Sessions /
TLC from LD: Transformational Learning Communities #267

Fri, Nov 20, 18:15-19:45 JST | Zoom 5 | Open Session
Open session: please log in Learner Development (LD) General Forum

In this forum, a range of interactive presentations will critically explore the theme of transformative learning communities (TLCs), based on theories of transformative learning where learners reach fundamental shifts in their worldviews and actions through reflection. Presenters will focus on distinct groups of learners (high school students, university students, teachers, teacher trainees, and practitioner-researchers), with forum participants invited to discuss and later share their reflections about TLCs in Learning Learning, the Learner Development SIG's newsletter.

Presentation Assets

Andy Barfield

Andy Barfield

Chuo University
Oana Cusen

Oana Cusen

Kwansei Gakuin University
Aya HAYASAKI

Aya HAYASAKI

Waseda University
I am a PhD student in the Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences at Waseda University. My professional interests include emotions, mindset, and well-being in language learning and teaching, learning beyond the classroom, and transformative learning. I hold a Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language from the University of Birmingham, UK. I have worked for a senior high school and several education companies in Japan. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Aya_Hayasaki hayaaya[at]gmail.com
Ikeda Ken (イケダ・ケン)

Ikeda Ken (イケダ・ケン)

Otsuma Women's University
Ken Ikeda has lived in Japan since 1987 and has been at the Department of English Literature and Language at Otsuma Women’s University since 2009. He teaches English education and media representations of Asians. His research interests are in exploring Asians’ English language learner identities and investigating discontinuities in student academic writing. Ken enjoys taking long walks, playing the piano, and writing fiction.
Yuri Imamura

Yuri Imamura

Kanda University of International Studies
Riitta Kelly

Riitta Kelly

University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Jim Ronald

Jim Ronald

Hiroshima Shudo University
Hello, my main interests as a teacher are learner development and pragmatics, and I hope my main approaches as a teacher include innovation and reflection. At the same time, person-centred teaching is the goal for my classes - it should be about the people in the classroom, their lives and interests, and especially about their interaction.
Riho Osaki

Riho Osaki

Otsuma Women's University
Hello, I am a 4th year student from Professor Ikeda's seminar exploring Asian's language identity. I've been writing my graduation thesis about investigating Value-Action Gap between environmental attitudes and pro-environmental behaviors in practice. My personal interests are listening to music of Japanese famous artists and fashion.
Amir Feroze

Amir Feroze

Hiroshima Shudo University
... Amir here from Hiroshima ... very nice to meet-n-greet y'all ... born in Pakistan, became a Canadian, and been in Japan for well over a decade, Any questions about these (L) developments? ... I am an adjunct lecturer at Hiroshima Shudo University where I am also pursuing my second masters in applied linguistics. My research interests are: pragmatics and learner autonomy.