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 […]
Greetings Members of Akita JALT, Summer is now in full-swing. I certainly miss our meetings at Yugakusha—it was a nice place to meet on warm and sunny days. This message […]
This presentation described a pilot research project that involved the controlled introduction of volunteer international students into an EAP speaking and listening class in an overall attempt to (a) gauge […]
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 […]
In this interactive workshop, participants engaged in activities where they used cartoons to create short scenarios. Participants were guided through the process, which developed in four stages and supported creative […]
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 […]
The presentation described the findings of a textbook analysis study undertaken by the presenter and a colleague at AIU, which was subsequently presented at the Vocab@Vic conference, and then published […]
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 […]
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 […]
As students acclimate to university life, they often are encouraged by teachers to take their education into their own hands by becoming responsible for their own learning, what teachers refer […]
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