Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan
松山市 愛媛大学
December 2012
Table of Contents page
Rudolf Reinelt (Ehime University),
Introduction: Foreign Language Teaching and New Media –
What have they Gained? 5
The extended program 7
Introductory paper
1. Ron
Murphy (Ehime University愛媛大学), Class
Activities That Supplement Graded Readers 11
2. David
Paterson and Harry Carley (Matsuyama University松山大学), Applying Technology to an ESP Course: What have the Instructors
learned? 23
3. Ayako Hiasa
(Sophia University上智大学), Desire and
despair for losing heritage language: Life experiences of two young second
generation immigrants 28
4. Reiko Okada
(Tokai University東海大学), Understanding
the difference of cultures to learn the structure of English
41
5. Katrin Niewalda
(Matsuyama University松山大学), Testing
Second Language Speaking 50
6. Shawn
M. Clankie (Otaru University of Commerce小樽商科大学) Intrigue, Intellect
and Entertainment: The Creation of a Lecture Series to Foster English Language
Use at a Japanese University
64
7. Rudolf
Reinelt (Ehime University愛媛大学), Test A
includes Test B across abilities!7 Rudolf Reinelt.pdf
74
8. Nasim Googol and
Mahnaz Armat (Macquarie University) The Effect of Academic vs. Non-academic Extra-curricular
Activities on EFL Learners’ Creative Writing 95
9. Mahnaz Armat, Maryam Armat and Nasim
Googol (Macquarie University & Shahid Bahonar University of
Kerman)
Humour Translation in English Cartoons Subtitled into Persian
100
10. Mahnaz Armat, Maryam Armat and Nasim
Googol (Macquarie University & Shahid Bahonar University of
Kerman)
The Translation of Culture-specific Items(CSIs) in Subtitling 104
Acknowledgements 108
Timeline
for 8thMatsu13 108
Study
scenes from 7thMatsu12 108
Introduction
Rudolf
Reinelt
Foreign Language Teaching and New Media
–
What have they Gained?
The
7th FL Teaching and Research Mini-Conference, September 22-23,
2012 in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
consisted of six presentations on the first day, a symposium discussing the
contributions on the morning of the second day and four presentations on the
second day with three of them using Skype.
Setting
out from the initial idea of the role of media as idea gatherer, the
contributions covered areas such as reading, writing, translation, culture
specific items, heritage languages, different cultures, testing on various
levels, lecture series and humor.
This conference enjoyed
endorsement by both the Regional Education Development and the
International Culture Development sections of the Matsuyama city office. True
to this international atmosphere, the presentations over Skype also enjoyed a
lively discussion around half the world. The audience in Matsuyama was 20 on
both days and also enjoyed a few newcomers, not a bad result considering that
no funding was available this time again.
Scientific
context
After the
September 22nd -23rd conference, in the same way as last year, all
presenters and
would-be
presenters, who could for whatever reason not come to the conference in person,
were given a
chance to write up their presentations and submit their papers. The following
is a brief overview trying to place the conference contributions in the
scientific context. This is followed by the papers and presentations in the
order they were presented.
If a
conference has a wide variety of contributions, we may assume that it is
representative of its discipline. Trying to establish foreign language learning
and acquisition as a scientific discipline, Roche (2005) mentions the following
fields:
1 Learning
theories
2 learner
variables
3 learner
universals
4 foreign
language acquisition
5 language
6 teaching and
learning goals
7 intercultural language
pedagogics, and
8 media.
Adding
9 language
maintenance attempts, and
10 language loss
we may end up
with a fairly complete picture of any dealing with language(s) beyond the first
one.
New media
served as the starting point for this conference and were covered by Paterson
and Carley. Many other fields were also addressed and the contributions helped
make the conference appear an overview of the discipline of foreign language
learning and teaching research. Heritage languages concern the very foundation
of foreign language contact (Hiasa) as does the understanding of foreign
cultures (Okada). Extensive reading (Murphy), writing (Googol and Armat) as
well as humor translation (Armat and Googol) address special skills. Translation
of culture-specific items (Armat and Googol) as well as testing (Niewalda,
Reinelt) presuppose foreign language acquisition beyond the beginner’s level.
The ability to follow English in a lecture series (Clankie) with extramural
guests requires foreign language learning and acquisition on yet a higher level.
Languages
concerned this time were German, English, Persian and Chinese, but the
relevance is of course for all foreign language learning contexts.
Learners
and teachers came from various pedagogical environments, from self-learning
(Hiasa) and mainly receptive contexts such as understanding of different
cultures(Okada) and following lectures (Clankie) to partially productive extensive
reading activities (Murphy), to purely productive contexts such as presentations
in ESP (Paterson & Cawley) creative writing (Googol & Armat), oral
testing (Niewalda, Reinelt) and translations (Armat, Armat & Googol
(humour) and Armat, Armat & Googol (culture specific items)).
Also,
different age groups were concerned, from high schools to university students
to adults of higher age.
The contributions this year each address
one topic in one field, but with the appropriate abstractions and applications,
the ramifications should be informative for other areas as well and
update us on various areas of research. Teachers from many walks of foreign language instruction will find
interesting information and approaches.
If only some of the plans materialize, this
mini-conference has attained its goal. Next year, we may see many new developments
and if some of these permeate to alternative ideas or even early results, we
should be convening to another interesting conference on September 21 and 22,
2013 in Matsuyama
Looking forward
to the 2013 contributions
For the
organization
Rudolf Reinelt
Reference:
Roche, J.(2005) Fremdsprachenerwerb. Tuebingen, Francke
Program ＜プログラム＞
Please see the note below
(all times are in JST)
The 7th FL
Teaching and Research Mini-Conference in Matsuyama
『第7回外国語教育研究についてのミニ学会 in Matsuyama』
Theme: Foreign Language Teaching and New
Media - What have they Gained?
テーマ： 外国語学習及び教授とニュー・メディア
Days of the
conference開催日：2012年9月22日(土)、23日(日)
Convening
time開催時間: 9月22日(土) 13:00-19:00
9月23日(日) 10:00-18:00
開催場所： 愛媛大学（松山市文京町３） 愛大ミューズ3F 343会議室
Venue: Ehime University, Matsuyama City,
Bunkyo-cho, Aidai Muse 3F Convention Room 343
主催：ルードルフ・ライネルト (愛媛大学 教育・学生支援機構)
Organisor: Rudolf Reinelt (Ehime
University Education and Student Support Center)
後援：松山市教育委員会
Support: Matsuyama City Board of
Education
1 presentation
slot: 50
mins (40 mins presentation
+ 10 mins
break)
except if requested otherwise by the presenter(s)
Contact address 連絡先:
<reinelt.rudolf.my@ehime-u.ac.jp> 0081-
(0)89-927-9359
Note:
Everything on this preliminary schedule,
except the dates and the venue, can be changed: Starting times, ending times,
presentation times as well as length etc., and of course the order of speakers.
Please, especially for
Skype-presentations, also consider that the schedule is in Japanese Standard
Time.
Please tell us your preferences until
September 10th.
Thank you very much for your
cooperation.
For the
organization
Rudolf Reinelt
Saturday 9月22日(土) First
day ＜第1日目＞
Morning 午前 10:00
– 12:00
Organizational meetings and set-up 関係者ミーティング 及び設営
additional slots 予備
12:45 開会 歓迎の挨拶
Welcome address
13:00個人発表
Individual presentations
①13:00-13:40
Ron
Murphy (Ehime University愛媛大学),
Class Activities
That Supplement Graded Readers
②13:50-14:30 David Paterson
and Harry Carley (Matsuyama University松山大学), Applying Technology to an ESP Course:
What have the Instructors learned?
③14:40-15:20
Ayako
Hiasa (Sophia University上智大学),
Desire and despair for losing heritage language: Life experiences of two young
second generation immigrants
④15:30-16:10 Reiko
Okada (Tokai University東海大学),
Understanding the difference of cultures to learn the structure of English
⑤16:20-17:00 Katrin Niewalda
(Matsuyama University松山大学), Testing
Second Language Speaking
⑥17:10-17:50 Shawn
M. Clankie (Otaru University of Commerce小樽商科大学) Intrigue, Intellect and Entertainment:
The Creation of a Lecture Series to Foster English Language Use at a Japanese
University
⑦18:00-18:40 Hou
Tai-chun (National Cheng Kung University国立成功大学) Facilitation English Writing through
Picture Books in EFL classes
18:40– 19:00 Conclusion まとめ
19:00 第一日目終了
End of first day
19:30- 反省会及び懇親会
Welcome party
Sunday 9月23日 (日) Second
day＜第2日目＞
Opening 10:00-10:20
開会 Saturday
summary and Sunday preview
10:30 – 12:00 Symposium シンポジウム:
Foreign Language Teaching and New Media
- What have they Gained
Discussants: All presenters, audience
12:00-13:00 Lunch 昼食
⑧13:00-13:40
Rudolf Reinelt (Ehime University愛媛大学), Test A includes
Test B across abilities!
⑨13:50-14:30 Nasim Googol and
Mahnaz Armat (Macquarie University) The Effect of Academic vs. Non-academic
Extra-curricular Activities on EFL Learners’ Creative Writing
⑩14:40-15:20 Mahnaz Armat,
Maryam Armat and Nasim Googol (Macquarie University &
Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman) Humour
Translation in English Cartoons Subtitled into Persian
⑪15:30-16:10 Mahnaz Armat,
Maryam Armat and Nasim Googol (Macquarie University & Shahid
Bahonar University of Kerman) Translating CSIs (Culture-specific
Items)
⑫16:20-17:00
José
Martín Gasca (National
University Autonomous of Mexico), From classroom to computer: A
comparison between the design of a traditional reading comprehension course and
an on-line one
⑬17:10-17:50
Beena
Anil
(SDNB
Vaishnav College), Teaching Vocabulary through Games – a
Study
18:00 Closing address 閉会の挨拶
End
of conference 全日程終了
Extension possible 延長可
Contact address 連絡先:
<reinelt.rudolf.my@ehime-u.ac.jp> 0081-
(0)89-927-9359
Reasoning for the 7th FL Teaching and Research Mini-Conference in
Matsuyama
In this age of internationalization and globalization it is important to use all means and media to bring quality research and innovative practices not only to big urban centers, such as Tokyo, Berlin, Peking or Ney York, but also to smaller cities, such as Matsuyama in the southwest of Japan, with their, despite the ubiquitous internet, still limited opportunities. Thus, as its goal, this conference aims at presenting up-to-date international quality research and learning and teaching methods and practices to the local and regional foreign language researchers and teachers. It is also meant to be a place where local researchers and teachers can present their work, approaches and results to a world-wide audience, in presence or over the internet.
This exchange is crucial in the field of foreign language learning and teaching, as many components of it are simultaneously in a constant flux and keeping up-to-date is crucial: The learners and teachers, the target language(s), the practices employed to implement these, and the research, the methods and their results as they have to be applied.
In order to keep the information available as open as possible, the conference invites all FL learning and teaching related presentations, but every year a topic is proposed. Topics in the recent years included "Into the Next Decade with (2nd) FL Teaching" (2009) "The initial phase" (2010) "Foreign Language Learning and Teaching Places: Schools, Universities and Others" (2011). This year's theme is "Foreign Language Teaching and New Media: What have they Gained".
Ehime University, where the organizer teaches, makes the presentations and/or their write-ups available to the public on the organizers homepage. The presentations from recent years can be consulted by pasting the following link into any browser: http://web.iess.ehime-u.ac.jp/katudouhoukoku.html
Participating in this year's conference
In order to participate in this year's conference, please send a one page
A4 abstract of your intended presentation, related to this year's topic or
generally FL learning at teaching, to reinelt.rudolf.my@ehime-u.ac.jp with
the subject line 7thMatsu12 until Wed., August 1, 2012. Presenters will be
notified of the result of the reviewing process by August 31st, 2012.
