Thank you to presenters Yaya Yao and Agnes Maria Francis as well as all who joined the JASAL Forum at the JALT conference in Tsukuba, Ibaraki on Saturday, November 25th, from 12:45 – 14:15. Both presentations sparked an introspective dialogue among all in attendance.
Abstracts
Yaya Yao, Kyushyu University
This presentation discusses the potential of translingual arts-based pedagogy in reconceptualizing self-access language learning by sharing preliminary findings of an ongoing study through a university self-access learning center. This approach invites creative, metacognitive exploration drawing on one’s entire linguistic repertoire. As such, translingual arts-based pedagogy has the potential to facilitate a paradigm shift in self-access learning that regards all stakeholders as language learners, challenging native speakerism and building linguistic justice.
Agnes Maria Francis, Konan Women’s University
One key aspect of advising is that every advising session is different. Students who seek advising have various purposes, and unlike teaching classes, there is limited opportunity for prior preparation before each session. Drawing from my experience as an advisor at my previous institution, I noticed that students voluntarily approached advising sessions with clear objectives, and our conversations were centered around specific topics. However, in my current institution, students attend the sessions without a specific purpose in mind although advising is mandatory. As an advisor, it is my responsibility to guide the flow of the advising sessions. In this presentation, I will share the challenges I have encountered, the advising skills that have helped me conduct these sessions effectively, and how this new experience has deepened my understanding of advising.
The Japan Association for Self-Access Learning 