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Seonwoong Kim (Seoul National University)31/10/2025, 14:15Learner DevelopmentResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
This presentation examines the linguistic variations in a corpus of argumentative essays written by Korean EFL learners. By conducting an additional MDA using the five dimensions established in Biber (1988), learner essays were compared with their native counterparts and across four proficiency levels using dimension scores. Native essays were more narrative and persuasive compared to Korean...
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Atsushi Iida (Aoyama Gakuin University)31/10/2025, 14:50Language SkillsResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
The aim of this presentation is to explore and discuss how Japanese EFL students express their experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic through second language poetry writing.
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31/10/2025, 15:25Materials and AssessmentResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
This study investigates how different feedback types influence adolescent EFL studentsโ engagement and second language (L2) writing development. Students received feedback from an automated writing evaluation program, a teacher, or a peer. Writing progress and engagement were assessed through tests and questionnaires. Results showed that AWE feedback led to significant writing improvement...
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Cameron Nitta (Yokohama City University)31/10/2025, 16:00Materials and AssessmentPractice-oriented Workshop (30-minutes)
Crafting writing assessments is a process that requires teachers to ask questions and consider different choices. Teachers should understand what is being tested before developing the method of testing. This workshop will offer guidance to instructors interested in the design and administration of department-wide writing assessments. I will also describe how a university English department...
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David James Townsend (Shujitsu University)31/10/2025, 16:35Learner DevelopmentResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
This presentation examines a second-year university writing course where students receive peer-assessment feedback and teacher review on their drafts, focusing on style, formatting, grammar, and suggestions for improvement. While many students have used this feedback to strengthen their writing, an increasing number have not submitted drafts in recent years. A student survey explored reasons...
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Ms Ani Asryan (Central China Normal University), YAM SAROH (KANIVA INTERNATIONAL)31/10/2025, 17:10Language SkillsResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
This study investigates the use of cohesive devices in argumentative essays written by Indonesian undergraduate students of English Language Teaching (ELT). Drawing on Halliday and Hasanโs (1976) taxonomy, thirty essays across three topics written by ten Indonesian ELT students were analysed to examine the frequency, distribution, and appropriateness of reference, substitution, ellipsis,...
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Peter Neff (Doshisha University, Faculty of Global Communcations), John Rucynski (Okayama University)01/11/2025, 11:00PedagogyPractice-oriented Workshop (30-minutes)
The presenters will detail a framework for developing or modifying traditional language teaching tasks to include a humor-based component. They will also demonstrate how humor can be incorporated while staying true to the core features of task-based instruction, including allowing for student-initiated humor, considering respective proficiency levels, maintaining a connection with the...
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Dr Naheen Madarbakus-Ring (University of Tsukuba)01/11/2025, 11:35Language SkillsPractice-oriented Workshop (30-minutes)
Recent listening approaches have emphasized providing learners with more engagement opportunities when listening. This workshop demonstrates how to integrate Gohโs (2018) five listening tasks (i.e., communicative, one-way, two-way, metacognitive and perception) into a three-stage listening lesson framework for second language learners. The workshop concludes by suggesting how educators can...
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Dr Paul Marlowe (Kindai University), Mr Lucas Dickerson (Kwansei Gakuin University)01/11/2025, 12:10Materials and AssessmentPractice-oriented Workshop (30-minutes)
This practice oriented workshop explores how genre-based pedagogy and task-based learning can be combined to support English learnersโ writing development. Participants will engage in a short task cycle, emphasizing purpose, audience, and language features. The session introduces a flexible framework designed for low- to mid-proficiency learners and offers practical guidelines for creating...
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Ashley Bartholomy (Aichi University), Peter Lyons (Nanzan University), ใคใณใฐ ใขใณใฝใใผ (ๆ็ฅๅคงๅญฆ)01/11/2025, 12:45PedagogyResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
This presentation summarises a research project on learnersโ ability to notice new language during tasks with different cognitive demands. Task conditions were modified by altering glossary use, adding or removing side tasks, and providing either individual or paired planning time. The results showed that task design influenced noticing: higher complexity sometimes boosted the learnersโ...
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Azumi Naruse (Chukyo University), Mie Gotoh (Nanzan University), Ms Nao Ichino (Chukyo University)01/11/2025, 13:20
This study investigates the communicative needs of Japanese university students on semester study abroad (SA) programs in the US and Canada through task-based needs analysis (TBNA). Employing triangulated methods including semi-structured interviews and questionnaires, it identifies several critical needs and challenges. Findings also highlight discrepancies in perceptions between students and...
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Martyn McGettigan (Hiroshima City University)01/11/2025, 13:55
This presentation examines the results of a replication study examining the effect of a video creation task on students' speaking abilities. The results showed a strong effect on speaking, even though the increase in students actual scores was less than anticipated. They also indicated a possible, unexpected effect on students' reading. Based on these results, and number of possible teaching...
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Imogen Custance (Osaka Jogakuin College and University)01/11/2025, 14:30PedagogyResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
Balancing a focus on language knowledge and fluency development has long been a challenge for teachers. Finding this balance whilst maintaining and promoting learner motivation makes this even harder. In this presentation, I will present the results of a study that examined whether post-task transcription could be used to enhance learning opportunities without negatively impacting the...
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Shannon Miyamoto (Kwansei Gakuin University)01/11/2025, 15:05Language Classroom ContentPractice-oriented Workshop (30-minutes)
Creative writing can play an important role in fostering EFL student writersโ compositions, literary awareness, and overall linguistic development. As such, this presentation will introduce four creative writing tasks that can be used to develop EFL learnersโ linguistic and literary skills: โConnect the Dots,โ โPicture Perfect,โ โMadLibs Adventures,โ and โCROW Biographies.โ Ideas on...
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Hesborn Ondiba (Tokyo University of Science)02/11/2025, 09:40PedagogyResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
This study explores effective pedagogical strategies for engaging mixed-ability English learners in Japanese universities. Collaborative tasks and peer learning proved most effective, while differentiated instruction, tiered assignments, and culturally relevant materials enhanced engagement. Structured group work supported weaker students, and multimodal approaches improved comprehension and...
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Peter Brereton (International Christian University)02/11/2025, 10:15Psychology and Language LearningResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
This three-year longitudinal study aimed to investigate student experiences in their EMI undergraduate courses and consider the implications for the teaching of EAP. Using narrative analysis and analysis of narratives to make sense of the data, this presentation focuses on one of the main themes which emerged: the impact that the participantsโ perceptions of their classmates had on their...
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Gabriela Schmidt (JALT CEFR LP SIG President), Joseph Shaules (Keio University), Robinson Fritz (Kyushu University), Sumiko Miyafusa (Toyo Gakuen University)02/11/2025, 12:00Psychology and Language LearningPractice-oriented Workshop (60-minutes)
This workshop introduces a research project exploring the dynamic nature of foreign language motivation, focusing on engagement (approach motivation), resistance (avoidance motivation), and mixed statesโan interplay between engagement and resistance. Participants will learn about the Linguaculture Motivation Profiler, a psychometric tool developed by the team, and gain insights from findings...
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Hiroyo Nakagawa (Osaka Jogakuin University and College), Dr Tatsuya Taguchi (Aichi University of Education), Dr Yuko Matsumura (Kindai University)02/11/2025, 13:10Psychology and Language LearningPractice-oriented Workshop (60-minutes)
Oral presentation skills are essential to successful contemporary education in Japan. This workshop will review theories of motivation and engagement in language learning, along with our research model of learnersโ attitudes toward presentations. We will then demonstrate how to enhance Japanese learnersโ motivation and engagement through presentation practice. Additionally, we will present...
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Owen Minns (Chiba University)02/11/2025, 14:20Psychology and Language LearningResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
This presentation investigates how foreign English teachers learn Japanese in Japan. Combining 3 data sets, two qualitative and one quantitative, this study examines what influences foreign English teachers' Japanese learning and whether Dรถrnyei's L2 Motivational Self System can account for their motivations. This study found that language ideologies significantly influence how foreign English...
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