Month: October 2015

SIETAR Kansai

(Society for Intercultural Education, Training and Research)

November 2015 Program

 

SIETAR Student Fair

 

Date:              November 8(Sunday)　14:00 pm-17:00 pm (13:30 presenters)

Presenters:    Students from several universities in Kansai                 

Venue:     Kyoto University of Foreign Studies ( Building 1, Room 151, 5^th floor)

                 https://www.kufs.ac.jp/

                       – Approximately 30 minutes by Bus from JR Kyoto Station.

                       – Approximately 13 minutes on foot from the Kyoto city Subay Tozai Line, Uzumasa-Tenjingwa Station.

                        -Approximately 15 minutes on foot from Hankyu Railway Kyoto Line, Saiin Station.

             Fee:                Free for SIETAR members and students

 500 yen for non-members

Language:     English and Japanese

 

Social:                 We will be meeting at a nearby restaurant afterward.  Please contact

                              Donna Fujimoto at fujimotodonna@gmail.com by November 4 for reservations.

 

 

 

Last year the SIETAR Student Fair was so successful, we received many requests for another one in 2015. So, this November we are giving the stage to students from Kobe City University of Foreign Studies, Kansai University,Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University, Ritsumeikan University and others. Students will share their experiences with volunteer work, service learning, and study abroad programs. Come and see what activities university students in the Kansai area are engaged in, and bring your friends, classmates, colleagues, and family members. This is a great opportunity to support our young participants.

SIETAR Kansai and JALT Osaka

present

Special Double Session on Translation and Interpretation

 

Speakers: ​Shoko Toyokura (Osaka Jogakuin University)

​​Masako Mouri (Kansai Gaidai University)

 

Date:​​October 24, 2015 (Saturday)

Time:​​14:00-17:15

Venue:​Takatsuki Shiritsu Sogo Shimin Koryu Center

(1 minute walk from JR Takatsuki Station) Tel.0726-85-3721
http://www2.wagamachi-guide.com/takatsuki/map.asp?dtp=1&uid=305&lid=6&mpx=135.6219697&mpy=34.84880424&mps=2500

Fee:​Free for members and students; 500 yen for non-members.

Language: ​English and Japanese

Social event: Dinner after the session at a restaurant. Reservations for dinner required by

Oct. 17   Contact fujimotodonna@gmail.com

 

Description of presentation 1 (in English):

Focusing on Increasing the Metaphorical Competence of Japanese EFL Learners through Subtitle Translation

Metaphors pervade every aspect of our daily life. Thus, metaphorical competence (MC) is crucial for EFL learners in order to communicate effectively in English. Many EFL researchers claim that a lack of metaphorical competence is typical for classroom learners, and this is caused by their limited accessibility to English in their daily life. In fact, students are rarely given an opportunity to learn metaphors in the classroom situation. The presenter firmly believes that translation and subtitle translation, in particular, can be an effective pedagogical tool to compensate for this disadvantage. This presentation will include an introduction of the presenter’s methodology to enhance the MC of Japanese EFL learners. She will demonstrate how her students developed MC in her subtitle translation class.

Shoko Toyokura started her career with subtitle translation, and is now a translator of many young adult novels. She has also been teaching translation classes including “Subtitle Translation” at two universities. Her main research interest is TILT (Translation In Language Teaching).