State of the Chapter Address (Ben Grafström)
Date: March 26, 2022 Time: 2:00–3:15 Venue: ZOOM (Akita Chapter members have been sent a ZOOM link. Those wishing to join should email a request to akita (@) jalt.org. Please state […]
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Grad Student Poster Session: Classroom-Based Discourse Analyses & Its Results
Date: Saturday, December 11th**NOT** the 4th Saturday of the month! Time: 12:30– [approximately] 1:45Session I: 12:35–1:05Session II: 1:05–1:35Finish: 1:45 Venue: ZOOM(Akita Chapter members have been sent a ZOOM link. Those […]
Autoethnographic Explorations of Language Teacher Identity: A Workshop (Eric Ku)
Chapter Meeting Saturday September 21st; 2:00–3:15 ABSTRACTAutoethnography has become an increasingly popular research methodology across a wide range of academic disciplines, including language teaching research. Autoethnography can be seen as […]
EFL Classroom Research: A Novice’s Experience (Martin Spivey)
Conducting classroom research can be a challenging and time-consuming process, however it often provides us with useful insights on pedagogy and language learning in general. This talk will take you […]
On teaching English at Japanese universities: Getting and keeping a full-time job (Dr. Jenifer Larson-Hall)
Although it was never my intention as a graduate student to work in Japan I have ended up employed at 4 different universities in 5 different jobs and I offer […]
Teaching EFL learners shadowing for listening
Shadowing involves language learners attempting to speak along to audio texts. Its focus is on sounds more than word recognition. Further, meaning is secondary in most shadowing tasks. In this […]
Student-generated Methodologies to End Academic Dishonesty in Extensive Reading Programs
In this presentation, the presenters demonstrated how Extensive Reading (ER) has gained popularity in English language classrooms and they shared methods to discourage potential problems which may arise when implementing […]
Globalization and second language pragmatics research: A perspective from intercultural competence
Globalization has brought about a transformation in traditional practices of second language (L2) pragmatics research, most notably in the areas of lingua franca communication, bilingual/multilingual pragmatics, and intercultural competence (Taguchi […]
Transmedia Teaching Framework: from group projects to curriculum development.
This presentation described the Transmedia Teaching Framework: a social-constructivist approach to education designed to empower learners to be active co-creators of knowledge. The framework is theoretically built on the concepts […]
Ecological dynamic assessment – Increasing levels of agency in an online environment
This presentation by Mr. Mark deBoer of Akita International University used his PhD reseach to define the term ecological dynamic assessment (eDA). The presenter first introduced two dynamic assessment theories […]
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