JALT2026 - Nagoya

Session

Room 1103

21 Nov 2026, 10:55

The WINC Aichi

524. Developing Critical Thinkers for Real World Communication

Megumi Uemi (Toyo University)

21/11/2026, 15:05

Highlighted Speaker

In the 21st century, language education must move beyond linguistic knowledge to developing students’ ability to think, communicate, and engage globally. This presentation demonstrates how the Impact Issues series can serve as a foundation for designing critical thinking–infused instruction in Japanese L2 contexts. Drawing on a Writing-to-Think learning log model, the session illustrates how...

724. From Reading to Discussion with AI-Supported Graded Reading

Mr Alan Schwartz (EnglishCentral JAPAN KK.)

21/11/2026, 17:00

JALT Sponsors

Practice-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)

This presentation is sponsored by EnglishCentral.

This presentation introduces a next-generation graded reading platform built around a motivating promise: read what you love at your level. Teachers can draw from thousands of high-interest readers precisely graded across CEFR microlevels, with vocabulary controlled through the CEFR, NGSL and related research-based wordlists. An integrated...

613. I Can Do It! Building Confidence with Authentic Readings

Prof. Rudolf Reinelt (Matsuyama JALT), Travis Blackburn (Ehime University)

21/11/2026, 17:35

ER: Extensive Reading

This presentation reports an exploratory study using Commonlit, an online reading platform designed for native English speakers in a Japanese EFL course. Pre/post-surveys measured students' perceived confidence in their reading, vocabulary, and discussion skills, and how they correlated with their feelings about their overall English, reading, and discussion abilities after the course. Results...

37. Harry Potter and the Complexity of Language

Bob Ashcroft (Tokai University)

21/11/2026, 18:10

ER: Extensive Reading

Research-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)

This corpus-linguistic study analyzes lexical and syntactic complexity across all seven Harry Potter novels, revealing progressive linguistic development mirroring adolescent language acquisition patterns. Findings demonstrate books 1–3 suit intermediate EFL learners while books 4–7 suit advanced proficiency levels. The research provides empirical evidence for incorporating graded extensive...

39. From Pride to Sadness: Emotions in Extensive Reading

Haruka Ubukata (Kanda University of International Studies)

21/11/2026, 18:45

ER: Extensive Reading

Research-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)

This study explored Japanese EFL university students’ emotional experiences in Extensive Reading (ER). Their reading logs, recorded for two semesters, evidenced a wide range of emotions such as pride, desire, surprise, frustration, and sadness, and indicated positive effects of extensive reading beyond language skill development. This presentation introduces primary findings and practical...

807. How to teach our students to speak “natural” English

STEPHEN RICHMOND (Bukkyo University)

22/11/2026, 09:40

JALT Sponsors

Practice-oriented Presentation (60-minutes)

This presentation is sponsored by Nellie's English Books.

A typical conversation doesn't unfold the same way in Japanese as it does in English. This presentation outlines the basic principles that shape natural English conversation and shows how to incorporate them into oral communication courses at two levels: CEFR A2, where students usually need to be "unblocked" enough to hold a basic...