JELES-55: 2025/03/04-05

JELES-55 (2025): The 55th Annual Joint Meeting of JELES
English Language Education Society of Japan and Japanese Association for Educational Linguistics
concurrently with:
NextEdu-203: Association for Next Generation Higher Education
ABCJ-2025/03: Association for Business Communication in Japan
IE-2025/03: Association for International and Global Education
2025/03/04 Tuesday and 2025/03/05 Wedsnesday
online via zoom and hybrid at National Tsing Hua University

announcements:

participant registration for JELES-55：
- Register via the following google form.
  - https://forms.gle/fHsyBdtMTP7YjJ8D7
  - registration deadline: 2025/02/28 17:59 JST / 16:59 TST
  - No registration fee required.

JELES-55 tentative program as of 2025/02/17
* subject to change / schedule based on TST=UTC+8 / JST=UTC+9

第
一
日
　
三
月
四
日
　
火
曜
日
　
星
期
二

TST=UTC+8
JST=UTC+9

2025/03/04 Tuesday

09:45-09:55
10:45-10:55

zoom session begins / preparation and on-site registration

09:55-10:00
10:55-11:00

opening remarks for the 55th annual meeting of JELES
Akira Morita (Previous President of JELES)

10:00-10:50
11:00-11:50

session 1-1: online courses and accreditation
moderator: Lisa Nabei (Tokai University)
moderator: https://researchmap.jp/Kotaro1356

10:00-10:50
11:00-11:50

[invited talk] Micro-credential, Innovative Framework for Higher and Lifelong Education
Masahiro Inoue (Keio University / Taisho University)
speaker: https://researchmap.jp/inoue.masahiro?lang=en
speaker: https://www.facebook.com/masahiro.inoue.9849

10:50-12:30
11:50-13:30

12:30-13:20
13:30-14:20

session 1-2: generative AI for critical thinking
moderator: Yuya Akatsuka (Sagami Women's University)
moderator: https://researchmap.jp/7000017408?lang=en

12:30-13:20
13:30-14:20

[invited talk] Graph Documents are Easy to Compose and Make You Smarter with No Cost
Koiti Hasida (RIKEN)
speaker: https://researchmap.jp/hasida_koiti?lang=en
related material: https://app.box.com/s/qn8tgkw2ms7v1rrgvdlnvrv3jtb9yne3
related material: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1007/978-3-031-71291-3_39

13:20-13:30
14:20-14:30

13:30-14:20
14:30-15:20

session 1-3: Fostering Critical Thinking in EFL Context
moderator: Lisa Nabei (Tokai University)
moderator: https://researchmap.jp/Kotaro1356

13:30-14:20
14:30-15:20

[invited talk] English and Critical Thinking
Yuya Akatsuka (Sagami Women's University)
speaker: https://researchmap.jp/7000017408?lang=en

14:20-14:30
15:20-15:30

14:30-16:30
15:30-17:30

session 1-4:
moderator: Yuya Akatsuka (Sagami Women's University)
moderator: https://researchmap.jp/7000017408?lang=en

14:30-15:00 15:30-16:00	Utilizing ChatGPT for Adaptable Visual Thinking Strategies in University English Classes Hiroko Wakamatsu (Ibaraki University) speaker: presentation material:
15:00-15:30 16:00-16:30	An Educational Practices in Japanese Language Group in Wien Ayami Yokomatsu（Japanese language), Mitsuhiro Kimura (Okayama University of Science) & Seiji Takahashi (Northern arizona university) speaker: presentation material:
15:30-16:00 16:30-17:00	Concept-based Inquiry Language Teaching with Essential Questions: A Case Study of High School English Lessons in Japan Akihiro Yasuda (Musashi Senior and Junior High School) speaker: presentation material:
16:00-16:30 17:00-17:30	Math activities to increase student awareness of English and paragraph structure Tomoko Shigyo (Shiraume Gakuen University ) speaker: https://researchmap.jp/tomoko-shigyo presentation material:

16:30-16:35
17:30-17:35

interim closing remarks for the first day of the 55th annual meeting of JELES
Akira Morita (Previous President of JELES)

16:35-16:45
17:35-17:45

16:45-17:30
17:45-18:30

parallel sessions for demos, informal exchanges and Q&As [online only]

room_1	Math activities to increase student awareness of English and paragraph structure Tomoko Shigyo (Shiraume Gakuen University ) presentation material:
room_2	Concept-based Inquiry Language Teaching with Essential Questions: A Case Study of High School English Lessons in Japan Akihiro Yasuda (Musashi Senior and Junior High School) presentation material:
room_3	An Educational Practices in Japanese Language Group in Wien Ayami Yokomatsu（Japanese language), Mitsuhiro Kimura (Okayama University of Science) & Seiji Takahashi (Northern arizona university) presentation material:
room_4	Utilizing ChatGPT for Adaptable Visual Thinking Strategies in University English Classes Hiroko Wakamatsu (Ibaraki University) presentation material:

17:30-17:40
18:30-18:40

End of Zoom Session

第
二
日
　
三
月
五
日
　
水
曜
日
　
星
期
三

TST=UTC+8
JST=UTC+9

2025/03/05 Wednesday

09:45-10:00
10:45-11:00

zoom connection and preparations

10:00-11:50
11:00-12:50

session 2-1: LLM and GenAI
moderator: Yasushi Tsubota (Kyoto Institute of Technology)
moderator: https://researchmap.jp/read0114606

10:00-10:50 11:00-11:50	[invited talk] Automatic Evaluation for Grammatical Error Correction in the Era of Large Language Models Mamoru Komachi (Hitotsubashi University) speaker: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=dFPPwwIAAAAJ&hl=en presentation material:
10:50-11:00 11:50-12:00	break
11:00-11:50 12:00-12:50	[featured talk] The transformative role of AI technology in language teaching and learning Glenn Stockwell (Waseda University) speaker: https://researchmap.jp/gstock presentation material:

11:50-13:00
12:50-14:00

13:00-13:50
14:00-14:50

session 2-2: LLM and GenAI (part 2)
moderator: Yasushi Tsubota (Kyoto Institute of Technology)
moderator: https://researchmap.jp/read0114606

13:00-13:50
14:00-14:50

[featured talk] Leveling Up Essays individually and in the large
Natural Language Processing Lab.: https://www.nlplab.cc/
presentation material:

13:50-14:00
14:50-15:00

14:00-16:40
15:00-17:40

session 2-3: English for communication
moderator: Miwa Morishita (Kobe Gakuin University)
moderator: https://researchmap.jp/miwamorishitami

14:00-14:30 15:00-15:30	Boosting Student Engagement Through Interactive Learning Takashi Nomura (Waseda Shibuya Senior High School in Singapore) Waseda Shibuya Senior High School in Singapore: https://www.waseda-shibuya.edu.sg/en/ presentation material:
14:30-15:00 15:30-16:00	Enhancing English Communication Skills for IT Students: Perspectives on Speaking Exercises and Online Speaking Test" Lisa Nabei (Tokai University) speaker: https://researchmap.jp/Kotaro1356 presentation material:
15:00-15:10 16:00-16:10	break
15:10-16:00 16:10-17:00	[invited talk] How to Do Things with Words and LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Midori Tanimura (Ritsumeikan University) speaker: https://researchmap.jp/mt52 presentation material:
16:00-16:10 17:00-17:10	break
16:10-16:40 17:10-17:40	Autonomous Mutual Learning of English: a New Hope Yasunari Harada (Waseda University) speaker: https://researchmap.jp/HaradaYasunari?lang=en presentation material:

16:40-16:45
17:40-17:45

closing remarks for JELES-55 Yasushi Tsubota (Kyoto Institute of Technology)

16:45-16:50
17:45-17:50

End of Zoom Session

conference announcement
- JELES-55 (2025/03):
  The 55th Annual Joint Meeting of JELES: The English Language Education Society of Japan and the Japanese Association for Educational Linguistics
- concurrently held with
  - ABCJ-2025/03
    research meeting of the Association for Business Communication in Japan
  - IE-2025/03
    research meeting of the Association for International and Global Education
  - Next-Edu
    research meeting of the Association for Next Generation Higher Education in Japan
- dates: 2025/03/04 Tuesday and 2025/03/05 Wednesday
- venue: online via zoom and hybrid at National Tsing Hua University
  Conference Room to be announced, National Tsing Hua University
  
  Please note that we may decide to conduct the entire conference online.
- organizers:
  - English Language Education Society of Japan
    http://www.decode.waseda.ac.jp/jeles/index-j.html
  - Japanese Association for Educational Linguistics
    http://www.decode.waseda.ac.jp/eduling/index-j.html
  - Association for International and Global Education
    http://www.decode.waseda.ac.jp/ie/index-j.html
  - Association for Business Communication in Japan
    http://www.decode.waseda.ac.jp/abcj/index-j.html
  - NextEdu-203: Association for Next Generation Higher Education
    http://www.decode.waseda.ac.jp/ne/index-j.html
- hosts:
  - Institute for Digital Enhancement of Cognitive Development, Waseda Univerisity
    https://www.waseda.jp/inst/cro/other/2020/10/01/4994/
  - Institute for the Study of Language and Information, Waseda University
    https://www.waseda.jp/inst/cro/other/2021/04/01/5423/
  - Department of English Instruction, College of Education, National Tsing Hua University
    https://doei.site.nthu.edu.tw/
  - NLP Lab, Computer Science Department, National Tsing Hua University
    https://www.nlplab.cc/
- Register via the following google form:
  - https://forms.gle/hNtN2jZrK72LzHSZ7
  - registration deadline: 2025/02/28 17:59 JST / 16:59 TST
  - No registration fee required.
- featured topics of JELES-5
  - for JELES-55
    - Micro-credentials
    - LLM and GenAI
    - EMI: English as the / a Medium of Instruction / Interaction
  - work force development and language education
    - "cultivation of 'global work force'" and language education
    - critical thinking, theory of knowledge, liberal arts education
  - scientific approaches to the study of language learning
    - language learning and automatization of language processing
    - language learning and learner corpora
  - learner-centric language learning
    - autonomous mutual learning
    - self-evaluation and mutual evaluation
- disclaimer and caveat for participation
  - General health concerns, local climate situations, plus air and surface trafic conditions may affect implementation of the conference programs, which may have to be changed due to unexpected causes.
  - Particulars of the conference schedule are subject to change due to unexpected communication problems and/or other personal issues pertaining to the participants and/or the presenters.
  - Audio and video recordings, screen capturing and other duplication of the conference presentations on the part of participants are strictly prohibited for copyright, security and privacy reasons.
  - For record keeping purposes, the conference hosts may audio and video record, capture screens or otherwise record on-site conference rooms, which may be published via web pages of Waseda University and other organizations supporting the conference.
conference venue
- online via zoom [information to be sent by 2025/03/01 to registered participants via email]
- Conference Room TBA, National Tsing Hua University

notices regarding this page

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First drafted January 3rd, 2011. Last revised February 17th, 2025.
The meeting and talks / demos announced in this web page are subject to change without prior notice. The organizers should not be held responsible for any purported or actual damages by prospective participants due to those changes.