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(to be held November
1-4, 2001 in Atlanta)
(1) AN
EXAMINATION OF CHINESE COMMUNICATION BEHAVIORS
When:
Thursday, November 01, 3:30-4:45 p.m.
Where: Yukon, Lobby Level, Marriott
Sponsor: Association for Chinese Communication Studies
Chair: Noreen Faix-Schafer, Defiance University
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- "Cognitive Minority as
a Chinese Model of Diversity." Ringo Ma, State University of New York,
Fredonia
- "Separate Steps,
Collective Dance: The Appearance of Individualism in Chinese
Communication." Wei Sun, Howard University, William J. Starosta,
Howard University
- "Face and Favor: A
Cross-Societal Dispute Over the Hong Kong's Rescue Team." Xiaosui
Xiao, Hong Kong Baptist University, Yauw Wai Kum, Hong Kong Baptist
University
- "Diversified Values and
Voices in the Lan-Yu Nuclear Waste Controversies." Jing-Ling Lin, Fu
Jen Catholic University, Taiwan
- "Maintaining Roots in
Another World: A Comparative Study Between Chinese and African
STudents in the USA." Elvinet S Wilson, University of Northern Iowa,
Xiaofan Liao, University of Northern Iowa
- "A Functional Analysis
of the 2000 Taiwanese Presidential Spots." Wei-Chun Wen, University of
Missouri, Columbia, Tzu-Hsiang Yu, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan
Respondent: John H. Powers, Hong Kong Baptist
University
(2)
TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND DOING SERVICE IN AMERICAN HIGH INSTITUTIONS FOR
CHINESE PROFESSORS
When:
Friday, November 02, 8:00-9:15 a.m.
Where: Crytsal Parlor D, First Floor, Hilton
Sponsor: Association for Chinese Communication Studies
Chair: Rueyling Chuang, California State University,
San Bernardino
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- "Communication in
Teaching and Scholarship: An Issue of Academic Equilibrium and
Evaluation." Jingguo Shen, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
- "Teaching as
Scholarship from the Chinese Perspective." Minmin Wang, Rider
University
- "Teaching Oral
Communication: Opportunities, Challenges, and Intercultural
Perspectives." Mei Zhang, Missouri Western State College
- "Communication in
Multicultural Institutions: Self-Reflection, Teaching Ideas and
Challenges." Rueyling Chuang, California State University, San
Bernardino
- "How to Prove Yourself
a Valuable Asset by Doing Service in the Institution and for the
Community as a Chinese Faculty." Shuming Lu, City University of New
York, Brooklyn College
- "How Does Cultural
Adaptation Apply to us Chinese Professors Working in American Higher
Education Institutions?." Xuejian Yu, Stonehill College
To many Chinese
professors, teaching in American institutions is a cultural adjustment
from their familiar expectations on the role of Professors in their own
culture. The demands and balance between teaching, research, and doing
service in American institutions can pose challenges and can result in
psychological stress if not managed well. This roundtable discussion
aims to provide a forum for people who have been juggling between
teaching, doing research and service on university campuses to share
their experiences, reflections and suggestions. Some participants have
been teaching at American institutions for years, others are new on
board. This forum will provide an opportunity for people to get to know
each other, establish alliance, and form a network of support.
(3)
COMMUNICATION WITH CHI AND SI: FROM CULTURAL ROOTS TO
COMMUNICATION THEORIES
When:
Saturday, November 03, 8:00-9:15 a.m.
Where: Crytsal Parlor D, First Floor, Hilton
Sponsor: Association for Chinese Communication Studies
Chair: William J. Starosta, Howard University
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- "In Search of a Western
Counterpart of Chi: Eastern and Western Cognitive Frames in
Perceiving Relevant Chi Terms." Hui-Ching Chang, University of
Illinois, Chicago, Ling Chen, Hong Kong Baptist University, Jensen
Chung, San Francisco State University
- "Susanne Langer's
Possible Contributions to a Chi-Based Theory of Communication." John
H. Powers, Hong Kong Baptist University
- "Chi and Written
Communication: The Formation and Transformation of Styles." Chang
Ching-Ehr, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
- "A Chi-Si
Interaction Analysis of the Rhetoric of Bush and Gore Following the
2000 Electoral Impasse." Frederick W. Isaacson, San Francisco State
University, Jensen Chung, San Francisco State University
Respondent: Guo-Ming Chen, University of Rhode Island
Chi is one of the
strongest and most influential cultural roots in China, Japan, Korea,
Hong Kong, and Taiwan. It has been widely studied in medicine,
kinesiology, literature, etc., by modern scholars. It has just recently
been explored in the field of communication. It has shown ample
theory-building potential and heuristic values in communication studies.
This panel is to bring together six scholars from the U.S., Taiwan, and
Hong Kong to present their pioneering research on chi.
(4) WESTERN
INFUENCE IN CHINESE COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE CHANGE
When:
Friday, November 02, 11:00-12:15 p.m.
Where: Crytsal Parlor D, First Floor, Hilton
Sponsor: Association for Chinese Communication Studies
Chair: Rueyling Chuang, California State University,
San Bernardino
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- "Chinese Courtship
Communication in a Changing Culture." Shuming Lu, City University of
New York, Brooklyn College
- "The Infiltration of
Foreign Media Content in the Chinese Market: To Embrace or to Resist."
Xuejian Yu, Stonehill College
- "Internet Communication
and Culture: The Chinese Case." Wenshan Jia, State University of New
York, New Paltz
- Respondents:
- Randy Kluver, National
University of Singapore
- Mei Zhong, San Diego
State University
This panel examines the
process and outcome of culture change in China as the result of Western
influence through economic reforms, media perpetuation, and internet
communication. Through the employment of ethnographic and interpretive
approaches, the presenters aim to identify the changes in the social
relationship, thought patterns, consumption behaviors, and cultural
orientations. While these changes may indicate China's trend toward
globalization, they also raise the question of choice and balance
between tradition and modern, domestic and foreign, face-to-face and
virtual communication. This "push" and "pull" factor and analysis will
have implications for many other developing countries that face similar
situations and challenges.
(5) LINKING
EAST AND WEST: COMPARISONS OF RHETORIC AND COMMUNICATION
When:
Friday, November 02, 12:30-1:45 p.m.
Where: Crytsal Parlor D, First Floor, Hilton
Sponsor: Association for Chinese Communication Studies
Chair: Jensen Chung, San Francisco State University
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- "Comparing Expected
Leadership Styles in Taiwan and the United States: A Pilot Study of
University Employees." Ming-Yi Wu, Rutgers University
- "Elements of Rhetorical
Daoism: Transcendent Values in King's `I Have a Dream'." Steven Combs,
Loyola Marymount University
- "Rhetorical Appeals and
Cultural Roots: A Comparison of Political Speeches by Chinese and
American Leaders." Xing(Lucy) Lu, DePaul University
- "Meanings of
Communication: Three Models of Chinese Language Reform and Their
Western Connections." Changfu Chang, Millersville University, Yihai
Chen, Yancheng Teachers College, China
- "Linguistic Capital in
Taiwan: The Impact of the KMT?s Mandarin Language Policy on Speaking
Practices and Associated Beliefs." Todd L. Sandel, University of
Oklahoma
Respondent: Hui-Ching Chang, University of Illinois,
Chicago
This panel compares
Chinese and Western traditions as reflected in leadership styles,
rhetorical appeals, and semantics in the word "communication." The
presenters identified similarities between Chinese and Western
traditions in these aspects as well as pointing out the unique meanings
and practices of Chinese communication as rooted in Chinese cultural
values and historical contexts. These presentations indicate that
elements of universal meanings exist in communicative behaviors and
rhetorical practices that can be caused either by the shared universal
values or by the increased contacts and exchange taking place in history
and at the present. These presentations also acknowledge differences in
communicative behaviors and rhetorical strategies that can be traced to
differences in cultural roots and rhetorical traditions.
(6) IMPACTS
OF CHINESE CULTURE, LANGUAGE, AND TRADITIONS ON MODERNITY
When:
Friday, November 02, 3:30-4:45 p.m.
Where: Crytsal Parlor D, First Floor, Hilton
Sponsor: Association for Chinese Communication Studies
Chair: Xuejian Yu, Stonehill College
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- "Relating Culture to
Modernity: A Rhetorical Analysis of the Traditional Cultural Roots of
the Chinese Leadership and Falungong in the Reform Era." Weiming D.
Yao, University of Pittsburgh
- "Be a Respectful Family
Member: Popular Concern on Modernization as a Challenge to the Chinese
Traditional Family Value." Shaorong Huang, Raymond Walters College
- "Western Views of
Chinese Language and Culture: Critical Interrogations." Zhenbin Sun,
Fairleigh Dickinson University
- "Communication and
Linguistic Determinism: A Case of Chinese Language and Rethinking
McLuhan's Global Village." Changfu Chang, Millersville University
- "The Western Computer
and the Chinese Character." Changfu Chang, Millersville University
Respondent: Wenshan Jia, State University of New York,
New Paltz
This panel examines the
relationship between traditional Chinese cultural values and
communicative strategies and the relationship between language and
culture in connection with modernity and westernization. It addresses
how traditional cultural values still act as moral appeals in the
formulation of rhetorical strategies between groups of conflict and
maintaining harmonious family relationships. It offers critiques on
Western perspectives of Chinese language and culture on contemporary
Chinese thought. These presentations aim to achieve a less biased view
of Chinese language in relation to cultural meanings and a better
understanding of the enduring force of traditional Chinese culture in
guiding the behaviors of Chinese people and in responding to modernity
and contemporary challenges.
(7) CULTURE
SHOCK, RE-ENTRY, AND CULTURE IDENTITY: ISSUES FOR THOSE WHO LIVE BETWEEN
CULTURES
When:
Saturday, November 03, 2:00-3:15 p.m.
Where: Crytsal Parlor D, First Floor, Hilton
Sponsor: Association for Chinese Communication Studies
Chair: Mei Zhong, San Diego State University
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- "Are We Chinese?: The
Cultural Identity of Chinese Descendents from Different Countries.."
Kerk Fong Kee, San Diego State University
- "Culture Shock: A
Selected Review of the Literature." Shana A Heinricy, San Diego State
University
- "Stay in Taiwan from
20th to 21st Century: Revealing Taiwanese Sojourners' Revisiting
Experiences and Observing Taiwan's Bright Side of Changes." Ning-Hsien
Yang, San Diego State University
- "`I'm a Researcher, a
Sojourner, a Granddaughter, a Daughter, and a Sister': A Taiwanese
Ethnographer's Stories of Returning Home for Family Interviews." I-Li
Chao, San Diego State University
Respondent: Guo-Ming Chen, University of Rhode Island
(8)
REFLECTIONS AND REACHING OUT: THE ROLES AND FUNCTIONS OF ACCS
When:
Saturday, November 03, 11:00-12:15 p.m.
Where: Crytsal Parlor D, First Floor, Hilton
Sponsor: Association for Chinese Communication Studies
Chair: Mei Zhong, San Diego State University
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- "Two-Prong Reachout
Effort: Toward Chinese Communication Scholars as well as Communication
Scholars in General." Minmin Wang, Rider University
- "Growing with ACCS:
Personal Reflections and Experiences." Zhong Mei, San Diego State
University
- "Balancing Sacred and
Secular Functions of an Organization: The Case of ACCS." Hui-Ching
Chang, University of Illinois, Chicago
- "A Continental Turn:
Building Alliances on Teaching and Research in Chinese Communication
with Scholars from China." Wenshan Jia, State University of New York,
New Paltz
The purpose of this
roundtable discussion is to provide a forum for ACCERS to share their
reflections from the past experiences and discuss new directions, such
as including more diverse voices and making the organization more
attractive to its members. This roundtable discussion also provides an
opportunity for people from other similar organizations to share their
thoughts and observations. More importantly, the forum will provide an
opportunity for ACCS as an organization to make connections, build
alliances, and reach out to diverse audiences. The participants in this
roundtable discussion have been long-time members and key players of the
organization. Their insights will be valuable to the future growth of
the organization.
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