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The Japanese Studies Association of Australia
Announcements
1. The 2008 JG Crawford Award - deadline 30 Sept 2009
The J.G. Crawford Award will be presented in 2009 to the author of an unpublished research paper written in the year of the Award and seen by the Selection Panel as making a substantial and original contribution to scholarship on Japan or on Australia–Japan relations. To be eligible for consideration the paper should address some aspect of the operation of the Japanese economy or economic policy, or Japan 's international relations or relations with Australia , or the political environment affecting these affairs.
The value of the Award is determined each year by a judging panel and in recent years has been A$2,500.
Conditions of entry:
• Papers must be in English and either typed or printed.
• Applicants must be Australian or Japanese citizens, permanent residents or scholars working in Australia
• Persons who have had a PhD or graduate qualifications in the relevant area for more than seven years will not normally be eligible for the award
• The paper should be ‘journal length', that is 4,000-10,000 words.
• A 100 word synopsis of the paper must also be submitted.
• Candidates must submit three copies of both the paper and the synopsis and submissions are limited to one entry per person.
The deadline for applications for the Award is 30 September 2009
Applications should be forwarded to:
Australia–Japan Research Centre
Crawford School of Economics and Government
The Australian National University
Canberra ACT 0200 aUSTRALIA
Enquires: Tel. (61 2) 6125 0168
2. The CAJLE Annual Conference 2009
"Exploring the future of Japanese Language Education: Bringing Teachers and Schools Together"
The CAJLE Conference 2009 aims to bring instructors of Japanese at all levels together, to strengthen Japanese language curriculum and to enhance language learning results. Parallel paper presentations, workshops, a panel discussion and a showcase & sale of Japanese teaching materials by Nihongo Circle are shceduled. For more information, please visit http://cajle.info/annual_conference
For inquiries, please email to: jotaro.arimori@utoronto.ca