February 24–25, 2018
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The Ohio State University
An collaboration between Oberlin College and The Ohio State University, the SIAEALP is organized as an academic platform dedicated to promoting and advancing applications of interdisciplinary research on the pedagogy of East Asian languages. Chinese, Japanese and Korean are traditionally considered less commonly taught languages in the United States, yet the ever-expanding economic and geopolitical interests in the East Asian region and the growing enrollment in East Asian languages in K-16 education over the past decades have drawn increasing research and pedagogical attention to the teaching and learning of these languages. 
Keynote Speech
Cognitive scientist and linguist Mark Turner of Case Western Reserve University presents a keynote speech, entitled "A tour of basic human mental tools for learning a human language."
Pedagogy Workshop 
​Mari Noda of The Ohio State University leads a workshop on the Performed Culture Approach to East Asian language pedagogy.
​Panel Sessions
​The 60-minute panel sessions provide an excellent opportunity for participants to showcase and receive feedback on research and teaching practices in the pedagogy of East Asian languages and cultures.
​Repository
​Following the symposium, resources and products are available online to continue to support collaboration on East Asian language pedagogy across disciplines and institutions.

Organizing Committee 

​Xin Zhang (Oberlin College), Chair
Mari Noda (OSU)
Galal Walker (OSU) 
Cong Li (OSU)                            Adam Work (Oberlin)
John Bundschuh (OSU)           David Lo (Oberlin)
Hiromi Tobaru (OSU)                Anni Zhong (Oberlin)
Kai Liang (OSU)                         Ramzy Lakos (Oberlin)
Miki Arakaki (OSU)​

Sponsored by 

  • Ohio Five/Ohio State Mellon Language Grant
  • OSU Association for the Advancement of the Pedagogy of East Asian Languages (AAPEAL)
  • OSU Graduate Students of East Asian Languages and Literatures (GREALL)
  • East Asian Studies at Oberlin College
  • East Asian Languages and Literatures at OSU
Site images courtesy of Ohio State University, New Vision Media and Mark Turner.