PanSIG 2025

8-107 Friday Night Workshop Invited Speaker Dr Mayumi Kashiwa

Dr Mayumi Kashiwa: Teacher Awareness of Learning Environments Beyond the Classroom

How much do we know about students’ language learning practices beyond the classroom? While teachers often hope that students are engaging autonomously with the target language, these practices are rarely visible. Yet, understanding learners’ out-of-class environments and experiences can offer valuable insights into their needs and inform teaching practice. This workshop explores students’ learning ecologies through an ecological lens. Participants will consider how to better understand learners’ broader contexts and discuss ways to foster awareness of the connection between in-class and out-of-class learning to support autonomy, engagement, and meaningful learning experiences.

Dr Mayumi Kashiwa is a full-time lecturer in the Department of English at Kanda University of International Studies. She earned both her Ph.D. and Master of Research in Applied Linguistics from Macquarie University, Australia, and a Master of Arts TESOL from the Institute of Education, University College London. Her research interests include language learning environments beyond the classroom, language teacher psychology and professional development, multilingualism, and study abroad.