Linguapax Asia 2005
 Second International Symposium and Exhibition

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"

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.) 

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"

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. 

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"

14:15-14:25

Break

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.)
"Intercultural Language Learning in Austria"

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"

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.)  

 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"

16:30 - 16:40

Break

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"

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

Reception

18:30

The reception (3,000 yen) will be held at Budoya (German Culture Center), which is within walking distance of the embassy (map). Wine courtesy of Mr. Bernard Srajner of the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia, private cellar. Prior reservation is required at registration.

Abstracts & Speaker Profiles

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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

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

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. Payment must be received by 10:00 a.m. on the day of the symposium.

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.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/ni-ka/site/images/tokyo_map-embassy.jpg

Exhibitors

▪ Cambridge University Press

▪ Canadian Embassy Library

▪ Oxford University Press

▪ Pearson Education Japan

▪ Sanseido

▪ Teachers College, Columbia University (Japan),

▪ Thomson Learning

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, Japan

▪ United Nations University.

Organizing Committee for Linguapax Asia 2005

Honorary President:

Director:  

Vice Director (Program):

Vice Director (Finance):

General Affairs:


Pamphlet & Web site:   

E-J Translations: 

Tasaku Tsunoda (University of Tokyo)
Frances Fister-Stoga (University of Tokyo)
Melvin Andrade (Sophia Junior College)
Jelisava Sethna (Gakushuin University)
Susan Miyake (Kanagawa Prefectural College of Foreign Studies)
Hisami Sukegawa Andrade (Yokohama National University)
Cary Duval (Bunkyo University)
Melvin Andrade (Sophia Junior College)  
Saran Shiroza (University of Tokyo)

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 +81-463-84-2504),

6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. JST).

To learn more about Linguapax Asia, visit our site at www.linguapax-asia.org

The Linguapax Institute Web site can be found at www.linguapax.org.