This roundtable will review the state of publishing in the foreign language field, with a focus on Japanese. Participants will describe the current state of textbook and course materials publishing as well as of research dissemination both in print and on-line; predict the future of publishing in the foreign language field; and offer advice to teachers and scholars who wish to have their work reach the widest possible audience.
The panelists will include publishers of foreign language textbooks and other materials as well as editors and editorial board members from several leading journals. Their comments and predictions, and an extensive Question-and Answer session, will focus on how potential authors can best approach publishers and present their work for publication. The publishers and journals represented are Cheng & Tsui Company, Kodansha International, Foreign Language Annals, Journal of Japanese Linguistics, and Japanese Language and Literature.