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Sunao Fukunaga (Kyushu Institute of Technology)12/09/2026, 10:00
English education reform in Japan has long sought to orient classroom teaching toward more communicative goals. The national policy framework for English education in Japan—including recommendations of the Central Council for Education, revisions to the Courses of Study, university entrance examination reform, and related initiatives —emphasizes students’ ability to interact, present ideas,...
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Khadijah Omar (Kyushu University)12/09/2026, 11:10
This study explores collaboration across intercultural borders through a campus interview task assigned to 167 first-year students at a national university in Japan. The participants designed their own questions on topics of interest and conducted English-language interviews with international students outside class time. The task positioned both parties as valuable contributors: the...
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Bryan Meadows (Yongsan International School of Seoul)12/09/2026, 11:10
In this talk, I present a reflective account of a Virtual Exchange (VE) project between two language classrooms, one in Korea and the other in Japan. The combination of the two classrooms formed a complex multi-bordered landscape. For example, the students in Korea were studying Japanese as a Foreign Language (JFL) at an English-medium international school while using Korean everywhere else in...
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Natalie Thibault (Wonkwang University)12/09/2026, 11:50
As expats in a foreign country, how can we adapt to a new environment? How can we make sense of unfamiliar social codes, connect with others, and thrive? As educators, how can we connect better with students from different cultural backgrounds and bridge our cultural differences? EFL teachers in Korea and Japan have all faced these questions. This presentation is designed to offer some...
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Ms Hina Hirayama (Kurume university)12/09/2026, 11:50
In recent years, the issue of Japanese learners acquiring English skills has been said to be very low. In fact, Japanese cannot get high scores on the TOEFL test, which rank at the bottom class in Asian countries. The Critical Period Hypothesis theory indicates that a language learner’s ability to acquire a language naturally and perfectly is limited to the certain age of early stages of life,...
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Dr Yaya Yao (Kyushu University)12/09/2026, 11:50
In English language education (ELE) and literature education in outer and expanding circle (Kachru, 1986) contexts, modern/colonial legacies have initiated and sustained monolingual bias and logocentrism. In Northeast Asia, nationalism and neoliberalism contribute to these dynamics, limiting the transformative and justice-building potentials of ELE and literature education. While many...
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REO SHIN (Kurume university)12/09/2026, 12:30
Japanese learners study English for many years through school education. However, many of them still struggle to understand English without relying on Japanese translation. This issue suggests that more effective learning approaches are needed. The purpose of this study is to examine how comprehensible input activities help Japanese learners understand English in meaningful contexts. In...
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Sarah Deutchman12/09/2026, 12:30
Data-driven learning (DDL) is widely recognized as a powerful pedagogical approach that helps learners check word usage and self-correct errors, particularly for vocabulary and grammar (Huang & Ma, 2025; Ma & Mei, 2021; Zareva, 2016). Yet despite this potential, DDL remains underused in classrooms worldwide. This presentation asks why, examining key barriers: a lack of readily available,...
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Daniel Svoboda (KOTESOL - Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)12/09/2026, 12:30
This workshop explores how Irvin Yalom’s four existential givens—mortality, freedom, isolation, and meaning—can serve as powerful lenses for expanding empathy within ELT. We examine how these profound human themes can recalibrate our pedagogical stance and collegial relations, foregrounding an active ethic of care and mutual regard. By re-contextualising these givens for the EFL classroom, we...
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Hasan Ghazali (Limadata Indonesia)12/09/2026, 14:00
The growing use of Generative AI has changed how students approach academic work, making conversational AI a common source of support during learning. While existing research has examined AI adoption and its impact on academic performance, less is known about what motivates students to seek AI assistance during a learning task. This exploratory study examines how elite scholarship students...
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KC Washington (BusanGD KOTESOL), Maiah Hollander (KOTESOL), Sarah Slagle12/09/2026, 14:00
Accessing a culture that you don’t have the context for is fraught with challenges that range from minor slip-ups to major faux pas. But it can also give opportunities to grow understanding, inspiration, and consideration for others. As educators, building the context around culture is crucial to allow students to explore subjects safely and gain perspectives that challenge them. In this...
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Ms Ayana Hara (Kurume University)12/09/2026, 14:00
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is widely used in the hotel industry through self-check-in systems, chatbots, and service robots. These technologies improve efficiency and support multilingual communication. However, hotels also require omotenashi, which includes empathy, flexible responses, and personalized service. Therefore, English language education remains important for future hotel...
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Ashley Ford (Nagoya City University)12/09/2026, 14:40
The Reel Voices Language Learning Film Festival is an annual online event in which language learners from Japan, Korea, and all over the world are invited to create short films, and come together virtually to watch, discuss, and celebrate one another’s work. As part of this event, The Reel Challenge, a short-video contest for first-time filmmakers, is held with a special theme. This year's...
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David Kluge (Chukyo University (Adjunct Professor))12/09/2026, 14:40
In my personal life, I go online for a few minutes to answer a small question. One thing leads to another and I realize I have spent hours covering a wide variety of topics. All powered by curiosity, as explained by Kidd (2015). This can be transferred to the classroom through the activity described in this presentation. The activity asks students to choose any topic they have an interest in...
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Ms Runa Fukumoto (Kurume university)12/09/2026, 14:40
This study examines the role of ChatGPT and Gemini in English language education. As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more common, many students use AI tools to support their English learning. This study reviews previous research to explore how ChatGPT and Gemini can be used in English education. It also compares the two tools by focusing on their strengths, weaknesses, and possible...
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Heather Kretschmer (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany), George MacLean (University of the Ryukyus)12/09/2026, 15:20
This presentation reports on a small virtual exchange between university students in Okinawa, Japan, and Göttingen, Germany. The student task was intentionally kept modest in scope: students used English through asynchronous tasks to introduce their everyday university life, respond to students overseas, and reflect on similarities and differences in their experiences. The presentation also...
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Mr Yuto Sasaki (Kurume University)12/09/2026, 15:20
This research is about the value of studying abroad. Through the presenter's experience of 3 weeks studying abroad in the USA, regardless of the high expenses, much valuable experience was gained. Therefore, I would like to explore the value of studying abroad by investigating what students can gain from the experiences of studying abroad and what kind of experiences are provided. As a...
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Dr Meerbek Kudaibergenov (Seoul National University of Science and Technology)12/09/2026, 15:20
Who gets to teach English in South Korea, and what determines who is viewed as a legitimate English teacher? This presentation synthesizes findings from a program of research on transnational English teachers in Korean ELT. It examines how teachers negotiate professional identity and legitimacy within a system shaped by native-speaker ideologies, racialized hiring practices, and institutional...
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Gabriela Schmidt (JALT CEFR LP SIG President)12/09/2026, 16:00
Examples from languages other than English, here German language in the fields of German literature, linguistics and language teaching in East Asia are showing a divers and promising landscape. For learners of German there is a regular online meeting organized between Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and Seoul National University for learners on various levels of learning. Attendance is...
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Kevin Kester (Seoul National University)12/09/2026, 16:00
Peace education faces profound challenges amid accelerating geopolitical instability, economic inequality, environmental crises, and growing critiques of its intellectual foundations. These developments raise urgent questions about the aims, justifications, epistemologies, and methodologies of the field. This presentation examines these challenges through emerging scholarship on affective,...
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Nathanael Rudolph (Kindai University (近畿大学)), Miso Kim (The University of Osaka)12/09/2026, 17:00
Who are our students? Where do they (and we) live, work, and study at present, and potentially in the future? Who lives, works, and studies in their (and our) communities? Who else might they (and we) encounter in and beyond those spaces? What unique knowledge, skills, and experiences do they (and we) possess? What challenges have they (and we) had, and do they (and we) continue to face,...
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