with Pre-Conference Workshops on 3 December 2018

This is the second International Conference on English Across the Curriculum (EAC) to be held at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. The conference and the pre-conference workshops will explore ways to enhance students’ English literacy in discipline content subjects via collaborations between academics from different disciplines and language teaching units. The conference aims to include multiple perspectives on EAC and Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) and expands the scholarship in this increasingly important aspect of education. Academics and educators from universities and schools are welcome.

Plenary Speakers

Professor Mike Palmquist
Associate Provost; Professor of English; University Distinguished Teaching Scholar; Colorado State University
Professor Christiane Dalton-Puffer
University Professor of English Linguistics and Language Education, University of Vienna
Dr Samuel Pazicni
Associate Professor and Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Department of Chemistry; Teaching/Learning/Assessment Fellow, Center for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching and Learning, University of New Hampshire
Professor Angel Lin
Professor of English Language and Literacy Education; Director, Consortium for Research on Language Policy and Practice (CRLPP); Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong

Pre-conference Workshops Speakers

Professor Terry Zawacki
Professor Emerita, George Mason University
Professor Martha Townsend
Professor Emerita, University of Missouri
Professor Christiane Dalton-Puffer
University Professor, University of Vienna
Dr Yuen Yi Lo
Assistant Professor, The University of Hong Kong

Important Dates

Submission of abstract proposal: 1 April 2018 - 19 September 2018

Presenters registration and payment deadline: 16 October 2018

Early bird registration deadline: 16 October 2018

Pre-conference workshops: 3 December 2018

Conference sessions: 4 - 5 December 2018

All times listed above are in Hong Kong time (UTC+8).

Proposal Submission

Please read the Call for Proposals information here.

Submit your abstract online here. You will be taken to an online page where you will be asked to first sign up for a Conference Account.

Deadline for submission: 19 September 2018

All submissions will undergo a double review and the first author of accepted submissions will be informed by 30 September 2018.

All times listed above are in Hong Kong time (UTC+8).

Conference Fees (including free admission to one pre-conference workshop)

1. Early-bird rate: HK$2000

2. Early-bird group rate for 4-10 people: 10% off HK$2000 = HK$1800

3. Early-bird group rate for 11 or more: 20% off HK$2000 = HK$1600

4. Standard rate: HK$2500

5. Full-time student rate: HK$1500

International Conference on English Across the Curriculum 2015

https://elc.polyu.edu.hk/conference/EAC2015