JALT2025 - Tokyo

English Learning using a picture book from intercultural citizenship perspectives

Nov 1, 2025, 6:10 PM

30m

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

Practice-oriented Workshop (30-minutes) Teaching Younger Learners Room 408

Speaker

YOICHI KIYOTA (MEISEI UNIVERSITY)

Description

This presentation focuses on the advantages of English picture books as a learning material aiming at developing the skills, attitudes, and competencies associated with intercultural communicative competence. Especially, picture books can enhance the creative imagination of learners, which is thought to be a critical essence for intercultural citizenship in a way to understand the emotions and environment of others. This session includes hands-on suggestions which the author has obtained in his workshop at some schools.

Summary

This presentation focuses on the advantages of English picture books as a learning material aiming at developing the skills, attitudes, and competencies associated with intercultural communicative competence. Especially, picture books can enhance the creative imagination of learners, which is thought to be a critical essence for intercultural citizenship in a way to understand the emotions and environment of others. This session includes hands-on suggestions which the author has obtained in his workshop at some schools.

Presentation materials

20251026_• English Learning using a picture book from intercultural citizenship perspectives .pdf