AAS/ATJ CONFERENCE.

Several of our former colleagues will be returning to Hawaii to attend the upcoming conference to be held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel, April 11-14, 1996: Hiroshi Miyaji, as President of ATJ; and Tim Vance, as editor of the Journal of ATJ. Peter Lee, Robert Russell and Jim Unger will also be in attendance as members on separate panels. Bob Borgen and Dick Rubinger may also be visiting Honolulu during the conference. Current members of our Department who will be presenting papers are: Haruko Cook, John DeFrancis, Bob Huey, Nobuko Ochner, and Arthur Thornhill; current and former graduate students, Yoko Okita and Ikuko Yuasa. Participating as discussants on a roundtable are Bart Mathias, Leon Serafim, and Sasha Vovin. The special ATJ Thursday Seminar scheduled for April 11 was organized by Haruko Cook, John Haig, Kyoko Hijirida, and Mildred Tahara.

KOREO-JAPONIC CIRCLE.

Thanks to Leon Serafim and Sasha Vovin, our Department proudly announces the establishment of this Circle dedicated mostly but not exclusively to the linguistic history and prehistory of the Korean peninsula and the Japanese islands. For those interested in participating, meetings are held at irregular intervals (usually Thursday evenings from 7:00) at various faculty and student homes, with a pot-luck pupu and beer gathering following the meeting. (Consideration is given to avoid conflicting with the Austronesian Circle meetings.)

OUR INSTRUCTORS may be language teachers first but a few of them are also doctoral students in various fields. In EALL (Japanese) are Andy Curry and Gladys Nakahara (both working on their dissertations); Janice Omura, Yumiko Tateyama, Shinichiro Yokomizo, and Keiko Yoshioka; and in EALL (Chinese) is Suzanne Zeng. Keiko Hirata is a student in Political Science; Terry Klafehn, Hiro Justin Ota and Seok Hoon You are in Linguistics; and Kimi Kondo is in Educational Foundation. Faculty who experience the classroom from the OTHER side are reminded of what it is like to be students and therefore, hopefully, are more understanding of the learners' struggle with new materials. We'll ask current students of these instructors about this.

CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS

David E. Ashworth--Development of a collaborative learning network model for language instruction involving computer-mediated communication.

Haruko M. Cook--Language socialization research, The "Nihonjijo" project with the National Language Institute of Japan.

Kyoko Hijirida--1) Continuing work on the development of "Hawaii Bunka Karuta [Hawai'i Cultural Cards]," with Hiroshi Kawakami; 2) Preparing a paper on "Portfolio Assessment for Teaching Japanese" to be presented at the Nihongo Kyoiku Gakkai Conference in Japan in May 1996.

Hsin-I Hsieh--1) Writing a paper on "The Convergence and Divergence of Form and Meaning: Is the Brain Purely Computational?" for a conference of the Development of Cognitive and Life Sciences, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan. 2) Revising a paper on "Compositional Cognitive Grammar: An Outline" which has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Contemporary Chinese Linguistics. 3) Working on a paper on "Diffusionism, Interactionism, and Dynamism: Language as a Window on Mind" for presentation at NACCL-8, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, in May 1996. 4) Completed two papers: "Form and Meaning: Their Distinction, Intersection, and Interplay" for a festschrift; and "A Taxonomy of Grammatical Interactions" for a conference proceedings.

Robert N. Huey--Shinkokinshû and related poetry activities.

Kazue Kanno--Longitudinal study on second language acquisition.

Kimi Kondo--Social and social-psychological factors associated with language maintenance among Nisei college students.

Chin-tang Lo--Continuing the revision of "A General Explanation of the Buddha Speaks of Amitabha Sutra."

Lucy B. Lower--1) Topics in the cultural politics of 1930s Japan; 2) Translating short fiction from Japan's last half-century.

David R. McCraw--Tang poetic sequences.

Nobuko M. Ochner--1) Japanese writers on Korea and Manchuria, 1900-1945; 2) Cultural stereotype in reader responses, a case of Japanese literature course in English translation.

Kakuko Shoji--Working on JPN 421 (Composition) materials, to create a more step-by-step text.

Ho-min Sohn--Preparing two papers: (1) "Evolution of address honorifics in Korean" for the Third Pacific and Asian Conference on Korean Studies to be held at the University of Sydney (July 1-4, 1996), and (2) "Grammaticalization in Korean" for the Eighth International Conference on Korean Linguistics to be held at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia (July 8-10, 1996).

Mildred M. Tahara--1) Fujiwara Teika (1162-1241): Image and Text; 2) classical court poetry of the 10th through 13th centuries.

Arthur H. Thornhill--Continuing research on the authorship of noh plays.

Alexander V. Vovin--1) A reference grammar of the language of Classical Japanese prose; 2) A reference grammar of Old Japanese; 3) Velars in Manchu.

Tao-chung Ted Yao--Continuing Integrated Chinese, a series of Chinese language textbooks.

Shinichiro Yokomizo--1) Drill contextualization; 2) Analysis on the use of omou/omotte-iru; 3) Error correction in the classroom of adult language learning; 4) Analysis on the similarities and differences among Community Language Learning, Learner-Centered Approach, Humanistic Approach, and Portfolio.

Dina R. Yoshimi--Work on a manuscript tentatively titled "Status, Expertise and Rapport: A Microanalysis of Japanese Graduate Education," funded by a UH Japan Studies Endowment Faculty Research Award and support from the Research Relations Fund.

PUBLICATIONS: BOOKS, ARTICLES AND REVIEWS

David E. Ashworth-- "Hypermedia in CALL," chapter in The Power of CALL, ed. by M. Pennington (Los Angeles: Athelstan Press, 1996).

Kazue Kanno--"Access to Universal Grammar in Second Language Acquisition: Data from the Interpretation of Null Arguments in Japanese," in Linguistics 34.2 (1996), 1-16.

"The Status of a Non-parametrized Principle in the L2 Initial State," in Language Acquisition: A Journal of Developmental Linguistics. (Forthcoming)

Chin-tang Lo-- "The Ancient Chinese Calligraphy of Oracle-bone Scripture," in Journal of Chinese Arts Association of San Francisco, No. 11-12, September 15 and November 15, 1995, pp. 5-7.

David R. McCraw--Book review, Word, Image, and Deed in the Life of Su Shi, by Ronald C. Eson (Cambridge, MA: Council on East Asian Studies, Harvard University, 1994, xix, 474 pp), in China Review International 2.2 (Fall 1995), 447-453.

Kakuko Shoji--Hawaii's Japanese American Soldiers [Hawai nikkei Beihei], one of three translators. Tokyo: Heibonsha, 1995. (A collection of memoirs of Japanese-American veterans of the 100th Battalion of the 442nd Regiment.)

Funerals in the World [Sekai no Kinyuji Sôgi, by Bishop Kodo Matsunami] tr. (Japan: Searchlight Center, 1995).

Ho-min Sohn-- Edited the monograph, Korean Language in America, Vol. 1. American Association of Teachers of Korean, December 1995. 325 pp.

Mildred M. Tahara-- "Teaching Literature to Undergraduate Students," Proceedings of the Association of Teachers of Japanese Mini-Conference, Georgetown University, April 8, 1995. (Forthcoming)

"The Selected Poems from the Goshûishû [The Later Collection of Gleanings, 1086] Compiled by Fujiwara Michitoshi (1047-1099)," in the Proceedings of the International Japanese-English Translation Conference, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, B.C., May 25-28, 1995. (Forthcoming)

Arthur H. Thornhill-- "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter: A Romance of Heian Japan," in Taketori monogatari (program published by the Kageboushi Theatrical Company), 1996, p. 22.

Alexander V. Vovin--Book review, Mongol Elements in Manchu by William Rozycki (Bloomington: Indiana University Mongolian Society, 1994), in Mongolian Studies, Vol. 18 (1995), pp. 147-149.

Tao-chung Ted Yao-- "Meikuo Chungwen tiennao fuchu chiaohsieh chienchieh" [A brief introduction to computer-assisted language learning for Chinese in U.S.A.], in The World of Chinese Language, 78 (December 1995), pp. 21-26.

Shinichiro Yokomizo-- "Doriru no Tetsujin" [Iron Chef of Drill Contextualization], in The Monthly Nihongo (Tokyo: ALC Press, Inc.) Vol. 7 (1995); to appear monthly.

"Ooraru Purochiibumento Intabyuu: Purofisienshii to Achiibumento Tougou no Kokoromi" [oral prochievement interview: integration of proficiency and achievement], in Nihongo Kyouiku, Vol. 88 (Tokyo: Nihongo Kyouiku Gakkai, March 1996).

"Komyunitii Rangeeji Raaningu" [Community language learning], in Nihongo Kyoujuhou Waakushoppu, eds. Kamada, O.; Kawaguchi, Y.; and Suzuki, M. (Tokyo: Bonjinsha, March 1996). Also in Gendai Eigo Kyoujuhou Souran, ed. Tazaki, K. (Tokyo: Taishuukan, December 1995), pp. 105-115.

"Role Play with Community Language Learning," with Tadashi Sakamoto, in Academia (Journal of the Nanzan Academic Society) Vol. 59 (October 1995), pp. 203-227.

PAPERS PRESENTED AT CONFERENCES

Haruko M. Cook-- "Listening as a part of socialization in Japanese elementary schools," at the American Association for Applied Linguistics, Washington, D.C., March 23-26, 1996. (Travel funded by URC award)

"Indexicality and Japanese addressee honorifics," in a panel entitled "Making sense of heterogeneity in Japanese and in sociolinguistic theory," at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies, Honolulu, April 11-14, 1996.

John DeFrancis-- "Chinese lexicography at the crossroads" in a panel on "Lexicography, Language Planning, and the Computerization of Chinese, Part 1" at the AAS meeting, Honolulu, April 11-14, 1996.

Kyoko Hijirida-- "Improving Japanese Language Teacher Proficiency: An Intensive Summer Study Program in Japan," (results of the Alternative Teacher Education Model, conducted by CTAPS of the EWC in 1994 and 1995) with Yasu-Hiko Tohsaku, of UC San Diego, and Merle Doi, of the East West Center, at the Teacher Preparation Session of the 29th Annual Meeting of ACTFL, Anaheim, California, November 18, 1995. (Travel funded by the East West Center)

Robert N. Huey-- "Minamoto Ienaga's view of the Shinkokin era" in a panel on "The Conditions of Poetic Production and the Japanese Tradition" at the AAS meeting, Honolulu, April 11-14, 1996.

Kimi Kondo-- "Language and needs for affiliation and achievement: Comparative study of English-Japanese bilingual and English monolingual nisei students in today's Hawaii," at the Comparative and International Education Society Western Regional Conference, University of Hawaii at Manoa, January 3-5, 1996.

Ying-che Li-- "A Chinese authoring system on the SUN," at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) annual meeting, Anaheim, California, November 18-20, 1995.

Lucy B. Lower-- "Mortality, meaning, and the cycle of the seasons," at the Pacific Basin International Popular Culture Conference, sponsored by the American Culture Association and the Popular Culture Association, Honolulu, January 8, 1996.

Yau-woon Ma-- "The Notorious Ming Dynasty Prime Minister Yan Sung in Fiction and Drama," at the International Conference on the Studies of Ming History, Hong Kong, December 13-16, 1995.

Nobuko M. Ochner-- "Beyond stereotype: Teaching Japanese culture through literature," at the ATJ Seminar, held in conjunction with the AAS annual meeting, Honolulu, April 11-14, 1996.

Arthur H. Thornhill-- "The wildwood gate: Dialectical style in Nonomiya," at the AAS annual meeting, Honolulu, April 11-14, 1996.

Shinichiro Yokomizo-- "Video Portfolio Assessment and OPI," with H. Vink-Kazama, at the NCSTJ-Sponsored Sessions, ACTFL Annual Meeting, Anaheim, California, November 20, 1995.

"Eraa Korekushon: Komyunitii Rangeeji Raaningu no Ouyou" [Error Correction: Application of Community Language Learning], at the Spring Conference of the Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language, Tsukuba University, May 26, 1996.

Dina R. Yoshimi-- "The effect of error correction on the development of L2 pragmatic competence," at the 10th Annual International Conference on Pragmatics and Language Learning, Urbana, Illinois, March 23, 1996. (Travel partially funded by a URC award)

"Framing responsibility in Japanese conversation: Evidentiality and affect," at the Annual Meeting of the AAAL, Chicago, Illinois, March 26, 1996.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

David E. Ashworth is Acting Director of the Language Telecommunications Resource and Learning Center this academic year. He attended the annual CIBER (Centers for International Business Education and Research) meeting, UCLA, February 16, 17, 1996. He was the Director of the Planning Session on the use of information technology in CIBERs for business language instruction and research.

Joel R. Cohn was elected to serve a three-year term (1996-1998) in the Delegate Assembly of the MLA (Modern Language Association of America) as a representative for less-commonly taught languages.

Haruko M. Cook attended the ATJ Board meeting, Santa Monica, California, October 21, 1995. She later presented a lecture on the Japanese language at the Seventh Annual Language and Culture Seminar hosted by the Center for Asia-Pacific Exchange (CAPE), Honolulu, November 18, 1995. She served as a discussant for a panel entitled "Modern Japan" at the SHAPS Eighth Graduate Students Conference, UHM, March 11-15, 1995. Professor Cook was most recently the program chair for the ATJ Thursday Seminar held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the AAS, Honolulu, April 11, 1996.

Stephen Fleming chaired a panel at the Annual Conference of ACTFL, Anaheim, California, November 17-20, 1995. He later attended the Conference on Foreign Language and Culture for Business and Economics, UCLA, February 16-17, 1996, as a representative of the Center for International Business Education and Research of the College of Business Administration, UHM.

Kyoko Hijirida was invited to conduct three workshops on "Portfolio Assessment" at the Fall Conference of the Professional Development for Japanese Teachers Program, Austin, Texas, October 27-29, 1996. This program was sponsored by the Professional Development for Japanese Teachers of Texas (PDJT) of the Center for Asian Studies in collaboration with the College of Education, both of the University of Texas-Austin, and funded by the U.S. Japan Foundation of New York. Professor Hijirida was recently appointed as co-chair (with Professor Austin Dias) of the Teacher Education Committee for Hawai'ian and Foreign Languages, University of Hawaii, 1995-96.

Hsin-I Hsieh is reviewing an article submitted to the Journal of Contemporary Chinese Linguistics.

Lucy B. Lower is organizing the Japanese film series for Spring and Fall 1996, sponsored by the Japan-American Society of Hawaii and the Center for Japanese Studies, SHAPS. She make an academic presentation on "Early 20th Century Japanese Film" for the Taisho Conference, sponsored by UHM, the Center for Japanese Studies, and the Northeast Asia Council of the AAS, in Kahului, Maui, November 3, 1995.

Yau-woon Ma presented a public lecture on "Lord Pao in Fiction" for the Louis Cha Lecture Series, University of Hong Kong, October 1995. He later presented a paper on "The Notorious Ming Dynasty Prime Minister Yan Sung in Fiction and Drama" at the International Conference on the Studies of Ming History, Hong Kong, December 13-16, 1995.

Nobuko M. Ochner was a manuscript reader for Monumenta Nipponica, February 1996. She is presently serving as (1) an editorial board member of the SHAPS Library of Translations, (2) a member of the LLL Curriculum Committee, and (3) a member of an M.A. thesis committee in Art History, 1995-96. She made a presentation on "The Japanese Bibliography Course: Everything You Wanted to Know, or Say, But Were Afraid to ...." with Joel Cohn, EALL No-Brown-Bag Seminar, October 26, 1995.

Kakuko Shoji is presently serving as a member of the Mombusho Scholarship Committee, for both undergraduate and graduate students.

Ho-min Sohn continues to supervise and coordinate the Korean language textbook development project. Preliminary versions of two collaborative textbooks have been drafted under Professor Sohn's coordinatorship: (a) Selected Readings in Korean, and (b) Readings in Modern Korean Literature. These textbooks will be field-tested at the University of Hawaii in the fall of 1996. As President of the American Association of Teachers of Korean (AATK), Professor Sohn attended the meeting of the 1996 conference organizing committee in Los Angeles, January 22-23, 1996. (The Conference will be held in Los Angeles, July 19-23, 1996.) Following that meeting, he attended a Korean language textbook development liaison meeting, also in Los Angeles, January 24-25. From there, he crossed the continent to Washington, D.C., to attend the first national conference of the National Council of Organizations of Less Commonly Taught Languages, January 26-27. He served as discussion leader for the panel on curriculum reform.

Mildred M. Tahara is a board member of the College of Arts and Sciences Alumni Association, 1995-. She served on the selection committee for two ATJ panels, held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the ATJ, Honolulu, April 11-15, 1996.

Alexander V. Vovin is continuing as a member of the editorial board of Diachronica. He recently served on a doctoral committee in Linguistics. He is chair of a round table on "Reconstructing Japanese Prehistory: New Advances in Linguistics and Anthropology" at the AAS meeting, Honolulu, April 11-14, 1996.

Tao-chung Ted Yao is serving as Chair of the College Board/ETS Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) II Chinese Committee, and as Editor of the Newsletter of the Chinese Language Teachers Association. As Chair of the SAT II Chinese Committee, he traveled to San Francisco, February 22-24, 1996, for a meeting of the committee. He was invited to visit the Department of EALL at the University of Colorado to observe and evaluate their Chinese language program, February 25-27, 1996. Prior to these, as a committee member, Professor Yao attended an ACTFL Chinese Guidelines Translation Project meeting, Orange County, California, February 9-11, 1996.

Ming Bao Yue conducted research on overseas Chinese in Germany for a paper to be presented at a conference in Finland, at the Hamburg Archives, Germany, March 1996.

Suzanne Zeng was an interpretor and workshop presenter at two conferences in Novosibirsk, Siberia: (1) The First Chinese Conference of Nobosibirsk, March 23-25, 1996, and (2) Conference on Women's Roles, March 30-31, 1996.

ONGOING DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES:

This year Alexander Vovin is once again the organizer of the Department's EALL East Asia Brownbag Seminar. Four presentations made to date are:

Roundtable on "Linguistic situation on the Korean peninsula and the Japanese islands in the first centuries CE" by Leon Serafim and Sasha Vovin.

"Improving Japanese language teacher proficiency: A one-month immersion in Japan" by Kyoko Hijirida and Merle Doi.

"Writing in second language acquisition" by Thomas Hilgers and Jean Toyama.

"Wanted by the FBI: FBI recruiting seminar" by Kai Wong.

PUBLIC LECTURES by candidates for our Korean Literature position:

Dr. Yung-Hee Kim, "In Search of Authentic Self: Lives and Works of Early Korean Feminist Writers, Na Hye-sok and Kim Won-ju" Wednesday, April 10, 1996, 3:00 p.m., CKS Auditorium