12–14 Feb 2026
Sojo University
Asia/Tokyo timezone

Schedule

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  BLS 4A BLS 4B BLS 4C BLS 4D (Online / Hybrid Capable Room)

Session One

09:30 - 09:55

The Learning Experiences of EFL Graduate Students in an EMI Course (P)

Hikyoung Lee
Embodied Creativity in the Age of Generative AI (P)

Brian J. Birdsell
Creating meaningful learning with extensive reading (P)

Heather Yoder
Making Learning Meaningful: Fostering Engagement through Music (P)

Kriti Arora

Session Two

10:05 - 10:30


A Creative Manga Based Approach to Promoting English Writing and Learner Autonomy (P)

Takako Yasuta

Revisiting Risk-Taking Passports: A Window
 Into Student Behaviour and Confidence (P)

Emily Marzin, Christopher Arnott

Interaction design: transforming the learning environment with edtech and AI (P)

Adam Jenkins

Japanese High School Students: Real Time English with Philippine Instructors (P) Online


Harry Carley

Session Three

10:40 - 11:05


The Japanese University Schoolscape and
the Coloniality of Language (P)

Jonathan Donnellan

Why You Want to Moodle (P)


Bill White

Brewing English: The Effects of SILC English
Café on Language Learning (P)

Masato Koyashiki

Tracing Learner Archetypes Across Heterotopic Language-Learning Spaces: Findings from a Q Methodology Study (P) Online
Kane Linton, Robert Stevenson

Unplenary

  Unplenary (SILC Event Hall 1F)  
11:15 - 12:15        

Lunch

  Lunches are available at the cafeteria or at the school convenience store.    
12:15 - 13:15        

Session Four

13:15 - 14:10

Open Slot
Making Writing More Engaging and Enjoyable (W)

Dominique Vola Ambinintsoa Razafindratsimba
Liling Kurakane
(55-minute Workshop)

The Curiosity Imperative (P)

Ed Rubesch, Dave Bollen

Customized AI Agents for Writing Instruction: A Practical Blueprint for Language Educators (P) Online


Norman Fewell 

Poster Session

  Posters (SILC 3F)  
14:10 - 15:05        

Session Five

15:15 - 15:40


Designing Learning Experiences That Stick:
Using Pedagogy to Guide Experiential
Learning (P)

Annie Hoang

Breaking the Ice: students react to assigned seats (P)

Barry Keith, Adam Murray

Meaningful Experiences through Short-Term
 Study Abroad: Evaluating Students' Growth (P)

Shin-ya Iwasaki, Owen J. Crowe, Abram E. Leon

Proposing ACIS: A New Spiral Model of
Confidence Development in Virtual
Intercultural Exchanges Among Asian
Women EFL Learners (P) Online
Muthumaniraja Saranyaraja, Divyabha Vashisht, Payal Khurana

Session Six

15:50 - 16:15

Open Slot
Crafting Meaningful Learning through AI:
Enhancing English Pronunciation among
Thai EFL Students (P)

Ratchadavan Kongsatt, Thamonthon Yordming 

Real-Time Online Interviews to Boost
Motivation, Confidence, and Intercultural
Awareness in EFL Learners (P)

Javiera Galaz

Exploring Student Surveys for Determining and Evaluating Professional Development Plans among University Teachers: An Action
Research Project (P) Hybrid Online


Branden Carl Kirchmeyer, Rachel Matsushita, Alison Koga, Timothy James Hull

Closing Remarks

  Closing Remarks (SILC Event Hall 1F)  
16:25 -16:40        

IOT Tour

The bus leaves at 17:15      
16:50 - 17:10 for the networking dinner