[EDLING:1003] CFP: Japanese Language Education

[Francis M Hult]

> 2006 International Conference on Japanese Language Education (ICJLE)
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> Theme: Japanese Education: Entering a New Age
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> Dates: August 5-6, 2006
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> Venue: Columbia University, New York City
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> Deadline for abstract submission: October 31, 2005
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> Abstracts are now being accepted for paper and panel presentations. 
> Full details (in both English and Japanese) and links to on-line abstract submission 
> forms are available at the following website: http://www.japaneseteaching.org/icjle
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> KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
> - Merrill Swain, University of Toronto, specialist in Second Language Acquisition
> - Susan Napier, University of Texas at Austin, specialist in Japanese literature, 
> culture and anime studies/theory
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> INVITED PLENARY SPEAKER
> - Yasu-Hiko Tohsaku, UC-San Diego, on Japanese language proficiency and assessment
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> INVITED PANEL TOPICS & ORGANIZERS
> Articulation
> - Carl Falsgraf, University of Oregon
> - Hiroko Kataoka, California State University, Long Beach
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> Classical Japanese
> - Haruo Shirane, Columbia University
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> Classroom instruction ideas
> - Patricia Thornton, University of Minnesota
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> Culture
> - Ryuko Kubota, University of North Carolina
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> Japanese as a heritage language
> - Masako Douglas, California State University, Long Beach
> - Kazuo Tsuda, United Nations International School
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> K-12 Curriculum Development
> - Sylvia Acierto, Director, World Language Programs, Chicago Public Schools
> - Shingo Satsutani, College of DuPage
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> Linguistics
> - Kimberly Jones, University of Arizona
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> Modern literature, film, cultural studies
> - Ann Sherif, Oberlin University
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> Second language acquisition
> - Keiko Koda, Carnegie Mellon University
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> Study abroad
> - Dan Dewey, University of Pittsburgh
> - Osamu Kamada, Nanzan University