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This is to announce the 5th Research Roundtable for Bilingualism as a First Language (BiL1): focus on code-switching; brain science studies and bilingualism
Anyone interested in this topic is welcome to join us.
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The 5th Research Roundtable for Bilingualism as a First Language (BiL1) :
focus on code-switching; brain science studies and bilingualism
(I) Date: Oct. 22, 2011 (Sat.) 13:00-17:30
(II) Place: Osaka City University Umeda Satellite
Address 6F Osaka Ekimae No.2 Building,
1-2-2-600 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, 530-0001 JAPAN
http://www.osaka-cu.ac.jp/english/info/access.html#umeda
*We have arranged sign language interpreters.
(III) Programme
1. Opening address (13:00-13:10) YAMAMOTO, Masayo (Kwansei Gakuin University)
2. Workshop
13:10~14:40 "An Analysis of Japanese-English Code-switching Data"
NAMBA, Kazuhiko (Kyoto Sangyo University)
3. BiL1 general meeting
14:40~15:10 “The 1st annual general meeting”----- This meeting is for the members of BiL1.
[For non-members this will be a break time.]
4. Special lecture
15:10~16:20 "Brain Science Studies and Bilingualism II"
IKARI, Yukio (Osaka City University)
[Break: 16:20〜16:30]
5. Post-graduate presentation
16:30~17:05 "Hemodynamic differences in the activation of the frontal lobe during a single language interview and code-switching mode interview: comparison of the effect of L2 onset age differences from fNIRS brain imaging."
NASU, Aoi (Ritsumeikan University)
6. Closing address (17:05-17:15) TAURA, Hideyuki (Ritsumeikan University)
(IV) Fee : 1000 yen (members : free)
(V) Participation: Simply turn up on the day. There is no need to RSVP.
(VI) Dinner party: We're planning dinner after the research roundtable at a restaurant nearby (18:00-20:00 at a cost of about 5,000 yen). Details will be announced later, but let us know by e-mail to tairaeiji (a) kwansei.ac.jp by Friday, Oct. 14th if you'd like to come to the dinner. In the e-mail message, please write 1) your name, 2) affiliation, 3) e-mail address and put the title of the message as “Application for BiL1 dinner party”.