JALT2025 - Tokyo

Empowering Students Through SDGs and Human Rights Education

Nov 1, 2025, 2:30 PM

1h

National Olympics Memorial Youth Center / 国立オリンピック記念青少年総合センター

Poster Presentation (60-minutes) Language Classroom Content Room 416

Speakers

Kathryn Tanaka (University of Hyogo) Robert Sheridan (Kindai University)

Description

In response to the growing use of SDG-related materials in EFL and CLIL classrooms, this poster presentation introduces open-access lesson materials for Japanese university students. Unlike existing resources that typically focus on countries in the Global South, these materials present the SDGs as both global and local issues, incorporating human rights concerns. Drawing on research that shows the effectiveness of culturally relevant content, the materials were developed with insights from interviews with social activists in Japan.

Summary

In response to the growing use of SDG-related materials in EFL and CLIL classrooms, this poster presentation introduces open-access lesson materials for Japanese university students. Unlike existing resources that typically focus on Global South countries, these materials present the SDGs as both global and local issues while incorporating human rights concerns. Drawing on research that shows the effectiveness of culturally relevant content, the materials were developed with insights from interviews with social activists in Japan.