The 15th Research Roundtable for
Bilingualism as a First Language (BiL1)
Co-sponsored by Kwansei Gakuin University Sign Language Research Center
“Sign Language and Bilingualism ”
(I) Date: May. 21st. 2017 (Sun.) 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 12:30-12:45----- This meeting is for the members of BiL1.
“The 6th annual general meeting”
BiL1 secretariats: NAMBA, Kazuhiko HANAI, Rika BiL1 treasurer: ITAGAKI, Shizuka
M.C. IKARI, Yukio (Osaka City University)
1. Opening Address 12:50 YAMAMOTO, Masayo (Kwansei Gakuin University)
2. Plenary Lecture 13:00-13:45
“Bilingualism in Sign Language: Focusing on Bimodal Bilingualism”
TAIRA, Eiji (Kwansei Gakuin University)
Break 13:45
3. Special Lecture 13:55-14:40
“CODA, Sign Language, and Japanese Society: Focusing on Psychology of CODA”
NAKAJIMA, Takeshi (Osaka Prefectural Chuo School for the Deaf)
Q & A 14:40~15:10
Break 15:10
4. Presentation 15:20-16:00
“Biliteracy as a First Language”
TANIGUCHI, Joy (Shizuoka Eiwa Gakuin University)
16:00-16:40
“Acquisition Process of Japanese Sign Language as a Second Language by Hearing Adults”
SHIMOTANI, Natsuko (Kwansei Gakuin University)
Break 16:40
5. Post-graduate Presentation 16:50-17:25
“A Consideration of How the Meanings of Two Language are Stored in Chinese-Japanese Bilingual Metal Lexicon: Multivariate Analysis Based on Semantic Closeness Ranking Task”
LI, Min (Osaka City University)
6. Closing address 17:25 (MORI, Satomi (Rikkyo 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 tonamba(a)cc.kyoto-su.ac.jp by Friday, May 12th 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”.