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SIETAR Student Fair 2017 -Intercultural Experiences-

by SIETAR KANSAI

Date: Sunday, November 12, 2017 (1:00-5:00 pm)

Place: Osaka Gakuin University

     (5 mins walk from JR Kishibe Station or Hankyu Shojaku Station)

http://www.osaka-gu.ac.jp/guide/campus/access.html

Sutdent fair Osaka Gakuin Univ map

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What is the SIETAR Student Fair?

This is an event where students from various universities around Kansai will share their intercultural experiences with students from other universities. Presentations are short informal presentations (Poster presentations and discussion) either individually or in small groups. Topics in the past have included experiences of studying abroad, volunteering, service learning, travelling, and community engagement in both Japan and abroad.

This is a great opportunity to network with students from other universities, make new friends and get inspiration for the future.

Presenters needed!   

Presenters (individuals or small groups) will present to small groups in either English or Japanese in a poster presentation-style discussion. In addition to a poster on your topic/research, slides, pictures or items will make it more interesting.

Information about how to register as a presenter will be made available on the facebook page at a later date.

For spectators, no registration is required. All students are welcome!

If you have any questions please contact Takahito Shirai at sietar.studentfair2017@gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/sietar.studentfair2017

 

SIETAR Kansai September 2017

 

Documentary film: Clash of Colors–LA Riots of 1992

Speaker:             Mr. Chanyu Ko, documentary writer

Date:                   September 24, 2017 (Sun.)

Time:                   *15:30-18:00 (Note: change from the usual time)

Venue:   Takatsuki Sogo Shimin Koryu Center

(one minute from JR Takatsuki Station) Tel. 0726-85-3721

https://www.google.co.jp/maps/place/高槻市立会館総合市民交流センター/@34.852047,135.6169948,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x600102b7d17be1f7:0x46cb9c0e511c312d!8m2!3d34.852047!4d135.6191835

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

Language:     Film—English with Japanese subtitles; Speaker–Japanese with English translation as needed

Social event:  We will have a meal after the session at a nearby restaurant.

                        Reservations are required by Wed., September 20.

                        Contact fujimotodonna@gmail.com

 

 

About the film: On April 29, 1992, the Los Angeles riots started in South Central Los Angeles.  The riots were caused by the acquittal of four police officers on trial in the beating of Rodney King. The catastrophe claimed 55 deaths, caused more than 4,000 injuries, and cost $1 billion in property damage. LA Koreatown, the biggest Korea town in the world, was damaged severely in the riots. David D. Kim produced the film focusing on Koreatown of Los Angeles. The film, “Clash of Colors” offers unprecedented access into the most overlooked history of the riots through valuable footage and in-depth interviews from a balanced panel. (The film is 81 minutes and was released in 2012.)

 

About the speaker: Mr. Chanyu Ko is a documentary writer, and he visited Korea town in Los Angeles in 1991, 1992 and 2011 in order to do research. He published the book entitled, “Korea Towns in the US” in 1992. Mr. Ko received permission from Mr. Kim, the producer. Mr. Ko will talk about the background of the LA riots before the film and answer audience questions after the film.

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIETAR Kansai Special Joint Event for July 2017

In collaboration with JALT Business Communication SIG and other organizations

 

Business and Intercultural Negotiation Special Conference

 

Main speakers:​Kumiko Murata, Professor, WasedaUniversity​

​​Chris Bates, Business consultant and trainer

​​Tim Craig, BlueSky Academic Services, publisher for international business

 

Date:​​July 1-2, 2017

Times:​​Sat. July 1 from 9:30 to 17:30 and Sun. July 2 from 9:00 to 16:10

 

Venue:​Kansai University, Senriyama, Faculty of Foreign Language Studies, Iwasaki Kinenkan, Rooms F401 & F402   http://www.kansai-u.ac.jp/past/English/about_ku/senri_map.html

 

Language:​English

Fee:​Free for all participants

 

SIETAR Kansai is offering this event as its July 2017 meeting. It is special because it is a two-day conference with three plenary speakers, several international business-related and educational presentations, posters, an intercultural workshop and a panel discussion. This is certainly a value-added SIETAR Kansai meeting. While this conference is mainly organized by the Business Communication SIG of JALT, SIETAR Kansai has been included in the preparations.

 

The plenaries:

English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) research in business and workplace settings by Kumiko Murata. Murata is Professor of English and Applied Linguistics at Waseda University. Her research interests include ELF, pragmatics, intercultural communication and language teaching, among others. She recently edited the book, Exploring ELF in Japanese academic and business contexts (2016, Routledge).

The ethological and cultural roots of different negotiation styles, by Chris Bates. Bates is based in Taiwan and has lived in Asia for 40 years. He works in sales and marketing, business intelligence consulting, and executive searches. He has also trained Fortune 100companies on advanced negotiation in Asia.

Building cultural understanding in the classroom by Tim Craig.Craig has a PhD in International Business and two MAs in International Management and in East Asian Studies. He previouslytaught 15 years in Japan and has taught and done research in Canadian and Japanese business schools.

 

Selected presentations:

Learning to communicate in English at work by Miyuki Takino

Business simulations by Curtis Kelly

Negotiating identity through Intercultural Language Learning Projects by Sachie Banks

Enhance your professional qualifications with diversity awareness training by Gerry Yokota

Industry-related programs in business English education by Richard Miller

Cross-cultural communication clashes: A simulation task game by Greg Roualt

Contrast Culture Method training workshop by CCM SIG of SIETAR

Language policy and multilingualism: Case in Singapore and implications to Japan by Sachie Ujiie

Innovative business English learning solutions by James Yellowlees

 

For the schedule: http://jalt.org/bizcom/index.html See: Business Communication SIG Summer Seminar