Invitation to take part in talks given at the 55th Annual Aoyama Gakuin University English Literary Society’s Conference

Although this is not an official SIG event, we would like to invite you (in the interest of lifelong learning) to participate in the 55th Annual Aoyama Gakuin University English Literary Society’s Conference 第55回 青山学院大学英文学会大. It will be entirely online this year. You can request the link to the event at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSckBh31L_wdaOhCAK6C1RS9oY3YquKS... .

The full program of the event is attached.

Apologies for the last-minute notice. It will take place on December 10th, from 9:00 to 16:30.

There will be talks in the morning that may be particularly interesting to you delivered by graduation thesis students, as well as MA and PhD students. One is on refugee issues in Japan, another is on the MeToo Movement in Japan and China, a third is on Gender Discrimination Embedded in Language, and a fourth talk will focus on comparing high school English textbooks in Japan and France. See details of the talks offered in the afternoon by perusing the program.

9:15～9:55
Speaker: Shiho Sugito (4th year student)
Topic: Understanding the Refugee Problem in Japan through the Lens of Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC)

9:15～9:55
Speaker: 横関 Mokuren（1st year doctoral student）
Topic: A Comparative Study of High School English Textbooks between Japan and France

10:00～10:40
Speaker: Qing Guan(管青)（学部４年）
Topic: How Does Social Media Activism Affect Society? The Impact of “Me, too” Movement in Japan and China

10:45～11:25
Speaker：Maria Elliott（1st year MA student）
Topic：Gender Discrimination Embedded in Language: Gender Ideology Shift Seen Through U.S. Sitcoms (Friendsand Brooklyn Nine-Nine)

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開会式9:00～9:10 Meeting Room 1

開会の辞：小野寺典子教授（英文学会会長）

懸賞論文受賞者表彰

学生研究発表9:15～11:25Meeting Room 1& 2

Meeting Room 1

【発表１】コミュニケーション

9:15～9:55

アドバイザー：JosephV. Dias教授

Peter J. Robinson教授

司会：長谷川雄大（博士前期課程２年）

発表：Shiho Sugito (4th year student)

題目：Understanding the Refugee Problem in Japan through the Lens of Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC)

【発表2】コミュニケーション

10:00～10:40

アドバイザー：Andrew N. Reimann教授

大川道代准教授

司会：長谷川雄大（博士前期課程２年）

発表：Qing Guan(管青)（学部４年）

題目：How Does Social Media Activism Affect Society? The Impact of “Me, too” Movement in Japan and China 2

【発表3】コミュニケーション

10:45～11:25

アドバイザー：Thomas W. Dabbs教授

Joseph V. Dias教授

司会：長谷川雄大（博士前期課程２年）

発表：Maria Elliott（1st year MA student）

題目：Gender Discrimination Embedded in Language: Gender Ideology Shift Seen Through U.S. Sitcoms (Friendsand Brooklyn Nine-Nine)

Meeting Room 2

【発表1】英語教育学

9:15～9:55

アドバイザー：Allen玉井光江教授

Andrew N. Reimann 教授

司会：塚原麻衣（博士後期課程４年）

発表：横関木蘭（1st year doctoral student）

題目：A Comparative Study of High School English Textbooks between Japan and France