The 4th Waseda ELF International Workshop

■ 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)

■ 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