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Raising Awareness Through Discussion #818

Wed, Nov 18, 18:00-19:15 JST | Zoom 2
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The Code of Conduct (CoC) and Diversity and Equity Practices (DEP) Committees aim to broaden JALT’s appeal to a wider community of participants. They will host a roundtable where participants are invited to share experiences in topics including native-speakerism in Japanese ELT; professional development assistance for working mothers and single parents; enhancing solidarity among teachers across employment, gender, and ethnicity; and developing effective classroom activities to teach issues within the contexts of diversity and conduct.

Thomas Amundrud

Thomas Amundrud

Nara University of Education
I am an Associate Professor of English Education at Nara University of Education. I am also a long-time officer in the Kyoto chapter and currently the chapter President, and I’m a member of JALT’s Diversity and Equity Practices (DEP) Committee. In the Wednesday evening session, I will be speaking alongside other members of the CoC (Code of Conduct) and DEP Committees on how we in JALT can make it a more equitable and inclusive organization. In my Sunday morning presentation, I'll be talking about my ongoing investigation into the multimodal knowledge construction that happens in JTE-led secondary school English classes. This talk will focus on the background and methods being developed for this study through the twin perspectives of SF-MDA (Systemic-Functional Multimodal Discourse Analysis) and LCT (Legitimation Code Theory). It will also portray current results and future directions. Hope to see you there!
Quenby Hoffman Aoki

Quenby Hoffman Aoki

Seikei University
Quenby Hoffman Aoki teaches at Seikei University in Tokyo. She is Coordinator of the JALT Gender Awareness in Language Education (GALE) SIG and a member of the Diversity and Equity Practices (DEP) Committee.
Jackson Koon Yat Lee

Jackson Koon Yat Lee

Toyo University
Jackson Lee is a Specially-Appointed Lecturer at Toyo University in Tokyo. He is also involved with JALT, serving as the Chair of the Diversity and Equity Committee as well as the Gifu Chapter President. His research interests include intercultural communication, teacher education and the Japanese English education system. E-mail: lee@toyo.jp
Brent Simmonds

Brent Simmonds

Part-time university teacher
I've lived in Japan for 15 years, teaching at several universities in Nagoya and Gifu.