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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 2015: Room 331)
10:00-10:05

Welcome Address (Room 331)
Tamagawa University President, Dr. Kazuhito Obara
10:05-10:15

Opening Remarks(Room 331)
Dr. Masaki Oda (Executive Director for Higher Education, Tamagawa University)
10:15-10:45

Introductory Talk (Room 331)
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 (Room 331)
Dr. Masaki Oda (Executive Director for Higher Education, Tamagawa University)
10:50-12:00

Plenary Talk 1 (Room 331)
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 ELF Study Hall 2015: Rooms 323 & 302

13:30-13:55 Concurrent Session 1

  • Room 323: Vladimira Hanzlovska (CELF, Tamagawa University)
    Perception of gender balance and inclusion in EFL settings
  • Room 302: William Travers (CELF, Tamagawa University)
    Structured warmers and groupings for building confidence and fluency

14:00-14:25 Concurrent Session 2

  • Room 323: Peter Joun (CELF, Tamagawa University)
    How and why American English became the "Standard" in Japan
  • Room 302: Yuta Mogi (CELF, Tamagawa University)
    Learning to teach over time: Identity, tensions, and agency in an early-career part-time university EFL teacher in Japan

14:30-14:55 Concurrent Session 3

  • Room 323: Hoa Lai (CELF, Tamagawa University)
    Classroom smartphone use: Tool for learning or source of distraction?
  • Room 302: Keiko Kasaya (CELF, Tamagawa University)
    Exploring the effects of reading comprehension activities using collaborative learning
15:10-16:40

Plenary Talk 2 (Room 331)
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(Room 331)
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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