Conference Schedule

8:30-9:00

Registration [LOB]

9:00-9:30

Opening Remarks [TENN]

9:30-10:00

 Methods [DRC]

Development of Japanese Literacy through Online-Based Portfolio Assessment

• Shinobu Watanabe (University of Memphis);
• Yuki Matsuda (University of Memphis)

Methods [HAZL]

Inside of Japanese Immersion program

• Noriko Abe (EE Waddell Language Academy);
• Mayako Hamrick (EE Waddell Language Academy)  

10:05-10:35

 Language Acquisition [DRC]

Examining the Source of Positive Transfer from L1 Chinese Hanzi to L2 Japanese Kanji: Orthographic Similarities and their Contribution to Recognition

• Hironori Nishi (University of Memphis);
• Jun Xu (University of Denver)

 Literature [HAZL]

Teaching Japanese Literature in English Translation

• Chiaki Takagi (University of North Carolina at Greensboro)

10:35-10:45

Break [LOB]

10:45-11:15

Methods [DRC]

How to Develop Essay Writing Skills for Intermediate Students

[中級の学習者のレポート指導]

• Hiroshi Tajima (Brown University)

 Methods [HAZL]

Exploring the Applicability of Debating Activity in the Intermediate Oral Communication Class

• Fumie Kato (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)

11:20-11:50

Culture [DRC]

An Intercultural Approach to Teaching Japanese

• Xuexin Liu (Spelman College)

 Culture [HAZL]

Exploring Cultural Impacts on Japanese Language Instruction

• Huanshu Yuan (University of Washington)

11:55-12:25

Project Based [DRC]

Reflections on the Kakehashi Project: Participants Experiences and Initiatives

• Naoko Kurokawa (Duke University);
• Hitomi Endo (Duke University)

 Project Based [HAZL]

An Attempt at a New Project Style for Advanced Japanese Learners: A History Class Taught by Students

[日本語上級コースにおける新しいプロジェクトの形：学習者による「歴史授業」]

• Yasuko Matsumoto (Harvard University)

12:30-2:00

Lunch/Business Meeting [TENN]

2:00-2:30

Technology [DRC]

Connecting a Classroom and an Instructor in Different Locations

• Mayumi Ishida (Dartmouth College)

 Technology [HAZL]

Kana Mastery in Hand!: Application of A New Mobile App Kana Bimoji for Learning to Write Japanese Characters

[『かな美文字』で仮名マスター！：仮名練習におけるスマホアプリ導入実例]

• Taku Okamoto (Purdue University);
• Ryosuke Sano (Purdue University)

2:35-3:05

Project Based [DRC]

The Implementation and Student Perceptions of a Japan-U.S. Telecollaboration Project

• Kathy Negrelli (Kennesaw State University)

 Project Based [HAZL]

Effectively Organizing a Sustainable Japanese Language Volunteer Program

[継続可能な日本語ボランティアプログラム：効果的な運営方法について ]

• Yasuo Uotate (University of Florida);
• Risa Wada (University of Florida)

3:10-3:40

 Articulation [DRC]

Implementation of Can-Do Statements in the Genki I Japanese Courses

• Eiko Isogai Williams (University of Miami);
• Yoko Sakurai (Japan Foundation-New York);
• Mako Nozu (University of South Florida);
• Naoko Komura (Florida International University)
• Takami Taylor (University of West Florida)

 Methods [HAZL]

Corpus Informed Kanji List: What Is It? And Should it be Used in Japanese Courses?

• Shinji Shimoura (University of South Florida)

3:45-4:15

 Articulation [DRC]

Developing Tasks Using Authentic Materials through Teacher Collaboration

• Yasuko Takata Rallings (Wake Forest University);
• Yuki Matsuda (University of Memphis);
• Mayako Hamrick (EE Waddell Language Academy)

 Articulation [HAZL]

The Development and Expansion of the Community Through Articulation Projects in the Association of Florida Teachers of Japanese

• Soichiro Motohashi (AFTJ/ Western Carolina University);
• Brian Hagihara (University of South Florida)

4:15-4:30

Break [LOB]

4:30-6:00

Keynote Lecture [TENN]

Pragmatics for Teachers and Students of Japanese

語用論：日本語の学習者・教師の方々のご参考までに

Dr. Mutsuko Endo Hudson (Michigan State University)

6:15~

Dinner [LOB] [TENN]

9:00-10:30

Pedagogy Workshop [TENN]

Let’s understand and explain “errors” from pragmatics point of view!

語用論で「誤用」を理解し説明しよう！

Dr. Mutsuko Endo Hudson (Michigan State University)

10:35-11:05

 Methods [DRC]

Analysis in Practice: Engaging Language Learners with Digital Videos

• Harumi Miyake (Emory University)

 Methods [HAZL]

J-CAN Project: Teaching Grammar as a Concept and Using it in Context

• Takae Tsujioka (George Washington University)
• Hiromi Lamberson (Green Run HIgh School)
• Junko Markovic (University of Cincinnati)
• Yukiyo Moorman (Walt Whitman High School)
• Kyoko Vaughan (Hayfield Secondary School)

11:10-11:40

 Methods [DRC]

Learning to Feel Like Yourself in a Second Language: Utilizing Online Video Interviews to Study Individualized Speech Styles in Japanese

• Michiru Ichihara Lowe (Vanderbilt University)

 Project Based [HAZL]

Revisit Students-Generated Video Projects in Language Teaching from a Social-Cultural Approach

• Yan Wang (Carthage College)

11:45-12:15

 Culture [DRC]

How to Incorporate Culture into a Language Class

[文化理解を取り入れた教室活動]

• Junko Tezuka-Arnold (East Tennessee State University);
• Asami Nakano (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga)

 Culture [HAZL]

Challenges Faced by a Language Instructor to Design a Japanese Pop Culture Course to Students with no Japanese Language Background

• Yumiko Tashiro (Washington and Lee University)

12:20-12:50

Closing/Networking/Evaluation [TENN]