March 26-27, 2021
Online conference
Deadline (EXTENDED): March 15, 2021
The 12th edition of the international conference Professional Communication and Translation Studies (PCTS) organized by the Department of Communication and Foreign Languages at Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania 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. In preparation of Timisoara being a European Capital of Culture in 2023, this edition of PCTS focuses on “Digital culture, communication and translation”. The conference will be hosted online on Zoom.
Conference tracks:
- Communication and public relations
- Linguistics
- Translation studies
- Foreign language teaching.
Conference format
- Types of presentation: talk (20 minutes), workshop (60 minutes), panel discussion (2 hrs.)
- Working languages: Romanian, English, French, or German
Publication
Selected papers, after peer-review, will be published in the volume Professional Communication and Translation Studies (open access, peer-reviewed, indexed by CEEOL, EBSCO – Communication and mass media complete, Index Copernicus, Google Scholar, MLA, ULRICH'S, Scipio and WorldCat) or in the Scientific Bulletin of Politehnica University of Timisoara, Transactions on Modern Languages (open access, peer-reviewed, indexed by CEEOL, EBSCO, ERIHPLUS, Europeana, Google Scholar, MLA, ULRICH'S and WorldCat).
Languages of publication: English, French or German.
Important dates
- Abstract submission deadline: March 15, 2021
- Final draft of the conference programme: March 20, 2021
- Final paper submission deadline: May 1, 2021
To register, please use the registration form available on the conference page, at https://sc.upt.ro/ro/pcts12/registration
Updates on the conference news, information about keynote speakers, workshops and other events are available on
https://www.facebook.com/ProfessionalCommunicationAndTranslationStudies
Contact: You can reach us at pcts@upt.ro