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Yesterday at a Learner Development SIG Get-together in Tokyo, we talked about different ideas for Nakasendo and other LD events in 2010. For Nakasendo, we would like to have some kind of multi-session (different presentations, posters and discussions happening at the same time in one room).

Two areas of focus seemed to offer some really interesting possibilities – (i) teachers bringing along examples of their learners' self-assessment in action (eg short video clips of students doing self-assessment, written examples of students’ self-assessment/reflection about learning) and using these as a springboard for discussion;

(ii) teachers looking at the story/stories of how the /their learners have tried to develop self-assessment – the time perspective could be in the last while, over the last year, over the last few years; again the idea would be for those interested to bring along some kind of object to discuss - a poster, a flipchart, a video clip or a written reflection/story about developing self-assessment.

Please contact Andy Barfield if you are interested in doing something like this for the LD multisession at Nakasendo 2010. Thanks.

You can find the Call for Papers for the LD SIG and FLP SIG here Learner Development aims to focus on self-assessment issues in the classroom (and/or in self-access, virtual learning and other types of extra-mural learning), while Framework and Language Portfolio intends to look at learner training for self-assessment. Teacher Ed will be soon adding its own Call for Papers to its new website, including self-assessment of one's teaching, and the role of reflection in developing as a teacher-learners.
]]> General http://ld-sig.org/lablog/index.php?itemid=55 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 13:29:30 +0900 http://ld-sig.org/lablog/index.php?itemid=52 2010 Nakasendo Conference is "Teachers as Learners, Learners as Teachers." The conference will be held Sunday June 20th 2010, and the deadline for proposals is Sunday March 28th.

For more details, see the Nakasendo 2010 page. To download the complete Call for Papers for LD SIG and FLP SIG members, click on the links for the Microsoft Word format or in PDF format.
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I am about to post links for posting responses to this months feature articles by Satoshi Nagaba, John Fanselow, and Cem Balcikanli. There are some fascinating looking reviews in this issue as well, and an update from Steve Davies: the adventures of the mysterious Magenta M continue.

Happy reading and all the best as we lurch into autumn here in Japan.

Hugh]]> General http://ld-sig.org/lablog/index.php?itemid=47 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:56:07 +0900 http://ld-sig.org/lablog/index.php?itemid=44 access map and the registration page.

Darren Elliott was a participant in the ETJ Nagoya meeting, and has posted two video interviews to his new blog, "the lives of teachers."

His posts from the Nagoya meeting include interviews with Paul Nation and Barbara Hoskins-Sakamoto. Good stuff!]]> General http://ld-sig.org/lablog/index.php?itemid=44 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:07:14 +1000 http://ld-sig.org/lablog/index.php?itemid=41 Update: Particpant reflections have now been uploaded to the Community section of the web site, or you can download it in MS Word format.

Date & Time: September 13th, 2pm-5pm
Place: Teachers College Columbia University
Address: Leaf Square Suidobashi Bldg.4F, 2-21-2 Misaki-cho,
             Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0061 JAPAN
             Phone: +81-3-3221-9771 - Fax: +81-3221-9773
(Note: TC building has changed its name from Seimei Bldg to Leaf Square Suidobashi Bldg.).

Topic : Using Narratives in Second Language Learning Research

Reading Materials:

1) Bell, S. (2002) "Narrative inquiry: More than just telling a story". TESOL Quarterly Vol.36 (2), 207-212.
Download Bell article


2) Pavlenko, A. (2002). "Narrative study: Whose story is it , anyway?" TESOL Quarterly Vol.36 (2), 212-220.
Download Pavlenko article

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Wednesday Sessions

David Little (Keynote speaker), Ireland
Learner autonomy, self-assessment and language tests: towards a new assessment culture:

In a learner-centred curriculum learners are involved in self-assessment. Reflection is crucial and should be done in the target language.

Hebe Wong, Hong Kong
Enhancing self-access learning in an online editing programme:

Guarantees 72 hr turnaround on feedback, logs common errors, offers timely workshops and links errors to dictionaries and collocation sites.

Stella Hurd, UK
Investigating emotions in independent language learning: issues and research methods:

Emotions affect learning, but are difficult to research. Think aloud protocol useful for uncovering positive, negative and neutral emotions.

Christophe Hafner and Jean Young, Hong Kong
Reflection assessed: Supporting a process or modeling a product?

Reflection: essential part of autonomy. Teachers can identify a
“good reflection” but cannot explain why it is good. Should we measure it?

Phil Benson (invited speaker), Hong Kong
Language learning and autonomy in the age of new literacies:

Educators make assumptions that learners never use English. It is likely that they are using English to interact with others on the Internet.

Thursday presentations

Jo Mynard, Japan
Benefits and challenges of computer-based resources for self-access:

Not all CALL activities have the same pedagogic function, but all have a place in a SAC if supported and packaged appropriately.

Sara Cotterall, Australia
Border crossings: Identity and learner autonomy in an Australian university:

Linguistic, academic and cultural challenges face overseas graduate students in Australia. Sharing learners’ stories may offer support.

Midori Sasaki, Gerald Williams and Jonathan Aliponga, Japan
Activities at the self-access centre connected to the curriculum:

Autocratic approach aiming to build community and inclusiveness. Students without homework kicked out of class and sent to the SAC to do it.

Shu Hua (Vivien) Kao, Taiwan
Developing learner autonomy through peer teaching:

Peer tutors felt a sense of responsibility and motivation for learning, developed confidence and learned more collaboratively

Cynthia White (invited speaker), New Zealand
Inside independent learning: Old and new perspectives:

Important to understand communities and how individuals adapt within them. Need to develop lifelong and life-wide learning skills

Linda Murphy, UK
I’m not giving up! Motivation maintenance in independent language learning:

What keeps distance learners going? A combination of social, self-motivation, affective, volitional strategies and intrinsic motivation.

Friday Presentations

Maria Chávez Sánchez and David Gardner, Mexico / Hong Kong:
The validation of self-access centres

Developing a system (a kind of professional accreditation) which evaluates and certifies SACs with reference to their own goals and context.

Leena Karlsson, Finland
A narrative of learning and teaching EFL:

Experiental narrative as pedagogic text. Auto/biography (with slash) in an analytic term for both research and practice

Chen-Yu Lin (and Rebecca Oxford who was not present), USA
Autonomous learners in the digital realm: Exploring digital language learning strategies from multiple theoretical perspectives:

Digital natives able to use technology, but this does not mean that they know how to use technology to learn. Need to develop strategies.

Marina Mozzon-McPherson (invited speaker), UK
Advising / Counselling in practice:

Advisers provide a supportive environment. Enables learner to achieve goals + more resourceful, effective, fulfilling learning experience.

Lindsay Miller and David Gardner, Hong Kong
Uncovering SAC managers’ attitudes and approaches to autonomous language learning:

SAC management is influenced by managers’ beliefs about self-access learning
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