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Linguapax Asia
2004
First International Symposium on
Language Diversity / Language Ecology
17
April 2004
United Nations University
5-53-70 Jingumae,
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Co-organized by
Linguapax Asia and the United Nations University
"I
am always sorry when any language is lost, because languages are the
pedigree of nations."
(Samuel Johnson)
Background to the Conference
This conference aims at bringing together scholars
from European, Asian, and North American countries to exchange views,
present research, and develop a vision of how to promote multilingualism,
protect minority languages as well as endangered languages, and to advance
the fundamental mission of Linguapax -- promoting language and peace. As
the first Linguapax symposium in Asia, the conference will provide a much
needed forum for researchers and practitioners in the areas of language
protection, revitalization of endangered languages, and multilingual
education.
Patrons
The United Nations University
▪
The Embassy of the Republic of Austria ▪ The Embassy of
the Republic of Hungary ▪ Thomson Learning ▪ The Embassy of
the United States of America ▪ Teachers College, Columbia University
▪ La
Délégation Générale du Québec à Tokyo ▪ The Delegation
of the European Commission in Tokyo ▪ The Daily
Yomiuri ▪ Pearson Education Japan ▪ Oxford
University Press ▪ Cambridge University
Press
PROGRAM
Morning
session
9:00
Registration
9:30 Opening address – Dr. H.
van Ginkel, Rector UNU
9:45 Keynote speaker –
Dr. F. Marti, President, Linguapax Institute
10:15 Dr.
W. Gater (The University of the Sacred
Heart):
"Linguistic Diversity and the
Spirit of the Enlightenment"
10:45 – 12:30 CASE STUDIES OF MINORITY LANGUAGES
--
THE EUROPEAN CONTEXT:
10:45 Dr. K. Brenner
(Eotvos Loran Science University,
Budapest): "Linguistic Diversity in Hungary:
German
Linguistic Community; FUEN – Federal Union of European
Nationalities"
11:15 Coffee break – Documentary film, Dr. A. Stoga
(Curator, Royal
Palace
Lazienki, Warsaw): gLe
Langage et Son Iconographieh/
gThe
Iconography of Languageh
11:30 Dr. H. Maurer-Lausegger (University of
Klagenfurt,
Austria):
"Linguistic Diversity in
Austria: Focus on Slovene Linguistic
Communities"
12:00 Prof. S. Yamamoto (Tokyo University of
Foreign Studies):
"Slovene Dialects in Italy"
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
Afternoon session
13:30
– 17:15 CASE STUDIES OF MINORITY LANGUAGES --
THE
PACIFIC RIM CONTEXT:
13:30 Dr.
J. Maher (International Christian University,
Tokyo):
"The Ainu Linguistic Community of Japan"
14:00 Prof. D. Smith (Notre Dame
Seishin University,
Okayama):
"A Trilingual Village in Thailand: A
Sociolinguistic Study"
14:30 Prof. Y. Okayama (Ibaraki
University):
"Language Attrition and Maintenance in
Palau: An
Ethnographic View"
15:00 Prof. Y. Akamine (Nagoya City
University):
"An Exploration of Philippine
Dialects"
15:30 Coffee
break – Documentary film
15:45 Dr. M. Andrade (Sophia
Junior College):
"Language Minorities and ESL/Bilingual
Education in California
Schools"
16:15 Prof.
C. Duval (Bunkyo
University):
"Native American Language Programs:
Implications for Future
Japanese Language Programs"
16:45 Dr. T. Tsunoda (University of Tokyo):
"Language Loss and Language
Revitalization in Australia"
17:15 Panel
discussion / Roundtable discussion
17:45 Closing
address --Dr. F. Marti
18:00
Reception
Conference
Fee & Registration
As Linguapax and the United Nations University are non-profit
organizations, the symposium is open to the general public without
registration/admission fees. There is no pre-registration. Registration is
on site at the day of the conference.
Organizing
Committee for Linguapax Asia 2004
Prof. Frances
Fister-Stoga (University of Tokyo)
Prof. Jelisava Sethna (Gakushuin
University)
Dr. Donald Smith (Notre Dame Seishin
University)
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