2026 BCLTS Annual Conference

The 2026 Annual International Conference of the British Chinese Language Teaching Society

The British Chinese Language Teaching Society (BCLTS), Confucius Institute at the University of Manchester, and Beijing Normal University are delighted to announce the , International Chinese Language Education in a Digital and Global Era: Innovation, Collaboration, and Future Directions. This event will take place at the University of Manchester, UK on 9th–10th of July 2026.

The conference is collaboratively organised by BCLTS, Confucius Institute at the University of Manchester, and Beijing Normal University.

Four leading experts are invited to approach the conference theme and present keynote lectures.

1. Professor CHEN Dongdong, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Seton Hall University

陈东东教授 西东大学语言、文学与文化系

Digital Humanities × International Chinese Language Education: Toward a Collaborative and InnovativePedagogical Model

2. Professor FENG Liping, School of International Chinese Language Education, Beijing Normal University

冯丽萍教授 北京师范大学国际中文教育学院

数智时代的国际中文教学与研究

3. Professor YUAN Boping, University of Cambridge

袁博平教授 剑桥大学丘吉尔学院院士

汉语输入中的语示分类及其对汉语二语习的影响

4. Dr Rob Neal, Department of Education, Modern Language Education (Mandarin), University of Oxford

What can be learnt from the expansion of Mandarin Chinese teaching in schools?

Travelling to the University of Manchester

From Manchester Airport

Manchester Airport is located just 14 kilometres south of the city centre and is about 20 minutes away by car. If you're making your own way from the airport the easiest way to get to your accommodation will be by taxi, especially if you have a lot of luggage. Your driver can take you to exactly where you need to go and you won’t have to worry about finding your way around as soon as you arrive. It's likely to cost between £25 and £35 to travel by taxi to your accommodation, depending on how much traffic there is and how much luggage you have.

Arriving at a London airport and continuing to Manchester by train

Trains from London to Manchester leave from Euston Station in central London. The quickest way to get here from any of the London airports is to take the tube (underground train). Again, we strongly advise against travelling through London on the underground with lots of luggage because of the difficulty of navigating tube stations, which don't usually have lifts, and busy tube services with limited space.

Remember to allow yourself enough time to collect your luggage, pass through immigration and travel across London.

Information on transport in the London area can be found on the Transport for London website.

By train

It's easy to travel by train to The University of Manchester due to our proximity to three large rail stations. We are located close to both Piccadilly main line station (about two and a half hours from London) and Oxford Road train station, with Victoria train station a little further away.

For details of timetables, tickets and other rail information, please ring National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50 (+44 (0) 20 7278 5240 from overseas) or visit:

National Rail Enquiries website

Public parking: to be confirmed

Student Accommodation – University of Manchester

其他酒店 - 可使用Booking网站预订，请留意交通便利性。

https://www.booking.com/index.en-gb.html

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