This two-day symposium aims to bridge the gap between Southeast Asian (SEA) language educators and linguists specializing in pragmatics within SEA languages. The event will highlight the significance of pragmatics research for SEA language teaching, making this research accessible to SEA language teachers. Participants will receive training in contextual analysis of real-life texts and speech from various social settings, along with practical tools to apply pragmatics to enhance language teaching and classroom interactions. By attending, SEA language instructors will gain valuable insights into pragmatics and discover practical applications for their teaching practices.

Day 2 (October 26, 2024) is open to the public. 

PROGRAM/SCHEDULE

SUBJECT TO CHANGE

OCTOBER 25, 2024

8:30am – 9am: Registration

9am – 9:15am: Opening Remarks

• Juliana Wijaya, UCLA Asian Languages and Cultures; CSEAS Indonesian Studies Program Coordinator
• Stephen Acabado, Director of UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies

9:15am – 11am: Chinese Japanese Korean (CJK) Pragmatics Roundtable

• Hongyin Tao (UCLA)
• Junko Mori (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
• Mary Kim (University of Hawaii, Manoa)

11am – 11:15am: Coffee Break

11:15am – 12:45pm SEA Pragmatics Presentations I

• 11:15am – 12pm: Filipino: Naonori Nagaya (University of Tokyo)
• 12pm – 12:45pm: Indonesian: Dwi Noverini Djenar (University of Sydney)

12:45pm – 1:45pm: Lunch

1:45pm – 3:15pm SEA Pragmatics Presentations II

• 1:45pm – 2:30: Thai: Yingyot Kanchina (Mahidol University); Shoichi Iwasaki (UCLA)
• 2:30pm - 3:15pm: Vietnamese: Mayumi Adachi (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)

OCTOBER 26, 2024

8:30am – 9am: Registration

Co-presentations on linking pragmatics with SEA language instruction, with CJK linguists serving as discussants.

9am – 10:15am: Connecting Pragmatics to Vietnamese Language Teaching

• Vietnamese Pragmatics: Mayumi Adachi (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)
• Vietnamese Language Teaching: Hoa Le (Harvard University)
• Discussant: Hongyin Tao (UCLA)

10:15am – 10:30am: Coffee Break

10:30am – 11:45am: Connecting Pragmatics to Thai Language Teaching

• Thai Pragmatics: Yingyot Kanchina (Mahidol University)
• Thai Language Teaching: Jenjit Gasigitamrong (UCLA)
• Discussant: Shoichi Iwasaki (UCLA)

11:45am – 1pm: Lunch

1pm – 2:15pm: Connecting Pragmatics to Indonesian Language Teaching

• Indonesian Pragmatics: Dwi Noverini Djenar (University of Sydney)
• Indonesian Language Teaching: Juliana Wijaya (UCLA)
• Discussant: Mary Kim (University of Hawaii - Manoa)

2:15pm – 3:30pm: Connecting Pragmatics to Filipino Language Teaching

• Filipino Pragmatics: Naonori Nagaya (University of Tokyo)
• Filipino Language Teaching: Jayson Parba (University of Hawaii, Manoa)
• Discussant: Junko Mori (University of Wisconsin - Madison)

3:30pm – 4:15pm: Open Discussion

A forum for CJK linguists, SEA language teachers, and symposium participants to engage in dialogue about applying pragmatics to SEA language teaching

4:15pm – 4:30pm: Closing Remarks

• Shoichi Iwasaki, UCLA Asian Languages and Cultures

Sponsor(s): Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Asia Pacific Center, National Heritage Language Resource Center, Asian Languages & Cultures, UCLA Library