Marriage Practices and Intercultural Communication: the case in African Languages

CANCELLED The Portrayal of Young Women in Music Videos: An Exploratory Study of the Perception of Women in Rap Music Videos by Young Men in Trinidad Prahalad Sooknanan, University of Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies Marriage Practices and Intercultural Communication: the case in African Languages-}

 Chair: 

A Multimodal approach to the genre of TV news broadcasting

 Li-ying Wu, Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages, Taiwan

 Chair: Yingqin Liu, Cameron University, USA--> Sayenko Tetyana

CANCELLED The Dynamic Nature of Intercultural Communication and Rhetoric: An Empirical Approach Yingqin Liu, Cameron University, USA

CANCELLED Prahalad Sooknanan, University of Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies Marriage Practices and Intercultural Communication: the case in African Languages

 Hye-Jin Chung, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
 Eun-Jung Kim, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea

CANCELLED Challenging the Cultural Limits: Media in the Everyday Life of the Poor Hakan Ergul, Anadolu University, Turkey İncilay Cangoz, Anadolu University, Turkey Emre Gokalp, Anadolu University, Turkey

 Hye-Jin Chung, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea

Governmental Strategic Communications and Crisis Management: A Comparative Study between China and the United States

 Xiaohui Pan, Shenzhen University, China
 You Zha, Shenzhen University, China

CANCELLED Intercultural Conflict Management Styles and Perceived Difficulties of Socio-Cultural Adaptation for Korean Immigrant Young Adults in the USA Khisu Beom, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea

 Chair: Steve Silver--> Ana Horta, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

CANCELLED Yaoi Literature and the Construction of Cyberfeminism in China: An Ethnographic Study Chang Jiang, Tsinghua University, China

 Ma. Del Carmen de la Peza, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Mexico

MOVED TO 1H Bringing Cultural Background Knowledge to the Surface to Better Understand Cross-Cultural Conflict in Specific Contexts

    Chair: Stephen B. Ryan, Yamagata University, Japan

MOVED FROM 1D Bringing Cultural Background Knowledge to the Surface to Better Understand Cross-Cultural Conflict in Specific Contexts

 Stephen B. Ryan, Yamagata University, Japan	

MOVED TO 4F Comparing the Application of Emoticons in English, Japanese and Chinese Language Background in Cyber Communication

MOVED FROM 4C Comparing the Application of Emoticons in English, Japanese and Chinese Language Background in Cyber Communication

 So-Jeng Hung, National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan	
 Yen-Ling Chen, Chinese Culture University, Taiwan

 Chair: Andre Corredoura, New University of Lisbon, Portugal 

Writing about Cross-Cultural Encounters: Anxiety, Representation, and Responsibility

Strategic Communication: An Organizational Approach and Policy

MOVED FROM 6C Governmental Strategic Communications and Crisis Management: A Comparative Study between China and the United States

 Xiaohui Pan, Shenzhen University, China
 You Zha, Shenzhen University, China

MOVED TO 6B Governmental Strategic Communications and Crisis Management: A Comparative Study between China and the United States Xiaohui Pan, Shenzhen University, China You Zha, Shenzhen University, China

6A Culture in

(MOVED FROM 6C) Writing about Cross-Cultural Encounters: Anxiety, Representation, and Responsibility

 Jonathan Benda, Tunghai University, Taiwan 

CANCELLED(The role of “culture” in cross-cultural miscommunications

• Ying Liu, Ohio State University, USA)

Strategic Communication: An Organizational Approach and Policy

 Andre Corredoura, New University of Lisbon, Portugal 
 Joel H. Ferriera, New University of Lisbon, Portugal

MOVED TO 6F ‘Criticality’ and ‘Reflection’: An empirical study of Japanese language courses at a British university Etsuko Yamada, Sophia University, Japan

CANCELLED 6C Communication Skills and Strategies

 Chair: 

MOVED TO 6A Writing about Cross-Cultural Encounters: Anxiety, Representation, and Responsibility

CANCELLED (The role of “culture” in cross-cultural miscommunications

MOVED TO 6A Strategic Communication: An Organizational Approach and Policy

6C Conflict and Crisis Management

6D Culture and Language

6E Culture in Education

6F Globalization and the Internet

    Chair:

Digital Storytelling: The Narratology of Visual Effects in Chinese-Language Films

 Erica J. Hashiba, Macao Polytechnic Institute, China 

Dialogicality in the Cultural Conflict：An Analysis of the Dispute over Homosexuals in Contemporary China

  Jiuquan Han, Hebei Agricultural University, China Ning Sun, Hebei University、China (read by Zhou Jie)

Purchase Intentions as a Function of Culture: Examining the Effects of Visual Information on Young Chinese Consumers

 Angela W.Y. Chang, University of Macau, China	

CANCELLED Translation in Cultural and Creative Industries: Its Definition, Position and Criteria of Assessment Jianhua Yang, Beijing Normal University, China

CANCELLED Ethnocentrism of Future Primary School TeachersDanijela Petrović, University of Belgrade, Serbia

Street signs as testimonial of a language cross–cultural adaptation in Macao

 Denise Pacheco, University of Macau, China	

An Analysis of the Media Frames of Hakka Magazine: 1990-2007

 Meihua Lee, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Meanings, Space of Images, and Xystemic Structures of Communications

 Victor Lux Tonn, Salve Regina University, USA

A Preliminary Analysis：The Business Model of Online Music Websites with Creative Commons Licenses

 Chia-Jung Yang, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

(CHANGED ORDER WITH NEXT PRESENTATION) Negotiating Cross-Cultural Learning in Liberal Arts Education in Harbin Institute of Technology

 Liu Xiaodan, Harbin Institute of Technology, China Narrative and Performative Acts in Cultural Education: The Teaching of Writing as Critical Communication 

The Synergy of Idol Drama Format in Asian market: Taking Taiwan Idol Drama as an Example

Conceptualizing International Language Management and International Language Management Specialists in Japan

Developing a Training Program for International Language Management Specialists

English Language Teaching In-House

 Chie Saito, International University of Health and Welfare, Japan

English as a Company Language in Japan

Corporate-Level Responses Toward the Linguistic Needs in Japan

Looking at Kumamoto Castle from an International Language Management Point of View

8A Culture across Languages

CANCELLED(The Study on Translator’s Subjectivity from the Perspective of Philosophical Hermeneutics

• Zhang Jing, Northeast Forestry University, China)

The Nakama Relationship in Japanese Society

• Charles Mc Hugh, Setsunan University, Japan

 Koji Uenishi, Setsunan University, Japan
 Liping Li, Ritsumeikan University, Japan MOVED FROM 8A

8B(old, cancelled) Culture and Identity

CANCELLED(Phenomenon of Habitat Dependence (POHD) Community in China: Marginalized Identity in Transition

• Kai Zhang, University of Rhode Island, USA)

CANCELLED(An Analysis of the Media Frames of Hakka Magazine: 1990-2007

• Meihua Lee, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan)

MOVED TO 8A The Nakama Relationship in Japanese Society

8B Education and the Internet

 Huang Lingyi, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

 Hou Xiaoyu, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

8C Culture in Text and Literature

 Erica J. Hashiba, Rua de Luis Gonzaga Gomes, China 

CANCELLED(Chinese Internet Fantasy Fiction: Cross Cultural Integration

• Xinkai Huang, Southwest Jiaotong University, China)

MOVED FROM old 8D Stereotypes on Minorities in Romanian Press: Between ethics, editorial policy and justice--the case of President Traian Băsescu

8D(old, cancelled) Media: News and Press

 Chair: Rosa Berganza, University Rey Juan Carlos, Spain

CANCELLED(Media Culture across Countries: The case of Spain

• Rosa Berganza, University Rey Juan Carlos, Spain)

Stereotypes on Minorities in Romanian Press: Between ethics, editorial policy and justice--the case of President Traian Băsescu

 Andra Seceleanu, “Andrei Saguna” University, Romania 

The Aborigine Culture of the Travel Reporters: the Representation, Imagination and Gaze Yang Ling, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, ChinaCANCELLED

A Study on the Role of Local and Ethnic Press in Azerbaijan Province of Iran in Developing National Convergence and Integrity

 Sedigheh Babran, Islamic Azad University, Iran 
 Maryam Tarzami, Islamic Azad  University, Iran

8E Bridges in the Classroom

CANCELLED(Cannot Let It Go: The Identity Maintenance of Repatriates

• Xuejiao Fan, Boston College, USA)

CANCELLED(Chinese School of Comparative Literature: 30 Years of Development, 1978-2000

 Lei Wang, Anshan Normal University, China)

Literary Texts by H. Murakami in Terms of Intercultural Communication

CANCELLED(History, Development and Analytical Models of Chinese Television

 *Hong Zhang, London School of Economics, UK) 

CANCELLED(A Multimodal approach to the genre of TV news broadcasting

• Li-ying Wu, Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages, Taiwan)

CANCELLED(The Effect of Cultural expectations on Teacher’s Written Feedback: A Study of ESL Student Writers at Tertiary Level

• Raashid Nehal, Aligarh Muslim University, India)

7E Media and Culture

CANCELLED(Violence Against Women in Selected Nigerian Video Films

• Chioma L. Enwerem, Imo State University, Nigeria)

The Portuguese and the Europeans: at the mirror of the media

 Ana Horta, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal MOVED from 7G

7G(old, cancelled) Media: News and Press

CANCELLED(Fear Appeals and the Global Warming News: Examining the Use of Threats and Response Efficacy in Taiwan’s News Content

• Shu-Chu Sarrina Li, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan)

CANCELLED(Anticipated Guilt as a Mechanism of Influence: Media Representations of Global Warming in Taiwan

 Lin-Mei Huang, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan)

CANCELLED(New Nations/States in the Balkans – the Consequence of Conflicts in Communication or the Residue of Dire Roles of Media

• Igor Rasula, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands)

MOVED TO 7E (The Portuguese and the Europeans: at the mirror of the media

 Ana Horta, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal)

CANCELLED(The role of “culture” in cross-cultural miscommunications

• Ying Liu, Ohio State University, USA)

 Xiaohui Pan, Shenzhen University, China

 Chair: Shirley Liang, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

CANCELLED(Cultural and Linguistic Diversity

• Zhang Xuejin, Heilongjiang Institute of Science and Technology, China)

CANCELLED(A Preliminary Analysis：The Business Model of Online Music Websites with Creative Commons Licenses

• Chia-Jung Yang, National Chengchi University, Taiwan)

 Chunying Yue，Peking University, China

 Jiin-Chyuan Mark Lai, Transworld Institute of Technology, Taiwan 

CANCELLED(A Case Study of the Characteristics of Teacher Talk in the Classroom Interaction

• Yong Zhao, Northeast Forestry University, China)

 Peter Roux, Tamana City Board of Education, Japan 

 Chair: Guo-Ming Chen, South China University of Technology, China/University of Rhode Island, USA

 Chair:  Natalia Teplova, Concordia University, Canada 

CANCELLED(A Comparative Study of English and Chinese Proverbs and Translation Approaches

 Hongshan Zhao, Harbin Institute of Technology, China)

CANCELLED(Changes of Chinese youth’s pop-culture and values in the 30 years since the reform and opening of China

 Liu Hongying, Nanjing University of Finance, China)

 Chun-Fu Chen, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan

5A Culture and Media

MOVED FROM old 5C How Cultural Values Shape Employee Behaviors: Comparisons of Taiwanese and U.S. Employees' Truth-telling

 I-Han Hsu, University of Northern Iowa, USA
 Laura Terlip, University of Northern Iowa, USA

Social Construction of Apology: Japanese Corporate Apologies in Newspaper Advertisements

 Toru Kiyomiya, Seinan Gakuin University, Japan

 Mei-Chiung Chi, Chinese Culture University, Taiwan

5C(old, cancelled) Organizational Culture

5C Pragmatics and Politeness in Cultural Context

 Jiang-Yu Feng, Harbin University of Science and Technology

MOVED FROM old 5C Transformational and Paternalistic Leaderships in Chinese Organizations: Construct, Predicative and Ecological Validities Compared

 Vivian C Sheer, Hong Kong Baptist University, China

5D Culture and Rhetoric

5E Study-abroad Programs

5F Culture and English Language Teaching

3F Culture in Education

Toward an Integrated Approach to Learning a Foreign Language and Culture: A Literature Review

CANCELLED(A Construction of New Economic Identity: The Quemoy Model

• Jian-Feng Wei, National Kinmen Institute of Technology, Taiwan)

4D Englishes, Linguistics and Language Choice

 Christopher Stillwell, Kanda University of International Studies, Japan

 Chair: Rukhsana Ahmed, University of Ottawa, Canada

MOVED TO 3E (Media Action in Health Literacy: A Teaching Case on Energy Drinks Advertising

 Cheng-yu Lin, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, Feng Chia University, Taiwan)

 Chair:  Hiroko Miyake, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan 

CANCELLED(Discourse Models in Passion Plays: A Comparison of Tragedies in English and ta'ziya in Persian

 Mohammad Reza Talebinejad, Islamic Azad University, Iran)	

3E Advertising and Visual Media

CANCELLED(A Semiotic Study on Illustrated Print Advertisements of Coca-Cola in China

• Jiang Chun, University of International Business & Economics, China)

CANCELLED(Street signs as testimonial of a language cross–cultural adaptation in Macao

• Denise Pacheco, University of Macau, China)

CANCELLED(Purchase Intentions as a Function of Culture: Examining the Effects of Visual Information on Young Chinese Consumers

• Angela W.Y. Chang, University of Macau, China)

Media Action in Health Literacy: A Teaching Case on Energy Drinks Advertising

 Cheng-yu Lin, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, Feng Chia University, Taiwan MOVED from 3A

3A New Media and Communication

CANCELLED(The Development of Cross-Cultural Health Communication Campaign Strategy to Fight HIV/AIDS and Malaria Cases in Uganda

• Wilson Okaka, Kyambogo University, Uganda)

Adopt or Not? Differences among Users and Nonusers of Social Network Sites MOVED FROM old 3C

• Trisha Tsui-Chuan Lin, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

 Wendy Lim, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore  
 Vicki Chihsuan Chiu, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Attitude and Social Influence Predicting Bloggers’ Behaviors in Thailand MOVED FROM old 3C

 Vikanda Pornsakulvanich, Assumption University, Thailand	
 Nuchada Dumrongsiri, Assumption University, Thailand

Adolescents’ Internet Use, Parental Mediation, and Family Communication Patterns MOVED FROM old 3C

• Bonnie Peng, Cheng-Chi University, Taiwan

Cultural Identity and Bilingualism: A Mistaken Paradigm

3C(old, cancelled) Youth and the New Media ALL GOES TO 3A

• Trisha Tsui-Chuan Lin, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

• Bonnie Peng, Cheng-Chi University, Taiwan

3C Communication and International Students

 Wenli Yuan, Kean University, USA	

3D Literature and Culture 1

• Sorabud Rungrojsuwan, Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand

• Li Man, Tsinghua University, China CANCELLED

 Chair: Xiaodong Dai

GOES TO 2B Development in English of Japanese Rakugo (Sit-Down Comedy) Performers

 Kimie Oshima, Bunkyo Gakuin University, Japan 

 Chair: Cheng-yu Lin

 Cultivating Students’ Cultural Empathy Competence through Text-based Teaching	

CancelledLinguaculture: Uniting language and culture through literacy Stephen Mackerras, Griffith University, Australia

Communicating Reiki Communication in Singapore: An innovation-decision process

1H East-West Communication MOVED FROM 5A Digital Storytelling: The Narratology of Visual Effects in Chinese-Language Films

 Chan Ka Lok Sobel, Chu Hai College of Higher Education, China

2B New Ways in English Language Education

Development in English of Japanese Rakugo (Sit-Down Comedy) Performers

 Kimie Oshima, Bunkyo Gakuin University, Japan MOVED FROM 2H

Speaker-responsibility and hearer-responsibility-A comparison of the speaker’s contribution to understanding in a conversation in Japanese and Korean C

 Sumi Yoon, Kanazawa University, Japan  MOVED FROM 2G

 Prahalad Sooknanan, University of Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies CANCELLED	

2G(cancelled) Language and Culture

 Sumi Yoon, Kanazawa University, Japan GOES TO 2E	

 Xiao-ling Jin, Harbin Institute of Technology, China GOES TO 2B	

2G Issues on Intercultural Communication

 Chair: 

 Kimie Oshima, Bunkyo Gakuin University, Japan GOES TO 2B

Change of Language and Development of Society

 Xiao-ling Jin, Harbin Institute of Technology, China  MOVED FROM OLD 2G	

MOVED FROM 5A Digital Storytelling: The Narratology of Visual Effects in Chinese-Language FilChan Ka Lok Sobel, Chu Hai College of Higher Education, China MOVED TO 1H How English Idioms Stumble Chinese University Learners

 Li Huijie, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

MOVED TO 1H Intercultural and Interracial Communication of the East and the West: From Kipling’s “Ballad of the East and West” to Friedman’s The World Is Flat

 Guiyou Huang, St. Thomas University, USA

MOVED FROM 5A Digital Storytelling: The Narratology of Visual Effects in Chinese-Language FilChan Ka Lok Sobel, Chu Hai College of Higher Education, China

MOVED TO 1H Digital Storytelling: The Narratology of Visual Effects in Chinese-Language FilChan Ka Lok Sobel, Chu Hai College of Higher Education, China

MOVED TO 1H How English Idioms Stumble Chinese University Learners Li Huijie, Harbin Institute of Technology, China MOVED TO 1H Intercultural and Interracial Communication of the East and the West: From Kipling’s “Ballad of the East and West” to Friedman’s The World Is Flat Guiyou Huang, St. Thomas University, USA

1H

MOVED TO 1H How English Idioms Stumble Chinese University Learners Li Huijie, Harbin Institute of Technology, China MOVED TO 1H Intercultural and Interracial Communication of the East and the West: From Kipling’s “Ballad of the East and West” to Friedman’s The World Is Flat Guiyou Huang, St. Thomas University, USA

Advances in Nonverbal Communication: Comparative Chronemics Tom Bruneau, Radford University, USA

Meanings, Space of Images, and Xystemic Structures of Communications Victor Lux Tonn, Salve Regina University, USA

8F Bridges in the Classroom

CANCELLED MOVED FROM 1F Linguaculture: Uniting language and culture through literacy Stephen Mackerras, Griffith University, Australia

International Students' Perception towards the Content of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Website MOVED FROM 8C Megat Al-Imran Bin Yasin, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

 Somayeh Mortazavi Ganji Ketab, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia 

CANCELLED Acculturation Strategies among Chinese College Students from the North in the South Yi-An Wang, Hangzhou Dianzi University, China

 So-Jeng Hung, National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan	

 Yi-Chen Debbie Wu, Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taiwan	

 Rukhsana Ahmed, University of Ottawa, Canada 

The Portrayal of Young Women in Music Videos: An Exploratory Study of the Perception of Women in Rap Music Videos by Young Men in Trinidad

 Susan Meiki, Hiroshima University, Japan	

 Xiaoyan Li, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan 

 Phalandwa A. Mulaudzi, University of South Africa, South Africa

 Sayenko Tetyana, Nagoya University of Commerce and Business, Japan 

 Lisa Rogers, Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts, Japan 

 Ron Martin, Rikkyo University, Japan 

 Natalia Teplova, Concordia University, Canada 

 Chair: Rachael Ruegg, Kanda University of International Studies, Japan 	

 Rachael Ruegg, Kanda University of International Studies, Japan 

 Ling Chen, Hong Kong Baptist University, China 

Chinese School of Comparative Literature: 30 Years of Development, 1978-2000

• Shunqing Cao, Beijing Normal University, China

 Sumi Yoon, Kanazawa University, Japan	

 Jenny Jing-Ling Lin, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan 

 Yuen-fun Muriel Law, Lingnan University, China 

 Chair: 

 Shi Bingyan, Harbin Institute of Technology, China	

 Huey-Rong Chen, Culture University, Taiwan

 Yu-Pei Chang, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

 Nerida Jarkey, University of Sydney, Australia	

 Mei-Ling Hsu, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

 Yie-Jing Yang, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan

 Yoshinori Nishijima, Kanazawa University, Japan 

• Yi-An Wang, Hangzhou Dianzi University, China

• Yi-Chen Debbie Wu, Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taiwan

Understanding Culture Through Language: The Japanese Concept of ‘Self’

• Nerida Jarkey, University of Sydney, Australia

A Survey of the Deficiency in Conveying Chinese Culture in College English Teaching and Learning

• Shi Bingyan, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Assessing the Relationship between Patients’ Ethnocentric Views and Patients’ Perceptions of Physicians’ Cultural Competence in Health Care Interactions

• Rukhsana Ahmed, University of Ottawa, Canada

News Representation of HIV/AIDS and Drugs in Taiwan: How the Harm Reduction Program Changed the IDU Profile

• Mei-Ling Hsu, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

A Study of Multidimensional Interaction in Network-based Language Teaching (NBLT)

• Liu-Xuemei, Shanghai Business School, China

Freedom of Speech and Democracy of Speech: Meaning, Context & Problem

• Li Man, Tsinghua University, China

• Sumi Yoon, Kanazawa University, Japan

• Wang Li, Jianghan University, China

• Wilson Okaka, Kyambogo University, Uganda

• Wenli Yuan, Kean University, USA

Discourse Models in Passion Plays: A Comparison of Tragedies in English and ta'ziya in Persian

• Mohammad Reza Talebinejad, Islamic Azad University, Iran

A Semiotic Study on Illustrated Print Advertisements of Coca-Cola in China

• Jiang Chun, University of International Business & Economics, China

Street signs as testimonial of a language cross–cultural adaptation in Macao

• Denise Pacheco, University of Macau, China

Purchase Intentions as a Function of Culture: Examining the Effects of Visual Information on Young Chinese Consumers

• Angela W.Y. Chang, University of Macau, China

Sign Values and Brand Glocalization: The Construction of “Something” in Taiwanese Coffee and Tea Brands Advertising

• Huey-Rong Chen, Culture University, Taiwan

Topic Based Syllabus for a Japanese University Cross Culture Communication Course

• Susan Meiki, Hiroshima University, Japan

• Xiaoyan Li, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan

A Construction of New Economic Identity: The Quemoy Model

• Jian-Feng Wei, National Kinmen Institute of Technology, Taiwan

Comparing the Application of Emoticons in English, Japanese and Chinese Language Background in Cyber Communication

• So-Jeng Hung, National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Science information and risk communication on the Web: A content analysis of global warming issue in Taiwan

• Yie-Jing Yang, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan

"State of Fear" as Constructed by Media: The Discourse of H 1 N 1 Flu News in Taiwan

• Jenny Jing-Ling Lin, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan

Nonverbal Communication: Its Implications Within the New South African Context

• Phalandwa A. Mulaudzi, University of South Africa, South Africa

Experiencing Feedback Through Peer Observation

• Christopher Stillwell, Kanda University of International Studies, Japan

Temporality, difference and imaginaries of nation: seminal reflections

Social Movements and the construction of indigenous identity as a political strategy

A Comparative Study of Cultural Awareness in Western and Chinese Fantasy Films

• Hongshan Zhao, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Digital Storytelling: The Narratology of Visual Effects in Chinese-Language Films

• Chan Ka Lok Sobel, Chu Hai College of Higher Education, China

Analysis of Cross-cultural Visual Communication Strategy: A Case Study of the 2008 Olympic *International Campaign Logo Design

• Mei-Chiung Chi, Chinese Culture University, Taiwan

• Yoshinori Nishijima, Kanazawa University, Japan

The Interpretations of Rhetoric Expressions Based on Cultural and Linguistic Diversity

• Jiin-Chyuan Mark Lai, Transworld Institute of Technology, Taiwan

On the Rhetorical Construction of National Values: Cross-Cultural Study

• Sayenko Tetyana, Nagoya University of Commerce and Business, Japan

Effectiveness of Pre-departure College Courses in Overcoming Culture Shock in a Japanese College Program

• Lisa Rogers, Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts, Japan

Possible selves analysis of Japanese university study abroad students

• Ron Martin, Rikkyo University, Japan

• Yong Zhao, Northeast Forestry University, China

Words in Mind: Exploring the relationship between word association and lexical development

• Peter Roux, Tamana City Board of Education, Japan

A Comparative Study of English and Chinese Proverbs and Translation Approaches

• Shuang Sun, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

The “Age of Translation”: Then and Now

• Natalia Teplova, Concordia University, Canada

• Yuan Xiao, Nanjing University, China

Global Diffusion, Local Consumption: The Penetration and Reception of Imported Reality TV in Taiwan

• Chun-Fu Chen, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan

• Ying Liu, Ohio State University, USA

• Xiaohui Pan, Shenzhen University, China

• Zhang Xuejin, Heilongjiang Institute of Science and Technology, China

• Yuen-fun Muriel Law, Lingnan University, China

A Preliminary Analysis：The Business Model of Online Music Websites with Creative Commons Licenses

• Chia-Jung Yang, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

• Yu-Pei Chang, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

How Could the Foreign TV Programs Be successfully Cloned in China

• Chunying Yue，Peking University, China

The Effect of Cultural expectations on Teacher’s Written Feedback: A Study of ESL Student Writers at Tertiary Level

• Raashid Nehal, Aligarh Muslim University, India

The effect of unfocussed feedback on the development of interlanguage in writing

• Rachael Ruegg, Kanda University of International Studies, Japan

Violence Against Women in Selected Nigerian Video Films

• Chioma L. Enwerem, Imo State University, Nigeria

Intercultural communication studies: Issues and dialectics

• Ling Chen, Hong Kong Baptist University, China

Fear Appeals and the Global Warming News: Examining the Use of Threats and Response Efficacy in Taiwan’s News Content

• Shu-Chu Sarrina Li, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

New Nations/States in the Balkans – the Consequence of Conflicts in Communication or the Residue of Dire Roles of Media

• Igor Rasula, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

• Zhang Jing, Northeast Forestry University, China

Phenomenon of Habitat Dependence (POHD) Community in China: Marginalized Identity in Transition

• Kai Zhang, University of Rhode Island, USA

An Analysis of the Media Frames of Hakka Magazine: 1990-2007

• Meihua Lee, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

The Nakama Relationship in Japanese Society

• Charles Mc Hugh, Setsunan University, Japan

Media-mediated learning activities: Emergent practices in online gaming

 *Huang Lingyi, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

International Students' Perception towards the Content of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Website

• Megat Al-Imran Bin Yasin, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

A Survey and Analysis of Internet Assisted College English Teaching in Harbin Institute of Technology

• Hou Xiaoyu, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

The Representation of World War II: A Comparison of Japanese and American Textbook Discourse

• Erica J. Hashiba, Rua de Luis Gonzaga Gomes, China

• Xinkai Huang, Southwest Jiaotong University, China

Media Culture across Countries: The case of Spain

• Rosa Berganza, University Rey Juan Carlos, Spain

• Xuejiao Fan, Boston College, USA

History, Development and Analytical Models of Chinese Television

 *Hong Zhang, London School of Economics, UK 

A Multimodal approach to the genre of TV news broadcasting

• Li-ying Wu, Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages, Taiwan

Cultivating Students’ Cultural Empathy Competence through Text-based Teaching

• A Survey of the Deficiency in Conveying Chinese Culture in College English Teaching and Learning

• Assessing the Relationship between Patients’ Ethnocentric Views and Patients’ Perceptions of Physicians’ Cultural Competence in Health Care Interactions

Cultural Values Reflected in Leaders’ Speeches--a comparative analysis of Hu Jintao’s speech after Sichuan earthquake and Bush’s speech after Hurricane Katrina

• Comparing the Application of Emoticons in English, Japanese and Chinese Language Background in Cyber Communication

• Science information and risk communication on the Web: A content analysis of global warming issue in Taiwan

• Analysis of Cross-cultural Visual Communication Strategy: A Case Study of the 2008 Olympic *International Campaign Logo Design

• On the Rhetorical Construction of National Values: Cross-Cultural Study

• Fear Appeals and the Global Warming News: Examining the Use of Threats and Response Efficacy in Taiwan’s News Content

Global Inequality—Environmental vs. Racialized Views: A Sociolinguistic Analysis

NOTE TITLE CHANGE A Survey on the Degree of Observing Media Ethics Principles in Iran TV News Section

• Cultivating Students’ Cultural Empathy Competence through Text-based Teaching

• Understanding Culture Through Language: The Japanese Concept of ‘Self’

• News Representation of HIV/AIDS and Drugs in Taiwan: How the Harm Reduction Program Changed the IDU Profile

• A Study of Multidimensional Interaction in Network-based Language Teaching (NBLT)

• Freedom of Speech and Democracy of Speech: Meaning, Context & Problem

• Cultural Values Reflected in Leaders’ Speeches--a comparative analysis of Hu Jintao’s speech after Sichuan earthquake and Bush’s speech after Hurricane Katrina

 Chair: 

• Discourse Models in Passion Plays: A Comparison of Tragedies in English and ta'ziya in Persian

 Zhang Yang, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

• A Semiotic Study on Illustrated Print Advertisements of Coca-Cola in China

• Street signs as testimonial of a language cross–cultural adaptation in Macao

• Purchase Intentions as a Function of Culture: Examining the Effects of Visual Information on Young Chinese Consumers

• Sign Values and Brand Glocalization: The Construction of “Something” in Taiwanese Coffee and Tea Brands Advertising

• Topic Based Syllabus for a Japanese University Cross Culture Communication Course

 Katsuhiro Umemoto, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan

• A Construction of New Economic Identity: The Quemoy Model

• "State of Fear" as Constructed by Media: The Discourse of H 1 N 1 Flu News in Taiwan

• Nonverbal Communication: Its Implications Within the New South African Context

• Experiencing Feedback Through Peer Observation

• Temporality, difference and imaginaries of nation: seminal reflections

• Social Movements and the construction of indigenous identity as a political strategy

• A Comparative Study of Cultural Awareness in Western and Chinese Fantasy Films

• Digital Storytelling: The Narratology of Visual Effects in Chinese-Language Films

Analysis of Cross-cultural Visual Communication Strategy: A Case Study of the 2008 Olympic *International Campaign Logo Design

• The Interpretations of Rhetoric Expressions Based on Cultural and Linguistic Diversity

• Effectiveness of Pre-departure College Courses in Overcoming Culture Shock in a Japanese College Program

• Possible selves analysis of Japanese university study abroad students

• Words in Mind: Exploring the relationship between word association and lexical development

 Chair: 

• A Comparative Study of English and Chinese Proverbs and Translation Approaches

• The “Age of Translation”: Then and Now

• Global Diffusion, Local Consumption: The Penetration and Reception of Imported Reality TV in Taiwan

• A Preliminary Analysis：The Business Model of Online Music Websites with Creative Commons Licenses

• How Could the Foreign TV Programs Be successfully Cloned in China

 Chair: Liu Lida, Harbin Institute of Technology, China	

• The Effect of Cultural expectations on Teacher’s Written Feedback: A Study of ESL Student Writers at Tertiary Level

• The effect of unfocussed feedback on the development of interlanguage in writing

• Violence Against Women in Selected Nigerian Video Films

• Intercultural communication studies: Issues and dialectics

• Anticipated Guilt as a Mechanism of Influence: Media Representations of Global Warming in Taiwan

• New Nations/States in the Balkans – the Consequence of Conflicts in Communication or the Residue of Dire Roles of Media

• Phenomenon of Habitat Dependence (POHD) Community in China: Marginalized Identity in Transition

• An Analysis of the Media Frames of Hakka Magazine: 1990-2007

• The Nakama Relationship in Japanese Society

• Media-mediated learning activities: Emergent practices in online gaming

• International Students' Perception towards the Content of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Website

• A Survey and Analysis of Internet Assisted College English Teaching in Harbin Institute of Technology

• The Representation of World War II: A Comparison of Japanese and American Textbook Discourse

• Media Culture across Countries: The case of Spain

• Global Inequality—Environmental vs. Racialized Views: A Sociolinguistic Analysis

• Chinese School of Comparative Literature: 30 Years of Development, 1978-2000

• History, Development and Analytical Models of Chinese Television

• A Multimodal approach to the genre of TV news broadcasting

4G Culture in Education

 Chair: Brian Mc Millan, Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's University, Japan 

 Disjuncture in the Educational Mode of the New-Established Four-year College in Shanghai, China: A Case Study of the English Department in One College 

Designing Cross-cultural Communication Projects for University Students Jack Barrow, Osaka International University, Japan

CANCELLED God’s call to Abraham: intercultural identity formation and the concept of ‘boundary' Alan J.E. Wolf, University of Sheffield, U.K.

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SESSION 4 9:00-10:30

SESSION 5 14:30-16:00

SESSION 7 9:00-10:30

SESSION 8 13:20-14:50

CANCELLED A Cross-cultural Study on Face and Favor (mianzi and renqing) Yi-Hui Christine Huang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

From Discord to Harmony?: A Textual Analysis of Political Theme Songs in Contemporary Taiwan

Stereotypes on Minorities in Romanian Press: Between ethics, editorial policy and justice--the case of President Traian Băsescu

 Zhang Shengyong, Dezhou University, Shanghai International Studies University, China

A Preliminary Observation of Semantic Duplets in Thai: Their Relation to the Northern Thai Dialect

Purchase Intentions as a Function of Culture: Examining the Effects of Visual Information on Young Chinese Consumers

 Huey-Rong Chen, Culture University, Taiwan

Teaching Global English to EFL Classes

How Cultural Values Shape Employee Behaviors: Comparisons of Taiwanese and U.S. Employees' Truth-telling

The Role of the Mother Language in English Language Teaching: Talked by the Parties of Ethnic Minority Schools in Inner Mongolia

Such a unique relationship… it must be Yuan Fen: Chinese cultural meanings of relations and actions in daily social settings

CANCELLED Japanese College Students’ Perceptions of Women and Sexually Permissive Attitudes: Exploring the Effects of Gender, Sexual Preoccupancy, and Exposure to Sexually Explicit Material in the Media Kikuko Taguchi, University of Kansas, USA Yan Bing Zhang, University of Kansas, USA Hiroshi Ota, Aichi Shukutoku University, Japan Makiko Imamura, University of Kansas, USA

CANCELLED Intercultural collaboration: Field forces, hibernation intervals and their interplay Asim Satpathy, Infosys Leadership Institute, India Internationalization as an Approach to Social Transition and Globalization through Educational Communication across Cultures

CANCELLED Asim Satpathy, Infosys Leadership Institute, India Internationalization as an Approach to Social Transition and Globalization through Educational Communication across Cultures

The Causes and Effects of the ‘Cultural Divide’: An Exploratory Study of the Teaching and Learning of International Postgraduate Students at an Australian University

 Niranjala (Nina) Weerakkody, Deakin University, Australia

CANCELLED The Intercultural Factors in EFL Teaching Wang Yang, Harbin Institute of Technology, China Chi Yuan Harbin Engineering University, China

MOVED FROM 8D A Postcolonial Interpretation of Cultural Identity in Half a Life by V. S. Naipaul

 Li Xue, Harbin Institute of Technology, China 
 Zhang Yang, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

MOVED TO 3E A Postcolonial Interpretation of Cultural Identity in Half a Life by V. S. Naipaul Li Xue, Harbin Institute of Technology, China Zhang Yang, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

 Chair: John Foster, Kagoshima University, Japan

CANCELLED Diasporic Identities, Globalization, and Intercultural Communication: Identity Patterns and Implications Rona T. Halualani, San Jose State University, USA

 Tzu-Hsien Wu, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

Participation organization

 Chair: Kate Parkinson, Fukuoka University, Japan 

 Chair: Mengyu Li, Ocean University of China, China 

 Mengyu Li, Ocean University of China, China 

 Chan Ka Lok Sobel, Chu Hai College of Higher Education, China 

 Vivian C Sheer, Hong Kong Baptist University, China

 Xiaosui Xiao, Hong Kong Baptist University, China

 Ching-kiu Stephen Chan, Lingnan University, China

 Ling Chen, Hong Kong Baptist University, China 

 Denise Pacheco, University of Macau, China	

 Angela W.Y. Chang, University of Macau, China	

 Yi-Hui Christine Huang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

 Chair:Mao Sihui, Macao Polytechnic Institute, China 

 Joanna Radwanska-Williams, Macao Polytechnic Institute, China	

 Zi-yu Lin, Macao Polytechnic Institute, China

 Mao Sihui, Macao Polytechnic Institute, China 

 Erica J. Hashiba, Rua de Luis Gonzaga Gomes, China 

 Mahbub Uddin, Trinity University, USA

A Cross-cultural Study on Face and Favor (mianzi and renqing)

Diasporic Identities, Globalization, and Intercultural Communication: Identity Patterns and Implications ???

 Rona T. Halualani, San Jose State University, USA

9H SPECIAL JAFAE/IAICS JOINT PANEL: Recognizing and Responding to International Linguistic Environments

 Chair: Zhao Yuqin, Harbin Institute of Technology, China 

 Chair: Kimie Oshima, Bunkyo Gakuin University, Japan

Development in English of Japanese Rakugo (Sit-Down Comedy) Performers

 Kimie Oshima, Bunkyo Gakuin University, Japan

At the Edge of Language and Certitude: The Construction of Cultural Identity within the Context of Globalization

9C Communication and International Students

9D Culture in Literature

9E Culture on Television

9F SPECIAL JAFAE/IAICS JOINT PANEL: Recognizing and Responding to International Linguistic Environments

  Aurel Papari, “Andrei Saguna” University, Romania
  Andra Seceleanu, “Andrei Saguna” University, Romania

A study of English environment changes up to The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

Attaining Intercultural Competence: A phenomenographic study of a cultural immersion study abroad programme

Possible selves analysis of Japanese university study abroad students

Changes of Chinese youth’s pop-culture and values in the 30 years since the reform and opening of China

The role of “culture” in cross-cultural miscommunications

Linguistic evidence on interdependent-self cultivation: The case of Taiwan

 Chair: Mengyu Li, Ocean University of China, Hong Kong, China 

 Chair: Hsiao-Yung Wang, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

 Vikanda Pornsakulvanich, Assumption University, Thailand	

 Chair: Mengyu Li, Ocean University of China, Hong Kong, China 

 Aurel Papari, “Andrei Saguna” University, Romania

 Chair: Andre Corredoura, New University of Lisbon, Portugal 

 Arezou Zalipour, INTI University College, Malaysia  

 Chair: Dienfang Chou, Tzu Chi University, Taiwan

 Chair: Margaret D'Silva, University of Louisville, USA

 Chair: Barry Kavanagh, Tohoku University, Japan

 Chair: Zuraidah Zaaba, Japan Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, Japan

 Chair: Sedigheh Babran, Islamic Azad University, Iran

 Chair: Brian Mcmillan, Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's University, Japan

 Chair: Jack Barrow, Osaka International University, Japan

4H PANEL: Rethinking Nation and Difference

 Chair: Mónica Cejas, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Mexico

 Chair: W. Wayne Fu, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 

 Chair: Zhao Hui, Kumamoto Gakuen University, Japan

A Study of English Environment Changes up to The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

 Chair: Toru Kiyomiya, Seinan Gakuin University, Japan

How Cultural Values Shape Employee Behaviors: Comparisons of Taiwanese and U.S. Employees’ Truth-telling

 Chair: Mami Otani, Kyoto Women's University, Japan

 Chair: Yingqin Liu, Cameron University, USA

 Chair: Lisa Rogers, Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts, Japan

Attaining Intercultural Competence: A Phenomenographic Study of a Cultural Immersion Study Abroad Programme

Possible Selves Analysis of Japanese University Study Abroad Students

 Chair: Saeun Lee, Kumamoto Gakuen University, Japan

 Chair: Shuang Sun, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

 Chair: Liu Changyuan, Harbin Institute of Technology, China 

Changes of Chinese Youth’s Pop-culture and Values in the 30 Years since the Reform and Opening of China

 Chair: Etsuko Tamada, Sophia University, Japan

The Role of “Culture” in Cross-cultural Miscommunications

 Chair: Tina Ottman, Kyoto University, Japan

 Chair: Chirley Liang, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Linguistic Evidence on Interdependent-self Cultivation: The Case of Taiwan

 Chair: Etsuko Yamada, Sophia University, Japan

 Chair: Fujimi Tanaka, Toyo Eiwa University, Japan

6H PANEL: Communication with Chinese Characteristics: New Development in a Globalized Context

 Chair: Wenxiang Gong, Peking University, China

 Chair: Liu Li-da, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

 Chair: Kola Olagboyega, Akita International University, Japan

 Chair: Kimie Oshima, Bunkyo Gakuin University, Japan 

 Chair: Dienfang Chou, Tzu Chi University, Taiwan

 Chair: Sumi Yoon, Kanazawa University, Japan

 Chair: Cheng-yu Lin, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, Feng Chia University, Taiwan

 Chair: Cecilia Ikeguchi, Tsukuba Gakuin University, Japan	

 Chair: Trisha Tsui-Chuan Lin, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

 Chair: An Ran, South China University of Technology, China

 Chair: Mengyu Li 

 Chair: Tao Yang, Nagoya University, Japan

 Chair: Susan Meiki, Hiroshima University, Japan

 Chair: Patrick Rates, Ritsumeikan University, Japan

 Chair: Liu Li-da, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

 Chair: Pipsa Purhonen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

 Chair: Jane Harland, Fukuoka University, Japan

 Chair:	Stephen B. Ryan, Yamagata University, Japan

 Chair: Sunny Lie, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA

 Chair: Shi Bingyan, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

 Chair: Rukhsana Ahmed, University of Ottawa, Canada 

 Chair: Gaoyouhan, Ochanomizu University, Japan

 Chair: Fuyuko Takita Ruetenik, Hiroshima City University, Japan

 Chair: Jia Yuxin, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

 Chair: Rona T. Halualani, San Jose State University, USA

 Chair: Lyubov A. Kuryleva, Far Eastern National Technical University, Russia

 Chair: Florinda de Fiesta-Mateo, University of the Philippines, Philippines

 Chair: Fang-Yuan Wang, Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan

 Chair: Chin-Chin Chiang, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan

 Chair: Rosa Berganza, University Rey Juan Carlos, Spain

 Chair: Ron Martin, Rikkyo University, Japan

 Chair: Jia Yuxin, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

 Chair: Damian J. Rivers, Kanda University of International Studies, Japan

 Chair: Ron Martin, Rikkyo University, Japan

 Chair: Yoshiyuki Okaura, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan

 Chair: Steve Silver, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan

Japanese College Students’ Perceptions of Women and Sexually Permissive Attitudes: Exploring the Effects of Gender, Sexual Preoccupancy, and Exposure to Sexually Explicit Material in the Media

 Roslyn Appleby, University of Technology, Australia

 Chair: Zhang Shengyong, Dezhou Univeristy, Shanghai International Studies University, China

 Chair: Wu Yanli, Shenzhen University, China

 Chair: Richard Gilbert, Kumamoto University, Japan

 Chair: Pei-ling Lee, Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages, Taiwan

 Chair: Fang-Yuan Wang, Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan

 Chair: Gaoyouhan, Ochanomizu University, Japan

 Chair: Patrick Rates, Ritsumeikan University, Japan

 Chair:  Liu Li-da, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

 Chair: Kola Olagboyega, Akita International University, Japan

 Chair: Kimie Oshima, Bunkyo Gakuin University, Japan 

 Chair: Dienfang Chou, Tzu Chi University, Taiwan

 Chair: Sumi Yoon, Kanazawa University, Japan

 Chair: Cheng-yu Lin, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, Feng Chia University, Taiwan

 Chair: Cecilia Ikeguchi, Tsukuba Gakuin University, Japan	

 Chair: Trisha Tsui-Chuan Lin, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

 Chair: An Ran, South China University of Technology, China

 Chair: Mengyu Li 

 Chair:  Fuyuko Takita Ruetenik, Hiroshima City University, Japan

 Chair: Pipsa Purhonen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

 Chair: Jane Harland, Fukuoka University, Japan

 Chair:	 Stephen B. Ryan, Yamagata University, Japan

 Chair:  Sunny Lie, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA

 Chair: Shi Bingyan, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

 Chair: Rukhsana Ahmed, University of Ottawa, Canada 

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CANCELLED Biracial Challenge to a Homogeneous Country and Intercultural Communication Competency Jungmi Jun, George Mason University, USA

Religious Violence and Community Building in a Globalizing India

 Margaret D’Silva, University of Louisville, USA	

TENTATIVE Religious Violence and Community Building in a Globalizing India

 Margaret D’Silva, University of Louisville, USA

TENT MOVED TO FRI. AM Religious Violence and Community Building in a Globalizing India Margaret D’Silva, University of Louisville, USA

MOVED TO SATURDAY A Cross-cultural Study on Face and Favor (mianzi and renqing) Yi-Hui Christine Huang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

MOVED FROM FRIDAY A Cross-cultural Study on Face and Favor (mianzi and renqing)

 Yi-Hui Christine Huang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

CANCELLED How you doing, mate? New Zealand students forming friendships with international studentsFranco Vaccarino, Massey University, New Zealand Emma Dresler-Hawke, Massey University, New Zealand

 Peng Jinding, Central South University, China	
 Fu Ping, Hunan No.1 Normal College, China

 Jieping Fan Jianbin Huang, Zhejiang University, China

 Jieping Fan Jianbin Huang, Zhejiang University, China

MOVED TO 8G Linguaculture: Uniting language and culture through literacy Stephen Mackerras, Griffith University, Australia

8F Bridges in the Classroom NOTE CREATED from 7B and Mackerras

MOVED FROM 1F Linguaculture: Uniting language and culture through literacy

 Stephen Mackerras, Griffith University, Australia

TENT MOVED FROM 2A and 7B An analysis of a Japanese school district’s primary and secondary EFL program

 Ron Martin, Rikkyo University, Japan

TENT MOVED FROM 7B Action Research: Building a bridge in the foreign language classroom

 Stella Millikan, Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan 	

8H PANEL: Mapping Out Critical Intercultural Communication Studies: Junctures, Possibilities, Insights, and Alliances Chair: Rona T. Halualani The Past and the Critical Intercultural Communication Project Thomas K. Nakayama, Northeastern University, USA A Critical Genealogy of Critical Intercultural Communication Studies Rona T. Halualani, San Jose State University, USA Color Neutrality, Postracism, and the Utopian Racial Film Narrative Kent A. Ono, University of Illinois, USA Rhetorical Alliances and Absences: The Interplay of Race, Gender, and Nation Lisa A. Flores, University of Colorado, USA

SESSION 9 14:55-16:25

9A Culture and Globalization

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MOVED TO 6F ‘Criticality’ and ‘Reflection’: An empirical study of Japanese language courses at a British university Etsuko Yamada, Sophia University, Japan

MOVED FROM 6C ‘Criticality’ and ‘Reflection’: An empirical study of Japanese language courses at a British university

 Etsuko Yamada, Sophia University, Japan

Cultural Avoidance and Cultural Communication in the Context of Globalization: A Comparative Study of Television Culture in East Asia

 Liu Chen Beijing Foreign Studies University, China

MOVED TO 9D At the Edge of Language and Certitude: The Construction of Cultural Identity within the Context of Globalization John Foster, Kagoshima University, Japan

MOVED TO 9D At the Edge of Language and Certitude: The Construction of Cultural Identity within the Context of Globalization John Foster, Kagoshima University, Japan

MOVED FROM 4A At the Edge of Language and Certitude: The Construction of Cultural Identity within the Context of Globalization

 John Foster, Kagoshima University, Japan

5D Pragmatics and Politeness in Cultural Context

ADDED A Study of Pragmatic Failure in Intercultural Communication from Cognitive Schema

 Jiang-Yu Feng, Ph.D., Harbin University of Science and Technology
 Teng Lin,  Harbin University of Science and Technology

CANCELLED Long speech events as a cultural feature of the Persian language Shahla Sharifi, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran

CANCELLED Dialogicality in the Cultural Conflict：An Analysis of the Dispute over Homosexuals in Contemporary China Jiuquan Han, Hebei Agricultural University, China Ning Sun, Hebei University、China

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8H PANEL: Mapping Out Critical Intercultural Communication Studies: Junctures, Possibilities, Insights, and Alliances Chair: Rona T. Halualani The Past and the Critical Intercultural Communication Project Thomas K. Nakayama, Northeastern University, USA A Critical Genealogy of Critical Intercultural Communication Studies Rona T. Halualani, San Jose State University, USA Color Neutrality, Postracism, and the Utopian Racial Film Narrative Kent A. Ono, University of Illinois, USA Rhetorical Alliances and Absences: The Interplay of Race, Gender, and Nation Lisa A. Flores, University of Colorado, USA

[-8H PANEL: Mapping Out Critical Intercultural Communication Studies: Junctures, Possibilities, Insights, and Alliances Chair: Rona T. Halualani The Past and the Critical Intercultural Communication Project Thomas K. Nakayama, Northeastern University, USA A Critical Genealogy of Critical Intercultural Communication Studies Rona T. Halualani, San Jose State University, USA Color Neutrality, Postracism, and the Utopian Racial Film Narrative Kent A. Ono, University of Illinois, USA Rhetorical Alliances and Absences: The Interplay of Race, Gender, and Nation Lisa A. Flores, University of Colorado, USA-}

Diasporic Identities, Globalization, and Intercultural Communication: Identity Patterns and Implications Rona T. Halualani, San Jose State University, USA

[-8H PANEL: Mapping Out Critical Intercultural Communication Studies: Junctures, Possibilities, Insights, and Alliances

 Chair: Rona T. Halualani The Past and the Critical Intercultural Communication Project Thomas K. Nakayama, Northeastern University, USA A Critical Genealogy of Critical Intercultural Communication Studies Rona T. Halualani, San Jose State University, USA Color Neutrality, Postracism, and the Utopian Racial Film Narrative  Kent A. Ono, University of Illinois, USA Rhetorical Alliances and Absences:  The Interplay of Race, Gender, and Nation Lisa A. Flores, University of Colorado, USA-}

CANCELLED {-Dialogicality in the Cultural Conflict：An Analysis of the Dispute over Homosexuals in Contemporary China

 Jiuquan Han, Hebei Agricultural University, China	
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7F Culture and Ethnicity

Comparison of Polite Behavior in Everyday Communication in Japanese and Chinese

 Tao Lin, Kanazawa University, Japan 

(tent) Comparison of Polite Behavior in Everyday Communication in Japanese and Chinese

The Analysis of Translated Language and Better Intercultural Communication

2H Issues on Intercultural Communication

MOVED TO SATURDAY Cultural Avoidance and Cultural Communication in the Context of Globalization: A Comparative Study of Television Culture in East Asia Liu Chen, Beijing Foreign Studies University, China

Cultural Avoidance and Cultural Communication in the Context of Globalization: A Comparative Study of Television Culture in East Asia

 Liu Chen, Beijing Foreign Studies University, China

MOVED TO 1E Intercultural and Interracial Communication of the East and the West: From Kipling’s “Ballad of the East and West” to Friedman’s The World Is Flat

What’s Cultural about Heroes? A Comparative Study of College Students’ Free Writings Ruobing Chi, Shanghai International Studies University, China Ying Wang, Shanghai International Studies University, China

Analysis of Cross-cultural Visual Communication Strategy: A Case Study of the 2008 Olympic International Campaign Logo Design

Higher Education and Multicultural Features Yuan Chi, Harbin Engineering University, China Wang Yang, Harbin Institute of Technology, ChinaCANCELLED??

The Aborigine Culture of the Travel Reporters: the Representation, Imagination and Gaze Yang Ling, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, ChinaCANCELLED

An analysis of a Japanese school district’s primary and secondary EFL program Ron Martin, Rikkyo University, JapanMOVED TO 7B

An analysis of a Japanese school district’s primary and secondary EFL programRon Martin, Rikkyo University, Japan-}MOVED TO 7B

Ron Martin, Rikkyo University, JapanMOVED TO 7B

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An analysis of a Japanese school district’s primary and secondary EFL program Ron Martin, Rikkyo University, Japan

MOVED TO 7B {-An analysis of a Japanese school district’s primary and secondary EFL program

CANCELLED {-The Aborigine Culture of the Travel Reporters: the Representation, Imagination and Gaze

CANCELLED {-The Aborigine Culture of the Travel Reporters: the Representation, Imagination and Gaze

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NOTE TITLE CHANGE Disjuncture in the Educational Mode of the New-Established Four-year College in Shanghai, China: A Case Study of the English Department in One College

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 Chi Yuan Harbin Engineering University, China

MOVED FROM 2A An analysis of a Japanese school district’s primary and secondary EFL program

 Ron Martin, Rikkyo University, Japan

Disjuncture in the Educational Mode of the New-Established Four-year College in Shanghai, China: A Case Study of the English Department in One College

 Zhou Jie, Harbin Institute of Technology, China 

 Khisu Beom, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea 

 Somayeh Mortazavi Ganji Ketab, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia 

MOVED FROM 9E Intercultural and Interracial Communication of the East and the West: From Kipling’s “Ballad of the East and West” to Friedman’s The World Is Flat

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MOVED TO 1E Intercultural and Interracial Communication of the East and the West: From Kipling’s “Ballad of the East and West” to Friedman’s The World Is Flat

 Guiyou Huang, St. Thomas University, USA 

Intercultural and Interracial Communication of the East and the West: From Kipling’s “Ballad of the East and West” to Friedman’s The World Is Flat

 Guiyou Huang, St. Thomas University, USA 

NEEDS TO MOVE TO FRIDAY Cultural Avoidance and Cultural Communication in the Context of Globalization: A Comparative Study of Television Culture in East Asia

CANCELLED Cultural Avoidance and Cultural Communication in the Context of Globalization: A Comparative Study of Television Culture in East Asia

A Brief Analysis of the Disjuncture in the Educational Mode of English Department in Shanghai Business School, China

Creativity and Entrepreneurial Behavior 　Mahbub Uddin, Trinity University, USA

English language teaching in-house

 Chie Saito, International Medical and Welfare University, Japan

English Mainly: Language Choice in Learner-Learner Discourse

 Yie-Jing Yang, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan

 Jiu-quan Han, Hebei Agricultural University, China	
 Ning Sun, Hebei University、China

Do the strategies really work?--A meta-analysis of the applicability of pattern-matching of "situation-strategy-effect" in Taiwan's crisis rhetorical studies

The Assimilation of Asian Culture: The Case of Asianovelas on Philippine Television

Science information and risk communication on the Web: A content analysis of global warming issue in Taiwan

 Yie-Jing Yang, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan, 
 Mei-Ling Hsu, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

Fear Appeals and the Global Warming News: Examining the Use of Threats and Response Efficacy in Taiwan’s News Content

 Shu-Chu Sarrina Li, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan 

Anticipated Guilt as a Mechanism of Influence: Media Representations of Global Warming in Taiwan

 Lin-Mei Huang, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan

Intertextuality in global warming discourse in Taiwan

 Chin-Chih Chiang, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan 

The Nakama Relationship in Japanese Society

 Charles Mc Hugh, Setsunan University, Japan
 Koji Uenishi, Setsunan University, Japan
 Liping Li, Ritsumeikan University, Japan

Analysis on Chinese Students’ Failure in Applying Politeness Maxims in an International Sports Fair

 Zhou Jie , Harbin Institute of Technology, China 

(TENT) Comparison of Polite Behavior in Everyday Communication in Japanese and Chinese

 Tao Lin, Kanazawa University, Japan 

(TENT) Low Context Teaching in High Context Cultures

 Kate Parkinson, Fukuoka University, Japan 

8F Global Warming in the Media

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 Rachael Ruegg, Kanda University of International Studies, Japan 

8G Global Warming in the Media

Examining the Applicability of Situational Crisis Communication Theory in the Patterns between Crisis Situations and Strategies: A Meta-Analysis of Taiwan’s Crisis Rhetorical Studies

Critiquing Communication Challenges: A case of intercultural communication barriers between Zulu and Chinese students at selected higher education institutions in Durban, South Africa

Discourse Models in Passion Plays: A Comparison of Tragedies in English and ta'ziya in Persian

The Aborigines Culture of the Travel Reporters: the Representation, Imagination and Gaze

A Postcolonial Interpretation of Cultural Identity in Half a Life by V. S. Naipaul

8G "Global Warming in the Media"

(TENT) Intertextuality in global warming discourse in Taiwan

 Chin-Chih Chiang, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan 

(TENT) Fear Appeals and the Global Warming News: Examining the Use of Threats and Response Efficacy in Taiwan’s News Content

 Shu-Chu Sarrina Li, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan 

(TENT) Science information and risk communication on the Web: A content analysis of global warming issue in Taiwan

 Yie-Jing Yang, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan, 
 Mei-Ling Hsu, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

Anticipated Guilt as a Mechanism of Influence: Media Representations of Global Warming in Taiwan

 Lin-Mei Huang, Ph.D., Shih Hsin University, Taiwan

Addiction to the Internet and Psychosocial Well-being among University Students in China

CANCELLED?? Higher Education and Multicultural Features

tentative? The Analysis of Translated Language and Better Intercultural Communication

Translation in Cultural and Creative Industries: Its Definition, Position and Criteria of Assessment

 Jianhua Yang, Beijing Normal University, China 

tentative The Analysis of Translated Language and Better Intercultural Communication

 Kenji Ikeda, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan

Hamlet’s Chinese and Tibetan Cousins: A Comparative Semiotic Study of Feng Xiaogang’s The Banquet and Sherwood Hu’s Prince of the Himalayas

 Mao Sihui, Macao Polytechnic Institute, Macau, China 

 Damian J. Rivers, Kanda University of International Studies, Japan

The motivational factors which shape intended L2 learning efforts

 Habib Soleimani, Islamic Azad University, Iran  
 Abbass Eslami Rasekh, University of Isfahan, Iran

Relational Interdependent Self-Construal, Imagined Interactions and Conversational Constraints among Vietnamese Americans

 Dominique M. Gendrin, Xavier University of Louisiana, USA

 Chair: Wang Song, Harbin Institute of Technology, China 

English Education in Finland: Their successful strategies and methods

 Satoshi Yamamoto, Kumamoto Gakuen University, Japan 

Action Research: Building a bridge in the foreign language classroom

 Stella Millikan, Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan 	

 Chair: Liu Changyuan, Ph.D, Harbin Institute of Technology 

Toward an Integrated Approach to Learning A Foreign Language and Culture: A Literature Review

 Xiaoyan Li, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan 
 Katsuhiro Umemoto,Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan

English Education in Finland: Their successful strategies and methods

 Satoshi Yamamoto, Kumamoto Gakuen University, Japan 

Marital Conflict and Cultural Adaption of Immigrant Women in Korea

 Khisu Beom, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
 Hye-Jin Jung, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea

Classroom “shock”: A case study of teacher-student interactions in a Chinese heritage language classroom

9C Cross-Cultural Issues

English Education in Finland: Their successful strategies and methods

 Satoshi Yamamoto, Kumamoto Gakuen University, Japan 

 Stephen B. Ryan, Yamagata University, Japan	

An investigation about the Internet Addiction in Chinese University Students

 Fang-Yuan Wang, Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan	
 Yuko Shibahashi, Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan

 Zhang Shengyong, Dezhou University, Dezhou Shandong, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai China

 Chiann Huey Ow, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 
 Shu Jing Mok, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
 Shu Wan Wong, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

 Phoebe Shu Wei Tan, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

 Chiann Huey Ow, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 
 Shu Jing Mok, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
 Shu Wan Wong, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

 Yuka Maruyama, Toyo Eiwa University, Japan

Comparative Study on Media Performance and Content Diversity between Mainland China and Taiwan

 Kirsten Y.C. Huang, Shih-Hsin University, Taiwan 

Saturday

 Liu Changyuan, Harbin Institute of Technology, China 

  Megat Al-Imran Bin Yasin, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia 

A Postcolonial Interpretation of Cultural Identity in Half a Life by V. S. Naipaul,

 Li Xue, Harbin Institute of Technology, China 

Human Conditions and Reality Media Construct

 Andra Seceleanu, “Andrei Saguna” University, Romania
 Aurel Papari,  “Andrei Saguna” University, Romania

A Study on the Role of Local and Ethnic Press in Azerbaijan Province of Iran in Developing National Convergence and Integrity

 Sedigheh Babran, Islamic Azad University, Iran 
 Maryam Tarzami, Islamic Azad  University, Iran

edc

Media-mediated learning activities: Emergent practices in online gaming

 Huang Lingyi, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

1C Communication Skills and Strategies

8A Culture and Translation

Translation in Cultural and Creative Industries: Its Definition, Position and Criteria of Assessment

 Jianhua Yang, Beijing Normal University, China 

The Study on Translator’s Subjectivity from the Perspective of Philosophical Hermeneutics

 Zhang Jing, Northeast Forestry University, China

Babel of Angels and Demons: The Significance of Creative Misinterpretation in Cross-cultural English-Haiku Studies

 Richard Gilbert, Kumamoto University, Japan

8G

Friday

SESSION 1 10:30-12:00

1A Business Communication

A Comparison Between Japanese and US Business Communication Strategies: Focusing on Dependence vs. Independence

 Fuyuko Takita Ruetenik, Hiroshima City University, Japan

Empowering Japanese and American Coworkers: Testing the Interactive Acculturation Model in Japan

 Adam Komisarof, Reitaku University, Japan			

Effective Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners of Business Communication: A Case Study from INTI University College, Malaysia

 Arezou Zalipour, INTI University College,Malaysia  
 Dilani Sampath, INTI University College, Malaysia	

1B Collaboration Across Cultures

Intercultural collaboration: Field forces, hibernation intervals and their interplay

 Asim Satpathy, Infosys Leadership Institute, India	

Internationalization as an Approach to Social Transition and Globalization through Educational Communication across Cultures

 Xin-Ping Guan, Shenzhen Polytechnic, China	

SME representatives’ and intermediaries’ perceptions of collaborative relationships in SME internationalization

 Pipsa Purhonen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland	

Engaging a Diverse Community by the Kumiai Way

 Carolyn Kyyhkynen Lee, Rollins College, USA	

1C Communication Skills and Strategies (Room )

Acculturation Strategies among Chinese College Students from the North in the South

 Yi-An Wang, Hangzhou Dianzi University, China	

Cultivating Students’ Cultural Empathy Competence through Text-based Teaching

 Peng Jinding, Central South University, China	Fu Ping, Hunan No.1 Normal College, China

Communication Strategies Across Religious Culture: Taking Christianity and Buddhism in Taiwan as an example

 Wei-wei Vivian Huang, National Chengchi University, Taiwan	

Presenting Across the Cultural Divide

 Jane Harland, Fukuoka University, Japan

1D Conflict Education, Communication and Management

Bringing Cultural Background Knowledge to the Surface to Better Understand Cross-Cultural Conflict in Specific Contexts

 Stephen B. Ryan,	Yamagata University, Japan	

Examining the Applicability of Situational Crisis Communication Theory in the Patterns between Crisis Situations and Strategies: A Meta-Analysis of Taiwan’s Crisis Rhetorical Studies

 Yi-Chen Debbie Wu, Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taiwan	

Dialogicality in the Cultural Conflict：An Analysis of the Dispute over Homosexuals in Contemporary China

 Jiu-quan Han, Hebei Agricultural University, China	Ning Sun, Hebei University、China

Friendships after Break-Ups: Relational Maintenance Strategies in Cross-Sex Post-Dating Relationships in Taiwan

 Pei-Wen Lee, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan

1E Culture and Language

A Study of the Similarities of Idiomatic Expressions in Both Chinese and English Languages

 Qiao Mengduo, Harbin Institute of Technology, China	

Such a unique relationship… it must be Yuan Fen; Chinese cultural meanings of relations and actions in daily social settings

 Sunny Lie, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA	

How English Idioms Stumble Chinese University Learners

 Li Huijie, Harbin Institute of Technology, China	

Understanding Culture Through Language: The Japanese Concept of ‘Self’

 Nerida Jarkey, University of Sydney, Australia	

1F Culture in Education

A Critical and Comparative Study of the Curriculum Development of CFL Offered by Overseas Confucius Institute and EFL Curriculum in China

 Hongqin Zhao, Zhejiang University, China	
 Jieping Fan, Zhejiang University, China

A Survey of the Deficiency in Conveying Chinese Culture in College English Teaching and Learning

 Shi Bingyan, Harbin Institute of Technology, China	
 Wang Xuesong, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Linguaculture: Uniting language and culture through literacy

 Stephen Mackerras, Griffith University, Australia	

Introduction of the Intercultural Development Inventory to a Long-term Study of Student Journals in an Undergraduate Intercultural Communication Course

 Sherry Jett Barnes, Trinity Christian College, USA	

1G Health Communication

Communicating Reiki communication in Singapore: An innovation-decision process

 Trisha Tsui-Chuan Lin, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 
 Soh Yijing Alvina, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Assessing the Relationship between Patients’ Ethnocentric Views and Patients’ Perceptions of Physicians’ Cultural Competence in Health Care Interactions

 Rukhsana Ahmed, University of Ottawa, Canada 
 Benjamin R. Bates, Ohio University, USA

Basic Medical English Communication

 Suzy Connor, Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan 

News Representation of HIV/AIDS and Drugs in Taiwan: How the Harm Reduction Program Changed the IDU Profile

 Mei-Ling Hsu, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
 Pei-Ling Hsiung, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
 Jo-Han Lai, National Chengchi University, Taiwan　
 Tzu-Hsien Wu,National Chengchi University, Taiwan
 Sin-Yao Shih, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

1H

SESSION 2 14:30-16:00

2A English Language Teaching and Culture 1

Effects of oral communication courses on thinking and listening skills of Japanese learners: A case study of university students in debate and presentation classes

 Hirofumi Kamada, Kyushu University, Japan	

The Role of the Mother Language in English Language Teaching --- Talked by the Parties of Ethnic Minority Schools in Inner Mongolia

 Gaoyouhan, Ochanomizu University, Japan	

Action Research: Building a bridge in the foreign language classroom

 Stella Millikan, Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan 	

An analysis of a Japanese school district’s primary and secondary EFL program

 Ron Martin, Rikkyo University, Japan

2B Computers in English Language Education

Video and the Collaborative ESL Classroom

 Patrick Rates, Ritsumeikan University, Japan	

Computer-and-classroom Based Multimedia College English Teaching Model

 Wang Lixin, Harbin Institute of Technology, China	
 Qiao Mengduo, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

A Study of Multidimensional Interaction in Network-based Language Teaching (NBLT)

 Liu-Xuemei, Shanghai Business School, China	

2C Writing in ELT

A Study of Contrastive Rhetoric between English and Farsi as Demonstrated Through EFL Students’ Essays with Regard to Writing Ability and L2 Proficiency in the Comparison and Contrast Mode of Writing

 Habib Soleimani, University of Isfahan, Iran

A Contrastive Study of Textual Cohesion and Coherence Problems in Chinese EFL Abstract Writing in Engineering Discourse

 Liu Li-da, Harbin Institute of Technology, China	

Theory of Textual Patterns and Discourse Coherence in EFL Learners’ Writing

 Xiukun Qi, Harbin Institute of Technology, China	

An Exploration of English Public Speaking Courses in China with Implication for the American Introductory Communication Course

 Qiubei Gu, Shanghai International Studies University, China	

2D Englishes, Linguistics and Language Choice 1

“Japanese English”: A Descriptive Grammar of the Educated Written English in Japan

 Kola Olagboyega, Akita International University, Japan	

Language Attitudes of East Asian English Speakers towards Each Others’ English

 Mariko Kitazawa, University of Southampton, UK

A Preliminary Observation of Semantic Duplets in Thai: their Relation to the Northern Thai Dialect

 Sorabud Rungrojsuwan, Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand	

2E Media: Speech and Humor

Freedom of Speech and Democracy of Speech: Meaning, Context & Problem

 Li Man, Tsinghua University, China 

Cultural Values Reflected in Leaders’ Speeches--a comparative analysis of Hu Jintao’s speech after Sichuan earthquake and Bush’s speech after Hurricane Katrina

 Cai Yi, Harbin Institute of Technology, China 
 Zhao Yuqin, Harbin Institute of Technology, China 

Culture, Creativity, Censorship: Social Construction of Singapore’s Humor Industry

 Trisha Tsui-Chuan Lin, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 
 Soh Yijing Alvina

Development in English of Japanese Rakugo (Sit-Down Comedy) Performers

 Kimie Oshima, Bunkyo Gakuin University, Japan

2F Gender Issues in Intercultural Communication

The Portrayal of Young Women in Music Videos: An Exploratory Study of the Perception of Women in Rap Music Videos by Young Men in Trinidad

 Prahalad Sooknanan, University of Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies	

Marriage Practices and Intercultural Communication: the case in African Languages

 Munzhedzi James Mafela, University of South Africa, South Africa	

An Investigation of Females’ Reading on Homosexual Manga and Novels: A Yaoi Phenomenon in Taiwan

 Dienfang Chou, Tzu Chi University, Taiwan

2G Language and Culture

Speaker-responsibility and hearer-responsibility-A comparison of the speaker’s contribution to understanding in a conversation in Japanese and Korean

 Sumi Yoon, Kanazawa University, Japan	

Change of Language and Development of Society

 Xiao-ling Jin, Harbin Institute of Technology, China	

Language Expectations from Parents and the Language Growth of Chinese Primary and Secondary School Students

 Wang Li, Jianghan University, China	

A Cross-cultural Study on Face and Favor (mianzi and renqing)

 Yi-Hui Christine Huang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

2H PANEL Issues on Intercultural Communication

 Chair, Dienfang Chou, Tzu Chi University, Taiwan
 Panelists:

The Development and Validation of the Intercultural Effectiveness Scale

 Tamra Portalla, University of Rhode Island, USA
 Guo-Ming Chen, South China University of Technology, China/University of Rhode Island, USA

Communication and Globalization: Intercultural Communication Training

 Wu Qiaoling, Peking University, China

Intersubjectivity and Interculturality

 Xiaodong Dai, Shanghai Normal University, China

Cultural Avoidance and Cultural Communication in the Context of Globalization: A Comparative Study of Television Culture in East Asia

 Liu Chen, Beijing Foreign Studies University, China

SESSION 3 16:15-17:45

3A Health Literacy and Communication 1

Media Action in Health Literacy: A Teaching Case on Energy Drinks Advertising

 Cheng-yu Lin, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, Feng Chia University, Taiwan

The Development of Cross-Cultural Health Communication Campaign Strategy to Fight HIV/AIDS and Malaria Cases in Uganda

 Wilson Okaka, Kyambogo University, Uganda	

Communicating Health in Intercultural, Cross-Cultural, and Multicultural Contexts: A Contextual Understanding of Cultural Competence in Provider-Patient Communication

 Rukhsana Ahmed, University of Ottawa, Canada	
 Benjamin R. Bates, Ohio University, USA

The Doctor-Patient Communication through the Internet: What and How Do Patients Inquire?

 Yu-Chan Chiu, National Taiwan University, Taiwan 

3B Culture and Identity 1

God’s call to Abraham: intercultural identity formation and the concept of ‘boundary’

 Alan J.E. Wolf, University of Sheffield, U.K.	

Culture Identity and Bilingualism: A Mistaken Paradigm

 Cecilia Ikeguchi, Tsukuba Gakuin University, Japan	

Harmonious and Syncretic Culture and the Building and Communication of China’s State Image

 Er-Chun Chen, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, China	

Thirty Years of the Study of Chinese Values in China： A Preliminary Review

 Han Guang, Harbin Institute of Technology, China	

3C Youth and the New Media

Adopt or Not? Differences among Users and Nonusers of Social Network Sites

 Trisha Tsui-Chuan Lin, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore	
 Wendy Lim, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore  
 Vicki Chihsuan Chiu, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

An investigation about the Internet Addiction in Chinese University Students

 Fang-Yuan Wang, Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan	
 Yuko Shibahashi, Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan

Attitude and Social Influence Predicting Bloggers’ Behaviors in Thailand

 Vikanda Pornsakulvanich,	Assumption University, Thailand	
 Nuchada Dumrongsiri, Assumption University, Thailand

Adolescents’ Internet Use, Parental Mediation, and Family Communication Patterns

 Bonnie Peng, Cheng-Chi University, Taiwan	

3D Communication and International Students

The Causes and Effects of the ‘Cultural Divide’: An Exploratory Study of the Teaching and Learning of International Postgraduate Students at an Australian University

 Niranjala (Nina) Weerakkody, Deakin University, Australia	

Critiquing Communication Challenges: A case of intercultural communication barriers between Zulu and Chinese students at selected higher education institutions in Durban, South Africa

 Renitha Rampersad, Durban University of Technology, South Africa	
 Prenitha Singh, Durban University of Technology, South Africa 
 Mia Zheng, Durban University of Technology, South Africa

Cross-cultural Adaptation among International Students: Differences and Similarities

 Wenli Yuan, Kean University, USA	

Analysis of Intercultural Sensitivity Between Chinese and International Students

 An Ran, South China University of Technology, China	

3E Literature and Culture 1

Developing the Malay Children's Literary Resources

 Chew Fong Peng, University of Malaya, Malaysia	
 Mahzan Arshad, University of Malaya, Malaysia 
 Zahari Ishak, University of Malaya, Malaysia 
 Loh Sau Cheong, University of Malaya, Malaysia  
 Teh Ying Wah, University of Malaya, Malaysia

Discourse Models in Passion Plays: A Comparison of Tragedies in English and ta'ziya in Persian

 Mohammad Reza Talebinejad, Islamic Azad University, Iran	

Erotic Writing as Political Consciousness: A Taiwan Case Study

 Hsiao-Yung Wang, National Chengchi University, Taiwan	

3F Advertising and Visual Media

A Semiotic Study on Illustrated Print Advertisements of Coca-Cola in China

 Jiang Chun, University of International Business & Economics, China	

Cross-Cultural Communication in Cosmopolitan City: Focusing on the Print Advertisements of Shanghai Telephone Company in 1930s

 Tao Yang, Nagoya University, Japan	

Street signs as testimonial of a language cross–cultural adaptation in Macao

 Denise Pacheco, University of Macau, Macau, China	

Purchase Intentions as a Function of Culture—Examining the Effects of Visual Information on Young Chinese Consumers

 Angela W.Y. Chang, University of Macau, Macau, China	

Sign Values and Brand Glocalization: The Construction of “Something” in Taiwanese Coffee and Tea Brands Advertising

 Huey-Rong Chen, Department of Journalism, Culture University, Taiwan

3G Culture in Education

Intercultural communicative competence and language teacher professional development in Aotearoa/New Zealand: What are the issues?

 Sharon Harvey, AUT University, New Zealand	
 Annelies Roskvist, AUT University, New Zealand  
 Clare Conway, AUT University, New Zealand 
 Heather Richards, AUT University, New Zealand

Topic Based Syllabus for a Japanese University Cross Culture Communication Course

 Susan Meiki, Hiroshima University, Japan	

The Intercultural Factors in EFL Teaching

 Wang Yang, Harbin Institute of Technology, China	
 Chi Yuan, Harbin Engineering University, China

3H PANEL:　Differences in Conversational Styles between Japanese and North American Speakers: Formal and Informal Styles, Participation Organization and Topic Development

 Chair: Sanae Tsuda, Tokai Gakuen University, Japan
 Panelists:

Formal and Informal Styles and Uses of Sentence Final Particles in Japanese

 Sanae Tsuda, Tokai Gakuen University, Japan

Participation organization,

 Yuka Shigemitsu, Tokyo Polytechnic University, Japan

Topic Development and Topic Shift in Japanese and North American English Conversation

 Yuko Iwata, Tokai University, Japan

SESSION 1 10:30-12:00

4A Culture and Identity

A Construction of New Economic Identity: The Quemoy Model

 Jian-Feng Wei, National Kinmen Institute of Technology, Taiwan	

Religious Violence and Community Building in a Globalizing India

 Margaret D’Silva, University of Louisville, USA	

At the Edge of Language and Certitude: The Construction of Cultural Identity within the Context of Globalization

 John Foster, Kagoshima University, Japan	

4B Language and the Internet

Science information and risk communication on the Web: A content analysis of global warming issue in Taiwan

 Yie-Jing Yang, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan, 
 Mei-Ling Hsu, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

Comparing the Application of Emoticons in English, Japanese and Chinese Language Background in Cyber Communication

 So-Jeng Hung, National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan	
 Yen-Ling Chen, Chinese Culture University, Taiwan

International Communication: The influence of Online English News on Chinese Language

 Li-Zhu Jiang, Capital University of Economics and Business, China	

A Cultural and Linguistic Analysis of Japanese and English Online Communication: The language of weblogs

 Barry Kavanagh, Tohoku University, Japan

4C Media: News and Press

The Aborigines Culture of the Travel Reporters: the Representation, Imagination and Gaze

 Szu-Yin Yeh, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan	

A Cross-cultural Study on Ideological Deviation in Media News Discourse

 Wu Yanli, Shenzhen University, China	
 Pan Xiaohui, Shenzhen University, China

"State of Fear" as Constructed by Media: The Discourse of H 1 N 1 Flu News in Taiwan

 Jenny Jing-Ling Lin, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan 

A Study on the Role of Local and Ethnic Press in Azerbaijan Province of Iran in Developing National Convergence and Integrity

 Sedigheh Babran, Islamic Azad University, Iran 
 Maryam Tarzami, Islamic Azad  University, Iran

4D Englishes, Linguistics and Language Choice 2

Teaching Global English to EFL classes

 Lindsay Mack, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan	

Teaching Science and Technology in English: Language-in-Education Policy in Malaysia

 Zuraidah Zaaba, Japan Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, Japan	
 Katsuhiro Umemoto, Japan Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, Japan

Raising Accent Awareness: A Discourse Approach to Teaching Phonetics

 Joanna Radwanska-Williams, Macao Polytechnic Institute, Macau, China	

Negative Markers in Northern Thai Dialect

 Sorabud Rungrojsuwan, Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand	

4E Media in Culture and Education

The Embodiment of Interaction with Digital Media: The Case of WII

 Wei-wen Chung, National Chengchi University, Taiwan 

Challenging the Cultural Limits: Media in the Everyday Life of the Poor

 Hakan Ergul, Anadolu University, Turkey 
 İncilay Cangoz, Anadolu University, Turkey 
 Emre Gokalp, Anadolu University, Turkey

A Survey on the Degree of Observing Media Ethics Principles in Iran Radio Gofte-gu (Dialogue)

 Sedigheh Babran, Islamic Azad University, Iran 
 Ashraf Ahadzadeh, Malaysian University, Iran

Media Literacy in Taiwan: A Case Study of Media Use Behavior on Taiwan’s Elementary School Students

 An-kuo Chiang, Fo Guang University, Taiwan

4F Nonverbal Communication

Nonverbal Communication: Its Implications Within the New South African Context

 Phalandwa A. Mulaudzi, University of South Africa, South Africa

A Comparative Study on the Perceptions and Usages of Silence in Chinese and American Culture

 Mengyu Li, Ocean University of China, Hong Kong, China 

Advances in Nonverbal Communication: Comparative Chronemics

 Tom Bruneau, Radford University, USA

Use of the L1 and Non-verbal Communication in the Achievement of Intersubjectivity

 Brian Mc Millan, Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's University, Japan  
 Damian Rivers, Kanda University of International Studies, Japan

4G Culture in Education

A Brief Analysis of the Disjuncture in the Educational Mode of the New-Established Four-year College in Shanghai, China

 Sha Yang, Shanghai Business School, China 

Designing Cross-cultural Communication Projects for University Students

 Jack Barrow, Osaka International University, Japan 

Experiencing Feedback Through Peer Observation

 Christopher Stillwell, Kanda University of International Studies, Japan

4H PANEL: Rethinking Nation and Difference Chair: Mónica Cejas, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Mexico

 Panelists:

Temporality, difference and imaginaries of nation: seminal reflections

 Mario Rufer, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana–Xochimilco, Mexico

New names for dynamic identities

 Sarah Corona Berkin, Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico

Rock, Race and National Identity

 Carmen de la Peza, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Mexico

Social Movements and the construction of indigenous identity as a political strategy

 Guiomar Rovira Sancho, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Mexico

Exploring Nation through Reality Tours: Between Postmodern Voyeurism and Educational Adventure

 Mónica Cejas, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Mexico

SESSION 2 14:30-16:00

5A Culture in Film

A Comparative Study of Cultural Awareness in Western and Chinese Fantasy Films

 Hongshan Zhao, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
 Shuang Sun, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Global Box Office Consumption of Hollywood Films: Explaining Inter-country Similarities in Movie Selection

 W. Wayne Fu, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 
 Achikannoo Govindaraju, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Digital Storytelling: The Narratology of Visual Effects in Chinese-Language Films

 Chan Ka Lok Sobel, Chu Hai College of Higher Education, Hong Kong, China 

Ang Lee’s Homoerotic Love: Transcultural Negotiation and Regeneration

 E-chou Wu, Providence University, Taiwan

5B Culture and the Olympics

Analysis of Cross-cultural Visual Communicaton Strategy: A Case Study of the 2008 Olympic International Campaign Logo Design

 Mei-Chiung Chi, Chinese Culture University, Taiwan
 So-Jeng Hung, National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan  
 Yen-Ling Chen, Chinese Culture University, Taiwan

Multi-cultural dissemination in the field of television programs presided over the mass media's Game

 Liu Xiu Mei, Shang Hai University, China 

A study of English environment changes up to The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

 Zhao Hui, Kumamoto Gakuen University, Japan

The Origin of the Olympic Games’ Opening and Closing Ceremonies: Artistic and Communication Perspectives

 Wichian Lattipongpun, Macquarie University,  Australia

5C Organizational Culture

Transformational and Paternalistic Leaderships in Chinese Organizations: Construct, Predicative and Ecological Validities Compared

 Vivian C Sheer, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China

How Cultural Values Shape Employee Behaviors: Comparisons of Taiwanese and U.S. Employees’Truth-telling

 I-Han Hsu, University of Northern Iowa, USA
 Laura Terlip, University of Northern Iowa, USA

Social Construction of Apology: Japanese Corporate Apologies in Newspaper Advertisements

 Toru Kiyomiya, Seinan Gakuin University, Japan

5D Politeness in Cultural Context

Long speech events as a cultural feature of the Persian language

 Shahla  Sharifi, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran

A Contrastive Study of Apology Discourse Organization in Japanese and American English

 Mami Otani, Kyoto Women’s University, Japan

Routine formulas- A Contrastive Analysis of Japanese and German

 Yoshinori Nishijima, Kanazawa University, Japan 

5E Culture and Rhetoric

Arab Chironomia in a Global Context

 Daniel R. Fredrick, The American University of Sharjah, UAE

The Dynamic Nature of Intercultural Communication and Rhetoric: An Empirical Approach

 Yingqin Liu, Cameron University, USA

The Interpretations of Rhetoric Expressions Based on Cultural and Linguistic Diversity

 Jiin-Chyuan Mark Lai, Transworld Institute of Technology, Taiwan 

On the Rhetorical Construction of National Values: Cross-Cultural Study

 Sayenko Tetyana, Nagoya University of Commerce and Business, Japan 

5F Study-abroad Programs

Attaining Intercultural Competence: A phenomenographic study of a cultural immersion study abroad programme

 Leo Hitchcock, AUT University, New Zealand 

Effectiveness of Pre-departure College Courses in Overcoming Culture Shock in a Japanese College Program

 Lisa Rogers, Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts, Japan 

On the Overseas Youth Volunteers of China: A Research Based on Confucius Institute and AIESEC

 Nan-Yi Bi, Peking University, China 

Possible selves analysis of Japanese university study abroad students

 Ron Martin, Rikkyo University, Japan 
 Jacob Schnickel, Rikkyo University, Japan　
 Yuka Murayama, Toyo Eiwa University, Japan

5G Culture and English Language Teaching

Correlation between Self-Determination Theory and Language Learning Strategies for EFL students: comparing Korea and Japan

 Saeun Lee, Kumamoto Gakuen University, Japan 

A Case Study of the Characteristics of Teacher Talk in the Classroom Interaction

 Yong Zhao, Northeast Forestry University, China

Words in Mind: Exploring the relationship between word association and lexical development

 Peter Roux, Tamana City Board of Education, Japan 

Learning English through Conflict Resolution

 Christopher Stillwell, Kanda University of International Studies, Japan 

5H PANEL Meaning, Culture, and Communication Study

 Chair, Guo-Ming Chen, South China University of Technology, China/University of Rhode Island, USA
 Panelists:

An Alternative Way for Intercultural Communication Study

 Yaly Chao, Tamkang University, Taiwan

Meanings, Space of Images, and Xystemic Structures of Communications

 Victor Lux Tonn, Salve Regina University, USA

Yijing: The Book of Narratives on Change

 Xiaosui Xiao, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong

Ritual Hermeneutics as an Alternative towards the Source of Meanings

 Zongjie Wu, Zhejiang University, China
 Meixin Hu, Zhejiang University, China 
 Hua Yu, Zhejiang University, China

SESSION 3 16:15-17:45

6A Culture in Translation

A Comparative Study of English and Chinese Proverbs and Translation Approaches

 Shuang Sun, Harbin Institute of Technology, China 
 Hongshan Zhao, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

The “Age of Translation”: Then and Now

 Natalia Teplova, Concordia University, Canada 

The Analysis of Translated Language and Better Intercultural Communication

 Kenji Ikeda, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan

Approaches to Translation Theories: Dichotomously or Holistically?

 Zi-yu Lin, Macao Polytechnic Institute, Macau, China

6B Youth Culture and Identity

Re-identification of Chinese Youth in the Era of Globalization: Individualism and Chinese Youth

 LIU Changyuan, Harbin Institute of Technology, China 

Changes of Chinese youth’s pop-culture and values in the 30 years since the reform and opening of China

 Yuan Xiao, Nanjing University, China 
 Liu Hongying, Nanjing University of Finance, China

Global Diffusion, Local Consumption: The Penetration and Reception of Imported Reality TV in Taiwan

 Chun-Fu Chen, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan

6C Communication Skills and Strategies

Writing about Cross-Cultural Encounters: Anxiety, Representation, and Responsibility

 Jonathan Benda, Tunghai University, Taiwan 

The role of “culture” in cross-cultural miscommunications

 Ying Liu, Ohio State University, USA

Strategic Communication: An Organizational Approach and Policy

 Andre Corredoura, New University of Lisbon, Portugal 
 Joel H. Ferriera, New University of Lisbon, Portugal

‘Criticality’ and ‘Reflection’: An empirical study of Japanese language courses at a British university

 Etsuko Yamada, Sophia University, Japan 

6D Conflict and Crisis Management

Governmental Strategic Communications and Crisis Management: A Comparative Study between China and the United States

 Xiaohui Pan, Shenzhen University, China
 You Zha, Shenzhen University, China

The Role of Culture in a Conflict in A Japanese Academic Organization

 Tina Ottman, Kyoto University, Japan 
 Lisa Rogers, Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts, Japan

Conflict Management Styles of Parents and Communication Satisfaction of their Children in the Korean Family

 Khisu Beom, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea 
 Eun-Jung Kim, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea

Intercultural Conflict Management Styles and Perceived Difficulties of Socio-Cultural Adaptation for Korean Immigrant Young Adults in the USA

 Khisu Beom , Sungkyunkwan University, Korea 

6E Culture and Language

Cultural and Linguistic Diversity

 Zhang Xuejin, Heilongjiang Institute of Science and Technology, China 

Power and Language Strategies in Chinese Mediation: Discourse Analysis on Mediation Sessions,

 Yiheng Deng, Southwestern University of Economics and Finance, China? 

Linguistic evidence on interdependent-self cultivation: The case of Taiwan

 Shirley Liang, National Taiwan University, Taiwan 

6F Culture in Education

Higher Education and Multicultural Features

 Yuan Chi, Harbin Engineering University, China 
 Wang Yang, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Narrative and Performative Acts in Cultural Education: The Teaching of Writing as Critical Communication

 Yuen-fun Muriel Law, Lingnan University, China 
 Ching-kiu Stephen Chan, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China

Negotiating Cross-Cultural Learning in Liberal Arts Education in Harbin Institute of Technology

 Liu Xiaodan, Harbin Institute of Technology, China 

What’s Cultural about Heroes? A Comparative Study of College Students’ Free Writings

 Ruobing Chi, Shanghai International Studies University, China 
 Ying Wang, Shanghai International Studies University, China

6G Globalization and the Internet

A Preliminary Analysis：The Business Model of Online Music Websites with Creative Commons Licenses

 Chia-Jung Yang, National Chengchi University, Taiwan 

Digital Citizen Media Network: An Open Source System Development Perspective

 August F.Y. Chao, Chengchi University, Taiwan 
 Vicky C.H. Huang, National Chengchi University, Taiwan 

Self-identity and Pleasure of Online Shopping: A Case Study of Consumers Who Purchase Japanese Commodities in Taiwan

 Yu-Pei Chang, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
 Po-Fen Lu, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Science information and risk communication on the Web: A content analysis of global warming issue in Taiwan

 Yie-Jing Yang, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan, 
 Mei-Ling Hsu, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

6H PANEL: Communication with Chinese Characteristics: New Development in a Globalized Context Chair: Wenxiang Gong, Peking University, China

 Panelists: 

The Image of China and Media Events Online: The Case of Beijing Olympic Games

  Wenxiang Gong, Peking University, China

Zhang Yimou: A Cultural Symbol in a Transitional Chinese Context

  Jijun Ran, Peking University, China

An Analysis of the Cause of the Shan Zhai 山寨 (mocking) Phenomenon

 Jia Guo, Peking University, China
 Chunying Yue, Peking University, China

How Could the Foreign TV Programs Be successfully Cloned in China

 Chunying Yue，Peking University, China

Companies’ Role in China’s Internet censorship system: The Corporatism Perspective

 Zhengzheng He, Peking University, China
 Shiqi Fu, Peking University, China

Media Discourse and Online Public Sphere - A Comparative Study of Qiangguo and Tianya Forums During the Beijing Olympics

 Jijun Ran, Peking University, China
 Fangfang Ji, Peking University, China

Sunday

SESSION 1 10:30-12:00

7A Education Across Cultures

Japanese Students’ Perception of Western Instructors

 Yasuko Akahoshi, Aichi Shukutoku University, Japan 
 Edwin R. Mc Daniel, San Diego State University, USA

The motivational factors affecting which shape intended L2 learning efforts

 Damian J. Rivers, Kanda University of International Studies, Japan 

Classroom “shock”: A case study of teacher-student interactions in a Chinese heritage language classroom,

 Chang Pu,  Berry College, USA 
 Li Xiaoshi, Michigan State University, USA 

How you doing, mate? New Zealand students forming friendships with international students

 Franco Vaccarino, Massey University, New Zealand 
 Emma Dresler-Hawke, Massey University, New Zealand

7B English Language Education across Cultures

English Education in Finland: Their successful strategies and methods

 Satoshi Yamamoto, Kumamoto Gakuen University, Japan 

Toward an Integrated Approach to Learning A Foreign Language and Culture: A Literature Review

 Xiaoyan Li, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan 
 Katsuhiro Umemoto,Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan

Eliminating the Effect of Fossilization on Adult Learners’ Oral Communication

 Xiao-yu Hou, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
 Xiao-ling Jin, Harbin Institute of Technology, China 

An Exploration of the Perceptions of Teachers and Students in Streamed and Non-Streamed Classes

 Brian Mc Millan, Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's University, Japan 
 Paul Joyce, Kinki University, Japan

7C Writing in English Language Education

Interpreting and Intercultural Communication Aspects of a Haiku-in-English Competition

 Howard Doyle, Kochi University, Japan 
 Kyoko Koga, Kochi University, Japan

Cultural Factors in the Rhetorical Choices of University Students from English-Dominant Caribbean Nations

 William Carney, Cameron University, USA 

The Effect of Cultural expectations on Teacher’s Written Feedback: A Study of ESL Student Writers at Tertiary Level

 Raashid Nehal, Aligarh Muslim University, India 

The effect of unfocussed feedback on the development of interlanguage in writing

 Rachel Reugg, Kanda University of International Studies, Japan 

7D Englishes, Linguistics and Language Choice

Co-Evolution of a Globally Shared Language and Cross-Cultural Communication

 Jonathan B. Britten, Nakamura University, Japan

Comparative Study of Motion Verbs in Standard Thai and Northern Thai Dialect

 Rungwimol Rungrojsuwan, Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand 

Including Non-standard Varieties of English in the Language Classroom

 Hadija Drummond, Momoyama Gakuin University, Japan 
 Katherine Song, Hiroshima University, Japan

Characteristic grammatical constructions and usages in 50-word essays by L2 Japanese senior and junior high school students

 Yoshiyuki Okaura, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan

7E Gender and Culture

Japanese College Students’ Perceptions of Women and Sexually Permissive Attitudes: Exploring the Effects of Gender, Sexual Preoccupancy, and Exposure to Sexually Explicit Material in the Media,

 Kikuko Taguchi, University of Kansas, USA 
 Yan Bing Zhang, University of Kansas, USA 
 Hiroshi Ota, Aichi Shukutoku University, Japan  
 Makiko Imamura, University of Kansas, USA

Yaoi Literature and the Construction of Cyberfeminism in China: An Ethnographic Study

 Chang Jiang, Tsinghua University, China 

Violence Against Women in Selected Nigerian Video Films

 Chioma L. Enwerem, Imo State University, Nigeria 

‘Charisma Man’: The discourses of desire and Western men in Japan

 Steve Silver, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan 
 Roslyn Appleby, University of Technology,Australia

7F Culture and Ethnocentrism

How Cultural are Cross-cultural Differences?

 Qu Weiguo, Fudan University, China 
 Chen Liufang, East China Normal University, China

Ethnocentrism of Future Primary School Teachers

 Danijela Petrović, University of Belgrade, Serbia  

Intercultural communication studies: Issues and dialectics

 Ling Chen, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China 

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) and Its Influence on Sino-US Relations

 Zhang Shengyong, Dezhou University, Dezhou Shandong, China

7G Media: News and Press

Fear Appeals and the Global Warming News: Examining the Use of Threats and Response Efficacy in Taiwan’s News Content

 Shu-Chu Sarrina Li, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan 

A Cross-cultural Study on Ideological Deviation in Media News Discourse

 Wu Yanli, Shenzhen University, China 
 Pan Xiaohui, Shenzhen University, China

New Nations/States in the Balkans – the Consequence of Conflicts in Communication or the Residue of Dire Roles of Media

 Igor Rasula, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

The Portuguese and the Europeans: at the mirror of the media

 Ana Horta, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

7H PANEL: Addressing Stereotypes through Education

 Chair: Song Li, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
 Panelists:

The potential problems caused by stereotypes upon communication

 Yumiko Furumura, Kyushu University, Japan

Teaching Ethnic Stereotypes to Tackle in ICC

 Maria Lebedko, Far Eastern National University, Russia

Managing Stereotypes through Experiential Learning

 Stephanie Houghton, University of Kitakyushu, Japan

Cultural stereotypes: From threats to promises through foreign language education

 Song Li, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
 Fu Li, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

SESSION 2 13:20-14:50

8A Strong

8B Culture and Identity

Biracial Challenge to a Homogeneous Country and Intercultural Communication Competency

 Jungmi Jun, George Mason University, USA 

Phenomenon of Habitat Dependence (POHD) Community in China: Marginalized Identity in Transition

 Kai Zhang, University of Rhode Island, USA

An Analysis of the Media Frames of Hakka Magazine: 1990-2007

 Meihua Lee, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

8C Education and the Internet

International Students' Perception towards the Content of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Website

  Megat Al-Imran Bin Yasin,  Malaysia 
 Somayeh Mortazavi Ganji Ketab , Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia 

A Survey and Analysis of Internet Assisted College English Teaching in Harbin Institute of Technology

 Hou Xiaoyu, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
 Wang Lixin, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

The Effects of Blogging on Media Literacy Education—Exploring the Research on Electronic Theses in Taiwan

 Tzong-Sheng Deng, Naitonal Chengchi University, Taiwan 

8D Culture in Text and Literature

The Representation of World War II: A Comparison of Japanese and American Textbook Discourse

 Erica J. Hashiba, Rua de Luis Gonzaga Gomes, Macau, China 

Intertextuality in global warming discourse in Taiwan

 Chin-Chih Chiang, Shih Hsin Universtiy, Taiwan 

Chinese Internet Fantasy Fiction: Cross Cultural Integration

 Xinkai Huang, Southwest Jiaotong University, China 

A Postcolonial Interpretation of Cultural Identity in Half a Life by V. S. Naipaul, LI Xue, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

 Zhang Yang, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

8E Media: News and Press

Media Culture across Countries: The case of Spain

 Rosa Berganza, University Rey Juan Carlos, Spain 

Stereotypes on Minorities in Romanian Press: Between ethics, editorial politicy and justice--the case of President Traian Băsescu

 Andra Seceleanu, “Andrei Saguna” University, Romania 

Human Conditions and Reality Media Construct

 Andra Seceleanu, “Andrei Saguna” University, Romania
 Aurel Papari,  “Andrei Saguna” University, Romania

The Aborigine Culture of the Travel Reporters: the Representation, Imagination and Gaze

 Yang Ling, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China 

8F Politeness and Context across Cultures

Low Context Teaching in High Context Cultures

 Kate Parkinson, Fukuoka University, Japan 

Analysis on Chinese Students’ Failure in Applying Politeness Maxims in an International Sports Fair

 Zhou Jie , Harbin Institute of Technology, China 

Comparison of the Manner of Speaking of communicative Behavior Between Japanese University Students and Chinese University Students

 Tao Lin, Kanazawa University, Japan 

8G Culture and Translation

Translation in Cultural and Creative Industries: Its Definition, Position and Criteria of Assessment

 Jianhua Yang, Beijing Normal University, China 

The Study on Translator’s Subjectivity from the Perspective of Philosophical Hermeneutics

 Zhang Jing, Northeast Forestry University, China

Babel of Angels and Demons: The Significance of Creative Misinterpretation in Cross-cultural English-Haiku Studies

 Richard Gilbert, Kumamoto University, Japan 

8H PANEL: Mapping Out Critical Intercultural Communication Studies: Junctures, Possibilities, Insights, and Alliances

 Chair: Rona T. Halualani
 Panelists:

The Past and the Critical Intercultural Communication Project

 Thomas K. Nakayama, Northeastern University, USA

A Critical Genealogy of Critical Intercultural Communication Studies

 Rona T. Halualani, San Jose State University, USA

Color Neutrality, Postracism, and the Utopian Racial Film Narrative

 Kent A. Ono, University of Illinois, USA

Rhetorical Alliances and Absences: The Interplay of Race, Gender, and Nation

 Lisa A. Flores, University of Colorado, USA

SESSION 9 14:55-16:25

9A Culture and Globalization

Global Inequality—Environmental vs. Racialized Views: A Sociolinguistic Analysis

 Ray T. Donahue, Nagoya Gakuin University, Japan

Creativity and Entrepreneurial Behavior, Mahbub Uddin, Trinity University, USA

 L. Brooks Hill, Trinity University, USA

Tradition as a Modern Strategy: Indigenous Knowledge as Local Response to Globalization in Nigeria/Africa

 Geoffrey I Nwaka, Abia State University, Nigeria 

Dialectic Perspective on Globalization and Intercultural Dialogues

 Jia Yuxin, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

9B Culture and Identity

Diasporic Identities, Globalization, and Intercultural Communication: Identity Patterns and Implications

 Rona T. Halualani, San Jose State University, USA 

From Discord to Harmony?—A Textual Analysis of Political Theme Songs in Contemporary Taiwan

 Pei-Ling Lee, Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages, Taiwan 

The conception of ‘polylogue’ and the question of ‘intercultural’ identity

 Hsueh-i Chen, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan

9C Cross-Cultural Immigration Issues

Social Interactions Among Japanese Expatriates in the U.S. and the Challenges They Face

 Kimiko Akita, University of Central Florida, USA 

Relational Interdependent Self-Construal, Imagined Interactions and Conversational Constraints among Vietnamese Americans

 Dominique M. Gendrin, Xavier University of Louisiana, USA

Cannot Let It Go: The Identity Maintenance of Repatriates

 Xuejiao Fan, Boston College, USA

Marital Conflict and Cultural Adaption of Immigrant Women in Korea

 Khisu Beom, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
 Hye-Jin Jung, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea

9D Communication and International Students

The Voice of Japanese International Students

 Miho Kanda, Recruit HR Marketing, Japan 
 Ee Lin Lee, Western Washington University, USA

Intercultural Communication Concerns: Interactions between Chinese Graduate Students and American Advisors in Educational Contexts

 Wang Song, Harbin Institute of Technology, China 

Intersection between Culture and Leadership: An analysis of the Chinese students’ leadership assumption in a non-Chinese group

 Wenbo Liang, Shanghai International Studies University, China 

9E Culture in Literature

Chinese School of Comparative Literature: 30 Years of Development, 1978-2000

 Shunqing Cao, Beijing Normal University, China
 Lei Wang, Anshan Normal University, China

Hamlet’s Chinese and Tibetan Cousins: A Comparative Semiotic Study of Feng Xiaogang’s The Banquet and Sherwood Hu’s Prince of the Himalayas

 Mao Sihui, Macao Polytechnic Institute, Macau, China 

Literary texts by H. Murakami in terms of intercultural communication

 Lyubov A. Kuryleva, Far Eastern National Technical University, Russia
 Svetlana A. Boeva, Far Eastern National Technical University, Russia

Intercultural and Interracial Communication of the East and the West: From Kipling’s “Ballad of the East and West” to Friedman’s The World Is Flat

 Guiyou Huang, St. Thomas University, USA 

A Study on Grammatical Metaphor in Catch-22 by Case Study Method

 Jia-Ying Hu, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin China

9F Culture on Television

The Appropriation of Asian Culture through Transnational Media Text: The Case of Asian Telenovelas in Philippine Primetime Television

 Florinda de Fiesta-Mateo, University of the Philippines, Philippines 

History, Development and Analytical Models of Chinese Television

 Hong Zhang, London School of Economics, UK 

Comparative Study on Media Performance and Content Diversity between Mainland China and Taiwan

 Kirsten Y.C. Huang, Shih-Hsin University, Taiwan 

A Multimodal approach to the genre of TV news broadcasting

 Li-ying Wu, Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages, Taiwan 

The synergy of idol drama format in Asian market: Taking Taiwan idol drama as an example

 Yi-Hsiang Chen, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan 

9H SPECIAL JAFAE/IAICS JOINT PANEL: Recognizing and Responding to International Linguistic Environments

 Chair: Yuko Takeshita, Moderator, Toyo Eiwa University, Japan
 Panelists:

Conceptualizing international language management and international language management specialists in Japan

 Nobuyuki Honna, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan

Developing a training program for international language management specialists

 Junko Saruhashi, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan

English as a company language in Japan

 Ayako Shibata, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan

English language teaching in-house

 Chie Saito, International Medical and Welfare University, Japan

Corporate-level responses toward the linguistic needs in Japan

 Akiko Matsumoto, Daito Bunka University, Japan

Looking at Kumamoto Castle from an international language management point of view

 Judy Yoneoka, Kumamoto Gakuen University, Japan

COMING VERY SOON!!!

Friday SESSION 1 9:00-10:30

A1 Business Communication (Room )

When Finnish and Korean Businesspeople Communicate in English

 Yeonkwon Jung, Kansai Gaidai University, Japan	

A Comparison Between Japanese and US Business Communication Strategies: Focusing on Dependence vs. Independence

 Fuyuko Takita Ruetenik, Hiroshima City University, Japan

Empowering Japanese and American Coworkers: Testing the Interactive Acculturation Model in Japan

 Adam Komisarof, Reitaku University, Japan		

A1 Business Communication (Room )

When Finnish and Korean Businesspeople Communicate in English

 Yeonkwon Jung, Kansai Gaidai University, Japan	

A Comparison Between Japanese and US Business Communication Strategies: Focusing on Dependence vs. Independence

 Fuyuko Takita Ruetenik, Hiroshima City University, Japan

Empowering Japanese and American Coworkers: Testing the Interactive Acculturation Model in Japan

 Adam Komisarof, Reitaku University, Japan