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米国ニューヨーク市コロンビア大学

August 5-6, 2006
Columbia University, New York
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Additional Registration Hours: 5:00 - 9:00 p.m., Friday, August 4 (Low Library Rotunda Hall)
 The Registration Desk is expected to be crowded on the conference days. If possible, please complete your registration and pick up the conference materials such as your name tag and Program Booklet on Friday evening.
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In the event that the seating capacity of Altschul Auditorium (417 IAB) is exceeded for any of the plenary sessions (opening ceremony, keynote presentations, invited presentation, plenary discussion, and closing ceremony) during the conference, sound will be piped into an overflow room (IAB 404) , across the hall from the Auditorium. Those unable to find seats in Altschul are kindly asked to proceed to the overflow room.

For the non-plenary sessions (invited panels, individual and panel presentations), the total combined seating capacity of the rooms is sufficient to accommodate the total number of conference participants. There may, however, be individual rooms that are not able to accommodate all those seeking to attend a particular session. You are urged to proceed in a timely fashion to the sessions you wish to attend in order to secure a seat.

CONFERENCE THEME

"Japanese Language Education: Entering a New Age"

The first International Conference on Japanese Language Education to be held outside Asia will convene in New York City, on the campus of Columbia University, August 5-6, 2006.

The two-day conference will feature a symposium of representatives from 8 countries and regions, three keynote presentations, 10 invited panels, and more than 100 panels and individual presentations selected from among more than 300 proposals. Approximately 400 teachers and researchers from around the world, and from all levels of instruction, are expected to participate.

The topics of the conference presentations range from Japanese literature and culture to research on second language learning, linguistics, and classroom teaching practice. The keynote presentations include Merrill Swain (University of Toronto) on "Languaging, Agency, and Second Language Learning"; Susan Napier (University of Texas) on "From Impressionism to Anime: Japan as Fantasy and Fan Cult in the Eyes of the West"; and Yasu-Hiko Tohsaku (University of California - San Diego) on "Japanese Language Proficiency and Assessment".

Invited panels of scholars and experts in the field will address topics of wide interest to the field of Japanese language education, including
  • Articulation around the World: Views from Australia, Japan, Korea, and the US
  • The Power of Instruction-The Triumvirate of Strategy, Context, and Application in Motivating Student Learning
  • Classical Japanese in Today's Curriculum
  • Teaching Culture in Japanese Language Education in a Globalized World
  • Japanese as a Heritage Language
  • K-12 Japanese Curriculum Improvement
  • Japanese Literature and Translation in the 21st Century
  • Understanding the Benefits and Challenges of Study Abroad
  • What We Know About Learning Japanese as a Second Language and Its Implications for Teaching
  • Japanese Linguistics and Language Education

Panel and individual presentations by more than 200 presenters will offer both research results and practical skills for classroom teaching. Presenters come from more than a dozen countries. A detailed schedule in both English and Japanese will be available soon on this website.

In addition to the formal program, the conference will encourage educators from around the world to meet and share experiences and contacts. Chances for networking will include a formal reception for all conference attendees, coffee and lunch breaks, and other informal venues.

Registration and housing information are available online. Please use the links at the left to navigate to online registration and information on accommodations for the conference.

Pre-ICJLE Conference, Aug. 3-4: Pre-College Hands-on Workshops for the New Era to DOWNLOAD a pdf file, to VIEW

Post-ICJLE Conference, Aug. 7-8: Japanese Heritage Language in the 21st Century to DOWNLOAD a pdf file, to VIEW

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