Name: 2026 CUE and GALE SIG Conference
Start: 2026-10-10T09:00:00+09:00
End: 2026-10-11T17:10:00+09:00
Location: Kanazawa Institute of Technology

2026 CUE and GALE SIG Conference

from Saturday, 10 October 2026 (09:00) to Sunday, 11 October 2026 (17:10)

Monday, 5 October 2026
Tuesday, 6 October 2026
Wednesday, 7 October 2026
Thursday, 8 October 2026
Friday, 9 October 2026
Saturday, 10 October 2026

10:00 Room 101 - Presentation 1: Supporting Learner Agency Through a Daily Learning Tracker
Supporting Learner Agency Through a Daily Learning Tracker
10:00 - 10:25

Room 102 - Presentation 1: English Beyond the Classroom: Developing Learner Agency through University-Municipality Collaboration
English Beyond the Classroom: Developing Learner Agency through University-Municipality Collaboration
10:00 - 10:25

Room 106 - Presentation 1: Gender Representation in English Graded Readers: A Rubric-Based Investigation
Gender Representation in English Graded Readers: A Rubric-Based Investigation
10:00 - 10:25

10:35 Room 101 - Presentation 2: Fostering Student Empowerment with Syllabus Awareness Activities
Fostering Student Empowerment with Syllabus Awareness Activities
10:35 - 11:00

Room 102 - Presentation 2: Multimodal Shadowing: An Equitable Assessment in the age of AI
Multimodal Shadowing: An Equitable Assessment in the age of AI
10:35 - 11:00

Room 106 - Presentation 2: Deep Reading with Picturebooks: Fostering Identity, Belonging, Equity, and Agency in Universities
Deep Reading with Picturebooks: Fostering Identity, Belonging, Equity, and Agency in Universities
10:35 - 11:00

Room 402 - Featured: From Writer’s Workshop to Writers’ Guidebook: Supporting Scholarly Development Across JALT
From Writer’s Workshop to Writers’ Guidebook: Supporting Scholarly Development Across JALT
10:35 - 11:35

11:10 Room 101 - Presentation 3: Picture Your Future: Digital Vision Boards for Reflection, Motivation, and Leaner Agency
Picture Your Future: Digital Vision Boards for Reflection, Motivation, and Leaner Agency
11:10 - 11:35

Room 102 - Presentation 3: Student Perceptions of Communicative Language Teaching and the Grammar Translation Method
Student Perceptions of Communicative Language Teaching and the Grammar Translation Method
11:10 - 11:35

Room 106 - Presentation 3: Digital Neocolonialism: AI & Manufactured Consent
Digital Neocolonialism: AI & Manufactured Consent
11:10 - 11:35

11:45 Room 101 - Presentation 4: Vocabulary First, Grammar Next: Supporting Self-Efficacy in STEM EFL
Vocabulary First, Grammar Next: Supporting Self-Efficacy in STEM EFL
11:45 - 12:10

Room 102 - Presentation 4: Using personal narratives to help international students explore their identity in Japan
Using personal narratives to help international students explore their identity in Japan
11:45 - 12:10

Room 106 - Presentation 4: Exploring the not so bright side
Exploring the not so bright side
11:45 - 12:10

12:10 Lunch
Lunch
12:10 - 13:15

13:15 Room 102 - Presentation 5: KIT Students Presentations
KIT Students Presentations
13:15 - 13:40

Room 106 - Presentation 5: Formative assessment in a university setting
Formative assessment in a university setting
13:15 - 13:40

Room 402 - Featured: 402-5
402-5
13:15 - 13:40

13:50 Room 101 - Presentation 6: Ecology of Learning, Student Agency, and Generative AI
Ecology of Learning, Student Agency, and Generative AI
13:50 - 14:15

Room 102 - Presentation 6: Imagine Us Speaking English: Do Japanese learners need Japanese role models?
Imagine Us Speaking English: Do Japanese learners need Japanese role models?
13:50 - 14:15

Room 402 - Presentation 6: Inclusive Practices in Higher Education: Identity Safety Cues
Inclusive Practices in Higher Education: Identity Safety Cues
13:50 - 14:15

14:25 Room 101 - Presentation 7: Developing Humanistic and Interactional L2 Learning Materials
Developing Humanistic and Interactional L2 Learning Materials
14:25 - 14:50

Room 102 - Presentation 7: Beyond Linguistic Bias: Generative AI's Limits and Potential in Teaching Global Englishes
Beyond Linguistic Bias: Generative AI's Limits and Potential in Teaching Global Englishes
14:25 - 14:50

Room 106 - Presentation 7: Poster Sessions
Poster Sessions
14:25 - 15:25

15:00 Room 101 - Presentation 8: Scaffolded Creative Writing for Lower-level University Japanese EFL Leaners
Scaffolded Creative Writing for Lower-level University Japanese EFL Leaners
15:00 - 15:25

Room 102 - Presentation 8: Job crafting techniques of foreign English teachers with chronic illness in Japan
Job crafting techniques of foreign English teachers with chronic illness in Japan
15:00 - 15:25

15:25 Coffee Break / Networking Time
Coffee Break / Networking Time
15:25 - 16:00

16:00 Room 101 - Presentation 9: Agency in disaster survivors studying abroad: Thematic analysis using ecological systems theory
Agency in disaster survivors studying abroad: Thematic analysis using ecological systems theory
16:00 - 16:25

Room 102 - Presentation 9: Adaptation in practice: Equity for a Deaf student in two classrooms
Adaptation in practice: Equity for a Deaf student in two classrooms
16:00 - 16:25

Room 106 - Presentation 9: CLIL and Intersectional Gender Issues: A Natural Combination
CLIL and Intersectional Gender Issues: A Natural Combination
16:00 - 16:25

16:35 Room 102 - Presentation 10: The benefits of an EMI Course versus an ESOL/EFL course
The benefits of an EMI Course versus an ESOL/EFL course
16:35 - 17:00

Room 106 - Presentation 10: This is his boyfriend's pen - Heteronormativity in the language classroom
This is his boyfriend's pen - Heteronormativity in the language classroom
16:35 - 17:00

18:00 Conference Dinner
Conference Dinner
18:00 - 20:00
Sunday, 11 October 2026

10:00 Room 101 - Presentation 1: Becoming Intercultural: Weekly Reflective Writing and Identity Development in Japanese EFL
Becoming Intercultural: Weekly Reflective Writing and Identity Development in Japanese EFL
10:00 - 10:25

Room 102 - Presentation 1: Duoethnographic comparison of L1 and L2 teachers’ identities: Exploring impostor syndrome
Duoethnographic comparison of L1 and L2 teachers’ identities: Exploring impostor syndrome
10:00 - 10:25

Room 106 - Presentation 1: Supporting Dyslexia in the EFL Classroom
Supporting Dyslexia in the EFL Classroom
10:00 - 10:25

10:35 Room 101 - Presentation 2: Lower-intermediate students’ perceptions of small talk in a compulsory university EFL course
Lower-intermediate students’ perceptions of small talk in a compulsory university EFL course
10:35 - 11:00

Room 102 - Presentation 2: Exploring University Students’ Processing of Visual Information in EMI Lectures
Exploring University Students’ Processing of Visual Information in EMI Lectures
10:35 - 11:00

Room 106 - Presentation 2: Developing Intercultural Competence in the AI Age
Developing Intercultural Competence in the AI Age
10:35 - 11:00

Room 402 - Featured: DEI Committee Workshop - Excuse Me, Your Privilege is Showing
DEI Committee Workshop - Excuse Me, Your Privilege is Showing
10:35 - 11:35

11:10 Room 101 - Presentation 3: Teacher as Developer
Teacher as Developer
11:10 - 11:35

Room 102 - Presentation 3: Equity, Identity, Agency, and Yarigai in L2 Writing: Dialectical Silent Dialogue
Equity, Identity, Agency, and Yarigai in L2 Writing: Dialectical Silent Dialogue
11:10 - 11:35

Room 106 - Presentation 3: AI-Enhanced Collaborative Storytelling in English Conversation Classes
AI-Enhanced Collaborative Storytelling in English Conversation Classes
11:10 - 11:35

11:45 Room 101 - Presentation 4: Development of an AI-Powered Tool for Mastering Nonverbal Communication Using Web Cameras
Development of an AI-Powered Tool for Mastering Nonverbal Communication Using Web Cameras
11:45 - 12:10

Room 102 - Presentation 4: Beyond raised hands: A stamp card for inclusive class participation
Beyond raised hands: A stamp card for inclusive class participation
11:45 - 12:10

Room 106 - Presentation 4: Agentic Engagement Profiles, Peer Feedback and Self-evaluation in EFL Poster Presentations
Agentic Engagement Profiles, Peer Feedback and Self-evaluation in EFL Poster Presentations
11:45 - 12:10

12:10 Lunch
Lunch
12:10 - 13:15

13:15 Room 102 - Presentation 5: Maintaining, Developing, and Reconsidering Teacher Aspirations Among Pre-Service English Teachers
Maintaining, Developing, and Reconsidering Teacher Aspirations Among Pre-Service English Teachers
13:15 - 13:40

Room 106 - Presentation 5: Identity, Equity, and Agency in Culturally Integrated University Language Classrooms
Identity, Equity, and Agency in Culturally Integrated University Language Classrooms
13:15 - 13:40

Room 402 - Featured: Teaching about Workplace Gender Discrimination through Personal Experience
Teaching about Workplace Gender Discrimination through Personal Experience
13:15 - 14:15

13:50 Room 101 - Presentation 6: Beyond the Camera: The FRAME Model for Agency and Perspective-Taking
Beyond the Camera: The FRAME Model for Agency and Perspective-Taking
13:50 - 14:15

Room 102 - Presentation 6: From Classroom Quizzes to Authentic English Lounge Conversations
From Classroom Quizzes to Authentic English Lounge Conversations
13:50 - 14:15

14:25 Closing Ceremony & Raffle
Closing Ceremony & Raffle
14:25 - 15:00