2026 CUE and GALE SIG Conference

Session

Room 101 - Presentation 2

101-2

10 Oct 2026, 10:35

Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Conveners

Room 101 - Presentation 2: Fostering Student Empowerment with Syllabus Awareness Activities

• Anna Belobrovy (Rikkyo University)
• Tanya Erdelyi (Chuo University)

Room 101 - Presentation 2: Lower-intermediate students’ perceptions of small talk in a compulsory university EFL course

• Ephraim Domingo (Asia University (Tokyo))

9. Fostering Student Empowerment with Syllabus Awareness Activities

Ms Anna Belobrovy (Rikkyo University), Tanya Erdelyi (Chuo University)

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Practical Presentation - CUE

Syllabuses require effort and energy to create, but are often underestimated by the students, much to their detriment. In this presentation, we will share two different interactive syllabus awareness activities that help students of varying proficiency levels. Students will critically engage with and gain a deeper knowledge of the course rules and the consequences of not following them. These...

41. Lower-intermediate students’ perceptions of small talk in a compulsory university EFL course

Ephraim Domingo (Asia University (Tokyo))

Research Presentation - CUE

This study investigates how Japanese university students perceive a daily small talk routine in compulsory English classes. Research on communicative language teaching in Japan has centered on teacher beliefs and policy, while few studies examine how students experience structured conversational routines. Following Domingo (2021), the activity consists of short, timed pair conversations. A...