Thursday, May 16, 2019
Toshi Center Hotel – Conference Center (5F)
09:00-09:30: Conference Registration & Morning Coffee | Orion Hall Foyer (5F)
09:30-09:45: Announcements & Welcome Address | Orion Hall (5F)
Recognition of IAFOR Scholarship Winners | Orion Hall (5F)
09:45-10:30: Keynote Presentation | Orion Hall (5F)
The Interdependence of Language Teacher and Learner Wellbeing
Sarah Mercer, University of Graz, Austria
10:30-10:45: Coffee Break | Orion Hall (5F)
10:45-11:30: Keynote Presentation | Orion Hall (5F)
Gender, Race and Other Factors: Being a Member of Multiple Communities
Keiko Sakui, Kobe Shoin Women’s University, Japan
11:30-11:45: IAFOR Documentary Photography Award | Orion Hall (5F)
11:45-12:00: Conference Photograph | Orion Hall (5F)
12:00-13:00: Lunch Break | Orion Hall (5F)
13:00-13:45: Keynote Presentation | Orion Hall (5F)
Transforming Passive TV Viewing into Language Learning with AI
Masaya Mori, Rakuten, Inc, Japan
13:45-14:30: Keynote Presentation | Orion Hall (5F)
CLIL – Consolidating Integration
Phil Ball, Author and Journalist, UK
14:30-14:45: Coffee Break | Orion Hall (5F)
14:45-15:45: Conference Poster Session & Coffee | Orion Hall (5F)
15:45-17:00: Featured Panel | Orion Hall (5F)
Supporting Learners and Learning from Outside the Classroom:
An Interdependent Multidisciplinary Approach
Yasmin Dean, Mount Royal University, Canada
Satoko Kato, Kanda University of International Studies, Japan
Jennie Roloff Rothman, Kanda University of International Studies, Japan
Mary Sengati-Zimba, Zayed University, United Arab Emirates
Moderator, Jo Mynard, Kanda University of International Studies, Japan
Moderator, Ted O’Neill, Gakushuin University, Japan
17:30–19:00: Welcome Reception | Garb Central
Meet in the Toshi Center Hotel Lobby at 17:15
Friday, May 17, 2019
Toshi Center Hotel – Conference Center (6F)
09:00-09:20: Coffee and Tea
09:20-11:00: Parallel Session I
11:00-11:15: Coffee Break
11:15-12:30: Parallel Session II
12:30-13:30: Lunch Break
13:30-14:45: Parallel Session III
14:45-15:00: Coffee Break
15:00-15:50: Parallel Session IV
15:50-16:00: Coffee Break
16:00-16:45: Featured Presentation | Room 603 (6F)
The Power of Randomness: Lessons from (Mobile) Gaming and Behavioral Economics
Marco Koeder, J. Walter Thompson Japan, Japan
18:00-20:00: Official Conference Dinner (optional extra)
Meet in the Toshi Center Hotel Lobby – 17:15
Saturday, May 18, 2019
Toshi Center Hotel – Conference Center (7F)
09:00-09:20: Coffee and Tea
09:20-11:00: Parallel Session I
11:00-11:15: Coffee Break
11:15-12:30: Parallel Session II
12:30-13:30: Lunch Break
13:30-14:45: Parallel Session III
14:45-15:00: Coffee Break
15:00-16:15: Parallel Session IV
16:15-16:30: Closing Session | Room 704 (7F)
The draft version of the Conference Programme will be available online on April 17, 2019. All registered delegates will be notified of this publication by email.
The above schedule may be subject to change.