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 We welcome original and previously unpublished papers.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.
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