Introduction

The CFLC Graduate Academic Seminar and Foreign Language and Literature Doctoral Forum (collectively, “the Seminar”) are prestigious academic events jointly organized by the Graduate School and the College of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Xiamen University. The Seminar serves as an annual platform for young scholars to exchange ideas and engage in academic discussions, emphasizing the foundational and strategic support of education, science and technology, and talent in building a modernized country. Since its inception in 2008, the Seminar has successfully convened for 15 sessions, receiving over 1,580 research papers. The participation rate of students has steadily increased, fostering a vibrant academic atmosphere and elevating the quality of research papers.

Embracing the principles of diversity, inclusiveness, openness, and complementarity, the Seminar invites paper submissions from undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students from universities nationwide. The Seminar encompasses three sub-forums: undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral, covering research areas such as foreign literature and cross-cultural communication, linguistics and lexicography, and interpreting and translation studies. This differentiation allows for more specialized and targeted academic exchanges, providing a professional platform for students to explore cutting-edge academic issues, showcase research achievements, and exchange academic experiences.

Event Information

The Seminar will be held from December 8th to 10th, 2023. It will include keynote speeches, expert lectures, paper presentations, and thesis defenses.

Based on the quality of papers and the performance in the defense sessions, several outstanding papers will be selected for first, second, and third prizes. After the Seminar, the selected outstanding papers will be published to acknowledge the efforts made by the authors in their academic research.

To enhance academic professionalism, the Seminar will establish separate doctoral, master's, and undergraduate forums. The paper submission, selection, and related academic lectures will also be categorized according to the different sub-forums and professional directions. The submission areas for this year include: foreign literature and cross-cultural communication, linguistics and lexicography, and interpreting and translation studies. Participants in each sub-forum will have the opportunity to present their papers under the guidance of faculty members in their respective fields and engage in in-depth discussions and exchanges.

The Seminar will continue to adopt online registration and paper submission. CFLC will organize expert evaluations, and the selected students will present their papers and defend them on-site. The conference does not charge any fees, and participants are responsible for their own transportation, accommodation, and other expenses.

The language for thesis defense should be Chinese (except for international students). We welcome students who are interested in foreign languages and literature, and who wish to enhance their academic and research abilities, to actively sign up and showcase themselves by participating in the Seminar.

Registration Information

The requirements for paper format and the commitment letter for this Seminar have been attached to this announcement. Please download the attachments (click “Read Original” to download). Please strictly adhere to the format requirements for papers and commitment letters. From 12:00 noon on November 14th, 2023 to 12:00 noon on November 17th, 2023, please complete the questionnaire and submit your paper to the designated website. The submission deadline is 12:00 noon on November 17th, 2023. To avoid server congestion, please submit your paper in advance to prevent submission failure due to peak submission times. Please note that both the questionnaire and the website require the completion and upload of specific content. Failure to complete either one will be considered a failed registration.

Questionnaire Link: https://xmuitcenter.wjx.cn/vm/rmuP4LK.aspx

Designated Website: http://cflcforum.xmu.edu.cn

(The website will open at 12:00 noon on November 4th)

For inquiries, the Seminar will provide assistance via email. If you have any questions, please send an email with the subject line: [Name - University - 16th Academic Seminar Inquiry].

Email for inquiries: xueshuyantaohui@163.com

For the detailed schedule and other specific matters regarding the Seminar, please stay tuned for further announcements on the website and emails. You can also visit the official website of the College of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Xiamen University at http://cflc.xmu.edu.cn/ or the official WeChat platform “XMU CFLC” (WeChat ID: xmu_cflc) for more information.

Attachment: Seminar Themes and Submission Guidelines

Seminar Themes

The Seminar covers, but is not limited to, the following themes:

1. Foreign Literature and Cross-cultural Communication:

Research on classic literature, postmodern literature, contemporary writers and their works, ethnic minority literature, interdisciplinary literary studies, nation, ethnicity, and identity, literature in the era of globalization, comparative literature studies.

2. Linguistics and Lexicography:

Functional linguistics, discourse analysis, corpus construction in the era of big data, cognitive linguistics, language and culture, second language acquisition, comparative linguistics, applied linguistics, discourse linguistics, language and artificial intelligence, language and society, research on internet language, language and the brain, multilingual natural language processing, lexicography research.

3. Interpreting and Translation Studies:

Comparative studies of translated works, Western translation theories, comparative studies of Chinese and Western translation theories, translation studies and literary culture, translation strategies and methods, literary translation, information technology and translation, artificial intelligence and translation, interdisciplinary translation studies, research on translation history and conceptual history.

Submission Guidelines

1. The content of the paper should fall within the scope of foreign language and literature culture (such as foreign literature and cross-cultural communication, linguistics and lexicography, interpreting and translation studies). The paper must be an unpublished academic paper, with rich materials, a grasp of relevant research achievements in domestic and international academic circles, strong arguments, and unique academic insights. Plagiarism and multiple submissions are strictly prohibited. Participants must fill out the commitment letter (see Appendix 3: Commitment Letter).

2. The Seminar only accepts academic papers written in Chinese (except for foreign students), with a minimum length of 5000 words (including abstract and references).

3. Students who are interested in participating should submit their papers through the designated website. After successful registration, complete the required information and submit the paper. Each person is limited to one paper submission. Previous participants need to register again.

4. Please submit the corresponding file formats according to the requirements of the website and the questionnaire. Please submit the paper in Word format on the website, and on the questionnaire platform, please submit both the Word and PDF versions of the paper. The paper format must comply with the requirements outlined in “Appendix 1: Seminar Paper Format Guidelines.” During the submission period, applicants can resubmit their papers synchronously on the website system and the questionnaire platform, replacing the previously submitted versions. For non-first-time submissions on the questionnaire platform, please indicate in the remarks section. After the paper deadline, experts will review the submitted papers. Participants can log in to the website to check the review results and defense list. Please pay attention to the updates.

Organized by

Graduate School, Xiamen University

College of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Xiamen University