In recent years, novels of Asian writers such as Murakami Haruki, Mo Yan have been widely read. Not only literature but also Asian culture from everyday life to intellectual area attracts attention in Asian and Western countries. In games from go to mahjonga, anime to Bollywood movies, martial sports from Taijiquan to Taekwondo, food culture from sushi to curry sauce take place in the Western and Asian everyday life harmonously. For this reason, we have chosen “Literature – Culture” as main theme for the International Symposium on Asian Languages and Literatures III. We are expecting to build an international platform for both academical researches and also interesting cultural sharing.

This symposium invites papers that investigate the teaching of Asian Languages in the following streams: