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Welcome
Following five previous conferences (Portugal, 2005; Scotland, 2006; Japan,
2007; Sri Lanka, 2008, Greece, 2009), Association of ICTATLL (ICT for Analysis,
Learning, and Teaching of Languages) will hold its 6th international conference
in Kyoto, Japan from the 21st to 23rd, September, 2010. The conference
theme is “Application of Corpus and ICT for Language Studies and Teaching.”
Former ICTATLL publications are available from here.
Our keynote speakers are Dr Yukio Tono (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies,
Japan) and Dr George Weir (University of Strathclyde, UK), and more than
twenty presentations from six countries and areas are scheduled.
It is a great pleasure for us to invite you to Kyoto, the ancient imeperial
capital of Japan and one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The ICTATLL
2010 Conference will be a good opportunity for researchers and teachers
in the fields of language education and information technology to share
their findings, discuss possibilities, and exchange ideas.
Important Dates (As of 13rd September)
30, April: Deadline for abstract submission
10, May: Notification of acceptance/rejection
20, June: Deadline for full paper submission
20, June: Deadline for registration and payment for presenters
26. July: Feedback on the submitted papers
15, August: Deadline for revised full paper submission
20, August: Deadline for registration and advanced payment for participants
21-23, September: Conference
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Now registration is open. Please register from the link.
Venue
The 6th ICTATLL International Conference
Date: 21-23, September, 2010
Venue: Kyoto Campus Plaza
 Access to the venue
 
Address: 939 Higashi-Shiokoji-Cho, Nisino-Toin-Dori Shiokoji Sagaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto Japan (Google Map)
Kyoto Campus Plaza is 5 mins walk from Japan Railway (JR) Kyoto Station.
From Kansai International Airport (KIX) to JR Kyoto Station, 80 mins by an airport shuttle bus or 75 mins
by Haruka Express Train.
From JR Tokyo Station to JR Kyoto Station: 140 mins by Shinkansen super-express train.
Accommodation
Please book the hotel by yourself.
The hotels below are located within a 5-minutes walk from the conference
venue.
Hotel Granvia Kyoto
Rihga Royal Kyoto
New Miyako Hotel
APA Hotel Kyoto Ekimae
APA Hotel Kyoto EKi Horikawa Dori
Kyoto Shin Hankyu Hotel
Kyoto Tower Hotel
Kyoto Tower Hotel Annex
Hotel Sanoya (Japanese Style Ryokan)
You can also find a variety of other hotels.
Others
As the conference is scheduled to take place during a Japanese holiday
week, we strongly recommend that you book your hotel AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
We regret that the conference organizers cannot help with hotel bookings.
Also, please note that if require an entry visa to Japan, you will have to report the name of your hotel when applying for your visa.
Program
Tentative Program (As of 13/September/2010)
DAY 1 & 2
Conference
TENTATIVE
| DAY 1 |
*** |
Conf. Room 1 |
Conf. Room 2 |
| 930 |
1000 |
Registration |
******** |
| 1000 |
1010 |
Opening |
******** |
| 1020 |
1050 |
Chujo |
Chang |
| 1100 |
1130 |
Shimizu |
Yang |
| 1140 |
1210 |
Ng |
Pan |
| 1330 |
1400 |
Jin & Gong |
Churam |
| 1410 |
1440 |
Ishikawa_S |
Matsushita |
| 1450 |
1520 |
Milton |
Uemura |
| 1540 |
1710 |
Keynote Lecture 1: Tono |
******** |
| DAY 2 |
*** |
*** |
*** |
| 930 |
1000 |
Registration |
******** |
| 1000 |
1030 |
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Chou |
| 1040 |
1110 |
Stylianou |
Nakamura |
| 1120 |
1150 |
Inoue |
Raksasab |
| 1330 |
1400 |
Weir |
Kotani |
| 1410 |
1440 |
Ishikawa_Y |
Miyazaki |
| 1450 |
1520 |
Iwasaki |
Oyama |
| 1540 |
1710 |
Keynote Lecture 2: Weir |
******** |
| 1710 |
1720 |
Closing |
******** |
Keynote Lectures
Dr. Yukio Tono "Learner corpus research: some recent trends"
Dr. Yukio Tono is a professor at Graduate School of Area and Culture Studies,
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. He received his Ph.D. in Corpus Linguistics
from Lancaster University, UK. His primary research interest is second
language vocabulary acquisition, corpus-based analysis of learner language,
corpus applications for ELT. He is also well-known as an instructor for
the popular TV English conversation program in Japan, called "100-Go
de Start Eikaiwa."See his books.
Dr. George Weir "How should we use textual analysis tools?"
Dr. George Weir studied philosophy as an undergraduate at Glasgow University and as a postgraduate at Edinburgh University. He studied BITS at Strathclyde University before becoming a postdoctoral researcher in Computer Science, subsequently was appointed as a lecturer at the Faulty of Computer and Information Sciences of University of Strathclyde. He is interested in cybercrime, digital forensics and network security, human-computer interaction, especially interfaces to complex systems, internet-based information systems. Other interests include second-language support, the use of computer-based textual analysis as a basis for readability assessment and support for Second Language Learning of English, and e-learning. See his books.
Sessions
| 1 |
Corpus & Linguistics 1 (ESP, Learner Corpus) |
| 2 |
Language Policy and Language Education System |
| 3 |
Language Education and Evaluation |
| 4 |
Corpus & Linguistics 2 (Textual Analysis, Grammar) |
| 5 |
Application of ICT/CALL |
Presentation
| Presenters (ABC order) |
Affiliation |
Title |
| Chang, Hsiao-Chi |
University of California, Davis
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Implementation of language policy in Taiwan: The case study of recognizing Chinese character course |
| Chou, Chiou-hui Joyce |
National Hsinchu University of Education
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A preliminary study of Webquest in an EFL class |
| Chujo, Kiyomi |
Nihon University |
Evaluating statistically-extracted domain-specific word lists |
| Churam, Praneet |
Khon Kaen University
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A functional analysis of the discourse ability of 4th year English major students of Khon Kaen university |
| Inoue, Satoshi |
Kobe University |
Usage of perceptual verbs: A study based on the British National Corpus |
| Ishikawa, Shin |
Kobe University |
Modality expression in interlanguage: A study based on learner corpus |
| Ishikawa, Yuka |
Nagoya Institute of Technology |
A corpus study on English registers |
| Iwasaki, Hirokazu |
Tsukuba University |
Three types of movie scripts: Lexical diversity and their use for teaching abstract ideas |
| Jin, Hui & Gong, Peng |
Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Science
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The use of first person pronouns by native english writers and Chinese
writers in academic writing |
| Kotani, Katsunori |
Kansai Gaidai University |
Validation of a reading speed test for Japanese learners of English as a foreign language |
| Matsushita, Hitokazu |
Brigham Young University |
Japanese elicited imitation: ASR-based oral proficiency test and optimal item creation |
| Milton, John |
The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology |
A case study of a corpus-based, IT-enabled approach to improving English proficiency |
| Miyazaki, Yoshinori |
Shizuoka University |
Development of web application supporting to write technical documents in English using corpora |
| Nakamua, Tomoko |
Hiroshima International University |
Tutorial CALL for Low Proficiency EFL Learners |
| Ng, Serene S H |
Huazhong Normal University
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Using corpus to investigate the lexicon variants of Singapore mandarin |
| Oyama, Hiromi |
Nara Institute of Science and Technology
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Automatic error detection method for Japanese case particles in Japanese language learners’ writing |
| Pan, Jichun |
Northwestern Polytechnical University
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The treatment of the oral English errors in the EFT classroom |
| Raksasab, Kamollada |
Khon Kaen University
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Using CALLl to develop english minor students’ idiomatic expressions from
“Friends” series |
| Shimizu, Makoto |
Tokyo University of Science |
Collocations in physical chemistry papers |
| Stylianou, Despina |
City College of New York |
Discourse analysis in mathematics teaching: from theories of discourse to computational approaches |
| Uemura, Toshihiko |
University of Nagasaki |
Assessing English proficiency of Japanese university students: Before and after the first year university English |
| Villarejo, Mireia Farrs Luis |
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
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Automatic evaluation of continuous assessment tests [Paper only] |
| Weir, George |
University of Strathclyde
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Playing textual analysis as music |
| Yang, Huiying |
Northwestern Polytechnical University
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A discussion of english learning and teaching in China |
DAY 3
Half a day sightseeing in Kyoto (optional)
13:00 Gathering at the Conference Venue and moving to the bus stop
1330 Leaving Kyoto Station
Visiting Kinkakuji and Kiyomizu Dera.
The participants who have paid the fee for "regular participation"
can join the tour at free of charge. Advance booking is needed.
Registration
All presenters/ participants should register online and settle the registration
fees as follows:
Conference fee:
| Type of Participation |
Regular Participation |
Auditor Participation |
| Type of Payment |
Advanced payment |
Onsite Payment |
Advanced Payment |
Onsite Payment |
| Fee |
JPY 30,000 |
JPY 35,000 |
JPY 8000 |
JPY8000 |
| Deadline for payment |
20th June (for presenters)
20th August (for participants) |
Conference days |
20th August |
Conference days |
| Payment Method |
Credit Card/ Paypal |
Cash (JPY only) |
Credit Card/ Paypal |
Cash (JPY only) |
| Participants Type |
Presenters/ Participants |
Participants |
Participants who need to obtain entry visas |
Participants |
Currency conversion
JPY 30000 in US$
JPY 30000 in Euro
JPY 30000 in RMB
How to pay the fee?
When you complete the online registration, you will receive an e-mail invoice,
which tells you how to pay the fee. If you are a presenter, you need to
settle the required fee by the 20th June.
If you live in Japan, you can directly send the fee to the postal bank
account, which is informed in the invoice.
If you live abroad, you can pay with your credit cards through the PAYPAL. This is a safe transaction system and that is now used internationally.
Your need not inform us of your credit card number and you do not require
a Paypal account.
The organizers will apply a no-refund policy. If you do not appear at
the conference, we will send a conference pack to your registered address
after the conference..
Please note that if you require an entry visa to Japan, you should complete
your payment before applying for your visa.
New! (2010/05/22)
In some countries, you cannot send the money through Paypal. If your country
is NOT included in the list shown here , please contact the committee. You could choose the direct remittance to the Japan Post Bank as an alternative
option. As the direct remittance takes long, you had better contact the
committee asap if you need a visa.
Regular Participation Fee includes:
+ Admission to all sessions and key note lectures
+ A printed copy of the Conference Program and Abstracts
+ Conference Book
+ Conference CD
+ Conference materials (notebooks, pen, tourism information package)
+ 2 Tea breaks (Day 1, Day 2)
+ 1 lunch (Day 2)
+ 1 Conference Dinner (Day 1)
+ An attendance certificate
+ A receipt for the conference fee
All the presenters (ie. the first authors of the abstracts) need to pay
the regular participation fee.
Auditor Participation Fee includes:
+ Admission to all sessions and key note lectures
+ A printed copy of the Conference Program and Abstracts
+ Conference Book
+ 2 Tea breaks (Day 1, Day 2)
+ A receipt for the conference fee
Day 3 tour is not included in the conference fee. You can join half a day
Kyoto sightseeing tour by paying extra money on site (Approx. 6000 JPY).
Or you can arrange your trip by yourself.
VISA
First, please look at the list of the countries that have the visa exemption agreement with Japan. If your country is
included in the list, you usually do not need to apply for an entry visa
to Japan.
If your country is not included in the list, you need to obtain a short-term
stay visa ("tanki-shouyou visa" in Japanese) from the embassy
of Japan in your country.
Read carefully the Japanese visa guide provided by the ministry of foreign affairs.
After finishing online registration and paying the conference fee, you immediately need to fill out the form and send it as an attachment to the organizing committee. We will prepare needed documents and send them back to you. The conference organizers cannot prepare the visa documents for participants
who choose onsite payments.
| What you prepapre |
What we prepare |
1. Passport
2. Visa application
3. Photo
4. Confirmation slip/certificate, etc. of boarding tickets for an airplane
or a vessel
(This may not be needed. Ask the embassy in your country.)
5. Certificate of employment
6. Documents to prove ability to pay for travel expenses
7. Travel requisition by employer
8. Letter of mission
PLUS
the documents we prepared:
1' Letter of reason for invitation
2' Schedule of stay
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1. Letter of reason for invitation
2. Schedule of stay
We will send these documents to you, which you have to submit to the embassy
as well as the documents you prepared
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Please be informed that it is the embassy of Japan in your country that makes a decision on issuing a visa. Usually the procedure takes considerably long, so you need to begin the procedure as soon as possible.
Committee
ICTATLL 2010 Organizing committee
Chair
Shin Ishikawa (Kobe University)
Academic Adviser
George Weir (University of Strathclyde, UK)
Toshiaki Ozasa (Fukuyama Heisei University)
ICTATLL 2010 Scientific committee
Laurence Anthony (Waseda University)
Yoichiro Hasebe (Doshisha University)
Shin Ishikawa (Kobe University)
Yuka Ishikawa (Nagoya Institute of Technology)
Jae-ho Lee (Japan Foundation)
Yoshinori Miyazaki (Shizuoka University)
Minoru Moriguchi (Hiroshima International University)
Tomoko Nakamura (Hiroshima International University)
Kazunori Nozawa (Ritsumeikan University)
Naoki Otani (Saitama University)
James Ronald (Hiroshima Shudo University)
Katsuo Tamaoka (Nagoya University)
Shosaku Tanaka (Ritsumeikan University)
Toshihiko Uemura (University of Nagasaki)
George Weir (University of Strathclyde, UK)
Call for Papers
Abstract submission period ended. Thank you for many submissions.
Following five previous conferences (Portugal, 2005; Scotland, 2006;
Japan, 2007; Sri Lanka, 2008, Greece, 2009), submissions are invited for
ICTATLL 2010 International Conference, Kyoto, Japan. We welcome contributions
dealing with all research areas including, but not limited to, applications
of corpus linguistics and ICT for language analysis and teaching. Contributions
reporting practical experience or theoretical perspectives are also invited.
20 minutes will be given for a presentation and 10 minutes for discussion.
The working language of the conference is English.
Abstracts should not exceed 400 words. They should be prepared using
an abstract submission form available from http://language.sakura.ne.jp/s/abstract.doc and submitted electronically to the organizing committee as an e-mail attachment between April 10 and April 30, 2010.
Authors of accepted abstracts will be asked to submit full papers by
30 June. All papers selected through anonymous peer-review procedure will
be included in a book published by University of Strathclyde, UK (Former
ICTATLL publications are available from here).
Paper Submission
Paper submission period ended. Thank you for many submissions.
Authors of accepted abstracts need to submit full papers, as an r-mail
attachment, to the scientific committee by the 20th June, 2010.
All papers selected through a process of anonymous peer-review will be
included in a book published by the University of Strathclyde, UK.
The length of your paper should be from 8 to 12 pages.
All paper submissions must use the ICTATLL2010 template.
(2010/07/25)
To those whose papers have been accepted
See the checklist for revision
Please send the final cameraready version by the 15th August.
Contact
ICTATLL2010 Conference Organizing Committee
Dr Shin Ishikawa
School of Languages and Communication, Kobe University, Japan
iskwshin@gmail.com
1-2-1, Tsurukabuto, Nada-ku, Kobe, Japan
Link to the website of Ishikawa Lab
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