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The LLL SIG Newsletter

Volume 20, Issue 1 [November, 2024]

Welcome!

A growing number of adults of all ages are engaged in second language study. The Lifelong Language Learning Special Interest Group (LLL SIG) invites those teaching languages to young, middle-aged, and older adults to share information through our website and newsletter, at various SIG conferences and events, and at the JALT National Conference.

Table of Contents

  • Message from the Coordinator
    Joseph Dias, Lifelong Language Learning SIG Coordinator

  • LLL-SIG Forum at JALT 2023 National Conference

  • Building a Community, Providing a Service, and Reaching the Lonely: Eikaiwa Schools Do More Than Just Teach English
    Catherine Takasugi, Aoyama Gakuin University

  • Articles

  • Embedding Empathy in Language Education: A Pathway to Global Citizenship
    Mariana Oana Senda, Aoyama Gakuin University, Meiji University, Tokyo University of Technology

  • Reflecting on Action Research Paper: Making Requests/Asking for Permission: When Travelling Overseas
    Kyoko Gruendel, Tokyo City University

  • Transforming Classroom into Fostering Learner Autonomy in the L2 Classroom
    Kyoko Gruendel, Kanda Institute of Foreign Languages

  • Challenges in English Education at School in Japan: Cross-sectional Study of Student Perspectives
    Julia Rosa Nakanishi, Aoyama Gakuin University

  • SIG News

  • Call for The LLL SIG Newsletter
    Martin Pauly / Rie Wakui-Kimani, Publications Co-chairs


  • Officers and Contacts
    SIG Coordinator: Joseph Dias
    Program Chair: Natsuki Suzuki
    Membership Chair: Mariana Oana Senda & Leilani de Vera
    Treasurer: Natsuki Suzuki
    Publicity: Miki Tanaka
    Publications: Martin Pauly & Rie Wakui Kimani
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