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Dr Jay Tanaka (Hosei University)10/31/25, 2:15โฏPMPedagogyPractice-oriented Workshop (30-minutes)
The workshop will begin with a short presentation on the background of critical thinking in education, reviewing various definitions of critical thinking and different directions for instruction. Then, participants will be given copies of a critical thinking test, along with a worksheet that asks them to reflect on how to teach dialectical thinking skills through the test.
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Simon Wilkins (Tokai University)10/31/25, 2:50โฏPMMaterials and AssessmentPractice-oriented Workshop (30-minutes)
Providing feedback on studentsโ speaking is more challenging than written feedback, as spoken language is ephemeral and difficult to analyze. This workshop explores research-based strategies to enhance oral feedback, including using video recordings, self- and peer-assessment, and technology tools. Grounded in Assessment for Learning principles, it helps teachers deliver clearer, more...
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Ryan Hagglund10/31/25, 3:25โฏPMMaterials and AssessmentResearch-Oriented Presentation (60-minutes)
Japanese high school entrance exams are often criticized for promoting rote grammar study, but analysis of exams from all 47 prefectures and major private schools reveals otherwise. This session examines question types and skills testedโsuch as reading comprehension, listening, writing, and logical deductionโand compares them with classroom practices. Findings challenge common misconceptions...
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Punchalee Wasanasomsithi (Chulalongkorn University)10/31/25, 4:35โฏPMMaterials and AssessmentResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
This presentation reports on a qualitative study that explored current language assessment literacy in terms of theoretical, procedural, and practical knowledge; current practices regarding test design, validation, and utilization; and needs of professional development in language assessment of 15 EFL instructors at a public university in Bangkok, Thailand. Based on the study findings, a...
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Hosam Elmetaher (Nagoya Aoi University)10/31/25, 5:10โฏPMMaterials and AssessmentPractice-oriented Workshop (30-minutes)
This study analyzes Japanese undergraduatesโ self-reflections on their English oral proficiency in relation to vocabulary knowledge measured by the MRVAT. Twenty-one students were divided into higher- and lower-proficiency groups. Higher-proficiency students emphasized teamwork, time management, structured delivery, and polite, clear speech, while lower-proficiency students noted challenges...
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Prof. Eric Fortin (St. Mary's College), Dr Monika Szirmai (Hiroshima International University)11/1/25, 11:00โฏAMJapanese and Other Language Teaching & LearningForum (60-minutes)
.Il y aura deux prรฉsentations: 1) Comment les รฉtudiants japonais peuvent apprendre plus rapidement les langues romanes tout en renforรงant leur maรฎtrise de lโanglais en sโappuyant sur leurs connaissances en anglais.
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2) Comment la connaissance de langue franรงaise peuvent ouvrir les portes des autres langues romanes. -
Martina Gunske von Koelln (Fukushima University), Anja Hopf (Niigata University), Bertlinde Voegel (Osaka University)11/1/25, 12:10โฏPMJapanese and Other Language Teaching & LearningPractice-oriented Workshop (60-minutes)
Die BeitrรคgerInnen in diesem Deutsch-Workshop stellen praktische Untersuchungen mit Anfรคngerstudenten zu folgenden Themen vor, die auch zu neuen Kurskonzepten fรผhren werden.
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1. Motivierende Unterrichtsinhalte durch interkulturelle Austauschprojekte unter Verwendung von KI-Tools.
2. Der Einsatz von รbersetzungstools beim kreativen Schreiben von Filmskripts.
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Dr Adiene Susej Roque de Hishiyama (Seikei University), Carlos Budding (Akita International University), Cecilia Silva (Tohoku University)11/1/25, 1:20โฏPMJapanese and Other Language Teaching & LearningPractice-oriented Workshop (60-minutes)
Educadores de Espaรฑol como Lengua Extranjera conducen un taller sobre el aprendizaje de espaรฑol con una contextualizaciรณn lingรผรญstica, intercultural y comunicativa. Roque de Hishiyama: lineamientos y materiales para enseรฑar SDGs en ELE; Silva: actividades basadas en el concepto de mediaciรณn; Budding: grupos focales para potenciar el currรญculum de la clase. Educadores y estudiantes de otros...
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Sophie Otsuru (Juntendo University), Mr ใฏใชในใใใ็พๆบไป ใใซใขใณ (Nanzan University)11/1/25, 2:30โฏPMJapanese and Other Language Teaching & LearningResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
Although some Japanese learners of French and English have achieved fluency in these languages, they often struggle with argumentation. The presenters suggest that this difficulty stems from excessive reliance on examples. Corpus data indicate that argumentation in French and English requires clear explanations, whereas in Japanese, examples alone are sufficient. Consequently, these learners...
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Ms Siyi Peng (East China Normal University)11/1/25, 3:05โฏPMPsychology and Language LearningResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
This research explores how metalinguistic awareness (MLA) and psychotypological distance (PTD) interact to shape transfer patterns among Amdolese-Mandarin bilinguals differing in L1 dominance while learning the Spanish voicing contrast. Results highlight MLA as the primary factor in L3 transfer source selection, with PTD acting as a secondary influence. Moreover, MLA training effectively...
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Benjamin Bailey (Doshisha University), Chika Takahashi (Ehime University), Jerry Huang (Kyoto Sangyo University), Simon Humphries (Kansai University)11/1/25, 5:00โฏPMPsychology and Language LearningResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
How does studying โlanguages other than Englishโ (LOTEs) affect English motivation? This year-long mixed-methods study explores this question in the Japanese university context, where students must often study L2 English and an L3 LOTE simultaneously. It shares insights from student surveys, weekly journals, and interviews in which students record their L2 English motivation, engagement,...
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Dr Eiko Gyogi (Okinawa University)11/1/25, 5:35โฏPMJapanese and Other Language Teaching & LearningResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
This study explores the implementation of plurilingual pedagogy in Japanese language classrooms through a survey of 78 teachers and interviews with 10 teachers. The findings reveal that plurilingual practices are already present, though often unrecognized. In particular, interviews show that even teachers who follow a Japanese-only approach actively draw on students' linguistic and cultural...
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Tim Andrewartha (Asia University)11/1/25, 6:10โฏPMLanguage Classroom ContentResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
Global Englishes Language Teaching (GELT) was proposed by Rose and Galloway (2019) to prepare learners to use English for global communication. In this study, GELT content, including listening, pronunciation, speaking and reading, was implemented in an English course at a university in Tokyo. The learners were surveyed at the start of the course and then at the end in order to understand their...
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Kanae Murayama11/2/25, 9:40โฏAMTeacher and Professional DevelopmentResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
In this presentation, a case study of self-reflective work by an instructor for plurilingual courses in an intercultural collaborative learning setting at a university in Japan will be examined. The presenter will discuss what teachers can learn by self-reflection on their teaching experiences and how those reflections can be integrated into organisational development. Implications for...
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David Chevasco (Chiba University), Jingxin Hao (Kanda University of International Studies)11/2/25, 10:15โฏAMSociocultural Linguistics and PragmaticsResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
Japanese EFL learners often struggle to express disagreement due to cultural constraints. As part of an ongoing research series, this collaborative study builds on previous findings related to discussion topics and linguistic features, to examine how a presenter-developed pragmatic guidebook, integrated with video-based practice can support learners in developing friendly disagreement...
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Noriko Ishihara (Hosei Univ)11/2/25, 12:00โฏPMSociocultural Linguistics and PragmaticsResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
Microaggressions, or common exchanges that send subtle but denigrating messages, abound in everyday interactions today, communicating slights to minoritized individuals/communities. Often unintentional, repeated microaggressions from familiar and respected individuals can accumulate to cause distress and thus can be highly destructive. This presentation draws on Rapport Management Theory...
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Yuri Kimura11/2/25, 12:35โฏPMSociocultural Linguistics and PragmaticsResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
This presentation will show the use of heritage language and mother culture in a global society by university students with foreign roots. The students were interviewed about their language acquisition. They use their heritage language, Japanese, and English to interpret for their parents, international students and foreign customers at their part-time jobs, and to serve as intermediators...
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Cameron Flinn11/2/25, 1:10โฏPMSociocultural Linguistics and PragmaticsResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
This study examines the socialisation experiences of junjapa students (monocultural Japanese students with no study-abroad experience) in a liberal arts EMI program. Results show that multilingualism in the program is highly valued, however, the junjapa students struggle with both real and perceived English deficiencies, leading to their marginalisation. Their attitudes toward English also...
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David Eckford (Kindai University), Dr Leigh McDowell (Nara Institute of Science and Technology)11/2/25, 1:45โฏPM
This presentation looks at introducing traditional Japanese arts as a formal part of the international student curriculum. The presenter draws on his experience of coordinating such a program for inbound students at a university in Osaka. Cultural exchange in authentic environments is the core component of the program, and the benefits and challenges of facilitating such courses are discussed.
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Ms Kimiko Koseki (Seijo University)11/2/25, 2:20โฏPMSociocultural Linguistics and PragmaticsResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
This presentation proposes applying Geert Hofstede's six-dimensional model of national cultures, a popular theory in social psychology, to intercultural pragmatic research as a supplement to politeness theories. The presenter reports on a study analyzing Vietnamese and Japanese students' compliment and compliment response emails, as well as their feedback from a post-project questionnaire. The...
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