The Association of Teachers of Japanese (ATJ) 2010 Seminar

The Association of Teachers of Japanese (ATJ) 2010 Seminar will take place at the Marriott Hotel in Philadelphia, PA, on Thursday, March 25, 2010, in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS). The Seminar will feature a full day of concurrent sessions with presentations on various aspects of Japanese language and literature.

ATJ invites proposals for individual papers and panels. A proposal must be in one of the following areas: (1) linguistics, (2) literature, (3) pedagogy, or (4) second language acquisition. ATJ also welcomes session proposals from the ATJ Special Interest Groups (SIGs). Individual papers are 20 minutes long with an additional 5 minutes for discussion. Organized panels are 100 minutes long and are limited to four active participants (four paper presenters, or three presenters with one discussant). An abstract for an individual paper should be no more than 300 words in English or 700 characters in Japanese. For organized panels, a maximum 300-word or 700-character abstract is required from each participant, in addition to a maximum 300-word or 700-character abstract for the panel itself. The submission deadline is Saturday, October 31, 2009.

Individuals may submit only ONE proposal, as presenters, co-presenters, or panel members. This includes participation in SIG panels and presentations.

Abstracts should be submitted online using the forms below . Only ATJ members may submit proposals; if your membership is not up to date, you will be contacted by the ATJ office and asked to renew. Questions regarding submission should be addressed to Prof. Motoko Tabuse, Seminar Committee Chair, at mtabuse@emich.edu For technical support, contact atj@colorado.edu .