Event Title
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Communication, Literature, and Economics with our Visiting Exchange Scholars from China and Japan
Location
Burnell 112
Start Time
11-5-2011 1:10 PM
End Time
11-5-2011 2:10 PM
Description
This roundtable discussion addresses cross-cultural exchanges and scholarship from a group of Asian Studies exchange scholars at Bridgewater this academic year. The discussion will be moderated by Wing-kai To, the coordinator of Asian Studies, who was also a Fulbright Scholar in Hong Kong in spring and summer 2010. Tadahisa Koga from Japan will explore economics, small business, and entrepreneurship by comparing Japan and the US. Xiaoye Yan from Shanghai, China will explore issues of intercultural communication in Chinese and American perspectives. Yan Chen from Beijing, China will address teaching of English and literature in China and the United States. Wing-kai To will provide broader perspectives about academic trends in China, Hong Kong, and Japan and facilitate discussion from the audience. Taken together the panelists hope to shed light on how East Asia and the United States can benefit each other through academic exchanges and research cooperation.
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Communication, Literature, and Economics with our Visiting Exchange Scholars from China and Japan
Burnell 112
This roundtable discussion addresses cross-cultural exchanges and scholarship from a group of Asian Studies exchange scholars at Bridgewater this academic year. The discussion will be moderated by Wing-kai To, the coordinator of Asian Studies, who was also a Fulbright Scholar in Hong Kong in spring and summer 2010. Tadahisa Koga from Japan will explore economics, small business, and entrepreneurship by comparing Japan and the US. Xiaoye Yan from Shanghai, China will explore issues of intercultural communication in Chinese and American perspectives. Yan Chen from Beijing, China will address teaching of English and literature in China and the United States. Wing-kai To will provide broader perspectives about academic trends in China, Hong Kong, and Japan and facilitate discussion from the audience. Taken together the panelists hope to shed light on how East Asia and the United States can benefit each other through academic exchanges and research cooperation.
Comments
Moderator: Steven Young