Speakers
Description
Daniel Chesmore
Narrative Elements and Ludic Pedagogy in Debate Exercises
Suzanne Kamata
Co-creating “The Cat Café,” a Story for English Language Learners
John Maune
Literature in Language Teaching: the Many Facets of LiLT
John Wolfgang Roberts
A Metafictioning Pedagogy: Close Reading in the age of AI
Anna Shershnova
Fostering Humanization through Teaching Literature in the English-Language Classroom
While contemporary academic skills-based textbooks effectively build real-world competencies in university EFL contexts, research suggests that integrating literature can humanize the learning process. Literature exposes students to diverse perspectives across cultures and time, encouraging them to reflect on and possibly reconsider their own values. This presentation highlights examples of literary works that foster empathy, critical thinking, creativity, and philosophical reflection, while aligning with existing curricula, textbooks, and targeted language skill development.
Joshua Lee Solomon
Roleplaying Games as Collaborative Writing Projects: Developing and Running the Satoko Series