China English Language Education Association (CELEA)
- The 2024 Annual Conference of China English Language Education Association will be held
in Dalian on October 18-20, 2024. The theme of the conference is Interdisciplinary
Integration and Collaborative Innovation: Enhancing the Overall Quality of Talent
Cultivation. - More than 70 titles of The Key Topics Library, edited by Prof Wen Qiufang,Prof Sun
Youzhong et al., have been published by Foreign Language Teaching and Research
Press(FLTRP) in China. Written by more than 100 Chinese top scholars, this large-scale
systematic library consists of 5 series: linguistics, applied linguistics, literature studies,
translation studies, and intercultural studies. Focusing on a key topic, each work serves as a
research guide for young researchers and presents Chinese perspectives for readers. With
agreement with FLTRP, Taylor & Francis is planning to publish the English version of the
Key Topics Library in the next few years. - English Test for International Communication, a local English proficiency test developed by
Beijing Foreign Studies University, has just implemented its 7th remote online testing from
home in August 2024. Until now, more than 400,000 candidates have taken the test, most of
whom are university students and professionals. The test aims to assess test candidates’
global competence and promotes the college ELT reform in China.