Sessions /
Bridging the Gaps in ER #282

Sun, Nov 22, 16:45-18:15 JST | Zoom 23 | Open Session
Open session: please log in Extensive Reading (ER) College & University Education Forum

This year our Extensive Reading (ER) forum brings together researchers, writers, and practitioners addressing some of the connections or disconnections between reading and writing; between graded readers and learner backgrounds; and between producing readers with socially relevant content and learner interest and accessibility. The speakers will share some insights on their approaches to bridging these gaps as ER takes hold in a variety of contexts in Japan and abroad.

Willy Ardian Renandya

Willy Ardian Renandya

Matthew Cotter

Matthew Cotter

Matt Cotter, formally a primary school teacher in NZ, currently lectures at Hokusei Gakuen University Junior College. He holds undergraduate degrees in Maori Studies and Psychology and a Diploma of Primary Teaching. After moving to Japan and making Sapporo his home, he completed a Master of Education specializing in TESOL. His research interests include CALL and EMI based approaches to teaching English classes, in particular, intercultural communication, sports theory and also indigenous language and culture. He can be contacted at <m-cotter@hokusei.ac.jp>.
Shamsi Ara Huda

Shamsi Ara Huda

Daffodil International University
Ms. Shamsi Ara Huda, an alumnus of University of Dhaka, is an Assistant Professor in Department of English at Daffodil International University. She is an Executive Committee member of Bangladesh English Language Teachers Association (BELTA), a TEA fellow of US department of state and an Award Leader of Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh. She is one of the developers of the English language learning app “brimmEng”, available in google play store for free. She writes for “Stories About Ourselves” available at www.stories.belta-bd.org. Her research interest includes Computer Assisted Language Learning, literature in language classroom, material design and reflective teaching.
Catriona Chalmers

Catriona Chalmers

UKPLUS-Osaka
Since coming to Japan for 'a few months' in 1990, Catriona has been teaching English primarily to Young Learners. Her main interests are literacy and storytelling. She currently teaches children at UKPLUS-Osaka, and works for Nuthouse Education in curriculum development and teacher-training. In her copious amounts of spare time she writes. She has written graded readers for Halico and Abax Japan.
Prof Cherie BROWN

Prof Cherie BROWN

Akita International University
Assistant Professor in the EAP and BE Programmes at AIU, currently teaching academic reading skills at various levels. Interests include materials development, vocabulary teaching and learning, teacher professional development. Member of THT SIG. I will be a sponsored speaker at the JALT 2020 ER Forum, describing a collaborative materials/teacher development project in Bangladesh - "Stories About Ourselves".