■ 4th Waseda ELF International Workshop*
■ 14th November 2014 Special Lectures
Venue：Room 305, Building 16, Waseda University Map
１６：３０－１８：００ Professor Dr Henry Widdowson, Honorary Professor University of Vienna,
Professor Emeritus, University of London
'The Pragmatics of ELF Variation'
１８：００－１９：３０ Professor Dr Barbara Seidlhofer, University Professor, University of Vienna
'The Global Significance of ELF Study'
■ 15th November 2014 4th Waseda ELF International Workshop
- Exploring ELF in Academic and Business contexts -
Venue：Room 305, Building 16, Waseda University Map
Programme
1) 10:00 Opening & Introduction Kumiko Murata
2) 10:05 - 11:35 Special Lecture
Professor Dr Elana Shohamy, Tel Aviv University
'Critical language testing and English Lingua Franca, how can one
help the other?'
11:35 - 11:40 Short Break
3) 11:40 - 12:00 Individual Presentation Session 1
Akiko Otsu, Daito Bunka University & Waseda University
'Beyond 'Nice to meet you': small talk in ELF for initial business
communication'
Dr Alan Thompson, Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University
'Three Asian ELF settings: diverse situations, diverse practices'
Questions & Answers, Comments
12:30 - 13:45 Lunch
4) 13:45 - 15:50 Individual Presentation Session 2
Mayu Konakahara, Waseda University
'How ELF users negotiate face during complaining: An analysisf
of third-party complaints in ELF casual conversation among friends'
Dr Yoko Nogami, Matsuyama University
'Identity, sociopragmatic discernment and us vs. them discourse
in ELF'
Dr Keiko Tsuchiya, Tokai University
'Comparing articles of an ELF-based and a native-norm-based
journal using a small-scale corpus'
Assoc. Prof. Leah Gilner, Bunkyo Gakuin University
'Vocabulary preferences of English speakers in localized and
globalized settings'
Questions & Answers
Comments on Individual Presentation Sessions 1 & 2
Commentators: Profs Barbara Seidlhofer, Elana Shohamy,
and Henry Widdowson
15:50 - 16:05 Coffee/ Tea Break
5) 16:05-18:30 Invited Panel - Exploring ELF in EMI Settings -
16:05 Introduction Kumiko Murata
16:10 Special Panel Contribution
Dr Ying Wang, China Three Gorges University
'A case study of the role of English in a Chinese university'
16:30 Professor Jim D'Angelo, Chukyo University
'Challenges of nurturing EMI in broad-based Japanese Higher Education'
16:50 Professor Masaki Oda, Tamagawa University
'University English Language programs in Transition: EFL to ELF, then?'
17:10 Professor Nobuyuki Hino, Osaka University
'Toward the development of CELFIL (Content and ELF Integrated
Learning) for EMI classes in higher education in Japan'
17:30 Professor Michiko Nakano, Waseda University
'Challenges in EMI, a case study of 'World Englishes online'
17:50 Questions & Answers
18:00 Discussants Profs Barbara Seidlhofer, Elana Shohamy,
and Henry Widdowson
18:20-18:40 General Questions & Answers, and Discussion
6) 18:40 Round-up Kumiko Murata
19:00-21:00 Reception
* This workshop is supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
(JSPS, Kiban (Foundation) B, No. 26284083)
■ 3rd Waseda ELF International Workshop
■ 28th February 2014 Special Lectures
Venue：Room 305, Building 16, Waseda University Map
１５：００－１６：３０ Professor Dr Susanne Ehrenreich, Technical University of Dortmund
'English as a lingua franca (ELF) in international business contexts:
Key issues and future perspectives'
１６：３０－１８：００ Professor Dr Jennifer Jenkins, University of Southampton
'The globalisation of higher education. But what aboutits lingua franca?'
■ 1st March 2014 3rd Waseda ELF International Workshop
Venue：Room 305, Building 16, Waseda University Map
Programme
1) 13:15 Opening & Introduction Kumiko Murata
2) 13:20 - 15:35 ELF Research in Progress
- Researching ELF in Academic and Business contexts -
13:20 - 15:35 Individual Paper Presentations
Takuji Aso, Waseda University
'Native-speaker norm as an acquired disposition generating the cultural
politics of participation in English-medium educational policy'
Akiko Otsu, Daito Bunka University & Waseda University
'Attitudes toward English in academic and professional settings:
An analysis of talk-in-interaction from an ELF perspective'
Mayu Konakahara, Waseda University
'Skillful participation in ELF interactions: A case of
unsuccessful floor-taking overlapping talk'
Dr Keiko Tsuchiya, Tokai University
'Why bother switching to ELF?: Analysing code-switching
in a group discussion in a CLIL class at university in Japan'
Dr Ayako Suzuki, Tamagawa University
'Scaffolding for deeper understanding of ELF: A case of
undergraduate course on the diversity of English users'
15:00 Questions & Answers
15:10 Comments
Commentators: Profs Susanne Ehrenreich & Jennifer Jenkins
15:25 Questions & Answers, and Discussion
15:35 - 15:50 Coffee/ Tea Break
3) 15:50-18:30 Panel - ELF Research in Academic and Business Settings -
15:50 Introduction Kumiko Murata
15:55 Special Panel Contribution
Professor Dr Kumiko Torikai, Rikkyo Graduate School of Intercultural Communication
'English as a Lingua Franca and English Language Education in Japan'
16:20 Dr Masumi Ono, Waseda University, Open Education Centre
'To foster independent writers: Feedback on English academic
writing at Waseda University Writing Centre'
16:40 Professor Dr Hajime Terauchi, Takachiho University &
Mr Tamao Araki, Miyazaki Prefectural Nursing University
'English or other skills?: Difficulties encountered in business meetings'
17:00 Special Panel Contribution
Dr Alan Thompson, Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University
'ELF interactions among Asian development workers:
different proficiencies, strategies, and adjustments'
17:25 Questions & Answers
17:40 Discussants Profs Susanne Ehrenreich & Jennifer Jenkins
4) 18:25 Round-up Kumiko Murata
19:00-21:00 Reception
■ 2nd Waseda ELF International Workshop
■ 8th March 2013 Special Lectures
Venue：Room 2, Building 15, Waseda University Map
１４：３０－１６：００ Professor Anna Mauranen, University of Helsinki
English as a global lingua franca: changing language in changing global academia
１６：００－１７：３０ Professor Juliane House, University of Hamburg
Own language use in English as an academic lingua franca discourse
■ 9th March 2013 2nd Waseda ELF International Workshop
Venue：Room 2, Building 15, Waseda University Map
Programme
1) 13:30 Opening & Introduction Kumiko Murata
2) 13:40 - 15:35 ELF Research in Progress
― Researching ELF in Academic Contexts and Its Implications for Pedagogy ―
13:40 - 15:20 Individual Paper Presentations
Anna Yatsuyanagi, Waseda University
'ELF in a Japanese University Classroom: What the Students Say'
Akiko Matsumoto-Otsu, Daito Bunka University & Waseda University
'The Use of Negations in ELF Talk: An analysis of professional
talk-data in the construction industry'
Mayu Konakahara, Waseda University
'Overlapping as an active involvement in ELF interactions: Explicitness
and Efficiency'
Dr Keiko Tsuchiya, Tokai University
'Behaviours in ELF: Analysing interruption sequences in discussions in
an EAP course'
15:00 Comments on the individual presentations
Commentators - Profs Juliane House & Anna Mauranen
15:15 Questions & Answers
15:35 - 15:50 Coffee/ Tea Break
3) 15:50 18:30 Panel― ELF Research and Its Implications for Pedagogy ―
15:50 Introduction Kumiko Murata
15:55 Special Panel Contribution
Dr Jagdish Kaur, University of Malaya
'Teaching the Effective Use of ELF: Insights from Research into
the Use of Pragmatic Strategies in ELF Communication'
16:25 Dr Yasuyo Sawaki, Waseda University
'A review of large-scale academic English tests
from an ELF perspective'
16:45 Dr Ayako Suzuki, Tamagawa University
'English for Global Citizenship? ELF for unsettling students'
beliefs about English'
17:05 Prof Tetsuo Harada, Waseda University
'Effects of early language learning on speech perception: From an ELF
perspective'
17:25 Discussants Profs Juliane House & Anna Mauranen
17:45-18:25 Questions & Answers
4) 18:25 Round-up Kumiko Murata
19:00-21:00 Reception
■ 1st Waseda ELF International Workshop
■ 30th August 2011 Special Lectures
Venue：Room 201, Building 22, Waseda Campus Map
１４：３０－１６：００ Professor Barbara Seidlhofer, University of Vienna
ELF(Enlish as a Lingua Franca): New Perspectives on English
１６：００－１７：３０ Professor Henry Widdowson, University of Vienna, University of London
Creative capacity: rethinking subject English
■ 31st August 2011 1st Waseda ELF International Workshop
Venue：Room 107, Building 16, Waseda University Map
Programme
1) 13:30 Opening & Introduction Kumiko Murata
2) 13:40 - 15:55 ELF Research in Progress
― Incorporating an ELF Perspective in the Existing Research ―
13:40 - 15:20 Individual Paper Presentations
Mayu Konakahara
'A preliminary study of ELF interaction:Analysis of an informal talk in a British higher education context'
Takuji Aso
'English-medium university education as discursive practice:
A practice-based perspective on SLA with implications for ELF'
Keiko Sato
'Acquisition of English pronunciation in an ELF setting'
Kaori Doi
'Conversation Styles in ELF Interaction: How ELF speakers communicate for successful communication'
Keiko Tsuchiya
'Not 'letting it pass' in an ELF business conversation in a South Asian country:A time-aligned corpus based approach '
15:20 Comments on the individual presentations
Commentators - Profs Seidlhofer & Widdowson
15: 35 Questions & Answers
15:55 - 16:15 Coffee/ Tea Break
3) 16:15 - 18:45 Panel―(Re)Interpreting Data from an ELF Perspective―
16:15 Murata Kumiko Introduction
16:20 Special Panel Contribution
Prof. Ryuko Kubota, University of British Columbia
'Questioning the assumption about English: ELF, English language teaching, and beyond'
16:50 Harada, Tetsuo 'ELF in CLIL'
17:10 Backhaus Peter 'Traces of ELF in Japan's linguistic landscape'
17:30 Sawaki Yasuyo 'Issues of consideration on developing ELF assessment criteria'
17:50 Discussants Profs. Barbara Seidlhofer & Henry Widdowson
18:10 Questions & Answers
4) 18:35 Round-up Kumiko Murata