The 1st J-CLIL Annual Bilingual Conference: CLIL pedagogy for multilingual and multicultural contexts
Authenticity and motivation in soft CLIL 2018 J-CLILPinner_authenticity Short Abstract This talk discusses materials in CLIL, specifically looking at the issue of authenticity, which is often a defining aspect of the CLIL approach. Authenticity connects [...]
FAAPI 2017: Authenticity as a continuum in the global context
Thank you to everyone who attended the FAAPI conference and watched my talk about the Authenticity Continuum. You can download the slides and references from the talk here. Please check back for further updates and [...]
Using and Adapting Authentic Materials to Help Motivate Students
To those who attended the 2017 workshop entitles Using and Adapting Authentic Materials to Help Motivate Student 「学習意欲を高めるオーセンティック教材の活用法」, the main site page for this workshop is located at https://uniliterate.com/training/workshops/authenticity-workshop/#.WYwT6YiGPIU You can download all the handouts of the materials, [...]
The Future of Foreign Language Education in a Global World: Exploring Motivation and Autonomy
Part 1: The Future of English Motivation in a Global World The International Symposium held at the University of Toyama on February 19th 2017 was an event which brought together not only many prestigious speakers, [...]
International Symposium on Language, Autonomy and Motivation in Toyama
The Future of Foreign Language Education in a Global World: Exploring Motivation and Autonomy Dr Ema Ushioda will be in Toyama, Japan in February giving a keynote speech on motivation and autonomy. Other plenaries include [...]
The smart way to use Smartphones in the language classroom
Originally Published as The smart way to use Smartphones in the language classroom. Modern English teacher, 25(3), 2016. Smartphones and mobile communication technology are continuously evolving, becoming more and more a part of everyday life. Love [...]
Authenticity 2.0
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs language use today moves increasingly into digital fora - social media, social networking and so on, accompanied by an internationalisation of the language most associated with the Internet, English, the concept of 'authenticity' in the context of language samples and language use becomes ever more evasive.
The connections between authenticity and native-speakerism: Students’ reactions to international English varieties – CELC 2016, Singapore
Presentation Summary and Resources In this post you can find my slides, audio from the presentation and also the link to the original questionnaire which I used with my students to find their reaction to [...]
