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Language Classroom Content & Pedagogy College & University Education Practice-Oriented Short Workshop

Facilitating Student Participation in Global Academic Community Activities

Sat, Nov 13, 10:45-11:10 Asia/Tokyo

Location: Room 17

This workshop is for teachers who are interested in helping students explore the global academic community and collaborate with students in other countries. The workshop gives examples from a 2020 project on global student citizenship and discusses implications for intercultural communication skills, language awareness, and linguistic proficiency. Participants will receive practical advice on how similar projects can be designed and implemented in their own courses.

  • Olaf Fors

    Nils Olov (Olaf) Fors has taught writing, linguistics, pedagogy, and EFL/ESL for more than 20 years in the U.S., China, South Korea, Sweden, Vietnam, and Japan, and has written and edited several EFL textbook series. Olaf is currently working at Kanda University of International Studies in Japan.