Updated
3 June 2005
Linguapax Asia
2005
Second International Symposium
and Exhibition
Canadian
Embassy, Tokyo
Saturday, 11
June 2005
9:00 a.m. -
6:10 p.m.
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Theme:
"Language in Society and the
Classroom:
Preserving Heritage and Supporting
Diversity"
The purpose of
this symposium is to bring together scholars from
around the
world with members of the general public to exchange
views and
develop a vision of how to promote multilingual education,
intercultural
understanding through language education, respect
for linguistic
diversity and linguistic heritage, and the preservation and
revitalization
of minority and endangered languages. The symposium
theme spans and
connects this rich mix of issues with the aim of
raising
awareness of the links between language, identity, and human
rights, and
encouraging the quest for harmony and mutual understanding
within and
among communities and nations.
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Program
(The working language of the symposium is English.)
Morning Session
8:15 -
Registration
9:00 - 17:30
Exhibits. Organizations and publishers promoting
linguistic
and cultural
diversity
9:00 - 9:10
Welcome
Frances
Fister-Stoga, University of Tokyo, Japan,
and Director of
Linguapax Asia
"The
Linguapax Vision and Mission"
9:10 – 9:40
Keynote Speaker
Norman Moyer, Commissioner
General for Canada at the
2005 World
Exposition, Aichi, Japan
"The
Politics of Language: The Resistance to Plurilingualism"
9:40 -
10:10
Featured
Speaker
John C. Maher,
International Christian University, Japan
"Multilingual, Multicultural Japan"
10:10 -
10:50
Featured
Speakers
Tasaku Tsunoda,
University of Tokyo, Japan
Mie Tsunoda,
Tsukuba Nihongo class organizer, Japan
"Attempt
to Revive the Warrongo Language of Australia"
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10:50 - 11: 10
Coffee break,
exhibits
(Drinks are
allowed only in the lobby area. Please refrain
from smoking
and eating on the premises. Thank you.)
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11:10 - 12:30
Colloquium 1:
Heritage Language Education and
Language
Preservation
Chair: William
Gater, formerly Lecturer at the University of Tokyo
Olenka Bilash,
University of Alberta, Canada (20 min.)
"Reversing
Language Shift in a Cree Community in Canada"
Vesna Mikolič, University of Primorska, Slovenia (20 min.)
"Language
Diversity and Preservation in the Slovene-Italian
Cross-Border
Area"
Jelisava Sethna, Gakushuin University, Japan (20 min.)
"Preserving
Slovene as a Heritage Language in Argentina"
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12:30 - 13:45
Lunch Break. A variety of Japanese and ethnic
restaurants are
located nearby.
Please refrain from eating at the symposium
site. Thank
you.
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Afternoon
Session
13:45 - 14:15
Featured
Speaker
Hideo Oka,
University of Tokyo, Japan
"Issues in
Bilingual Education--with Special Reference to
the Japanese Context"
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14:15 - 14-25
Break
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14:25 - 15:40
Colloquium 2:
Bilingual and Intercultural Education
Chair: Gregory
Strong, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan
David Carless, Hong
Kong Institute of Education (15 min.)
"Cultural
Influences of East and West: Influence in the
Classroom and
Influence on Policy"
Franz Schimek,
Vienna Board of Education (15 min.)
"Language Learning
for Europe"
R. Michael Bostwick, Katoh Gakuen, Japan (15 min.)
"Does
Early Foreign Language Learning Come at the Expense of
One's First
Language and Cultural Identity?"
Kip
A.
Cates,
Tottori University, Japan
(15 min.)
"Language
Education, Global Issues and International Understanding"
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15:40 - 16:00
Coffee break,
exhibits. (Drinks are
allowed only in the
lobby area.
Please refrain from smoking and eating on
the premises.
Thank you.)
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16:00 -16:30
Featured
Speaker
Charles Mann,
University of Surrey, UK
"Issues of
Language Diversity and Languages of Education in Africa:
Illustrations from Nigeria"
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16:30 - 16:40
Break
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16:40 - 17:50
Colloquium 3:
Diversity and Harmony in Teaching and Learning
Chair: Robert
L. Rosser, University of Maryland University
College, Japan
Rosa María Cortés Gómez, Sophia Junior College, Japan (15 min.)
"Tutoring
Immigrants in Japan: The Sophia Junior College
Volunteer Program"
Melvin
R.
Andrade,
Sophia Junior College, Japan (15 min.)
"Helping
Immigrant Students in the United States Learn
English in
Mainstream Classrooms: The SIOP Approach"
Kazuko
Matsumoto, University of Tokyo
(15 min.)
"Languages
in Contact in the Pacific: An Observation of
Palauan
Orthography"
Donna J.
McInnes, Soka University, Japan (15 min.)
"Satyagraha
and Language: Building the Foundation for
a Peaceful,
Non-violent Future"
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17:50 - 18:05
Closing Address
Agustí Colomines, President, Linguapax Institute, UNESCO
Center,
Barcelona, Spain
"The
Defense of Languages, the Defense of Human Heritage"
18:05 - 18:10
Remarks
Leo Yoffe,
Second Secretary Academic, Canadian Embassy
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18:30 -
Reception: The reception (3,000 yen) will be held at
Budoya
Restaurant
(German Culture Center), which is within walking
distance of the
embassy. Prior reservation is required at
registration. Wine courtesy of Mr. Bernard Srajner of the Embassy
of the Republic of Slovenia, private cellar.
Budoya
restaurant:
http://www14.plala.or.jp/budouya/index.htm
Map:
http://www14.plala.or.jp/budouya/map/index.htm
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General
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Symposium
Registration & Reception Reservation
Admission to
the symposium is free. As seating is limited,
pre-registration
by June 1 is advised. On-site registration is
also possible on
a space available basis.
For an
auto-reply registration/reservation form, send a
blank message
to:
registration-form@linguapax-asia.org (form in English)
registration-jp@linguapax-asia.org (form in Japanese)
Please provide
the following information:
(1) family name
(2) given name
(3) affiliation
(e.g. school, company)
(4) position
(e.g. teacher, research, administrator)
(5) address,
(6) phone/fax number
(7) Which
session you will attend: morning, afternoon, or both?
(8) Will you
attend the reception?
Send the
requested information by e-mail to:
register@linguapax-asia.org
register-jp@linguapax-asia (Japanese)
or fax
0463-84-2504 (International transmission to
+81-463-
84-2504), 6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. JST.
If you wish to
attend the reception at Budoya restaurant,
please make a
reservation when you pre-register and pay
when you sign
in at the symposium (3,000 yen). If space is
available,
reservations may be made when you sign in (until
about noon).
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Location
The Canadian
Embassy is located at 7-3-38 Akasaka, Minato-ku,
Tokyo 107-8503
and is accessible via the Toei Oedo, Tokyo Metro Ginza,
and Tokyo Metro
Hanzomon lines. The closest subway station is
Aoyama-itchome
(Aoyama 1-chome). Take Exit No. 4 and walk about
5 minutes in
the direction of Akasaka. A map is available online at:
http://www.linguapax-asia.org/contents.files/tokyo_map-embassy.jpg
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Exhibitors
Cambridge
University Press
Canadian
Embassy Library
Oxford
University Press
Pearson Education Japan
Sanseido
Teachers
College, Columbia University (Japan)
Thomson
Learning
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Endorsements
We would like
to express our gratitude to the following
organizations for their support of Linguapax Asia 2005
(alphabetical order):
Delegation of the
European Commission in Tokyo
Embassy of the
Republic of Austria
Embassy of
Canada
Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia
Embassy of Spain
Embassy of the
United States of America
Four Seasons
Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi
Linguapax
Institute (UNESCO Linguapax Project)
Teachers
College, Columbia University
United Nations
University
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Information
For further
information, contact Linguapax Asia, not the embassy.
Direct
inquiries to info@linguapax-asia.org
or to:
Prof. Frances
Fister-Stoga
Dept. of
Foreign Languages
University of
Tokyo
Meguro-ku
3-8-1, Komaba
Tokyo 153-8902
Japan (Ref: Linguapax Symposium)
E-mail: fisterstoga@f.email.ne.jp
Phone/Fax
0463-84-2504 (International transmission to
+81-463-84-2504),
6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. JST)
To learn more
about Linguapax Asia and future symposiums,
visit our site
at www.linguapax-asia.org
The Linguapax
Institute Web site can be found at
www.linguapax.org
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Organizing
Committee for Linguapax Asia 2005
Honorary President:
Tasaku
Tsunoda (University of Tokyo)
Director:
Frances
Fister-Stoga (University of Tokyo)
Vice Director (Program):
Melvin R. Andrade (Sophia Junior College)
Vice Director (Finance):
Jelisava
Sethna (Gakushuin University)
General Affairs:
Susan Miyake (Kanagawa Prefectural College of Foreign Studies)
Hisami Sukegawa Andrade (Yokohama National University)
Cary C. Duval (Bunkyo University)
Pamphlets & Web site:
Melvin R.
Andrade (Sophia Junior College)
English-Japanese translations:
Saran
Shiroza (University of Tokyo)
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