Call for Papers

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ChinaCALL Conferences

2025 (21st) ChinaCALL Conference

1st Call for Papers

September 19-21, 2025 Nanjing, China

Hosted by Computer-Assisted Language Learning Association, China Association for Comparative Studies of English and Chinese (ChinaCALL), organized by Institute of Online Education, Artificial Intelligence and Human Languages Lab, at Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU), and College of Foreign Languages at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), and cohosted by Journal of China Computer-Assisted Language Learning (JCCALL), Online Confucius Institute at The Open University, Virtual Exchange (VE) China Hub, and Beijing Waiyan Online Digital Technology Co., Ltd., the 2025 (21st) ChinaCALL Conference (ChinaCALL 2025) will be held in Nanjing, China, from September 19th to 21st, 2025.

Themed around “Innovating CALL, Innovating Pedagogy”, the conference aims to share knowledge, skills, and ideas on the integration of technologies and language learning in the forms of pre-conference workshops, keynote speeches, symposia, individual presentations and colloquia.

We welcome experts, teachers, and practitioners in CALL to join us!

Keynote speakers(To be updated)

Dr. Phil HUBBARD

Stanford University

Prof. GU Yueguo

Beijing Foreign Studies University / President of ChinaCALL

Prof. CHEN Xinren

Nanjing University

Prof. Glenn STOCKWELL

Waseda University

Prof. GU Mingyue

The Education University of Hong Kong

Prof. Klaus-Dieter ROSSADE

The Open University

Prof. XIAO Junhong

Shantou Open University

Prof. Li Zuowen

Beijing Foreign Studies University

Prof. FAN Xiangtao

Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Invited & symposia speakers(To be updated)

Prof. LI Liwen

Beijing Foreign Studies University

Dr. KAN Qian

The Open University

Prof. TANG Jinlan

Beijing Foreign Studies University

Dr. Mirjam HAUCK

The Open University / President of EuroCALL

Ms. Regina C. BRAUTLACHT

Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences (H-BRS)

Dr. CHEN Hao

Shenzhen Technology University

Conference theme

Innovating CALL, Innovating Pedagogy

We invite participants to present their current or recent research and to focus hereby on one or more of the following topics.

1. CALL research

2. Emerging technologies & language education

3. Web-based language teaching, learning & assessment

4. CALL materials & CALL environment

5. CALL & teacher education

6. CALL in vocational education

7. Foreign language teaching and research

8. English Language Education

9. Applied Linguistics

10. Translation Studies

11. Studies of English for Specific Purposes

Best Presentation Award will be awarded to up to two participants. High quality research papers in English will be recommended to be published on Journal of China Computer-Assisted Language Learning (JCCALL), the official journal of ChinaCALL. All published papers are freely accessible on the journal’s homepage: www.degruyter.com/JCCALL。

Selected research papers in English will also be suggested to other journals, including International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching (IJCALLT) and Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics. Besides, we also plan to publish online a conference proceeding of accepted papers.

Important dates

From December 1, 2024	Opening of regular registration & proposal submission
June 30, 2025	Deadline for proposal submission
From July 1, 2025	Notices of acceptance sent out
July 31, 2025	Deadline for regular registration & payment
August 15, 2025	Release of conference program & Deadline for short papers submission
September 19-21, 2025	Plenary & concurrent sessions

Conference information

1.	Please click “Registration” on the conference website to register and submit abstracts ONLINE.
2.	Working languages: English
3.	Conference sessions: The conference will be composed of pre-conference workshops (60min per session), keynote speeches (60min per session), symposia (90min for 3-4 speakers per session), individual presentations (25min per session).
4.	Registration fee & payment: The registration fee is RMB¥1200 or USD$165 each for the regular participant, and RMB¥800 or USD$110 each for full-time postgraduate student. Please kindly note that student participants need to present their student IDs upon registration. The registration fee includes the cost of conference organization and the conference information package. Once paid, it will not be refunded. The registration fee has to be prepaid before July 31, 2025. Please kindly note that regular participants who fail to pay by due date will not be arranged to give presentations. On-site payment will only be available for listeners who decide to come on short notice. *Please pay attention to subsequent notifications for payment and invoices details.
5.	Accommodation: The hotel information will be released on the conference website in due course. Please kindly note that the conference organizing committee is NOT responsible for hotel reservation, and the hotel expenses are NOT included in the registration fee.

Abstract submission guideline

1.	Please click “Registration” on the conference website to register and submit abstracts ONLINE. Abstracts submitted should present new and unpublished research.
2.	Deadline of submission: Abstract must be submitted online before June 30, 2025. Each leading author (first author) can submit up to 2 abstracts.
3.	The Body of Abstract: 3.Maximum word count is 300. (Title, authors, affiliations and references are not included in word limit.) The abstract should be composed of research background, objectives, methods and outcomes. Please include the grant or other support information for your research, if appropriate.
4.	After abstracts are accepted, please send short papers (about 3000 words) to conference@beiwaionline.com before August 15, 2025.

Website: www.chinacall.org.cn/conference2025

E-mail: conference@beiwaionline.com

Tel: (86) 010-88818307

Conference Organizing Committee

December 2024