Abstract for Keynote Address by Brooks Hill, IAICS Conference, Kumamoto, Japan, September, 2009

GLOBALIZATION: WHETHER, WHITHER, AND WHY

The term globalization has come to mean many different things to different people around the world. As is often the case with such pervasive concepts, the varied use of the term confounds our understanding and approach to the many issues it embraces. On the one hand, business and economics have adopted, if not co-opted, the concept and used it to foster world-wide capitalism. Resistance to this perspective has intensified with the world-wide recession and has encouraged the re-assessment of globalization in the future of international relations. On the other hand, scholars of intercultural and international communication have blithely accepted the opportunities created by the popularity of globalization without examining carefully the consequences of our efforts to facilitate improved business practices between and among cultures. Often unwittingly we have neglected some serious philosophical questions and contributed to the problems rather than the solutions. This topic encourages us, as scholars and applicants of scholarship, to re-examine why and how we do what we do and what we might want to do differently. This address will examine the origins of globalization, identify some current perspectives, and suggest how we might relate more effectively to future trends.

As an umbrella concept and the ultimate goal of intercultural communication, intercultural communication competence (ICC) has been examined by scholars from different disciplines since the early 20th century. In order to draw a clearer picture of the study of ICC, this presentation delineates the developmental history of the concept by using three models to look at the past and present status of the study, and further propose a direction for future research. The first model represents the past or the first stage of the study prior to 1975; the second model represents the present or the second stage of the study from 1976 to 2000; and the third model represents the future stage of the study, started from the year of 2001 after the impact of globalization on human society became salient. It is concluded that ICC is a prerequisite ability a global citizen must equip in order to live productively and successfully in the coming age of human society.

Prof. L. Brooks Hill, Trinity University, USA

Moderator: Bates Hoffer, Trinity University, past president
Panel: Nobuyuki Honna, Aoyama Gakuin University, current president
Jia Yuxin, Harbin Institute of Technology, past president
L. Brooks Hill, Trinity University, past and in-coming president

A panel of four presidents of IAICS will answer anonymous, written questions on any topic that the attenders want answered. Example question, “English speakers might say ‘I am afraid I can’t go,” but why are they afraid?’” [Warning: humor may be involved in some of the answers.]

KEYNOTE 1 '''The Past, Present, and Future of Intercultural Communication Competence Study'''

KEYNOTE 2 '''Discourse at Work: Children in China, Belgium, Lebanon, and the United States Talk about Careers'''

PAST PRESIDENTS' PANEL: '''Everything you wanted to know about intercultural communication...but were afraid to ask'''

KEYNOTE 6 '''Globalization: Whither, Whether, and Why?'''

9:00-10:15 KEYNOTE 1 '''The Past, Present, and Future of Intercultural Communication Competence Study'''
Prof. Guo-Ming Chen, South China University of Technology, China/University of Rhode Island, USA

13:20-14:20 KEYNOTE 2 '''Discourse at Work: Children in China, Belgium, Lebanon, and the United States Talk about Careers'''
Prof. Patrice M. Buzzanell, Purdue University, USA

18:00-19:00 PAST PRESIDENTS' PANEL: '''Everything you wanted to know about intercultural communication...but were afraid to ask'''

KEYNOTE 3 '''English as THE Global Language'''
Prof. Michael Prosser, Shanghai International Studies University, China, and University of Virginia, USA


KEYNOTE 4 '''Intercultural dialogue through International English'''
Prof. Song Li, Harbin Institute of Technology

The acceleration of globalization and multiculturalization has led to increasing interdependence in the global community, where understanding between cultures and peoples has become ever more imperative, and such cross-cultural understanding demands readiness for and deep engagment in constructive intercultural dialogues. The author holds that intercultural dialogue is both the means and the end of intercultural communication and that intercultural dialogue can be effectively realized in and through international English. The author will look into the role of international English as language for intercultural dialogue in terms of its conceptualization, functions and features. It will be argued that the duality of its global expansion and local diversification empowers international English to be the medium for representation, negotiation and construction of diverse cultures and identities. Dialogue implies equality and openness among interlocutors. And intercultural dialogue through internatioanl English suggests tolerance, acceptance and respect for diversity of its speakers and their use of the language with distinctive markedness of their ethnic and cultural identities. The author claims that diversity in international English is to be appreaciated and celebrated in intercultural communication. Implications of an intercultural dialogistic view of international English for English language education will also be addressed.


KEYNOTE 5 '''Can Japanese Culture be Translated?: The Case of Musashi Miyamoto’s The Book of Five Rings'''
Prof. Masahiro Hori, Kumamoto Gakuen University

KEYNOTE 6 Globalization: Whither, Whether, and Why?
Prof. Brooks Hill, Trinity University, USA

10:30-12:00 KEYNOTE 3 Prof. Michael Prosser, Shanghai International Studies University, China, and University of Virginia, USA "English as THE Global Language"

10:30-12:00 KEYNOTE 3 Prof. Michael Prosser, Shanghai International Studies University, China, and University of Virginia, USA

13:20-14:20 KEYNOTE 2 Prof. Patrice M. Buzzanell

Discourse at Work: Children in China, Belgium, Lebanon, and the United States Talk about Careers

This cross-cultural study analyzes interview and focus group data from several hundred children in pre-Kindergarten through 4th grade levels (roughly 3-10 years of age) from four different countries as they talk about the meanings of work, occupations, and careers. This presentation focuses on differences based on human developmental and cultural or national differences. One challenge in interpreting the findings has been connecting the findings in this study with socialization, sociology of work, family and media communication, and popular culture research that usually has been conducted with adolescents and adults. My collaborators, Lorraine Kisselburgh and Brenda Berkelaar, and I discuss some enlightening and humorous passages from our grant-funded project on the meanings of engineering work.

9:00-10:15 KEYNOTE 1 Prof. Guo Ming Chen (and OPENING CEREMONY following) "The Past, Present, and Future of Intercultural Communication Competence Study"

10:30-12:00 KEYNOTE 3 Prof. Mike Prosser,

16:40-17:50 KEYNOTE 6 Prof. Brooks Hill “Globalization: Whither, Whether, and Why?" (and CLOSING CEREMONY following)

9:00-10:15 KEYNOTE 1 Prof. Guo Ming Chen (and OPENING CEREMONY following)"The Past, Present, and Future of Intercultural Communication Competence Study"

Day 1 Friday Sept. 18, 2009
9:00-10:15 KEYNOTE 1 Prof. Guo Ming Chen (and OPENING CEREMONY following)

13:20-14:20 KEYNOTE 2 Prof. Patrice Buzzanell

18:00-19:00 PAST PRESIDENTS' PANEL: "Everything you wanted to know about intercultural communication...but were afraid to ask"
Profs. Hill, Jia, Honna, Hoffer

Day 2 Saturday, Sept. 18, 2009
10:30-12:00 KEYNOTE 3 Prof. Mike Prosser, S Ancient Asian and Contemporary Views of Intercultural Communication

13:20-14:20 KEYNOTE 4 Prof. Song Li, Harbin Institute of Technology "Intercultural dialogue through international English"
Keywords: intercultural dialogue, international English, English language education
The accelaration of globalization and multiculturalization has led to increasing interdependence in the global community, where understanding between cultures and peoples has become ever more imperative, and such cross-cultural understanding demands readiness for and deep engagment in constructive intercultural dialogues. The author holds that intercultural dialogue is both the means and the end of intercultural communication and that intercultural dialogue can be effectively realized in and through international English. The author will look into the role of international English as language for intercultural dialogue in terms of its conceptualization, functions and features. It will be argued that the duality of its global expansion and local diversification empowers international English to be the medium for representation, negotiation and construction of diverse cultures and identities. Dialogue implies equality and openness among interlocutors. And intercultural dialogue through internatioanl English suggests tolerance, acceptance and respect for diversity of its speakers and their use of the language with distinctive markedness of their ethnic and cultural identities. The author claims that diversity in international English is to be appreaciated and celebrated in intercultural communication. Implications of an intercultural dialogistic view of international English for English language education will also be addressed.

Day 3 Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009
10:45-11:50 KEYNOTE 5 Prof. Masahiro Hori, Kumamoto Gakuen University Can Japanese Culture be Translated?: The Case of Musashi Miyamoto’s The Book of Five Rings
Keywords: cross-cultural translation, Japanese culture, Musashi Miyamoto, the Book of Five Rings, linguistic perspective, stylistic perspective

16:40-17:50 KEYNOTE 6 Prof. Brooks Hill (and CLOSING CEREMONY following)

KEYNOTES

1.


Can Japanese Culture be Translated?: The Case of Musashi Miyamoto’s The Book of Five Rings

Masahiro Hori, Ph. D. Professor
Department of English
Kumamoto Gakuen University
5-1, Ohe 2 Chome, Kumamoto, 862-8680, Japan

Keywords: cross-cultural translation, Japanese culture, Musashi Miyamoto, the Book of Five Rings, linguistic perspective, stylistic perspective

As part of ongoing research into issues of cross-cultural translation, and in particular, the problems that have presented themselves through the translation of cultural ideas particular to Japan into English, the aim of this keynote presentation is to investigate how the celebrated Book of Five Rings (1645) by Musashi Miyamoto (a book explicating martial strategy), has been translated into English. Six of the eleven different English versions of Musashi’s work are analyzed from a linguistic and stylistic point of view. Via the comparisons and discussions of the six English versions with the original text, various cross-cultural issues and problems are re-examined through the approaches of linguistics and stylistics, in order to provide a re-consideration of Musashi’s ideas and philosophy, which depart in various ways from the received Anglo-European perspective.

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

The Doctor-Patient Communication through the Internet: What and How Do Patients Inquire?
'''Yu-Chan Chiu''', National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Adolescents’ Internet Use, Parental Mediation, and Family Communication Patterns
'''Bonnie Peng''', Cheng-Chi University, Taiwan

Media-mediated learning activities: Emergent practices in online gaming
'''Huang Lingyi''', National Chengchi University, Taiwan

1B '''Collaboration Across Cultures'''

'''Carolyn Kyyhkynen Lee''', Rollins College, USA

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

'''Sunny Lie''', University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA

'''Wang Xuesong''', Harbin Institute of Technology, China

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

'''Rukhsana Ahmed''', University of Ottawa, Canada

'''Mei-Ling Hsu''', National Chengchi University, Taiwan

'''Mariko Kitazawa''', University of Southampton, UK

'''Wu Qiaoling''', Peking University, China

3C '''Youth and the New Media'''

'''Mia Zheng''', Durban University of Technology, South Africa

'''Wenli Yuan''', Kean University, USA

'''An Ran''', South China University of Technology, China

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

Formal and Informal Styles and Uses of Sentence Final Particles in Japanese
'''Sanae Tsuda''', Tokai Gakuen University, Japan

'''Yuka Shigemitsu''', Tokyo Polytechnic University, Japan
Topic Development and Topic Shift in Japanese and North American English Conversation
'''Yuko Iwata''', Tokai University, Japan

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

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

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

2H '''PANEL Issues on Intercultural Communication'''

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

1A '''Business Communication'''

1B '''Collaboration across cultures'''

1F '''Culture in Education'''

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

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

1G '''Health Communication'''

NOTE TOO MANY IN THIS ROOM!

2C '''Writing in ELT'''

'''Habib Soleimani''', University of Isfahan, Iran

2E '''Media: Speech and Humor'''

3G '''Culture in Education'''

''' Rukhsana Ahmed''', University of Ottawa, Canada

''' Mei-Ling Hsu''', National Chengchi University, Taiwan

'''Jo-Han Lai''', National Chengchi University, Taiwan　

'''Sin-Yao Shih''', National Chengchi University, Taiwan

Chair, '''Dienfang Chou''', Tzu Chi University, Taiwan

'''Tamra Portalla & Guo-Ming Chen''', University of Rhode Island, USA

'''WU Qiaoling''', Peking University, China

'''Xiaodong Dai,''' Shanghai Normal University, China

'''Liu Chen,''' Beijing Foreign Studies University, China

Chair: '''Sanae Tsuda,''' Tokai Gakuen University

'''Sanae Tsuda''', Tokai Gakuen University

'''Yuka Shigemitsu''', Tokyo Polytechnic University

'''Yuko Iwata''', Tokai University

''' Rukhsana Ahmed''', University of Ottawa, Canada

''' Mei-Ling Hsu''', National Chengchi University, Taiwan

'''Tzu-Hsien Wu''',National Chengchi University, Taiwan
　'''Sin-Yao Shih''', National Chengchi University, Taiwan

Chair, Dienfang Chou, Tzu Chi University, Taiwan

Tamra Portalla & Guo-Ming Chen, University of Rhode Island, USA

WU Qiaoling, Peking University, China

Xiaodong Dai, Shanghai Normal University, China

Liu Chen, Beijing Foreign Studies University, China

CHAIR: Sanae Tsuda, Tokai Gakuen University

Sanae Tsuda, Tokai Gakuen University

　'''Jo-Han Lai''', National Chengchi University, Taiwan　

Chair, '''Dienfang Chou''', Tzu Chi University, Taiwan

'''Tamra Portalla & Guo-Ming Chen''', University of Rhode Island, USA

''' WU Qiaoling''', Peking University, China

'''Xiaodong Dai''', Shanghai Normal University, China

''' Liu Chen''', Beijing Foreign Studies University, China

Chair: '''Sanae Tsuda''', Tokai Gakuen University

''' Sanae Tsuda''', Tokai Gakuen University

'''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

Chair, Dienfang Chou, Tzu Chi University, Taiwan

Tamra Portalla & Guo-Ming Chen, University of Rhode Island, USA

WU Qiaoling, Peking University, China

Xiaodong Dai, Shanghai Normal University, China

Liu Chen, Beijing Foreign Studies University, China

CHAIR: Sanae Tsuda, Tokai Gakuen University

Sanae Tsuda, Tokai Gakuen University

Yuka Shigemitsu, Tokyo Polytechnic University

Yuko Iwata, Tokai University

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

Chair, '''Dienfang Chou''', Tzu Chi University, Taiwan

'''Tamra Portalla & Guo-Ming Chen''', University of Rhode Island, USA

'''WU Qiaoling''', Peking University, China

'''Xiaodong Dai''', Shanghai Normal University, China

''' Liu Chen''', Beijing Foreign Studies University, China

Chair: '''Sanae Tsuda''', Tokai Gakuen University

'''Sanae Tsuda''', Tokai Gakuen University

'''Yuka Shigemitsu''', Tokyo Polytechnic University

'''Yuko Iwata''', Tokai University

'''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

Chair, Dienfang Chou, Tzu Chi University, Taiwan

Tamra Portalla & Guo-Ming Chen, University of Rhode Island, USA

WU Qiaoling, Peking University, China

Xiaodong Dai, Shanghai Normal University, China

Liu Chen, Beijing Foreign Studies University, China

CHAIR: Sanae Tsuda, Tokai Gakuen University

Sanae Tsuda, Tokai Gakuen University

Yuka Shigemitsu, Tokyo Polytechnic University

Yuko Iwata, Tokai University

Pei-Ling Hsiung, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
'''Jo-Han Lai''', National Chengchi University, Taiwan　
Tzu-Hsien Wu,National Chengchi University, Taiwan

Chair, '''Dienfang Chou''', Tzu Chi University, Taiwan

'''Tamra Portalla & Guo-Ming Chen''', University of Rhode Island, USA

'''WU Qiaoling''', Peking University, China

'''Xiaodong Dai''', Shanghai Normal University, China

''' Liu Chen''', Beijing Foreign Studies University, China

Chair: '''Sanae Tsuda''', Tokai Gakuen University

'''Sanae Tsuda''', Tokai Gakuen University

'''Yuka Shigemitsu''', Tokyo Polytechnic University

'''Yuko Iwata''', Tokai University

'''Pei-Ling Hsiung''', National Chengchi University, Taiwan

'''Tzu-Hsien Wu''', National Chengchi University, Taiwan

Chair, Dienfang Chou, Tzu Chi University, Taiwan

Tamra Portalla & Guo-Ming Chen, University of Rhode Island, USA

WU Qiaoling, Peking University, China

Xiaodong Dai, Shanghai Normal University, China

Liu Chen, Beijing Foreign Studies University, China

CHAIR: Sanae Tsuda, Tokai Gakuen University

Sanae Tsuda, Tokai Gakuen University

Yuka Shigemitsu, Tokyo Polytechnic University

Yuko Iwata, Tokai University

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

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

'''Suzy Connor''', Kyushu Sangyo University, Japan

'''Yu-Chan Chiu''', National Taiwan University, Taiwan

'''Mei-Ling Hsu''', National Chengchi University, Taiwan

　'''Jo-Han Lai''', National Chengchi University, Taiwan　

　'''Sin-Yao Shih''', National Chengchi University, Taiwan

Chair, '''Dienfang Chou''', Tzu Chi University, Taiwan

'''Tamra Portalla & Guo-Ming Chen''', University of Rhode Island, USA

'''WU Qiaoling''', Peking University, China

'''Xiaodong Dai''', Shanghai Normal University, China

''' Liu Chen''', Beijing Foreign Studies University, China

Chair: '''Sanae Tsuda''', Tokai Gakuen University

'''Sanae Tsuda''', Tokai Gakuen University

'''Yuka Shigemitsu''', Tokyo Polytechnic University

'''Yuko Iwata''', Tokai University

2E

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

3C '''Culture and the Internet'''

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
International Communication: The influence of Online English News on Chinese Language
'''Li-Zhu Jiang''', Capital University of Economics and Business, China
Attitude and Social Influence Predicting Bloggers’ Behaviors in Thailand
'''Vikanda Pornsakulvanich''', Assumption University, Thailand
'''Nuchada Dumrongsiri''', Assumption University, Thailand

3C

Communicating Reiki communication in Singapore: An innovation-decision process
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
The Doctor-Patient Communication through the Internet: What and How Do Patients Inquire?
Yu-Chan Chiu, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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

'''Sherry Jett Barnes''', Trinity Christian College, USA

1G

1H

1G PANEL: Addressing Stereotypes through Education
Chair: Dr Song Li, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Panelists:
The potential problems caused by stereotypes upon communication
Dr. Yumiko Furumura, Kyushu University, Japan
Teaching Ethnic Stereotypes to Tackle in ICC
Dr. Maria Lebedko, Far Eastern National University, Russia
Managing Stereotypes through Experiential Learning
Dr. Stephanie Houghton, University of Kitakyushu, Japan
Cultural stereotypes: From threats to promises through foreign language education
Song Li and Fu Li (Harbin Institute of Technology, China)


%center%'+SESSION 2 14:30-16:00+'

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 & Guo-Ming Chen, 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

%center%'+SESSION 3 16:15-17:45+'

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
Panelists:
Formal and Informal Styles and Uses of Sentence Final Particles in Japanese,
Sanae Tsuda, Tokai Gakuen University
Participation organization,
Yuka Shigemitsu, Tokyo Polytechnic University
Topic Development and Topic Shift in Japanese and North American English Conversation.
Yuko Iwata, Tokai University

!! [[IAICS Saturday]]

4E

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

4D

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

4B

Adolescents’ Internet Use, Parental Mediation, and Family Communication Patterns
'''Bonnie Peng''', Cheng-Chi University, Taiwan
Media-mediated learning activities: Emergent practices in online gaming
'''Huang Lingyi''', 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,

!! Saturday
%center%'+SESSION 1 10:30-12:00+'

4A

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, U.S.A.
At the Edge of Language and Certitude: The Construction of Cultural Identity within the Context of Globalization
'''John Foster''', Kagoshima University, Japan

2C '''Writing in ELT'''

'''Xiukun Qi''', Harbin Institute of Technology, China

2D '''Englishes, Linguistics and Language Choice 1'''

'''Sorabud Rungrojsuwan''', Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand

2E '''Englishes, Linguistics and Language Choice 2'''

'''Katsuhiro Umemoto''', Japan Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, Japan

2F '''Gender Issues in Intercultural Communication'''

'''Dienfang Chou''', Tzu Chi University, Taiwan

2G '''Language and Culture'''

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

3A '''Health Literacy and Communication 1'''

3B '''Culture and Identity 1'''

3C '''Culture and the Internet'''

3D '''Communication and International Students'''

3E '''Literature and Culture 1'''

3F '''Advertising and Visual Media'''

3G '''Strong'''

'''Kola Olagboyega''', Akita International University, Japan

'''Mariko Kitazawa''', University of Southampton, U.K.

'''Lindsay Mack''', Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan

'''Zuraidah Zaaba''', Japan Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, Japan

'''Xiao-ling Jin''', Harbin Institute of Technology, China

The Doctor-Patient Communication through the Internet: What and How Do Patients Inquire?
'''Zi-yu Lin''', Macao Polytechnic Institute, Macao
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
Adopt or Not? Differences among Users and Nonusers of Social Network Sites
'''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
International Communication: The influence of Online English News on Chinese Language
'''Li-Zhu Jiang''', Capital University of Economics and Business, China
Attitude and Social Influence Predicting Bloggers’ Behaviors in Thailand
'''Vikanda Pornsakulvanich''', Assumption University, Thailand
'''Nuchada Dumrongsiri''', Assumption University, Thailand
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''', Public Relations Management
Cross-cultural Adaptation among International Students: Differences and Similarities
'''Wenli Yuan''', Kean University, U.S.A.
Analysis of Intercultural Sensitivity Between Chinese and International Students
'''An Ran''', South China University of Technology China
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
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
Intercultural communicative competence and language teacher professional development in Aotearoa/New Zealand: What are the issues?
'''Sharon Harvey''', AUT University, New Zealand
'''Annelies Roskv'''ist, 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
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, U.S.A.
At the Edge of Language and Certitude: The Construction of Cultural Identity within the Context of Globalization
'''John Foster''', Kagoshima University, Japan
Adolescents’ Internet Use, Parental Mediation, and Family Communication Patterns
'''Bonnie Peng''', Cheng-Chi University, Taiwan
Media-mediated learning activities: Emergent practices in online gaming
'''Huang Lingyi''', 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,
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

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
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
“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, U.K.
A Preliminary Observation of Semantic Duplets in Thai: their Relation to the Northern Thai Dialect
Sorabud Rungrojsuwan, Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand
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
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
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
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

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

'''Asim Satpathy''', Infosys Leadership Institute, India

'''Xin-Ping Guan''', Shenzhen Polytechnic, China

'''Pipsa Purhonen''', University of Jyväskylä, Finland

'''Carolyn Kyyhkynen Lee''', Rollins College, U.S.A.

'''Yi-An Wang''', Hangzhou Dianzi University, China

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

'''Wei-wei Vivian Huang''', National Chengchi University, Taiwan

'''Jane Harland''', Fukuoka University, Japan

'''Stephen B. Ryan''', Yamagata University, Japan

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

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

'''Pei-Wen Lee''', Shih Hsin University, Taiwan

'''Qiao Mengduo''', Harbin Institute of Technology, China

'''Sunny Lie''', University of Massachusetts at Amherst, U.S.A.

'''Li Huijie''', Harbin Institute of Technology, China

'''Nerida Jarkey''', University of Sydney, Australia


1F '''Culture in Education 1'''

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
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, U.S.A.

1G '''Strong'''

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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

1A '''Business Communication''' (Room )

'''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''' (Room )

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, U.S.A.

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
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'''Sunny Lie''' University of Massachusetts at Amherst, U.S.A.
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

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!! Friday
%center%SESSION 1 9:00-10:30

%center%
!! Friday SESSION 1 9:00-10:30

%center%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

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


%center%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

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