LINGUIST List 9.555

Fri Apr 10 1998

Confs: Literacy and Writing Systems in Asia

Editor for this issue: Anita Huang <anitalinguistlist.org>

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1. kyu tae jung, Symposium on Literacy and Writing Systems in Asia:

	The Center for Advanced Study
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Announces 

	Symposium on Literacy and Writing Systems in Asia:
Commemorating the 600th Anniversary of King Sejong of Korea

May 1 - 2, 1998
Illini Union
1401 West Green Street
Urbana
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

There is no registration fee, but space is limited so early registration
is recommended. Please include your name, institutional affiliation,
address, phone number, and email address.

Jackie R. Jenkins
Administrative Secretary
912 W. Illinois MC-064
Urbana IL 61801
jrjenkinuiuc.edu
PH: 217-333-6729 
FAX: 217-244-3396 

Sponsored by the Center for Advanced Study in conjunction with
The China Studies Council, Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, UIUC
The Korea Studies Council, Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, UIUC
The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, UIUC
The Department of Linguistics, UIUC
The International Society for Korean Studies, Osaka, Japan
The Institute of Language and Information, Korea University, Seoul, Korea

The Center for Advanced Study is a special unit of the Graduate College of
the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Center is charged
with promoting the highest levels of cross-disciplinary scholarship and
discourse.

Symposium Schedule

Friday, May 1, 1998
Room 407, Illini Union

8:30 - 9:00 Registration

9:00 - 9:30 Opening Remarks
 Chin A. Kim, Chair, Organizing Committee
 Braj B. Kachru, Director, Center for Advanced Study
 Jesse Delia, Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

9:30-10:25 King Seojong and His Legacy
 King Sejong's Theory of Literacy: Young-Key Kim Renaud,
			George Washington University

10:40-12:30 Typography of Writing Systems
 Alphasyllabaries and abugidas: William Bright, Professor
			emeritus, UCLA
 On Writing Syllables: Four Episodes of Script 
			Transmission: Peter T. Daniels, Professor emeritus, 
			University of Chicago

2:00-3:50 Literacy and Writing Systems in the Pacific
 Sociolinguistic Factors in Writing and Literacy: The
			Micronesian Case: Stanley Yunick, Jr., UIUC
 Literacy and Writing Systems in the Pacific: Larry E. Smith, 
			The East-West Center, Honolulu, HI

Saturday, May 2, 1998
General Lounge, Room 210, Illini Union

8:30-9:00 Registration

9:00-10:50 Literacy and Writing Systems in South Asia
 Literacy and Writing Systems in Indonesia and Malaysia:
			Peter Lowenberg, San Jose State University, CA
 Literacy, Minority Languages, and Multilingual India:
			Kamal K. Sridhar, SUNY-Stony Brook, NY and 
			Yamuna Kachru, UIUC

11:05-12:00 Literacy and Technology
 From Pencils to Pixels: Literacy and the New Technologies
			of Writing: Dennis Baron, UIUC

1:30 - 4:15 Writing, Literacy and Minority Languages in East Asia
 Modelling the Processing of Kanji and Hiragana in
			Japanese: Kim Aisworth-Darnell, The Ohio State
			University
 Literacy, Minority Languages and Writing Systems in Japan:
			A Critical Perspective: Yukio Tsuda, Nagoya University,
			Japan
 Bridging Research and Practice in Literacy Work Among
			Minority Language Groups in the Philippines: 
			Maria L.S.Bautista,De La Salle University, The 
			Philippines

4:15 - 5:00 General Discussioni

For further information or to register please contact Jackie Jenkins
(217.333.6729), FAX (217.244.3396), e-mail jr-jenkinsuiuc.edu or consult
www.cas.uiuc.edu. 

Center events are posted on our world wide web page: 
http://www.cas.uiuc.edu