!! Friday %center%'+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 %center%'+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 %center%'+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 %center%'+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 %center%'+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 CANCELLED{-Ang 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 %center%'+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 %center%'+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 %center%'+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 %center%'+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