We are pleased to announce the International Conference on Phonetic Research and Language Learning (ICPRLL) & English Phonetic Conference in China (EPCC) will be held during October 17-19, 2014 at Hunan University, Changsha, China. ICPRLL_EPCC2014 will provide an excellent international forum for researchers to report and discuss the latest progress in phonetic research and language learning. We warmly welcome papers in English or Chinese reporting empirically- based studies and invite all interested colleagues and graduate students to take part in this conference.