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Hatsuko ITAYA (Hokkaido Musashi Women's University), Prof. Yuki ARATAKE (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)10/31/25, 2:15โฏPMJapanese and Other Language Teaching & LearningPractice-oriented Workshop (30-minutes)
This presentation shares outcomes from a COIL program between University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Hokkaido Musashi Women's University. Students engaged in bilingual discussions to develop language skills and intercultural understanding. While participants reported high satisfaction and confidence gains, challenges such as time zone coordination and uneven participation emerged....
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Ms Ani Asryan (Central China Normal University), Hosam Elmetaher (Nagoya Aoi University), Dr Yam Saroh (KANIVA International)10/31/25, 2:50โฏPMLanguage SkillsPractice-oriented Workshop (30-minutes)
This study compares pronunciation difficulties among Japanese, Chinese, and Indonesian EFL learners and their impact on intelligibility. Using standardized reading tasks evaluated by native speakers, the research highlights key challenges such as vowel insertion, final consonant omission, stress misplacement, and vowel/consonant contrasts. Preliminary findings reveal distinct patterns across...
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Jon Rowberry10/31/25, 3:25โฏPMLearner DevelopmentResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
Methodologies internalized from school language classes are often poorly suited to the emergent learning goals of university students. However, learners who nurture connections between their language learning and the world beyond the classroom can experience enhanced enjoyment and engagement, as well as uncovering multiple affordances for learning. This presentation will share insights from a...
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Prof. Yu-Ting Kao (National Cheng Kung University)10/31/25, 4:00โฏPMLanguage SkillsResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
This study investigates how student-generated podcasts can enhance English-speaking skills in a Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) context. Thirty university students engaged in podcast-making over 18 weeks, producing both monologue and dialogue podcasts while using reflection journals and SMART goals for self-regulation. Data from TOEIC mock tests, self-efficacy scales, and interviews...
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Paphitchaya Wonglar10/31/25, 4:35โฏPMMaterials and AssessmentResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
This study explores the effects of interventionist dynamic assessment on the grammatical knowledge and self-efficacy development of Thai EFL university students. Data for the study were obtained from pre- and post-tests, questionnaires, and interviews, allowing for both quantitative and qualitative insights. The findings reveal that students experienced progress in their grammatical competence...
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Dr Vahid Rafieyan (Yamanashi Gakuin University)10/31/25, 5:10โฏPMSociocultural Linguistics and PragmaticsResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
This study examines the effectiveness of two instructional approachesโโfocus on formโ and โfocus on formsโโin teaching formulaic sequences to EFL learners in Japan. Participants underwent a four-week intervention, with learning assessed through pre-, post-, and delayed tests. The research explores how these approaches influence both immediate and long-term knowledge retention. The findings...
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Yisha Liu11/1/25, 11:00โฏAMGraduate Student Showcase (20 minutes)
This study examines how individual aptitude and motivation interact in Chinese international high school CLIL contexts. While CLIL research has largely focused on Europe, studies in China remain limited. Using a mixed-methods design, the project will combine aptitude and motivation tests with classroom observations, interviews, and critical incident reports. By analysing how aptitude shapes...
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Steven Lim (Rikkyo University)11/1/25, 11:20โฏAMGraduate Student Showcase (20 minutes)
This study utilizes Q methodology in order to explore the motivations of L1-English speaking residents of Japan to learn Japanese. The results of a survey used to form the concourse will be discussed, as well as initial findings from Q sorts and interviews.
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Emi Shibuya (Otemon Gakuin University)11/1/25, 11:40โฏAM
In this presentation the discussion approaches and refers to tour guiding management in the aspect of human resources in a lifelong learning context. The foreign language usage and diverse communications by tour guides are focused on finding solutions and the ideal roles of tour guides regarding the current tourism-related issues or risk mitigation. This research develops an inquiry from an...
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Suzanne Kamata11/1/25, 12:10โฏPM
AGM for Literature in Language Teaching SIG
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Atsushi Iida (Aoyama Gakuin University), Camilo Villanueva (Nagoya City University), Mary Hillis, Suzanne Kamata, Vicky A. Richings (Hosei University)11/1/25, 12:45โฏPM
The LiLT forum will address the role of literature in language learning, teaching, and assessment. The presenters will discuss new and innovative practices related to haiku, creative nonfiction, picture books, and born-digital literature. Audience members will be invited to discuss these ideas and ask questions. Please join us for a lively exchange of ideas.
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Michael Balderi (Waseda University Academic Solutions)11/1/25, 2:30โฏPM
Explore the process behind the large-scale implementation of the Talk textbooks for Tutorial English, an accredited course at Waseda University, designed with the aim of improving students' communicative competence. The session offers practical insights on the development of a notional, Can-do-based syllabus (A1 โ C2 levels), presenting the challenges associated with adapting the framework to...
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Rima Uraguchi (Tokyo Gakugei University), Yukiko Takeoka (Sophia University)11/1/25, 3:05โฏPM
This textbook is designed to enhance academic learning through world clips from BBCโs โThe Travel Show.โ Listening and reading activities, comprehension checks, and summary tasks will help cultivate fundamental English abilities. In addition, English and Japanese readings, along with authentic travel clips from around the world, will expand student knowledge of global issues. Lastly, wrap-up...
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Dr Adiene Susej Roque de Hishiyama (Seikei University), Bertlinde Voegel (Osaka University), Cecilia Noemi Silva (Tohoku University), Gabriela Schmidt (JALT CEFR LP SIG President), Miguel Campos (Toyo University), Monika Szirmai (Hiroshima International University)11/1/25, 5:00โฏPM
All those interested in a wider representation of teaching and learning languages and cultures beyond English will gather at this yearโs meeting aimed at extending this affiliate SIG, reporting on past events, planning new ones, exchanging necessary information, and providing an update on recent developments in our field. We will also discuss needs and goals in the FL2 classroom and beyond,...
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Dr Adiene Susej Roque de Hishiyama (Seikei University), Anna Barinova (Kyoto University of Foreign Studies), Grigory Misochko (Kyoto University of Foreign Studies), Martina Gunske von Koelln (Fukushima University), Mrs Pornsri Wright (Kanda University of International Studies)11/1/25, 5:45โฏPM
This forum presents strategies to motivate students in foreign language courses. Presenter A (German) examines external factors such as environment, influencing language enrollment. Presenter B (Spanish) discusses initiatives to spark interest in study abroad. Presenter C (Thai) highlights hands-on cultural experiences through food. Presenters D (French), E and F (Russian) report on findings...
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Craig Mertens (Kwansei Gakuin University), Marc Doyle, Matthew Wiegand (Musashino Art University), Thomas Stringer (University of St Andrews; Kwansei Gakuin University), Oana Cusen (Kwansei Gakuin University)11/2/25, 9:05โฏAM
ART + LANGUAGE = MULTIMODALITY
The Art, Research, and Teaching (ART) Forum will present multimodal strategies and techniques for engaging students who were born digital. These digital natives expect written and spoken text to be accompanied by visual art (photos, videos, pictures, illustrations), so a multimodal learning environment is essential. Discussions and presentations will explore...
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Denver Beirne (Asia University)11/2/25, 12:00โฏPMLanguage Classroom ContentPractice-oriented Workshop (30-minutes)
The workshop will introduce a module in which students created original short films within a communicative English class. Activities were carefully structured to highlight essential processes and linguistic features required to make an effective short movie. Consequently, it was unnecessary to teach filmmaking skills specifically. Success in this context focused on students demonstrating...
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Ms Brianna Cosenza (Nagoya University of Foreign Studies)11/2/25, 12:35โฏPMLanguage Classroom ContentPractice-oriented Workshop (30-minutes)
Collaborative learning is described as two or more students working together and sharing the workload equally to achieve a learning goal (Barkley, Major, & Cross, 2014). Group debate is an excellent way to introduce collaboration. This presentation will explain the implementation of group debates in university English classes during a unit about immigration. A focus on dividing debate work...
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Noriko Kimura (Ritsumeikan University)11/2/25, 1:10โฏPMLanguage Classroom ContentResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
According to Kintschโs text comprehension theory, it is important that readers not only understand words, phrases, and structures of a text but also integrate the text information with their prior knowledge (i.e., build a situation model), making inferences about what the text says. This study examines whether/how tasks and activities developed for a lesson using a song helped learners build...
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MART CHRISTINE JOHNSTON (Takushoku University)11/2/25, 1:45โฏPMLanguage Classroom ContentResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
This pedagogical approach encourages students to guess intervening words in multi-word verbs (MWVs) and compare their guesses with data from the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA). This helps learners identify patterns in native speaker usage. The presentation explores how trigrams and 4-grams in the top 150 most frequent phrasal verbs (PVs) reveal the impact of intervening words...
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Dr Aeric Wong (Osaka Jogakuin University), Imogen Custance (Osaka Jogakuin College and University)11/2/25, 2:20โฏPMLanguage Classroom ContentPractice-oriented Workshop (30-minutes)
With the increasing accuracy of translation software and advent of generative AI, traditional approaches to using project-based learning in language education have been thrown into chaos. This workshop will demonstrate how a backwards design approach can be used to identify potential threats to learning from AI, and how to structure projects that encourage creativity and active engagement in...
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