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Eleanor Kane (University of Shimane), Melissa Huntley (University of Shimane)20/11/2026, 16:30MW: Materials WritersPractice-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
This presentation critiques the traditional PARSNIP model, which advises avoiding taboo topics in educational materials to prevent controversy. Such avoidance can limit student engagement and hinder intercultural competence development. Ethical ways to incorporate sensitive issues into curricula, specifically in monocultural classrooms will be discussed, as well as helping educators scaffold...
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John Carle (MW SIG, Kindai University, Oak Hills Press)20/11/2026, 17:05MW: Materials WritersPractice-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
This practice-oriented presentation explores how materials design can support motivation, accountability, and cooperation in ESL classrooms. Using concrete examples from classroom materials, the presenter demonstrates how designing effective discussion questions, vocabulary tasks, and structured activities can motivate learners, encourage responsibility for learning, and promote cooperative...
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Asiya Tabassum (University of Technology and Applied Science-Nizwa)20/11/2026, 17:40LIST: ListeningPractice-oriented Presentation (60-minutes)
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Dr Andrew Reimann (Aoyama Gakuin University), Dr Catherine Takasugi (Aoyama Gakuin University), Natsuki Suzuki (University Lecturer, Tokyo), Ryota Moriya (Chuo University)21/11/2026, 11:00Forum (90-minutes)
Following a fourfold increase in students with special educational needs (2014–2023) and 2024 legislative mandates requiring reasonable accommodations, Japanese higher education faces an urgent pedagogical shift. Grounded in the social model of disability, this forum will discuss structural barriers for special educational needs students and instructional challenges for faculty. Through...
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Ms Deepti Mishiro (Kobe University)21/11/2026, 12:45PRAG: PragmaticsResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
Studies in conversation analysis demonstrate that participants prioritize progressivity by self-selecting when a speaker encounters trouble or by continuing the ongoing trajectory rather than correcting linguistic errors (Ikeda, 2008; Hauser, 2017). The present study investigates how embodied resources are used to sustain progressivity. The findings suggest that L2 learners deploy embodied...
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Stachus Peter Tu (Shimane University)21/11/2026, 13:20PRAG: PragmaticsResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
Using a pragmatics focus, this study examines how perfectionism, social anxiety, classroom community, and English proficiency influence speaking confidence among Japanese university students. High-proficiency learners are most sensitive to perfectionistic pressures, while study abroad experience boosts tolerance for mistakes. Classroom community strongly benefits lower-proficiency students,...
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21/11/2026, 13:55Forum (90-minutes)
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Bill Snyder (Soka University), Chiyuki Yanase (Keio University), Eucharia Donnery (Soka University), Joseph Dias (Aoyama Gakuin University)21/11/2026, 17:35Forum (90-minutes)
As well-being gains increasing attention in language education, this forum explores how it can be meaningfully embedded into everyday teaching practice rather than treated as an optional add-on. Drawing on research in positive psychology (Seligman, 2011), self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 2000), and language learner wellbeing (Mercer & Gregersen, 2020), speakers examine sustainable...
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Adam Littleton (Toyo University), L. G. Michael Brown (Tokyo International University), Matthew Cotter (Hokusei Gakuen University), Rachel Patterson (Kindai University), Stephen Bridge (Tokyo International University)22/11/2026, 09:05Forum (90-minutes)
60-minute Forum + 30-minute AGM. In this forum, there will be five presentations focusing on materials development to support students preparing to study abroad. Each presenter will share their experiences designing materials that address different aspects of study abroad, including intercultural communication and awareness, as well as the practical, social, and academic aspects of life...
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Rapunzel Tomacder (Reitaku University), Seamus Johnston (Reitaku University)22/11/2026, 12:00MW: Materials WritersResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
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Sakae Onoda (順天堂大学)22/11/2026, 12:35CUE: College and University EducatorsPractice-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
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Dr Leigh McDowell (Nara Institute of Science and Technology)22/11/2026, 13:10CUE: College and University EducatorsPractice-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
This practical presentation introduces seven low-tech, high-impact productivity tools designed to help language educators manage administrative overwhelm and professional inertia. These freely available systems enable teachers to mitigate digital distractions and reclaim cognitive focus. Attendees will leave with a structured toolkit to boost efficiency, enhance materials development, and...
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Jennifer Jordan (Kwansei Gakuin University)22/11/2026, 13:45CUE: College and University EducatorsResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
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Ms Shiori Hidaka (大阪女学院大学大学院 (Graduate Student at Osaka Jogakuin University))22/11/2026, 14:20CUE: College and University EducatorsResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
This study examines Japanese university instructors’ practices and perceptions regarding Game-Based English Learning (GBEL). Data collected through semi-structured interviews and classroom observations revealed that GBEL was most frequently applied to speaking classes. Instructors perceived enhanced motivation and reduced anxiety as benefits, but identified time constraints, students viewing...
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