20–22 Nov 2026
The WINC Aichi
Asia/Tokyo timezone

Session

Room 1002

21 Nov 2026, 10:55
The WINC Aichi

The WINC Aichi

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  1. Mr Liam Ring (Listening SIG), Dr Naheen Madarbakus-Ring
    21/11/2026, 11:00
    LIST: Listening
    Research-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
  2. Gary Barkhuizen (University of Auckland)
    21/11/2026, 11:35
    TD: Teacher Development
    Research-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
  3. Jerry Talandis Jr. (University of Toyama), Dr Theron Muller (Waseda University Faculty of Human Sciences), philip McCarthy (American University of Sharjah)
    21/11/2026, 12:10
    Highlighted Speaker

    This interactive workshop will present the new, upgraded Auto-Peer, a free-to-use automated writing evaluation software developed for the English language learning classroom. While Auto-Peer has assisted thousands of students worldwide since its initial 2021 release, the advent of generative AI (GenAI) required rethinking its features in light of new developments in natural language...

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  4. Kip Cates (Tottori University)
    21/11/2026, 13:20
    Highlighted Speaker

    Global education is an exciting pedagogical field that aims to bring the world into the classroom and take students out into the wider world. How can it empower language teachers to engage their students with the local community, use their language skills on an international stage and prepare them for global citizenship in a multicultural world? This talk will summarize four decades of...

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  5. Kazuyoshi Sato (Nagoya University of Foreign Studies)
    21/11/2026, 14:30
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  6. Willy Ardian Renandya (National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University)
    21/11/2026, 17:00
    Highlighted Speaker

    Fast-tracking L2 Proficiency via Extramural Learning

    This hands-on workshop explores how language learning happens both inside and outside the classroom, and why out-of-class (extramural) learning often yields the biggest benefits. While traditional teaching often focuses too heavily on formal grammar, fast-tracking proficiency requires shifting our focus toward building fluency and...

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  7. Dr Noriko Ishihara (Hosei University), Aurora Tsai (University of Tokyo)
    21/11/2026, 18:10
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    Language education does not stop at grammar, vocabulary, or pronunciation. It also involves teaching to navigate the social meaning of language and behavior in the real world. Our everyday remarks, jokes, and assumptions may seem brief and subtle on the surface but can communicate our values and beliefs about who belongs, and whose identity, cultural, and linguistic upbringing does not. This...

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  8. Kane Linton (Wayo Women's University)
    22/11/2026, 09:40
    Highlighted Speaker

    This workshop examines the use of digital workflows for language policy research. Participants will explore how digital methods can support the analysis of language education policy documents across different educational and linguistic contexts. Through hands-on activities, attendees will compare human and AI-generated summaries, develop thematic coding categories, and discuss issues of...

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  9. Kip Cates (Tottori University)
    22/11/2026, 12:00
    Highlighted Speaker

    The EFL classroom provides a valuable space for developing students’ linguistic knowledge, language abilities and communication skills. It can also be an exciting place for overcoming ethnocentric attitudes, breaking down “us/them” mindsets and empowering students to re-think their identities in an interconnected world. This session will introduce a dynamic set of class activities designed to...

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  10. Willy Ardian Renandya (National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University)
    22/11/2026, 12:35
    Highlighted Speaker

    What Makes a Great Language Teacher?

    Great teaching is an ongoing journey of continuous learning that takes place in the classroom, and perhaps more importantly, extends far beyond its walls. In this presentation, I explore how language teachers can actively grow and adapt by focusing on six essential areas of professional development: developing professional competence, becoming AI-fluent...

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  11. Loy Lising (Macquarie University)
    22/11/2026, 13:45
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