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2012 Conference

7th Intercultural Rhetoric and Discourse Conference

August 9-11, 2012
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
Sponsored by the Indiana Center for Intercultural Communication (ICIC)

  
 

Purpose

The expanding umbrella of intercultural rhetoric comprises studies of cross-cultural text analysis and studies of interactions, in which writers and speakers with a variety of linguistic, cultural and social backgrounds negotiate speaking and writing in a multitude of settings, e.g., classroom, business, industry and health care. Challenges for researchers and teachers are many.  This conference seeks to discuss the comprehensiveness of research to study these complex situations, keeping in mind the importance of translating research into practice in ESL, EFL, ESP and ELF settings.

Opening Plenary

Diane Belcher, Georgia State University: "What We Need and Don’t Need Intercultural Rhetoric for: A Retrospective and Prospective Look at an Evolving Research Area"

Featured speakers

Marta Antón, IUPUI                                                              
Dwight Atkinson, Purdue University                                 
André Buchenot, IUPUI  
Ulla Connor, IUPUI 
Viviana Cortes, Georgia State University                           
Bill Eggington, Brigham Young University 
Estela Ene, IUPUI              
Miguel Ruiz-Garrido, Universitat Jaume I, Spain                
Leena Louhiala-Salminen, Aalto University, Finland
Paul Kei Matsuda, Arizona State University
Thomas Orr, International Consultant
Anita Pandey, Morgan State University
William Rozycki, Aizu University, Japan
Sauli Takala, Finland
Thomas Upton, IUPUI
Xiaojun Zhang, Beihang University, PR China
Zhiqing Hu, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, PR China  

Featured speaker biographies 

Concurrent session abstracts

Featured speaker abstracts

Conference schedule

Conference program

  

Conference promotion 

The International Research Foundation for English Language Education

The American Association for Applied Linguistics

The Association of Teachers of Technical Writing

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Paul Kei Matsuda

The conference was also supported by the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Academic Affairs Conference Fund Award.

 

• Take Note

• Twenty-eight students from Tsuda College will be in Indianapolis this August for ICIC’s recurring Women in Leadership 3-week intensive English program.  Students will participate in writing and oral communication classes each day. A Women in Leadership study unit will include guest lectures from community leaders such as Joann Ingulli-Fattic, and through participation in activities inside and outside the classroom such as attending the Indiana State Fair, students will receive supplemental instruction in communication skills and American culture.