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Saturday, February 4

 [LOB=Lobby; TENN=Tennessee Room; DRC=Dining Room C; HAZL=Hazelwood Room]

[Sat Descriptions] [Sat Abstracts] [Keynote Abstract]

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 AssessmentShinobu Watanabe (University of Memphis);Yuki Matsuda (University of Memphis)	Methods [HAZL] Inside of Japanese Immersion programNoriko 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 RecognitionHironori Nishi (University of Memphis);Jun Xu (University of Denver)	Literature [HAZL] Teaching Japanese Literature in English TranslationChiaki 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 ClassFumie Kato (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
11:20-11:50	Culture [DRC] An Intercultural Approach to Teaching JapaneseXuexin Liu (Spelman College)	Culture [HAZL] Exploring Cultural Impacts on Japanese Language InstructionHuanshu Yuan (University of Washington)
11:55-12:25	Project Based [DRC] Reflections on the Kakehashi Project: Participants Experiences and InitiativesNaoko 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 LocationsMayumi 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 ProjectKathy 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 CoursesEiko 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 CollaborationYasuko 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 JapaneseSoichiro 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]

Sunday, February 5

[LOB=Lobby; TENN=Tennessee Room; DRC=Dining Room C; HAZL=Hazelwood Room]

[Sun Descriptions] [Sun Abstracts] [Workshop Abstract]

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 VideosHarumi Miyake (Emory University)	Methods [HAZL] J-CAN Project: Teaching Grammar as a Concept and Using it in ContextTakae 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 JapaneseMichiru Ichihara Lowe (Vanderbilt University)	Project Based [HAZL] Revisit Students-Generated Video Projects in Language Teaching from a Social-Cultural ApproachYan 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 BackgroundYumiko Tashiro (Washington and Lee University)
12:20-12:50	Closing/Networking/Evaluation [TENN]

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