Sociopolitical Issues in Language Instruction General Forum
Reflections and New Perspectives on Gender Awareness
This is the Forum of the gender awareness in language education SIG. Speakers represent a wide range of research and perspectives on gender awareness in language education within the SIG and the organization of JALT as a whole. Presenters will engage in discussion of the importance of gender issues within the language teaching profession.
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Quenby Hoffman Aoki teaches at Seikei University in Tokyo in the SEikei Institute of International Studies. She is Coordinator of the Gender Awareness in Language Education (GALE) SIG.
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Jackson Koon Yat Lee is a Hong Kong-born Canadian who has taught in Japan since 2012. He is a lecturer at Toyo University, and his research interests include presentation skills, intercultural communication, diversity in ELT, and the Japanese English education system. 📧 lee@toyo.jp
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Assistant professor in department in international studies
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Full-time ELF instructor and part-time digital media junkie. I've spent the past decade juggling education, writing and editing. I have taught English at the high school and university level in Japan, and media at the university level in South Africa (my home country). My research interests include gender issues and harassment in the classroom, critical thinking and learner autonomy.
