JALT2025 - Tokyo

Session

Room 514

514

31 Oct 2025, 13:40

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

134. The Use and Outcomes of Machine Translation for Reading

Caleb Prichard (Okayama University)

31/10/2025, 14:15

Technology

Research-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)

How readers use machine translation (MT) has been shown to affect reading outcomes, but the effect of reading anxiety and text difficulty have not been examined. This study utilized screen recording to track how 52 learners used MT. The results found that participants with high cognitive reading anxiety used MT much more often. Participants who more often used MT did not recall more content...

328. Comparing AI and Human Grading of EFL Student Essays

Steven MacWhinnie (Hirosaki Gakuin University)

31/10/2025, 14:50

Technology

Research-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)

This study compares ChatGPT’s performance to human instructors in grading Japanese university students' EFL essays. Results highlight strong alignment on objective elements like formatting, but significant discrepancies in areas such as body paragraph development and language use. Findings support the cautious integration of AI as a grading aid, with human oversight remaining essential for...

362. Using ChatGPT for Differentiated Instruction in EMI

Dr Thatcher A. Spero (Musashino University, Faculty of Global Studies, Department of Global Business)

31/10/2025, 15:25

Technology

Practice-oriented Workshop (60-minutes)

English-medium instruction (EMI) poses challenges for students with diverse language proficiency. This workshop explores how ChatGPT can facilitate differentiated learning by providing scaffolding, personalized feedback, and adaptive learning materials. Participants will have discussions, receive practical tips, and engage in hands-on activities while using ChatGPT. Overall, the session offers...

18. Real-Time Peer Feedback in EFL Speaking Classes

Bradley Irwin (Kyoritsu Women's University)

31/10/2025, 16:35

Technology

Practice-oriented Workshop (30-minutes)

This practice-oriented workshop explores implementing real-time peer feedback in EFL speaking classes through Google Forms and Sheets. Participants will learn to design scoring rubrics, facilitate immediate feedback during presentations, and automatically compile responses for instant access. The session emphasizes strategies to align peer and teacher feedback, boost student engagement, and...

186. Scaffolding the speech writing process using Google Forms

Peter Quinn (Takushoku University)

31/10/2025, 17:10

Technology

Practice-oriented Workshop (30-minutes)

Students often have difficulty with the speech writing process. Students have difficulty getting started writing, generating enough material, and organizing their speeches.
This presentation will show participants how to provide students with the scaffolding they need to generate ideas, write and organize their speeches using Google Forms.
By harnessing the power of Google Forms, we can...

647. Teach Listening as a Skill (not a test)

Alastair Graham-Marr (ABAX Ltd)

01/11/2025, 11:00

Undeveloped listening skills seriously hamper one’s ability to learn a foreign language. Research tells us that explicitly teaching the skills of listening helps students to improve their comprehension abilities, and yet listening is often left on its own to develop as some sort of felicitous by-product of input.This presentation will focus on ways to teach listening that help students develop...

635. Making ESP work in the classroom and the real world

Aleksandra Popovski

01/11/2025, 11:35

Sponsored by Nellie’s English Books
English for Specific Purposes (ESP) is about helping learners develop the language skills they need to succeed in their professional lives. But how do we bridge the gap between classroom teaching and real-world communication? We'll explore practical strategies for designing and delivering ESP instruction that feels relevant, engaging and useful. We’ll look...

539. Building up students' ability to speak out and discuss

David Paul (Language Teaching Professionals)

01/11/2025, 12:10

Sponsored by Language Teaching Professionals
The presenter will introduce his new course, ‘ Discussion Skills’, and show how it is effective in building up students’ ability to speak out and discuss a wide range of topics. The two-level course is designed for high school, university and adults and has extensive free digital support. The course is a new edition of ‘Communication Strategies’,...

567. ELT Lab: Project-based language teaching

Marcos Benevides (J. F. Oberlin University)

01/11/2025, 12:45

Projects are a sequence of connected tasks, done over an extended period of time such as a semester, and leading to a higher-order outcome than any of its component tasks. For example, "Make a podcast" can be a project, which might comprise tasks such as "Brainstorm topic ideas," "Research a topic," "Write a script," and "Record an episode." This workshop presents practical ideas on how to set...

543. Integrating Language Studies with Multicultural Perspectives

Greg Goodmacher (Nellies Books)

01/11/2025, 13:20

Sponsored by Nellie’s English Books
Introducing differing cultural viewpoints, or multicultural perspectives, of topics that interest students is a great way to stimulate students to study English. The presenter will share teaching materials and techniques that have worked well with thousands of students across Japan. Attendees will leave with ideas on integrating video, photographs, and...

564. Unlock 3rd edition - even better EAP with Critical Thinking

Andrew Archer (Cambridge University Press & Assessment)

01/11/2025, 17:00

Sponsored by Cambridge University Press & Assessment

Introducing the 3rd and latest edition of the highly popular English for Academic Purposes series, Unlock. The new 3rd edition will continue the Unlock tradition of helping learners acquire the critical thinking skills they need to succeed both academically and beyond, through engaging topics and well-structured, easy-to-teach lessons.

596. ELT Lab: Pragmatic competence - teaching and testing it

Taylor Meizlish (Nagoya University of Foreign Studies)

01/11/2025, 17:35

Sponsored by Atama-ii Books
This practical session introduces a corpus-informed approach to teaching and assessing pragmatic competence in Japanese EFL classrooms. Participants will explore classroom-friendly explanations of pragmatic strategies, authentic student data, and useful rubrics for assessment. The emphasis is on functional language use and politeness strategies, and on...

603. Study Away Opportunities for Japanese University Students

Samuel Sorenson (Japan Center for Michigan Universities), Shannon Lemons (Japan Center for Michigan Universities)

01/11/2025, 18:10

Sponsored by the Japan Center for Michigan Universities
The Japan Center for Michigan Universities (JCMU) offers study away programs (kokunai ryugaku) in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture for students at Japanese universities. Program participants take part in content-integrated intensive English classes and live together with American university students in JCMU’s on-campus dormitory. Come to this...

721. Revisiting the case method in language teacher education: Student teachers’ experiences

Gary Barkhuizen (University of Auckland)

01/11/2025, 18:45

This presentation makes a strong case for revitalizing the casebook method in teacher education. I report on findings of an exploratory action research study that aimed to investigate the experiences of students’ engaging with the case method in two graduate courses. Descriptive statistics and thematic analysis reveal a high level of engagement with the cases and meaningful learning about...

512. Enhancing Listening Skills through Repetition and Self-Recording

Mrs Yukie Nobutsune (Tokyo Woman's Christian University, Temple University, Japan Campus)

02/11/2025, 09:40

Learner Development

Practice-oriented Workshop (30-minutes)

This presentation explores how repetition and self-recording improve EFL learners’ listening skills. Using TOEIC materials, students repeatedly practiced passages, recorded and reviewed their performance, and received peer feedback, fostering automatization and metacognitive awareness. Post-test results showed improved comprehension, suggesting this interactive, self-regulated approach...

640. A GenAI-based Cross Cultural Communication Course

Javier Salazar (ICLE SIG - University of Tsukuba)

02/11/2025, 10:15

This session presents the design of a university-level Cross-Cultural Course in Japan that integrates a GenAI-based chatbot to scaffold self-reflective, introspective, pragmatically informed conversations for developing Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) in university-level students. Grounded in leading theoretical models of ICC, the course helps students explore cultural...

560. Reason & Respond: Strategies for Critical Thinking

Andy Boon (Toyo Gakuen University)

02/11/2025, 12:00

This presentation introduces Reason & Respond, a critical thinking coursebook for A2–B1 learners. Based on Hadley & Boon’s (2023) cyclical approach, the book helps students develop a critical mindset by distinguishing facts from opinions, spotting biases, listening actively, and evaluating arguments. The author will share an overview of Unit 1, where students learn to identify and support...

725. Grading Lily's Students: CEFR-Aligned Automated Scoring for Video Call Conversations

Anthony Verardi (Duolingo, Inc.)

02/11/2025, 12:35

Sponsored by Duolingo
Conversational AI offers new ways to practice speaking, yet reliable assessment of learner progress in real-time dialogue remains a challenge. To address this, we developed an automated grader for Video Call with Lily, Duolingo’s conversation partner. Four expert raters scored over 800 learner responses using a CEFR-aligned rubric, achieving high agreement (r=.95)....

722. Why Japanese Learners Must Not Give Up on English Pronunciation

真知 奥村 (株式会社プロンテスト)

02/11/2025, 13:10

Sponsored by Prontest
In the professional world, accurate pronunciation can influence business success. Considering this, one essential skill in Japanese English education is instructors' pronunciation ability. However, even adults can still acquire this skill, so learners should not give up. I encourage them to actively include pronunciation practice in their learning.

563. In Focus: A 4-Skills Vocabulary & Critical Thinking Course

Joseph Phillips (Kinseido)

02/11/2025, 13:45

This session introduces a 4-level, 4-skills EFL course that develops students’ critical thinking skills while systematically improving their knowledge of essential high-frequency words with both in-text and online learning tools. Utilizing two key word lists from the New General Service List Project, Levels 1, 2, and 3 help students master essential general English vocabulary in the NGSL,...

650. The importance of task outcome for student motivation

Justin Harris (Kindai University), Paul Leeming (Kindai University)

02/11/2025, 14:20

Students taking compulsory course may have limited motivation to complete tasks in the language classroom. This presentation focuses on the non-linguistic outcome of tasks, and its importance in providing an authentic reason for students to engage with and complete a task. Practical examples are provided, where students will be focused on task outcome and therefore actively take part in the task.