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Exploring Chinese Heritage Language Maintenance in the UK: A Conference for Doctoral Students and Early Career Researchers

🗓️ Date: Friday, 23 May 2025

🕘 Time: 9:00–16:30

📍 Location: Lecture Theatre 7, Diamond Library, University of Sheffield

📝 Registration Deadline: 30 April 2025

Attendance is free but registration is required. Click here to register.

Please note: This is an in-person only event.

About the Conference

This one-day conference provides a platform for doctoral students and early career researchers to exchange ideas, share findings, and collaborate on current research focused on Chinese heritage language learning and maintenance in the UK. The event aims to foster dialogue, highlight the significance of this field, and encourage connections among researchers exploring multilingualism and heritage language development. Through presentations, discussions, and networking opportunities, the conference invites participants to collaboratively explore key questions, such as:

What does it mean to grow up multilingual with Chinese heritage in the UK today?
How do families and communities navigate multilingualism and heritage language learning?
What roles do complementary schools play in supporting Chinese heritage language maintenance?
What tools, strategies, and support mechanisms are being used to sustain heritage languages?

Programme

8:30–9:00 | Arrival and Registration

9:00–9:15 | Opening Remarks

9:15–10:00 | Keynote Speech – Prof. Xiao Lan Curdt-Christiansen

10:00–10:30 | Growing Up Multilingual with Chinese Heritage: Film & Exhibition

10:30–12:00 | Panel 1: Digital Spaces and Technology in Heritage Language Learning

12:00–13:00 | Lunch

13:00–14:30 | Panel 2: Supporting Heritage Language Learning: Families, Schools, and Teachers

14:30–15:00 | Coffee Break

15:00–16:00 | Themed Discussions and Networking

16:00–16:15 | Closing Remarks

Register Now

Please complete the short registration form here. Registration closes on 30 April 2025.

For further inquiries, feel free to contact the organising team at s.little@sheffield.ac.uk, yue.zhou@sheffield.ac.uk.

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