Sessions /
Student Experiences in a Language Table Community #757

Sun, Nov 22, 11:20-11:45 JST | Zoom 10
You must log in to view sessions Sociolinguistics College & University Education Research-Oriented Short Presentation

This presentation describes first-year university students’ (n = 89) experiences in a new language table community in Japan. Students were assigned to attend an English language table session for at least 30 minutes per quarter. Their 300-word post-visit reports were analyzed and coded for common themes. The results show that the assignment worked as an introduction to language tables, the community, using English in non-classroom settings, and built positive affective feelings.

Dawn Jin Lucovich

Dawn Jin Lucovich

University of Nagano
I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Nagano. I am also JALT President-elect (2021-2022), and currently serve as President of Nagano Chapter and External Coordinator for the Writers’ Peer Support Group (PSG). Are you interested in improving your writing? Please join us as a Peer Reader! https://bit.ly/35Ev0xn https://jalt-publications.org/psg