What does independent learning look like? (Carson)
Based on over one hundred hours of observed independent learning, this presentation will introduce a model of naturally occurring thought processing during such learning. It will show how learners move...
View ArticleClassroom teaching and sustainability: bridging the gap (McAulay)
A common experience for teachers in EFL college classrooms in Japan is to observe improvement in their students’ English proficiency over the course of the 15-week term, only to find the same students...
View ArticleDiary writing methodologies: Encouraging independent learning (Maleki, Wright)
Diary writing is a promising approach to English Language Learning in Japan that has been used in various capacities to encourage autonomous learning. This poster presentation will summarize how 10 EFL...
View ArticleCourse design and global education: Kyoto Studies (Carty)
As Japanese universities internationalize, instructors must redesign content courses to meet new curricular requirements and to suit students with a variety of language backgrounds. This presentation...
View ArticlePoster presentations in the classroom (Davies)
Both the Common Core State Standards Initiative and the CEFR put an emphasis on the ability of students to interact fluently and spontaneously, to ask and answer questions that help to clarify meaning,...
View ArticleExploration into language teachers’ beliefs in the field of second language...
This poster will review previous research about teachers’ beliefs in the field of second language teaching. While accepting that teachers’ beliefs, assumptions and knowledge (BAK) are better...
View ArticleUnderstanding how memory works from its faults (Kelly)
Recent research on faulty memory, such as attribution errors, source amnesia, and false memory, shows that memory is constructive – and re-constructive. The same dynamism is true in the way we learn...
View ArticleDocumenting Student Learning in Short-term Study Abroad Contexts (Fewell,...
This study will consider two iterations of a short-term study abroad program and characterize student learning in these contexts. In the first case, an examination of attitudes, motivation, social...
View ArticleAn investigation into teachers’ self-reflections and beliefs on implementing...
A year has passed since MEXT enacted the new Course of Study for English in Japanese high schools. Based on a survey sent to teachers at 77 Kumamoto high schools in February 2014, this poster examines...
View Article教科学習に役立つ持続可能な漢字学習 (Kim, Sekiguchi, Tadenuma, Takaishi)
漢字教材『かんじ だいすき』シリーズの執筆者と共に、日本語指導が必要な児童生徒への漢字学習における持続可能な学習や指導について考える。日本語指導が必要な児童生徒にとって、抽象的な漢字語が多く使われる教科学習は大きな課題となっている。インドシナ難民の支援の中から生まれた『かんじ だいすき』を紹介しながら教科学習に役立つ持続可能な漢字学習を考察する。
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