Sessions

Oral Presentation Skills: A Duoethnographic Study

Reflective practice is deemed effective in building a community of teachers. Duoethnography can be used for reflective practice as it involves two or more researchers juxtaposing their life histories to analyze a phenomenon (Norris & Sawyer, 2016). In this presentation, two university-level English language instructors will analyze the use of oral presentation in English language learning by discussing their past language learning experiences, present teaching beliefs, and how these beliefs have influenced their classroom practice.

Omotenashi: Starts With Community-Building

The 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics & Paralympics have led to efforts on the part of national and local governments to prepare citizens for hosting international visitors. While the 'hard side' of these efforts includes the construction of stadiums etc., a key part of the 'soft side' have been events and courses to help the Japanese nationals acquire basic language and intercultural communicative skills. The presentation starts by setting the scene on how drama-based pedagogy can meet the needs of the hospitality sector in Japan, thereby setting the context for the workshop. The process drama workshop addresses the need for inclusion and celebration of diversity through a letter of complaint that was sent to the headquarters of Japan Rail (JR) by a non-Japanese resident. Through strategies such as overheard conversation, hot-seating, and writing-in-role, participants will build community and learn how proactive and inclusive JR was in its response to the complaint.

PIE SIG Forum

The Performance in Education (PIE) SIG forum will feature a panel discussion with a number of PIE practitioners. The focus of this year’s forum is on student motivation, teacher/student feedback, and teacher/student (self- and peer-) evaluation, and how these come together to support communities of teachers and students even in the midst of Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT). Join us for an interactive, enriching, educative and practical panel discussion!