PCTS13-2023

Overall conference coordination: Daniel Dejica
Chair of the Scientific committee: Mariana Cernicova-Bucă
Chair of the Organizing committee: Vasile Gherheș

International Scientific committee
Petru Andea, Romanian Ministry of National Education, Academy of Romanian Scientists, Romania
Tatiana Yurievna Anopchenko, Smolensk State University, Russian Federation
Carmen Ardelean, Technical University of Civil Engineering, Bucharest, Romania
Georgiana Badea, West University of Timișoara, Romania
Ştefan Bratosin, Université de Montpellier 3, ORC IARSIC, France 
Mariana Cernicova-Bucă, Politehnica University of Timișoara, Romania 
Igor Charskykh, Donetsk National University, Ukraine 
Sebastian Chirimbu, Spiru Haret University, Bucharest, Romania 
Ioan David, Romanian Academy, Timișoara Branch
Daniel Dejica, Politehnica University of Timișoara, Romania 
Carlo Eugeni, Scuola Superiore per Mediatori Linguistici di Pisa, Italy
Vasile Gherheș, Politehnica University of Timișoara, Romania 
Najwa Hamaoui, University of Mons, Belgium
Gyde Hansen, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark 
Vlasta Kučiš, University of Maribor, Slovenia 
Debra Journet, University of Louisville, USA 
Anthony O'Keeffe, Bellarmine University, USA
Noemi Marin, University of Maryland, USA
Hortensia Pârlog, University of Timișoara, Romania
Iulia Para, University of Timișoara, Romania 
Maria V. Pevnaya, Ural Federal University, Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation 
Ioan Lucian Popa, Vasile Alecsandri University of Bacau, Romania 
Sam Safar, University of Mons, Belgium
Rodica Superceanu, Politehnica University of Timișoara, Romania 
Simona Șimon, Politehnica University of Timișoara, Romania 
Maria Țenchea, University of Timișoara, Romania 
Mihaela-Alexandra Tudor, Université de Montpellier 3, ORC IARSIC, France 
Radu Vasiu, Politehnica University of Timișoara, Romania
Titela Vîlceanu, University of Craiova, Romania

Local Organizing committee, Politehnica University of Timișoara, Romania
Mariana Cernicova-Bucă, Liliana Cismariu, Daniel-Liviu Ciurel, Anca Dejica-Carțiș, Daniel Dejica, Gabriel-Mugurel Dragomir, Marcela Fărcașiu, Vasile Gherheş, Annamaria Kilyeni, Andrea Kriston, Adina Palea, Andreea Pele, Mirela Cristina Pop, Claudia Stoian, Simona Șimon, Andreea Ungureanu-Ruthner


Support staff
Violeta Moisă, Maria Nagy – Politehnica University of Timișoara, Romania

Important dates
Extended abstract submission deadline: March 15, 2021
Final draft of the conference programme: March 20, 2021
Paper submission deadline: May 1, 2021

Registration deadline*: March 15, 2021

Conference fees** (FEBRUARY UPDATE): 100 RON / 25 EUR
Additional paper***: 50 RON / 10 EUR

*Full registration implies payment of the conference fee and submission of the registration form. Please note that the participants who do not pay the conference fee by March 15, 2021 will not be included in the final draft of the conference programme.
**The fee covers a digital certificate of attendance and participation in all conference events. Participants are kindly asked to cover all bank transfer costs.
***Each participant may present no more than two papers at the conference. All authors who will have their papers published receive one free copy of the Proceedings. Additional copies will also be available for sale.



The fee shall be paid into the following bank account:

ASOCIATIA "ORIZONTURI UNIVERSITARE"
Str. Mihai Viteazu nr. 1, 300222 Timisoara, Romania
VAT code (CUI): 8323902

RON account IBAN: RO68BRDE360SV05456573600
EURO account IBAN: RO64BRDE360SV05456653600

BRD – GSG, Sucursala Timisoara
Str. Socrate  nr. 1, 300551 Timisoara, Romania
SWIFT code: BRDEROBU
Please mention: PCTS12 and the name of the participant.
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Photos from the previous conferences are available on the conference Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ProfessionalCommunicationAndTranslationStudies/

Participants are kindly asked to make their own arrangements. We recommend the University Hotels (Casa Poli 1 and Casa Poli 2), which are central and within walking distance from the Conference venue. For other accommodation options, please check the Accommodation Map or the section Useful links.

Selected papers will be published in the volume Professional Communication and Translation Studies (peer-reviewed,indexed by EBSCO, Index Copernicus, CEEOL, Fabula, Google Scholar, WorldCat) or in the Scientific Bulletin of Politehnica University of Timisoara, Transactions on Modern Languages (peer-reviewed, indexed by EBSCO, CEEOL, Fabula, Google Scholar, WorldCat).

Languages of publication: English, French or German.

12th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION AND TRANSLATION STUDIES
DIGITAL CULTURE, COMMUNICATION AND TRANSLATION
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
26-27 March 2021

Given the success of the previous conferences, the 12th edition of the conference aims to continue the exchange of ideas on the impact of new technologies on communication, to highlight the evolution of humanities and social sciences in conjunction with technological innovation, and to identify (new) trends in the language industry in the post web 2.0 era. PCTS12 will be hosted online on Zoom.

Organized by:
The Department of Communication and Foreign Languages, Politehnica University of Timisoara

Scientific partners:
AOSR - Academy of Romanian Scientists
ESSE - The European Society for the Study of English
RSEAS - The Romanian Society for English and American Studies
RSAA - The Romanian Studies Association of America
CERM Centre d'études et de recherches multimédia, Mons University, Belgium 
Doctoral School of Humanities, West University of Timișoara, Romania
ISTTRAROM-Translationes Research Center in Translation and the History of Romanian Translation
"Titu Maiorescu" Institute of Banat Studies, Romanian Academy, Timisoara Branch
Research Centre for Specialized Translation and Intercultural Communication,
Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest

  

Conference flyer

Call for Papers

 

Confirmed keynote speakers:
Delia Balaban, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Terence Flynn, McMaster University, Canada
Anca Greere, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Anna Matamala, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

Confirmed workshops:
Noemi Marin, Florida Atlantic University, USA
Pilar Orero, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
Martin Will, AITReN e. V., Germany

Book presentations:
Łukasz Bogucki and Mikołaj Deckert (eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Audiovisual Translation and Media Accessibility

 

The international conference Professional Communication and Translation Studies has been organized by the Department of Communication and Foreign Languages since 2001.  The conference aims to develop the exchange of ideas on the following topics:

  • Communication and public relations: theoretical and didactic problems and solutions
  • Linguistic insights into professional communication
  • Translation theory and translation didactics: their roles in communication
  • Foreign language teaching

Conference format

  • Sections: Communication and public relations, Linguistics, Translation studies, Foreign language teaching
  • Types of presentation:talk (20 minutes), workshop (60 minutes), panel discussion (2 hrs.)
  • Working languages: Romanian, English, French and German

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