Conferences

2007

On May 5, 2007 I was in Glasgow, Scotland to present a paper on "A Global Curriculum Made in Hollywood: The New Lingua Franca in Education" for the International Cultural Research Network (ICRN). I enjoyed meeting many new friends at this conference, and was able to record some of the presentations. Here are the Flash presentations for our keynote presentation by Professor Brian Boyd (1) (2) and (3), as well as presentations by Professors Ross Deuchar and Henry Maitles (1) (2) and (3) , Maria Parker and Brenda Imber (1) (2) and (3) , Josephine Pallard and Valeria Palladino (1) (2) and (3) and a discussion of the problems of the "new student" (1) (2) and (3). The conference program can be found here in pdf format.

 

2006

I began my conference year with a presentation at MICELT in Melaka, Malaysia on May 9. The title of my presentation was "The Socio-Economic Implications of Accent in Britain: Business English, and Why Scouse is for Losers".

In May I attended the first Power of Language conference in Bangkok, Thailand and presented a paper on "Gairaigo" .

July found me in Ireland, where I chaired a workshop on "Hollywood's Accommodation of Accented English and Spurious Foreign Characters" at the 16th Annual Sociolinguistics conference at the University of Limerick. On July 8 I presented a paper on "The Language of Yellowface - Hollywood's Interpretation of the Asian Speaker".

From October 6-8 I attended the ATOM conference in Brisbane, Australia. I presented a paper on "Vodcasting, Video Streaming, and Young People: The Power to Change Global Entertainment and Education". I also recorded a number of sessions. You can watch the wonderful keynote presentation by Dr. Ito Mizuko, an excellent presentation by Dr. Axel Bruns, or the presentations by Distinguished Professor John Hartley and Dr. Karen Brooks from the final panel discussion. There are also truncated videos of the presentations by Neil Anderson and Dr. Cushla Kapitzke. (For those of you with problems viewing streaming video behind firewalls, I also have Flash versions of the presentations available. Here are the Flash presentations for Dr. Ito Mizuko (1) and (2) , Dr. Axel Bruns (1) and (2), Dr. Karen Brooks and Distinguished Professor John Hartley.)

My final presentation in 2006 was a plenary speech for the 5th AsiaCall conference at the Universiti Putra Malaysia. On November 27 I spoke about "Redefining the Language Classroom: Content Creation, Vodcasting, and the iPod Environment".

 

2005

I began 2005 by presenting a paper on "Setting New Boundaries Within Old Walls: Pedagogical Implications and Demonstration of Internet-Managed Student Evaluation Using PHP and MysQL" at the ICSEI (International Congress on School Effectiveness and Improvement) conference in Barcelona, Spain.

In April I presented two papers at the MICOLLAC conference in Malaysia. The title of the first paper was "Oriental English: Stereotypes Ascribed to Asian Speakers of English". The second paper was on "Construction of Identities in British English: Evidence and Examples from British Television".

In June I travelled to Basel, Switzerland to present a paper at the SAUTE (Swiss Association of University Teachers of English) conference on "Cultures in Contact: Language Stereotypes Ascribed to Asian Speakers of English by Hollywood". My presentation here was warmly received and acquainted me with the work being done by Lukas Bleichenbacher and Marta Inigo, whom I will be collaborating with for a panel at the Sociolingistics Symposium 16 in Limerick, Ireland in 2006.

In November I presented a paper at the AsiaCall conference in Korea on "Media Moodle: Using Multimedia in the Online Language Classroom" and at the Solls.INTEC 2005 Conference in Malaysia on "Future Realities: The Worlds of Star Trek Voyager".

2004

During 2004 I presented papers at three international conferences. I first attended the National Chung Cheng University International Conference on English Instruction and Assessment from 24-25 April. The conference was held in Chiayi, Taiwan. The paper I presented was entitled "Techniques for Optimum Use of Multimedia-Based Testing and Instruction on the Internet".

The second conference I attended in 2004 was the 5th Malaysia International Conference on English Language Teaching (MICELT) in Melaka, Malaysia. Conference dates were May 10-12. The paper I presented was entitled "Australian English as an Alien Language".

The third conference I attended in 2004 was also held in Malaysia. The 3rd Asia CALL conference was held in Penang from November 24-25. My paper was entitled "The Evolution of Multimedia Material".

2003

I presented papers at two international conferences in 2003. The first conference I attended in 2003 was the ICSEI (International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement) held in Sydney, Australia in January. I presented two papers at this conference. The title of my first paper was "Learning from Hollywood: Motivation Strategies in the Classroom as Seen Through the Camera's Lens", and the second paper was entitled "Motivation Theories Applied to Learning from an Autistic Perspective".

The second conference I attended in 2003 was the 3rd Malaysia International Conference on Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (MICOLLAC) during the month of September. My paper was entitled "The Use of Language in Advertisements of the Hawaiian Pineapple Company from 1908 to 1959".

2002

In 2002 I attended the 4th Malaysia International Conference on English Language Teaching (MICELT) conference in Malaysia during May. The title of my paper was "Motivation Theories: Lessons from 'To Sir, with Love' and 'Stand and Deliver'".

2001

In 2001 I attended the 2nd Malaysia International Conference on Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (MICOLLAC) in April. I presented two papers at this conference. My first paper was entitled "Building Virtual Language Communities with the Assistance of Streaming Video Technology", and the second paper was entitled "Learning from Hawaiian Culture: Interactive Multimedia Lessons for Students and Teachers".

2000

In June of 2000 I attended the JALT CALL conference in Japan to present my paper on "Real-Time Delivery of Student Grades Over the Internet".

1995

I joined my first international conference since completing my Ph.D. in May 1995. At the 40th International Conference on Far Eastern Studies in Tokyo I presented a paper on "The Breakdown of Monetary Order: Japan On and Off the Gold Standard and Attempts to Return During the 1920s".

1984

While on a Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship in Tokyo prior to departing for Ph.D. work at Princeton I attended the 29th International Conference of Far Eastern Studies. At this conference I presented a paper entitled "Matsukata Masayoshi and the Creation of Financial Stability in Meiji Japan".