In the Literature in Language Teaching SIG interactive forum, several panelists will discuss the opportunities and challenges of using literature in the language classroom here in Japan. The panelists will talk of their own experiences and offer advice, while leading discussion amongst participants on topics provided by LiLT SIG members. Participation is very much open to all, and not limited to SIG members.
10:30am~12:00pm in room 4504
Saturday, 19th May, 2018
Tokyo Gakuen University (Hongo), Tokyo
PANELISTS
Simon Bibby is a member of the English Department at Kobe Shoin Women’s University. He has qualifications in educational technologies and language teaching, and is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Liverpool. His research focuses on second language reading – both of well-chosen literature and in the area of Extensive Reading.
Tara McIlroy is an associate professor at Meiji University, teaching courses in reading, writing and a teacher’s license course using literature. Her interests include literary reading, investigating uses of creative texts and uses of world literature in the language classroom.
Paul Hullah is a Tenured Associate Professor of British Poetry and Culture at Meiji Gakuin University and Co-founder of ‘Liberlit’, an international forum promoting ‘maintenance of literature in English curricula.’ Hullah has published 14 literature-based EFL textbooks, 7 volumes of poetry, and 4 books of literary criticism. He received the 2013 Asia-Pacific Laureate International Personality Award for ‘paramount contribution to the cultivation of literature [and] education of students in Asia’.
Anna Husson Isozaki is based in Tokyo, and teaches at Juntendo University. She researches second language literacy-building, aural literature’s role and the power of story in learning, and critical media literacy.
Vicky Ann Richings teaches English, Japanese, and cultural studies at Kwansei Gakuin University. She holds a PhD from Kwansei Gakuin University in Japanese as a Foreign Language (JFL) education. Her research interests include Japanese pedagogy, Japanese literature and culture, and the usage of literature in the language classroom.
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