Presenter: Elisabeth Fernandes (Osaka Municipal University) AbstractQuestions such as “Where are you from?” and “What is your mother tongue?” have been recurring themes throughout my life. Although they may seem straightforward, providing concise answers to them has consistently proven challenging. In this presentation, I will discuss how my cultural and linguistic background has influenced my […]
Integrating Multimodal Projects with Art and Critical Thinking, 2025. In an age where student use of AI can feel alarming, IMPACT 2025 offers an EFL alternative: project-based learning. PBL requires students to communicate with each other, collaborate, and create meaningful outcomes. JALT ART SIG and Critical Thinking SIG welcomes educators from elementary schools to universities to a […]
This Autumn Workshop is sponsored by Alma Publishing . Bruno Vannieu, Alma Publishing (19:30 – 20:15)Getting Japanese Students to Speak UpRegistered participants of the Autumn Workshop will receive free access to the Udemy course Getting Your Students to Speak in the Japanese Classroom (normally ¥3600). This 70-minute course, featuring real classroom footage, presents a practical […]
Professor Ladomchanh Khantry, of the National University of Laos, is this year’s Balsamo Asian Scholar invited to present at JALT 2025 (Oct 31 – Nov 2 in Tokyo), and will join us in Osaka to share some of what she’ll be talking about at the conference. She leads the English Department at the National University […]