学習者ディベロプメント研究部会
May 2009: Update
SNAPSHOTS: ACTIVE MIRRORS OF IDENTITY
This year's JALT LD SIG FORUM takes the theme of IDENTITY, exploring teachers' representations of their students, and students’ representations of their teachers. SNAPSHOTS is a way to capture and present learner and teacher identities, both in and out of the classroom, in the present, past and future, using a variety of media, such as posters, narrative, graphics, photography, video etc. Through presentations, activities and discussion, we will explore how perception of ourselves and others shape our learning experience. Dare to be bold: we are looking for interesting and innovative ways to represent and think about learner and teacher identity. The Forum will consist of presentations which can be in various ways by using different forms of medium. The presentations will then be followed by a panel for the presenters to explain their approach and talk through their ideas. The Forum will conclude with questions, answers, and open discussion with all participants.
We look forward to seeing your SNAPSHOTS idea.
- Masuko Miyahara (MasukoM AT MARK aol.com)
- Alison Stewart (stewart_al AT MARK hotmail.com)
- Martha Robertson (marrober AT MARK alumni.iu.edu)
- Coordinators, JALT LD SIG Forum 2009
March 2009: Update
Spring weather has arrived in most of the archipelago, and we are looking for an early cherry blossom season this year. The latest issue of Learning Learning, Vol 16 No 1, is now available for SIG members to download or read online. Enjoy, and welcome to the new academic year here in Japan.
What’s more, starting this issue, there is a new dimension to the newsletter that may provide further opportunities for reflection and development: Learning Learning has become INTERACTIVE!! Or, at least, it will be as soon as someone clicks on the link to the LD-SIG blog provided next to the English title, and leaves a comment or question. As an initial attempt, links to the blog will be provided for the three main articles and for the science fiction serial, The Adventures of Magenta M. We look forward to meeting you in this common “virtual space”.
今回からの新たな試みとしては、なんと いっても｢学習の学習｣をＬＤ ＳＩＧブログにリンクさせたことです。これはたくさんの方々が意見交換す ることで、よりインターアクティブなニュースレターを目指そうとするものです。今号では四つの掲載文に限 定させていただきましたが、今後はこれを全誌面にわたるようにしていきたいと考えております。でも、実際 に皆さんがクリックしない限り、インターアクティブにはなりませんので、是非、試してみてください。時間、 空間を越えたスペースで多いに皆さんと語り合えたら と思います。
December 2008
The end of the year is fast approaching. We had a very successful conference in Tokyo this past November, and are now busy planning for 2009 events. First up, is the call for papers for our upcoming anthology project. For more information (in both English and Japanese) please keep reading.
New LD SIG publication Call for Proposals
The new book, provisionally titled “Developing Learner Autonomy: Practices and Reflections in Context” will be a collection of articles on classroom practices that teachers actually use to help their students become more autonomous. In addition to an account of the activities or approaches, their rationale, and the experience of implementing them in a specific context, each article will also include a reflective critique by a peer reviewer and a final response by the author. The primary focus of the articles should be on practice, and the theory/reflection should emerge out of the practice. 「コンテキストに基づいた自律学習の実践と内省」（英和仮題）は学習者の自律性を促すための授業実践事例集です。各アクテビティやアプローチは、その論理的根拠と特定のコンテクストにおける実践からの学びとともに紹介され、また、ピアによる論評とそれに対する著者の最終的なレスポンスが加えられる予定です。焦点はあくまでも実践であり、論理や内省は実践が伴わなくてはなりません。
We would like to hear from teacher/authors with original and successful teaching practices, who would also be willing to write a reflective critique on another article. We welcome submissions from author/peer reviewer partnerships, but will be happy to help assign reviewers to articles, if necessary. LD SIGのローカルミーティングのスタイルや過去のLD SIG出版物に従い、原稿提供者は効果的でオリジナルな授業を紹介するだけではなく、他の授業例を論評することにもなります。もちろん提供者とレビューアーのペアで一緒に応募することも可能ですし、こちらで割り当てることもできます。
As an initial proposal, please send us a 500-word description of the teaching practice, including an account of the context in which you have used it, and an explanation of how this practice enhances learner autonomy by March 31, 2009. In addition to your name, affiliation and contact details, please also include the name(s) of anyone you would like to collaborate with as a critical peer reviewer. まずは授業例の説明と実践したコンテキスト、どのように自律学習を促進できたかを英文で５００語程度にまとめて送ってください（期限３月末予定）。またその際に、一緒に組みたいレビューアーがいる場合、その方のお名前とともにその旨お知らせください。
We look forward to receiving your proposals and to working with you on this exciting project.
- Alison Stewart アリソン・スチュワート(stewart_al AT MARK hotmail.com)
- Kay Irie 入江恵(kayirie@mac.com)
- JALT Learner Development SIG
- Publication Coordinators
Summer News Updates
21 July 2008
Welcome to JALT's Learner Development Special Interest Group web site.
Before long many LD members will be off for summer break, doing research or just taking a well deserved rest. Our conference plans are shaping up with the forum, AGM, and annual party, taking place at the fabulous Pink Cow again this year, all scheduled for Saturday, 1 November.
It's been a busy spring and early summer, with the JACET/JALT conference and the LD-Retreat in Nagoya over the weekend of June 14-15. Tokyo area members also held a local gathering with Deryn Verity who will leading the forum discussions on scaffolding at the national conference this year. For more information, please see the recent posts over on laBlog: Scaffolding Readings and a post from Marlen with a call for help on his PhD research, Request for Research Assistance: Sexuality and English in the Japanese Social Context
Learning Learning Updates
Volume 15(1) has been published and is available for SIG members and subscribers only. Volume 14(2) is now in the public domain. For more info on the SIG's newsletter, please see the Learning Learning page.
JALT 2008 Conference News!
We're looking forward to participating in another great annual conference in Tokyo, October 31 through November 3, 2008, when JALT2008 will host the seventh PAC (Pan-Asian Consortium of Language Teaching Societies) Conference "PAC7" and the Asian Youth Forum. The theme, "Shared Identities: Our Interweaving Threads" is a natural for us, as we must constantly examine and reflect on the ways that autonomous learning and teaching requires teachers and students to actively share the responsibility for the acts of learning and the environments required for our shared and sustained development. Deryn Verity will serve as workshop leader for the forum this year, inviting participants to share their experiences of scaffolding.
About the Learner Development (LD) SIG
The Learner Development SIG is a network with about 180 members around the world who have an interest in developing and researching practices that aim to support autonomous learning and teaching. We share a commitment to exploring connections between:
- our experiences as learners & our practices as teachers
- learners’ experiences inside & outside the classroom.
We offer chances to get connected with other teachers, students and researchers through:
- our bilingual newsletter Learning Learning
- email, discussion list, online resources
- local area get-togethers in different parts of Japan
- a forum (and great party!) at the annual JALT conference
- links with similar groups in other parts of the world.
Our research-based publications include Autonomy You Ask! (2003) and More Autonomy You Ask! (2006). We also provide conference grants to help SIG members attend the annual international JALT conference.
学習者ディベロプメント研究部会は、オートノミーの ある学習と教授を支援することを目的とした実践をさらに発展させ、研究することに関心のある者約180名が、世界中から集まって組織する研究部会です。次の点における関連性の探求に尽力します。
- 学習者としての経験と教師としての実践
- 学習者としての教室内外での経験
次を利用して、教師、学生、研究者間のネットワークを広げます。
- 二ヶ国語ニュースレター「学習の学習」
- Eメール、ディスカッション・リスト、オンライン資料
- 日本各地における地区別集会
- JALT年次大会におけるフォーラム（そして大懇親会！）
- 他国の同様のグループとの連携
SIGの研究を基にした出版物として、Autonomy You Ask! (2003)、More Autonomy You Ask! (2006) があります。研究部会会員のJALT年次国際大会への参加に対する助成金制度もあります。