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CELF Forum: World Englishes, ELF, and Intercultural Citizenship in ELT

November 28. 2025 : Events

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The CELF Forum on Saturday, January 10th, 2026 (10:00~16:45) will include two plenary sessions by invited speaker Dr. Peter De Costa, an introductory talk by Dr. Ayako Suzuki, and concurrent sessions by CELF teachers. The theme this time is World Englishes, ELF, and Intercultural Citizenship in ELT. The event will be held in the ELF Study Hall 2015 at Tamagawa University, and registration is free and open to anyone. A light lunch and refreshments are provided free of charge. An 'opt out' option is available via online registration below.

Registration

Please register using the QR code or the URL below by 5:00 p.m. Thursday, December 25th.

Date & Time

Saturday, January 10th, 2026
10:00 a.m. ~ 4:45 p.m. (registration opens 9:00 a.m.)

Location & Access

Tamagawa University, ELF Study Hall 2015 (Campus Map #5) 3rd floor, Room 331

Program

09:00-onward

Registration Opens (ELF Study Hall 2025, Room 331)
10:00-10:05

Welcome Address
Tamagawa University President, Dr. Kazuhito Obara
10:05-10:15

Opening Remarks
Dr. Masaki Oda (Executive Director for Higher Education, Tamagawa University)
10:15-10:45

Introductory Talk (including Q&A)
Dr. Ayako Suzuki (Professor, Department of English Language Education, College of Humanities, Tamagawa University)
ELF Pedagogy for Intercultural Citizenship: Challenges and Possibilities
10:45-10:50

Plenary Speaker Introduction
Dr. Masaki Oda (Executive Director for Higher Education, Tamagawa University)
10:50-12:00

Plenary Talk 1 (including Q&A)
Dr. Peter De Costa (Professor, Departments of Linguistics, Languages & Cultures and Teacher Education, Michigan State University)
Critical approaches to World Englishes
12:00-13:30

Lunch Reception
(Light lunch and refreshments are provided free of charge.)
13:30-14:55

CELF Concurrent Sessions (Presenters, titles, abstracts, & rooms to be announced)
13:30-13:55 CELF Concurrent Session 1
14:00-14:25 CELF Concurrent Session 2
14:30-14:55 CELF Concurrent Session 3
15:10-16:40

Plenary Talk 2 (including Q&A)
Dr. Peter De Costa (Professor, Departments of Linguistics, Languages & Cultures and Teacher Education, Michigan State University)
Identity work and the symbolic power of language in the ELT classroom: Advancing the intercultural citizenship and ELF agenda
16:40-16:45

Concluding Remarks
Prof. Paul McBride (CELF Director)

Abstracts

Inquiries

Tamagawa University ELF Center
http://www.tamagawa.ac.jp/celf/
CELF Forum Email: celfforum@tamagawa.ac.jp

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