13th roundtable

The 13th Research Roundtable for

Bilingualism as a First Language (BiL1)

 “Brain Science and Bilingual Development ”

(I) Date: May. 22th 2015 (San.) 12:30-17:30

(II) Place: Room 1004, Kwansei Gakuin University, Osaka Umeda Campus

 (K.G. Hub Square Osaka) (10th floor of Applause Tower, 19-19 Chayamachi,   

  Kita-ku, Osaka city, 530-0013)

                (Phone: 06-6485-5611 Fax: 06-6485-5612 Web: http://www.kwansei.ac.jp/kg_hub)

                *We have arranged sign language interpreters. 

(III) Programme

General Meeting 12:30-13:00----- This meeting is for the members of BiL1.

“The 5th annual general meeting”

BiL1 secretariats: NAMBA, Kazuhiko HANAI, Rika  BiL1 treasurer: ITAGAKI, Shizuka

M.C.                                                                                                                                                                                     TAURA, Hideyuki (Ritsumeikan University)

1. Opening Address 13:00                                             YAMAMOTO, Masayo (Kwansei Gakuin University)

2. Plenary Lecture 13:10-14:10 

“Brain Science and its Influence on Studies in Bilingualism”

IKARI, Yukio (Osaka City University)

Break 14:10

3. Special Lecture 14:20-15:20

“Development of words and mind in bilingual children”   

KUTSUKI, Aya (Kobe Shoin Women’s University)

Break 15:20

4. Presentation 15:30-16:10

“Bilingual education for 1.5 and 2nd generations of Korean Americans”

MIYATAKE, Aiko (Hagoromo University of International Studies)

5. Post-graduate Presentation 16:10-16:45

“Language use in Japanese-Brazilian families and parents' expectations for their children's bilingual language acquisition”

SHIRAKAWA, Mineko (University of Canterbury)

6. Group discussion 16:55-17:25

7. Closing address 17:25                                                         NAMBA, Kazuhiko (Kyoto Sangyo 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 namba(a)cc.kyoto-su.ac.jp by Friday, May 13th 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”.