustive.

Submission guidelines

Abstracts must be limited to 300 words and should have 5 keywords. The official languages of the conference will be English, Italian and Portuguese, therefore kindly send your abstracts in one of these three languages.

Abstracts should be sent to the following address: techling@dipintra.it

Scientific Committee:

• Mariachiara Russo (UniversityofBologna, Forlì Campus)
• Sílvia Araújo (UniversityofMinho)
• Silvia Bernardini (University of Bologna, Forlì Campus)
• Ana Correia (University of Minho)
• Adriano Ferraresi (UniversityofBologna, Forlì Campus)
• Anabela Ferreira (UniversityofBologna, Forlì Campus)
• Ana Frankenberg-Garcia (UniversityofSurrey)
• Rafael Lozano Miralles (UniversityofBologna, Forlì Campus)
• Marcello Soffritti (University of Bologna, Forlì Campus)
• Raffaella Tonin (University of Bologna, Forlì Campus)

Organizing committee:

• Amalia Amato (UniversityofBologna, Forlì Campus)
• Michela Bertozzi (University of Bologna, Forlì Campus)
• Adriano Ferraresi (University of Bologna, Forlì Campus)
• Anabela Ferreira (UniversityofBologna, Forlì Campus)
• Mariachiara Russo (UniversityofBologna, Forlì Campus)

Invited Speakers to be confirmed

Registration fees

• Early bird (until September 15th): € 100
• After September 15th: € 120
• Student fees:
  • Undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. students: 30€)
  • Graduate, Postgraduate and Ph.D Students of the "School of Languages and Literature, Interpreting and Translation" (Universityof Bologna): free (online registration is required)

The registration fee includes: 3 coffee breaks  and conference  materials.

Social Dinner: € 30 (participation fee will be paid directly at the restaurant)

The registration must be done by the website:

http://cehum.ilch.uminho.pt/techling2017

The payment must be done by the website:

https://registration.dipintra.it/?event_id=116

For further informations: https://www.facebook.com/techling/
All participants will be given a certificate of attendance.

Timetable

• June 30th 2017: abstracts submission

• July 20th, 2017: notification of acceptance
• July 30th, 2017: registration opens
• September 15th, 2017: early bird registration closes
• October 20th, 2017: registration closes
• November 10-11 2017: conference