The 24th Conference of the Southeastern Association of Teachers of
Japanese
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
March 21-22, 2009

The Southeastern Association of Teachers of Japanese (SEATJ) invites
submissions for papers to be presented at the 24th annual conference
on the campus of Wake Forest University on Saturday, March 21 –
Sunday, March 22, 2009.  The theme of the conference is the
application of theory to practice, and Dr. Junko Mori, Associate
Professor of Japanese at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, will
give the keynote lecture.  This conference aims to gather Japanese
teachers to exchange ideas and develop deeper understanding of current
research and pedagogy.  In addition to the keynote lecture and
presentations, there will be roundtable discussions for K-12 teachers
and for college-level teachers in order to encourage active
discussions and productive networking among participants.

Presenters will be given 40 minutes which includes 10 minutes for a
question and answer session.  Topics may include but are not limited
to Japanese language pedagogy, Japanese linguistics, Japanese culture,
Japanese literature, educational technology, and teaching
innovations.  Please email your submissions to takatay [at] wfu.edu by
January 15, 2009.  Include the following information.

1. Name, affiliation, position, and contact information of the presenter
2. Title of the presentation in English or Japanese
3. Abstract (approximately 500 words in English or 700 characters in
Japanese)
4. Request for equipment

Notification of acceptance will be sent via email by January 31.
Papers will be published on the conference website by May 31, 2009.

We look forward to welcoming you to Wake Forest University.

Yasuko Takata Rallings
Senior Lecturer in Japanese
Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
Wake Forest University
PO Box 7457
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
Phone: (336)758-1999 / Email: takatay [at] wfu.edu

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