Conveners
Room 1206: Task-based Language Teaching
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Room 1206: International Partners
- Richmond Stroupe (Soka University)
Room 1206: Global Issues
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Room 1206: Critical Thinking
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Nicola Hannah20/11/2026, 15:551TBL: Task-Based LearningPractice-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
Participants will gain insight into effective methods to help Japanese university students improve their English presentation skills. Drawing on classroom practice and research on EFL oral communication, this presentation will highlight common challenges such as presentation anxiety, over-reliance on scripts, and limited audience engagement. Practical classroom strategies and task-based...
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Liza Melanie Ostolaza (Teachers College, Columbia University)20/11/2026, 16:302TBL: Task-Based LearningPractice-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
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Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) emphasizes meaning-focused communication and authentic language use. This session demonstrates an identity-centered storytelling task designed for adult ESL classrooms. Learners exchange personal and cultural stories and then retell a partner’s story from that partner’s perspective, creating a meaningful information gap that requires negotiation of... -
Saša Podgoršek (University of Ljubljana)20/11/2026, 17:051TBL: Task-Based LearningResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
This study examines student perceptions of authentic materials and tasks in tertiary Languages for Specific Purposes (LSP). Drawing on Mishan’s (2005) authenticity-centred approach, it analyses an authentic task in a German course for ethnology and cultural anthropology students at the University of Ljubljana, where students selected, read, summarised, and presented academic articles....
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20/11/2026, 17:401TBL: Task-Based LearningResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
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Kuei-Ju Tsai (National University of Kaohsiung)20/11/2026, 18:152TBL: Task-Based LearningResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
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Dr Ganga Laxmi Bhandari (Tribhuvan University; NELTA)21/11/2026, 11:00
This phenomenological study of 14 female English language teachers in Nepal challenges the assumption that high socio-economic status (SES) supports professional growth. Drawing on socio-cultural, feminist, and capability perspectives, it shows elite family expectations and patriarchal norms can restrict career development. Participants reported ongoing struggles to sustain their professions...
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Prof. Zuliati Rohmah (Universitas Brawijaya)21/11/2026, 11:35
Teachers participated in an AI training teach students how tools like ChatGPT and Leonardo AI can empower them to share local narratives, such as Madurese festivals, with a global audience. Attendees will see specific student outputs and learn a replicable model for bridging local culture for global communication.
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Dr Kishore Selva Babu (ELTAI x CHRIST UNIVERSITY)21/11/2026, 12:451
This study examines the impact of AI-assisted writing on students’ creativity and critical thinking in contemporary academia. Using a five-point Likert-scale questionnaire, data will be collected from 200 university students and 100 teachers across India. Statistical analysis will explore perceptions of AI’s influence on creativity, reasoning, and writing development. The findings will help...
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Dr Margarita Consolacion Ballesteros (Ministry of Education Philippines)21/11/2026, 13:20
The Department of Education’s Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Program advances inclusive education in the Philippines beyond addressing learning loss. Through localized interventions, partnerships, volunteerism, and culturally responsive teaching, it strengthens literacy, numeracy, equity, and learner empowerment. By engaging schools, communities, and institutions, ARAL...
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Prof. Shaila Sultana (Dhaka University)21/11/2026, 13:55
Research shows that translingual practices (TPs) enhance learning by increasing students’ metacognitive, metalinguistic, and sociolinguistic awareness. They increase student participation and foster a democratic, decolonized linguistic ecology in classroom spaces. TPs also develop a ‘translingual disposition,’ promoting respect for other languages and cultures. However, the persistent presence...
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Chiyuki Yanase (Keio University), Mr Forrest Nelson (Soka University)21/11/2026, 14:30
JALT Partner, EdYouFest, is a global grassroots initiative fostering the exchange of ideas through inclusive, accessible professional development. With free and low-cost face-to-face and online events and resources, it empowers new and early-career educators to connect, collaborate, and grow. This session introduces EdYouFest Tokyo 2025 & 2026, as well as the upcoming online EdYouMarathon and...
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Mr Cheewin Wattanasin (Thailand TESOL)21/11/2026, 15:05
This presentation explores TikTok as an innovative tool for English teaching through the 4R framework: Repeat, Reflect, Rehearse, and Respond. Aligned with Thailand’s “Learn Anywhere, Anytime” policy, it shows how short-form videos support vocabulary, grammar, and engagement. Students create and interact with content to develop speaking, listening, and writing skills. The session highlights...
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Richmond Stroupe (Soka University)21/11/2026, 17:001
Short stories by women writers with manageable length are used to teach a college level EFL literature course. Students’ immersion in authentic texts and their engagement in class activities are instrumental to improving their language proficiency, promoting cultural awareness, developing critical thinking, and deepening understanding of the English literary texts.
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Michael Free (Chuncheon National University of Education)21/11/2026, 17:351
This presentation uses food as an entry point for intercultural and cultural development in homogeneous classrooms. Moving through a tasting menu of cultural lenses, from ingredients and dishes to the social rituals that surround them, it argues that food offers a rich, personally meaningful route to cultural self-awareness and genuine curiosity. The core framework is simple: ask students what...
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Dr Felicia Tersan (Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) (Sarawak))21/11/2026, 18:101
This narrative inquiry examines how instructional coaching can amplify local teacher voice and support agency in a rural Sarawak secondary school. It traces a teacher’s experience of implementing culturally relevant, SDG-driven PBL with multilingual learners, showing how coaching dialogue and reflection helped her move from procedural compliance toward context-responsive pedagogical judgement....
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Richmond Stroupe (Soka University)22/11/2026, 09:051
JALT invites representatives of all International Partners to join the JALT–International Partners Meeting, which will explore collaborative opportunities in research, professional development, and other joint initiatives, ensuring our shared expertise supports meaningful educational development. With Pan-Asian Consortium partner representatives, we will also discuss upcoming and future PAC...
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Sadie Nitta22/11/2026, 10:15GILE: Global Issues in Language EducationPractice-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
Inspired by a task-based curriculum, this practice-oriented presentation introduces a series of techniques (or ‘classroom rituals’) for teaching using peace education. More specifically, participants will engage with three rituals designed to cultivate student voice through meaningful interactions. These rituals empower students to express their identities in the target language and create “a...
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Mrs Yukie Nobutsune (Tokyo Woman's Christian University, Temple University, Japan Campus)22/11/2026, 12:001CUE: College and University EducatorsPractice-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
This presentation will demonstrate a CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning)-based approach implemented in a university interpreting course within Japan's EFL environment. Each class session addressed social issues such as plastic waste, integrating student presentations, collaborative learning including pair work, and consecutive interpreting practice. A survey conducted after three...
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Ms Emi Fukasawa (Sophia Linguistic Institute for International Communication), Ms Hiroko Aikawa (Sophia Linguistic Institute for International Communication)22/11/2026, 12:351CT: Critical ThinkingResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
This study examines how A2/B1-level students develop their group discussion in CLIL. Audio recordings from three classes were analyzed using a two-layered analytical framework to examine cognitive discourse functions (Dalton-Puffer, 2013) and discourse moves (Pastrana et al., 2018). The findings show that while students sometimes expanded feedback using shared experiences, discussions often...
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Cameron Flinn22/11/2026, 13:10CT: Critical ThinkingResearch-oriented Presentation (30-minutes)
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Alexander Selman (Rikkyo University)22/11/2026, 13:45CT: Critical ThinkingPractice-oriented Presentation (60-minutes)
Investigate a parasitic worm’s attack on the human body as a heist. Find out about the layers of the Earth and its atmosphere through a cocktail party mingle. Content and Language Integrated Learning is enhanced by introducing concepts with simple language and creative contexts, then developing academic language once the ideas are understood. In this workshop, you will experience examples of...
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