Friday
SESSION 1 10:30-12:00
1A Business Communication
Chair: Fuyuko Takita Ruetenik, Hiroshima City 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
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
Chair: Pipsa Purhonen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
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
Chair: Jane Harland, Fukuoka University, Japan
CANCELLED 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
Chair: Pei-Wen Lee, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan
Do the Strategies Really Work?: A meta-analysis of the applicability of pattern-matching of "situation-strategy-effect" in 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
Jiuquan Han, Hebei Agricultural University, China Ning Sun, Hebei University、China (read by Zhou Jie)
Friendships after Break-Ups: Relational Maintenance Strategies in Cross-Sex Post-Dating Relationships in Taiwan
Pei-Wen Lee, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan
Analysis on Chinese Students’ Failure in Applying Politeness Maxims in an International Sports Fair
Zhou Jie, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
1E Culture and Language
Chair: Sunny Lie, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA
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
Understanding Culture Through Language: The Japanese Concept of ‘Self’
Nerida Jarkey, University of Sydney, Australia
1F Culture in Education
Chair: Sherry Jett Barnes, Trinity Christian College, USA
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 Jianbin Huang, 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 (read by colleague from Harbin) Wang Xuesong, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
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
Chair: Suzy Connor, Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan
Communicating Reiki Communication in Singapore: An innovation-decision process
Trisha Tsui-Chuan Lin, 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
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 East-West Communication
Chair: Stephen B. Ryan, Yamagata University, Japan
Bringing Cultural Background Knowledge to the Surface to Better Understand Cross-Cultural Conflict in Specific Contexts
Stephen B. Ryan, Yamagata University, Japan
CANCELLED Digital Storytelling: The Narratology of Visual Effects in Chinese-Language Films Chan Ka Lok Sobel, Chu Hai College of Higher Education, China
How English Idioms Stumble Chinese University Learners
Li Huijie, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
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
SESSION 2 14:30-16:00
2A English Language Teaching and Culture
Chair: Hirofumi Kamada, Kyushu University, Japan
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
English Education in Finland: Their successful strategies and methods
Satoshi Yamamoto, Kumamoto Gakuen University, Japan
2B New Ways in English Language Education
Chair: Patrick Rates, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
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
CANCELLED Development in English of Japanese Rakugo (Sit-Down Comedy) Performers Kimie Oshima, Bunkyo Gakuin University, Japan
2C Writing in ELT
Chair: Liu Li-da, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
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, Islamic Azad University, Iran Abbass Eslami Rasekh, 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
2D Englishes, Linguistics and Language Choice
Chair: Kola Olagboyega, Akita International University, Japan
“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
Chair: Zhao Yuqin, Harbin Institute of Technology, 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 Phoebe Shu Wei Tan, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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
2F Gender Issues in Intercultural Communication
Chair: Dienfang Chou, Tzu Chi University, Taiwan
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
Marital Conflict and Cultural Adaption of Immigrant Women in Korea
Khisu Beom, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea Hye-Jin Chung, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea Eun-Jung Kim, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
2G Issues on Intercultural Communication
Chair: Xiaodong Dai, Shanghai Normal University, China
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
Intersubjectivity and Interculturality
Xiaodong Dai Shanghai Normal University, China
Change of Language and Development of Society
Xiao-ling Jin, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
SESSION 3 16:15-17:45
3A New Media and Communication
Chair: Rukhsana Ahmed, University of Ottawa, Canada
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
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
Attitude and Social Influence Predicting Bloggers’ Behaviors in Thailand
Vikanda Pornsakulvanich, Assumption University, Thailand Nuchada Dumrongsiri, Assumption University, Thailand
3B Culture and Identity
Chair: Cecilia Ikeguchi, Tsukuba Gakuin University, Japan
Cultural 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 Communication and International Students
Chair: Hiroko Miyake, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan
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 (read by An Ran)
Analysis of Intercultural Sensitivity Between Chinese and International Students
An Ran, South China University of Technology, China
3D Literature and Culture
Chair: Hsiao-Yung Wang, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
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
Erotic Writing as Political Consciousness: A Taiwan Case Study
Hsiao-Yung Wang, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
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
3E Advertising and Visual Media
Chair: Tao Yang, Nagoya University, Japan
Cross-Cultural Communication in Cosmopolitan City: Focusing on the Print Advertisements of Shanghai Telephone Company in 1930s
Tao Yang, Nagoya University, Japan
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
Media Action in Health Literacy: A Teaching Case on Energy Drinks Advertising
Cheng-yu Lin, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, Feng Chia University, Taiwan
3F Culture in Education
Chair: Susan Meiki, Hiroshima University, Japan
Topic Based Syllabus for a Japanese University Cross Culture Communication Course
Susan Meiki, Hiroshima 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
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
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
Saturday
SESSION 4 9:00-10:30
4A Culture and Identity
Chair: Margaret D'Silva, University of Louisville, USA
MOVED TO 9E Comparative Study on Media Performance and Content Diversity between Mainland China and Taiwan Kirsten Y.C. Huang, Shih-Hsin University, Taiwan
Religious Violence and Community Building in a Globalizing India
Margaret D’Silva, University of Louisville, USA
Relational Interdependent Self-Construal, Imagined Interactions and Conversational Constraints among Vietnamese Americans
Dominique M. Gendrin, Xavier University of Louisiana, USA
4B Language and the Internet
Chair: Barry Kavanagh, Tohoku University, Japan
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
Science Information and Risk Communication on the Web: A Content Analysis of the Global Warming Issue in Taiwan
Yie-Jing Yang, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan Mei-Ling Hsu, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
4C Media: News and Press
Chair: Mao Sihui, Macao Polytechnic Institute, China
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 (read by Guan Xinping)
"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
Human Conditions and Reality Media Construct
Aurel Papari, “Andrei Saguna” University, Romania Andra Seceleanu, “Andrei Saguna” University, Romania
4D Englishes, Linguistics and Language Choice
Chair: Zuraidah Zaaba, Japan Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, Japan
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, China
Negative Markers in Northern Thai Dialect
Sorabud Rungrojsuwan, Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand
4E Media in Culture and Education
Chair: Sedigheh Babran, Islamic Azad University, Iran
The Embodiment of Interaction with Digital Media: The Case of WII
Wei-wen Chung, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
A Survey on the Degree of Observing Media Ethics Principles in Iran TV News Section
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
Chair: Mengyu Li, Ocean University of China, China
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, China
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
4G Culture in Education
Chair: Brian Mc Millan, Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's University, Japan
English Mainly: Language Choice in Learner-Learner Discourse
Brian Mc Millan, Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's University, Japan Damian J. Rivers, Kanda University of International Studies, 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
Sha Yang, Shanghai Business School, China
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
Ma. del 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 5 14:30-16:00
5A Culture and Media
Chair: W. Wayne Fu, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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
CANCELLEDAng Lee’s Homoerotic Love: Transcultural Negotiation and Regeneration E-chou Wu, Providence University, Taiwan
Social Construction of Apology: Japanese Corporate Apologies in Newspaper Advertisements
Toru Kiyomiya, Seinan Gakuin University, Japan
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
5B Culture and the Olympics
Chair: Zhao Hui, Kumamoto Gakuen University, Japan
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 So-Jeng Hung, National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan Yen-Ling Chen, Chinese Culture University, Taiwan
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 Pragmatics and Politeness in Cultural Context
Chair: Vivian C Sheer, Hong Kong Baptist University, China
A Study of Pragmatic Failure in Intercultural Communication from Cognitive Schema
Jiang-Yu Feng, Harbin University of Science and Technology, China Teng Lin, Harbin University of Science and Technology, China
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
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
Chair: Sayenko Tetyana, Nagoya University of Commerce and Business, Japan
CANCELLED Arab Chironomia in a Global Context Daniel R. Fredrick, The American University of Sharjah, UAE
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
5E Study-abroad Programs
Chair: Lisa Rogers, Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts, Japan
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 Maruyama, Toyo Eiwa University, Japan
5F Culture and English Language Teaching
Chair: Saeun Lee, Kumamoto Gakuen University, Japan
Correlation between Self-Determination Theory and Language Learning Strategies for EFL students: Comparing Korea and Japan
Saeun Lee, Kumamoto Gakuen University, Japan
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 (read by Guo-Ming Chen)
Yijing: The Book of Narratives on Change
Xiaosui Xiao, Hong Kong Baptist University, China
Ritual Hermeneutics as an Alternative towards the Source of Meanings
Zongjie Wu, Zhejiang University, China (read by Hongqin Zhao) Meixin Hu, Zhejiang University, China Hua Yu, Zhejiang University, China
SESSION 3 16:15-17:45
6A Culture in Translation
Chair: Natalia Teplova, Concordia University, Canada
The “Age of Translation”: Then and Now
Natalia Teplova, Concordia University, Canada
Approaches to Translation Theories: Dichotomously or Holistically?
Zi-yu Lin, Macao Polytechnic Institute, China
Writing about Cross-Cultural Encounters: Anxiety, Representation, and Responsibility
Jonathan Benda, Tunghai University, Taiwan
6B Youth Culture and Identity
Chair: Liu Changyuan, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Re-identification of Chinese Youth in the Era of Globalization: Individualism and Chinese Youth
Liu Changyuan, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Global Diffusion, Local Consumption: The Penetration and Reception of Imported Reality TV in Taiwan
Chun-Fu Chen, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan
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, China
6C Conflict and Crisis Management
Chair: Tina Ottman, Kyoto University, Japan
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 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
6D Culture and Language
Chair: Shirley Liang, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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
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
6E Culture in Education
Chair: Etsuko Yamada, Sophia University, Japan
"Criticality" and "Reflection": An Empirical Study of Japanese Language Courses at a British University
Etsuko Yamada, Sophia University, Japan
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
Yuen-fun Muriel Law, Lingnan University, China Ching-kiu Stephen Chan, Lingnan University, China
6F Globalization and the Internet
Chair: Fujimi Tanaka, Toyo Eiwa University, Japan
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
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 7 9:00-10:30
7A Education Across Cultures
Chair: Damian J. Rivers, Kanda University of International Studies, Japan
CANCELLED Japanese Students’ Perception of Western Instructors Yasuko Akahoshi, Aichi Shukutoku University, Japan Edwin R. Mc Daniel, San Diego State University, USA
The Motivational Factors 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 (read by Changyuan Liu)
Chang Pu, Berry College, USA Li Xiaoshi, Michigan State University, USA
7B English Language Education Across Cultures
Chair: Kate Parkinson, Fukuoka University, 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
Low Context Teaching in High Context Cultures
Kate Parkinson, Fukuoka University, Japan
7C Writing in English Language Education
Chair: Rachael Ruegg, Kanda University of International Studies, Japan
Interpreting and Intercultural Communication Aspects of a Haiku-in-English Competition
Howard Doyle, Kochi University, Japan Kyoko Koga, Kochi University, Japan
The Effect of Unfocussed Feedback on the Development of Interlanguage in Writing
Rachael Ruegg, Kanda University of International Studies, Japan
7D Englishes, Linguistics and Language Choice
Chair: Yoshiyuki Okaura, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan
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 Media and Culture
Chair: Ana Horta, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
‘Charisma Man’: The Discourses of Desire and Western Men in Japan
Steve Silver, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan Roslyn Appleby, University of Technology, Australia
The Portuguese and the Europeans: at the Mirror of the Media
Ana Horta, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
7F Culture and Ethnicity
Chair: Zhang Shengyong, Dezhou Univeristy, Shanghai International Studies University, China
Intercultural Communication Studies: Issues and Dialectics
Ling Chen, Hong Kong Baptist University, China
The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) and Its Influence on Sino-US Relations
Zhang Shengyong, Dezhou University, Shanghai International Studies University, China
Comparison of Polite Behavior in Everyday Communication in Japanese and Chinese
Tao Lin, Kanazawa University, Japan
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 8 13:20-14:50
8A Culture Across Languages
Chair: Richard Gilbert, Kumamoto University, Japan
Babel of Angels and Demons: The Significance of Creative Misinterpretation in Cross-cultural English-Haiku Studies
Richard Gilbert, Kumamoto University, Japan
The Analysis of Translated Language and Better Intercultural Communication
Kenji Ikeda, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan
The Nakama Relationship in Japanese Society
Charles Mc Hugh, Setsunan University, Japan Koji Uenishi, Setsunan University, Japan Liping Li, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
8B Education and the Internet
Chair: Fang-Yuan Wang, Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan
Media-mediated Learning Activities: Emergent Practices in Online Gaming
Huang Lingyi, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
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
Addiction to the Internet and Psychosocial Well-being among University Students in China
Fang-Yuan Wang, Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan Yuko Shibahashi, Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan
8C Culture in Text and Literature
Chair: Sedigheh Babran, Islamic Azad University, Iran
Intertextuality in Global Warming Discourse in Taiwan
Chin-Chih Chiang, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan
Stereotypes on Minorities in Romanian Press: Between Ethics, Editorial Policy and Justice--the case of President Traian Băsescu
Andra Seceleanu, “Andrei Saguna” University, Romania (read by Gabriela Munteanu)
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
An Analysis of the Media Frames of Hakka Magazine: 1990-2007
Meihua Lee, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
8D Bridges in the Classroom
Chair: Ron Martin, Rikkyo University, Japan
An Analysis of a Japanese School District’s Primary and Secondary EFL program
Ron Martin, Rikkyo University, Japan
Action Research: Building a Bridge in the Foreign Language Classroom
Stella Millikan, Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan
CANCELLED International Students' Perception towards the Content of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Website Megat Al-Imran Bin Yasin, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia Somayeh Mortazavi Ganji Ketab, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
The Representation of World War II: A Comparison of Japanese and American Textbook Discourse
Erica J. Hashiba, Macao Polytechnic Institute, China
SESSION 9 14:55-16:25
9A Culture and Globalization
Chair: Jia Yuxin, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
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
Dialectic Perspective on Globalization and Intercultural Dialogues
Jia Yuxin, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
9B Culture and Identity
Chair: John Foster, Kagoshima University, Japan
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
At the Edge of Language and Certitude: The Construction of Cultural Identity within the Context of Globalization
John Foster, Kagoshima University, Japan
9C Communication and International Students
Chair: Wang Song, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
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
9D Culture in Literature
Chair: Lyubov A. Kuryleva, Far Eastern National Technical University, Russia
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
A Study on Grammatical Metaphor in Catch-22 by Case Study Method
Jia-Ying Hu, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin China
9E Culture on Television
Chair: Li-ying Wu, Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages, Taiwan
The Assimilation of Asian Culture: The Case of Asianovelas on Philippine Television
Florinda de Fiesta-Mateo, University of the Philippines, Philippines
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
(MOVED FROM 4A) Comparative Study on Media Performance and Content Diversity between Mainland China and Taiwan
Kirsten Y.C. Huang, Shih-Hsin University, Taiwan (read by Yi-Hsiang Chen)
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 Language Teaching In-House
Chie Saito, International University of Health and Welfare, Japan
English as a Company Language in Japan
Ayako Shibata, Aoyama Gakuin 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