Central Association of Teachers of Japanese CATJ29

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

 

The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are pleased to announce the 29th Conference of the Central Association of Teachers of Japanese (CATJ 29) on May 21-22, 2022. We invite proposals on topics related to Japanese language education (e.g., linguistics, second language acquisition, and pedagogical innovations, among others). We particularly encourage submissions relevant to the main theme: “Preparing for Post-Covid Japanese Language Education: Leveraging What We Learned.”

 

Presentation Details:

Presenters will have 20 minutes for their presentation followed by a 5-minute question and answer period. Presented papers will be published in the CATJ proceedings.

 

Submission Deadline:

January 17, 2022

 

Abstract Guidelines:

  • Submit your abstract in Word (.doc or .docx) or PDF (.pdf) format.
  • You may write your abstract in English (max. 300 words) or Japanese (max. 700 characters).
  • The file name should be “(Your first name) (Your last name)_abstract.docx (or .doc or .pdf).” Ex: If your name is John Reinartz, the file name should be JohnReinartz_abstract.docx or JohnReinartz_abstract.pdf
  • Your name should not appear in the abstract itself.
  • The abstract and the paper to be published in the Proceedings should be written in the same language as the one used in the presentation.
  • You may submit only one abstract as either a single or joint author.

 

CATJ29 Abstract Submission Form

 

If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to Misumi Sadler (sadlerm@illinois.edu). We look forward to virtually seeing you next spring!