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Saturday, September 3rd, 2005
The 9th (2005) JLTA Annual Conference
Time:
To be announced
Speaker: Call for papers due July 2, 2005
Organization: The Japan Language Testing Association
Location: Fujieda City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Short description: The theme of this conference is Language Tests for School Admissions. For full details (in English and Japanese) on the conference and the call for papers (due July 2) please see www.
Basic Cultural Concepts of Japanese and American Communication: Differences that Matter in Cross-Cultural Communication
Time:
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Steve Ryan
Organization: Yamagata Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture
Short description: This presentation will concern the basic culturally based concepts of American and Japanese communication patterns. Of particular interest will be the misunderstandings resulting from unrecognized culture-specific background knowledge that both groups need to communicate smoothly.
