Hanen Ahmed (Cairo University, Egypt)
Tuesday, 10 July 2012
"Strategies of Arabic native speakers in choosing 'ni' - findings of learners' understanding survey"

Using compositions of native Arabic learners of Japanese, the speaker pointed out that many users make mistakes in the use of the particle 'ni' for 'existence' and 'goal,' and that the unit formation strategy of "country's name + de" is used.

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YEH Shu-Hua (National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, Taiwan)
Tuesday, 10 July 2012
"'Hai' utterances as seen in E-learning materials"

The presenter pointed out that the linguistic expression "hai" when used together with non-verbal actions such as nodding or eye contact can foster mutual understanding.

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