PanSIG 2026 - Building Language Competencies through Community

Session

Plenaries

23 May 2026, 09:45

2号building/2-241 - Saturday Plenaries (Chukyo University)

233. Plenary 1 - Robert Stroud

Robert Stroud (Hosei University)

23/05/2026, 09:45

Plenary

Robert Stroud: Connected Voices, Connected Worlds: Reimagining FLT Communities Together
Across global ELT communities, practitioners are navigating a pivotal moment: technology and AI are accelerating rapidly, yet many learners feel increasingly disconnected from one another. Even with constant online engagement, genuine interaction, intercultural curiosity, and learner confidence can quietly...

234. Plenary 2 - Louise Ohashi

Louise Ohashi (Gakushuin University)

23/05/2026, 16:05

Plenary

Developing GenAI Literacy through Teacher Communities
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is a transformative technology that has elicited both praise and concern from L2 educators. To use it effectively and guide students well, teachers must develop GenAI literacy, but the proliferation of new technologies has left many unprepared. Institutions have a responsibility to lead, but...