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Gretchen Clark (Ritsumeikan University), Yoshi Joanna Grote (Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts)30/09/2023, 09:15
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Gretchen Clark (Ritsumeikan University), Phil Norton, Sean Gay (Kyoto University of Foreign Studies), Yoshi Grote (Doshisha Women's College of Lberal Arts)30/09/2023, 10:15
Welcome by Yoshi Grote
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Important details about the conference by Gretchen Clark
"Emergency", Spoken word piece by Phil Norton -
Aquanna Ishii (Temple University Japan), Terry Tuttle (Moriguchi Gakuen)30/09/2023, 10:45
Our model attempts to apply the Willingness to Communicate (WTC) construct to the team teaching (TT) EFL context in Japan. We divided WTC into three areas: language proficiency and perceptions thereof, or LP; interpersonal and intercultural differences (II); and workplace logistics considerations (WL). We surveyed and interviewed team teachers in Japanese EFL contexts based on this model. We...
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france rose hartline (Ochanomizu University)30/09/2023, 10:45
Note: Presentation is held in English but will provide slides with Japanese text.
Description:
In early 2022, when my body mysteriously gave way to a common chronic illness with an unpronounceable name, the imagined trajectory of my life was suddenly altered beyond fathom. The brain which I had nurtured through many academic degrees and relied on for my ‘livelihood’ as a researcher,...
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Ellie Smith (Aichi University)30/09/2023, 11:15
Beginner Yoga session, no gear needed!
She will offer one 30 minute session at 11:15.
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Matthew Claflin, Sandy Healy (Kyoto Institute of Technology)30/09/2023, 11:30
This presentation explores the experiences and overall well-being of a group of tertiary EFL teachers in Japan. It focuses on the transformative shift they underwent, moving from traditional in-person teaching to online instruction, and subsequently, their return to face-to-face classrooms. The researchers adopted a narrative inquiry approach, in which teachers shared their personal stories...
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Ibu Hayashi30/09/2023, 11:30
学生の時、在日韓国人であることから社会における扱いの違いに直面した。長野県南部での暮らしや子育てを通して、“閉鎖的な環境”が意味すること一つ一つが個人の性格や思考までも変えていくことを実感した。職場において、所属・性・背景・習慣から生じる小さな集団の中にいることの安心感、と同時に危険性を日々考えさせられている。
周りと同じでいたくはない自分がいる。自己主張というよりむしろ、違和感を持つことで生きている実感を持とうとしているのかもしれない。それは誰かに対して攻撃的になるというよりは、どうしてなのかを考え続けることが自分の道を繋げてきているような気がする。相手を説得し、自分を理解して欲しいという気持ちはあまりない。いつもどこかで諦めてしまっている自分がいるのかもしれない。しかしこの諦念は決して否定的
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なものではない。小さな灯がゆっくりと燃え続けるように、”違い“を感じ続け、誰かの... -
Dora Tamari-Tutnjević, Elisabeth Williams (Kobe Women's University), Lisa Rogers (Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts), Reiko Ogawa (Chiba University)30/09/2023, 13:30
Living Within Diversity (LiDi) is a special interest group of SIETAR Japan (the Society of Intercultural Education, Training and Research). Members are educators and trainers facilitating awareness of diversity and training people how to manage diversity.
Lisa ROGERS, a founding member of LiDi, will facilitate presentations by four LiDi members. Presenters will introduce their activities...
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Avril Haye-Matsui (Nagoya City University)30/09/2023, 13:30
We often feel stuck in our lives and unable to move forward. Questions about what to do to achieve our goals or to lead peaceful and content lives may seem to have no answers, and contemplating them makes us feel overwhelmed and powerless.
In this workshop, we will take the time to consider these big questions together and draw strength from one another as a community. We will look at...
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Yaya Yao (Kyushu University)30/09/2023, 14:40
Performance poetry is a form of creative expression rooted in ritual and storytelling, both of which have the power to foster strong relationships and communities. Because poetry invites writers to play with language, it is a powerful way to invite individuals and groups to reflect on and take ownership of the ways in which they “language.” In this way, it can allow creators/performers to...
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Natsuho Mizoguchi (Nagoya University of Foreign Studies)30/09/2023, 14:40
要旨 教室内には様々な児童・生徒・学生がおり、私たち学校関係者は彼らをしばしば「帰国 子女」「外国人児童生徒」「発達障害」等とカテゴライズする。そのどこにも属さず、ま たは複数に属しているのに、生きづらさが周りに認識されないのが「グレーゾーンの子 どもたち」である。彼らは障害や困難の点で周囲に認知されないほどに軽度であること から、より一層の生きづらさを感じ、傷つきながら生きていることが少なくない。まし て、彼ら自身が自分の抱えているものを認識していなくても不思議ではない。このよう な問題は普通思春期までに表れるものであり、大学生が特別苦しんでいるとは考えにく い。反面、思春期に自分の苦しみやその対処法を習得している彼らは、その生きづらさ を見せない術を知っているがために、しばしば周りの人々に「だらしがない」「やる気...
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Aashlesha Marathe (University of Tsukuba)30/09/2023, 16:00
Intercultural marriage has been a widely explored topic across many disciplines. Prior research on intercultural marriage has focused on challenges, conflicts, child-raising practices, etc., but the findings of such research are inconclusive (Tili & Barker, 2015). Therefore, the present study aims to understand how people perceive “cultural distance” as a reason for compromise in intercultural...
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Peter Lutes (Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa Univeristy)30/09/2023, 16:00
The global COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated mental health challenges within Japanese universities. Mental health has been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in terms of increased rates of depression, generalized and social anxiety, hostility, and alcohol abuse (Nagib et al., 2023). Concurrently, Japanese universities face resource constraints in addressing this surge...
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27. CANCELLED: Coming Together: Creating Inclusive Communities Through an Urban Walking Practice (E)Gareth Jones (Institute of Creativity and Innovation, Xiamen University.)30/09/2023, 17:00
This visually-rich presentation describes how an urban walking event led to the coming together of communities both local and global. Born out of my evolving art practice and as a means to critically explore my enjoyment of walking in the city, in 2016 I invited three friends to join me in walking a circuit of central Osaka. What was intended as a one-off event with those three friends has...
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Kana Ozaki (None)30/09/2023, 17:00
Taking a step into unknown required me to consume a lot of energy and made me anxious about my future. After my study abroad in Canada, I started to long for working at an international organization in overseas. I tried the standard job-hunting, but I could not ignore my inner voice telling me that I do not want to. I decided to look for an opportunity to work overseas and luckily found a...
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Ellie Smith (Aichi University)30/09/2023, 17:00
Beginner Yoga session, no gear needed!
She will offer one 30 minute class at this time.
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Gretchen Clark (Ritsumeikan University), Yoshi Joanna Grote (Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts)01/10/2023, 08:30
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Eleanor Smith (Aichi University)01/10/2023, 09:15
A fear of public speaking is pervasive in modern society (Black, 2019), and its significance is amplified by the frequency with which we encounter public speaking situations in our lives. Whether it's delivering presentations, pitching ideas, participating in job interviews, or engaging in challenging conversations, public speaking is a crucial skill for personal and professional growth....
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Michael Ellis (International Christian University High School)01/10/2023, 09:15
In 2022, I (American) obtained a special Japanese teaching license (特別免許状). This has enabled me to step out of the traditional “native” teacher role and do various jobs and tasks at school which were not accessible to me in the past. This year I am trying my hand at first year high school (10th grade) homeroom teaching. Homeroom in Japan is bigger than my own experience as a student in...
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france rose hartline (Ochanomizu University)01/10/2023, 10:00
**Open to all genders, including cisgender :)
Workshop: Exploring gender diverse joy through zine-making
ワークショップ：ZINE制作を通じて、ジェンダー多様性の喜びを探求するDescription
説明No matter how one identifies, being at odds with one’s assigned gender role—even temporarily—can cause a great deal of stress and fear. Moreover, much public discourse around gender diversity has fostered contention around any...
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Michi Saki (Doshisha Women's College of LIberal Arts)01/10/2023, 10:00
The purpose of this interactive workshop is as follows: 1) to explain the reasons why learning about intercultural communication is so important but so difficult to attain; 2) to offer some ideas, definitions and perspectives on intercultural understanding and communication; 3) to discuss together about our past intercultural experiences and talk about the ways that we can learn from them in...
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Aika Ishige (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University), Ann Girlie Herrera (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University), Elisabeth Williams (Kobe Women's University), Mahboubeh Rakhshandehroo (Kwansei Gakuin University), Oana Cusen (Kwansei Gakuin University), Yan Li (Osaka University)01/10/2023, 11:00
Previous research has extensively examined issues of ‘nativespeakerism’ in education in Japan, particularly in the context of English language teaching. Numerous studies have highlighted a profound bias in favor of native English speakers, particularly white men from 'Inner Circle' countries (e.g., Appleby, 2013; Koshino, 2019; Kubota, 2011; Ng, 2017), while identifying power struggles that...
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Aya Hayasaki (Waseda University)01/10/2023, 11:00
In this presentation, I will present two projects using collaborative autoethnography. Autoethnography is a form of qualitative research in which personal experiences are used to explore the meanings and understanding of wider cultural, political, and social contexts.
The first project revolves around a three-minute story I wrote reflecting on a dialogue with my mother about my study abroad...
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Ellie Smith (Aichi University)01/10/2023, 11:15
Beginner Yoga session, no gear needed!
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Aline Koza (Freelance Translator), Amanda Gillis-Furutaka (Kyoto Sangyo University), Rebecca Jennison (Kyoto Seika University, Professor Emerita), カルドネル佐枝 Sae Cardonnel (MUZ ART PRODUCE 代表)01/10/2023, 13:30
In May 2022, a small group of friends held a roundtable discussion at the online LOTE conference in which we invited people interested in forming a support network for long-term non-Japanese residents of any nationality to share with us their needs and concerns, especially those related to growing old in Japan. We were overwhelmed with the level of eagerness to create such a network and got to...
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Felicity Tillack (Kyoto International School)01/10/2023, 13:30
Filmmaking is one of the most collaborative forms of creation. In the 15-minute presentation section, I will highlight the different ways that filmmaking brings people together through personal examples from my own work, including YouTube interviews with 3rd Culture Kids, a narrative feature film exploring the concept of mixed identity, and even a musical TikTok series. Then, I will outline...
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Karl Hedberg (Shiga University)01/10/2023, 14:30
Parental alienation is a concerning phenomenon where one parent or guardian deliberately manipulates a child’s emotions, thoughts, and perceptions toward the other parent. This may result in the deterioration of their bond and adversely affect the child’s mental well-being. Despite the increased global understanding of this issue, there remains a lack of awareness regarding this issue in...
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Kulsoom Ahmad01/10/2023, 14:30
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Rin Hamamoto (Doshisha Women's College of LIberal Arts)01/10/2023, 14:30
当研究会はSHAREを理念に掲げSDGsに基づいた活動から、生きづらさの背後にある貧困に対してアプローチすることで、幸せと心の健康をもたらすことを目的としています。...
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Yuma Iwadare (Toyo University)01/10/2023, 15:30
Having a sibling close to you in age means you spend most of your early lives together. In this interactive presentation, I will talk about my relationship with my younger sister who has Down Syndrome, how I used to feel negatively about having a sister with a disability, and how I have since recognized the precious opportunities and valuable experiences she has brought me. Our relationship...
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Gerry Yokota (Osaka University, Professor Emerita)01/10/2023, 15:30
Online social media can give a false illusion of unity. It’s so gratifying to get all those Likes! But deep down we know, that shot of dopamine is not true connection; we must go beyond optical allyship and follow through with concerted action to break links in oppressive chains and forge stronger chains of peace and compassionate justice. In this session, I hope to connect with like-minded...
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Ellie Smith (Aichi University)01/10/2023, 15:30
Beginner Yoga session, no gear needed!
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May Kyaw Oo (Nagasaki University)01/10/2023, 16:15
This workshop will explore the compelling impact of allyship and critical friendships on mental health, belonging, and career development. It will showcase personal narratives of various teachers illustrating how these connections empower individuals as they experience catalyze growth and transformation with authenticity and solidarity. Virginia Woolf once famously wrote: “A woman must have...
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Gretchen Clark (Ritsumeikan University), Phil Norton, Sean Gay (Kyoto University of Foreign Studies), Yoshi Joanna Grote (Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts)01/10/2023, 17:00
Thank yous to all the important people (i.e. YOU)
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