The 2023 Symposium Program is now available!
https://www.linguapax-asia.org/en/las23-photos.html
For access to the ICU, please see the following link.
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The venue, the Kiyoshi Togasaki Memorial Dialogue House, is ’18’.
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LINGUAPAX ASIA 2023
International Symposium
World Languages in Multilingual Society
Common Values and Challenges for Teaching and Learning
International Christian University (ICU), Tokyo, Japan, https://www.icu.ac.jp/en/
Advance Notice and Call for Papers
- Date: Saturday, February 25th, 2023
- Time: 8:30AM – 6:30 PM
- Description: Linguapax is an organization that carries with it a message of world peace and friendship. Multilingual people from around the world share various languages. What common values do we share? What challenges do we face as teachers and learners of Spanish or Korean in Japan, Chinese in Australia, Korean in Malaysia? Why do we teach and learn other languages? How can we raise the awareness, among all stakeholders, about the multilingual society we all share?
- Goal: Linguapax Asia ’23 brings together the shared concern of teachers and learners of different languages of the world. Linguapax Asia ’23 focuses on what teachers and learners of many different languages share about their experience. Linguapax Asia invites proposals for (a) individual papers and (b) poster sessions in all areas of research in Teaching and Learning languages, Bilingualism, Multilingualism, Language policy, Deaf Sign language, Heritage language, Endangered language, Migration, Family language maintenance. There will be a panel on Multilingualism and a round table on Community Languages in Japan: Limited interpretation (Japanese-English, other languages) under consideration..
- Attendance Fee: No Charge
- Venue: International Christian University (ICU), Tokyo, Japan
- About Linguapax: Linguapax Asia works in partnership with Linguapax International, a nongovernmental organization located in Barcelona, Spain. The Asian associate of Linguapax International, Linguapax Asia carries out the objectives of both Linguapax International and UNESCO’s Linguapax Project with a special focus on Asia and the Pacific Rim. For further information visit our website at http://www.linguapax-asia.org.
- The organizers: The event is organized by Linguapax Asia. Linguapax cannot provide an honorarium or financial support for travel to Tokyo.
- Abstract submission: Please send your proposal for a paper or poster session to Dr. Daniel Quintero García, Program Director at quintero@icu.ac.jp by the deadline, December 20, 2022. We welcome original and previously unpublished papers. The language of the conference is English. Papers are assigned 30 minutes plus Q&A. (15 minutes for ‘young scholars’). Abstracts should be sent in English by email attachment (300-350 words, excluding title and references, in Times New Roman, 12 pt.) and include the following: name and affiliation of the author, e-mail address of the first author/convener, title of the paper, abstract. Notifications of acceptance will be sent before December, 31st (Tuesday) 2022. Since the number of presentation slots is limited, selection is competitive.
There are two films on Yonaguni that involve language issues on tour across Japan. A member of Linguapax ASIA has been involved as an academic consultant in one of them.
Below is a link that shows the places and times where these films will be shown in cinemas across Japan (including Tokyo).
https://yonaguni-films.com/theater02/#yonaguni
INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY is celebrated on the 21st of February each year to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and to promote multilingualism.
Let’s celebrate it with the wise words from Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, that pay tribute to community bonds, as narrated in the video Hisamitsu Album (*Fujita-Round & Hattori, 2019).
AGATA NU UTUZZA YUZZA TSUKAFU NU TUNAZU
Cherish your close neighbors over your relatives far away.
The video documents traditional customs and language practices on Miyako Islands, including HAARI Festival for the Sea Gods, SHISHIMAI Lion Dance, UGAKI sumo wrestling, HOUGEN FUDA language tags, and more.
*Hisamatsu Album was created as part of the research of a sociolinguist and also a board member of Linguapax Asia, Dr. Sachiyo Fujita-Round with her collaborator video artist, Katsuyuki Hattori.
Their youtube page is as follows: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtsbu9qQ7GUiB558D4z4Brg
“Linguistic Diversity, What for?” is on-line and available for free to anybody with an Internet connection all over the world.
This course offers a wide panorama of the most important issues and debates related to linguistic diversity. It aims to broaden students’ horizons about linguistic diversity, multilingualism and revitalization, understanding their implications in areas ranging from personal introspection to education, politics, social relations, arts and the digital world.
Most of all, we hope to create a platform for sharing and discussing, in order to enrich all participants’ knowledge, open their perspectives and encourage them to safeguard and promote linguistic diversity.
Linguapax Asia is participating in the International Forum, Saturday, November 21st, 13:25 – 14:55, and with a presentation by Board Member Dr. Sachiyo Fujita-Round on “Transforming Resources Into Webinars and Videos” , Sunday November 22nd, 11:20 – 11:45. Registration required. Come and join us!
World Languages in Multilingual Society
Common Values and Challenges for Teaching and Learning
International Christian University (ICU), Tokyo, Japan, https://www.icu.ac.jp/en/
Advance Notice and Call for Papers
Date: Saturday, June 13th, 2020 Time: 8:30AM – 6:30 PM
Description: Tokyo hosts the 2020 Olympics – an event with a message of world peace and friendship through sport. Multilingual people from around the world, sharing various languages, will come to Japan. What common values do we share? What challenges do we face as teachers and learners of Spanish or Korean in Japan, Chinese in Australia, Korean in Malaysia? Why do we teach and learn other languages? How can we raise the awareness, among all stakeholders, about the multilingual society we all share.
Goal: Linguapax Asia ’20 brings together the shared concern of teachers and learners of different languages of the world. Linguapax Asia 20 focuses on what teachers and learners of many different languages share about their experience. Linguapax Asia invites proposals for (a) individual papers and (b) poster sessions in all areas of research in Teaching and Learning languages, Bilingualism, Multilingualism, Language policy, Deaf Sign language, Heritage language, Endangered language, Migration, Family language maintenance. There will be a panel on Multilingualism and a round table on Community Languages in Japan: Japanese Sign Language, Japanese, English and other languages interpretation provided.
Attendance Fee: No Charge
Venue: International Christian University (ICU), Tokyo, Japan
About Linguapax: Linguapax Asia works in partnership with Linguapax International, a nongovernmental organization located in Barcelona, Spain. The Asian associate of Linguapax International, Linguapax Asia carries out the objectives of both Linguapax International and UNESCO’s Linguapax Project with a special focus on Asia and the Pacific Rim. For further information visit our website at https://www.linguapax-asia.org.
The organizers: The event is organized by Linguapax Asia.
Abstract submission: Please send your proposal for a paper or poster session to Dr. Daniel Quintero Garcia, Program Director at quintero@icu.ac.jp by the deadline, January 17th (Friday), 2020. We welcome original and previously unpublished papers. The language of the conference is English. Papers are assigned 30 minutes plus Q&A. (15 minutes for ‘young scholars’). Abstracts should be sent in English by email attachment (300-350 words, excluding title and references, in Times New Roman, 12 pt.) and include the following: name and affiliation of the author, e-mail address of the first author/convener, title of the paper, abstract. Notifications of acceptance will be sent before March 6 2020. Since the number of presentation slots is limited, selection is competitive.
Pride, Love & Community – Linguapax Asia Video Project