The Chinese Society of Foreign Languages for Medical Sciences is pleased to announce “2006 International Symposium on English for Medical Purposes” to be held from July 18 to 19, 2006, Beijing, P. R. China.

Teachers, researchers, medical practitioners and other professionals from universities, companies working in or related to this field are warmly welcomed to attend this grand event.  Some academics will be invited to deliver keynote speech at the symposium.

Topics

Papers are invited to present the latest developments and ideas in medical English language teaching and research. The following topics are particularly welcome:

1) Curriculum design for the programs of English for Medical Purposes
2) Designing and reforming of syllabus for English for Medical Purposes
3) Compiling and using of English textbooks for medical students in China
4) Translation practice and theory in English for Medical Purposes
5) Reforming of teaching English for Medical Purposes in medical schools
6) Linguistics in teaching and research of English for Medical Purposes
7) Methodology and pedagogy in teaching English for Medical Purposes
8) Using of Medical Journals in the class of English for medical Purposes

Other topics are also welcomed. The deadline for sending the abstract is May 31, 2006. 

For more information and questions, Please go to the following link:

http://unit.xjtu.edu.cn/yyb/emp/

Wenxin Nie, Associate professor

School of Foreign Languages, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, P. R. China

wenxing@mail.xjtu.edu.cn