JALT2025 - Tokyo

Using Reflective Activities to Promote Language Learning

Nov 1, 2025, 1:20 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) Learner Development Room 509

Speaker

Shalvin Singh (Kanda University of International Studies)

Description

This workshop outlines practical approaches instructors can employ to help learners become more autonomous and better to manage their own language learning. Attendees will introduced to tasks that can be used to promote self-assessment, reflective practice, and effective goal-setting, as the connection between reflective activities and language learning is be emphasized. Opportunities will also be provided for instructors to discuss their own specific approaches and the challenges they have faced in their specific teaching contexts.

Summary

This workshop outlines practical approaches instructors can employ to help learners become more autonomous and better to manage their own language learning. Attendees will introduced to tasks that can be used to promote self-assessment, reflective practice, and effective goal-setting, as the connection between reflective activities and language learning is be emphasized. Opportunities will also be provided for instructors to discuss their own specific approaches and the challenges they have faced in their specific teaching contexts.