CELF Distinguished Lecture Series 2026, Tamagawa University

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～CELF Forum 2026～

The Center for English as a Lingua Franca (CELF) at Tamagawa University will hold the CELF Distinguished Lecture Series 2026, consisting of the annual CELF Forum and a Guest Lecture. The events will be held in the ELF Study Hall 2015 at Tamagawa University.

The CELF Forum 2026, titled Evolving Paradigms of English: World Englishes, ELF, and Translingual Orientations, will be held on Saturday, June 6th, 2026, from 09:00 to 16:45 (registration opens at 09:00). This year’s Forum will include two plenary sessions by invited speaker Dr. Suresh Canagarajah, an introductory talk by Dr. Masaki Oda, and concurrent sessions by CELF teachers. 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 11:59 p.m. Sunday, May 31^st.（Deadline Extended）

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/ZKarRQEqNE

Date & Time

Saturday, June 6^th, 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
10:00–10:05	Welcome Address Dr. Kazuhito Obara (Tamagawa University President)
10:05–10:35	Introductory Talk & Q&A Dr. Masaki Oda (Executive Director for Higher Education, Tamagawa University)
10:35–10:40	Plenary Speaker Introduction Dr. Masaki Oda
10:40–11:50	Plenary Talk 1 & Q&A — The Trajectory of the World Englishes Paradigm Dr. Suresh Canagarajah (Professor, Pennsylvania State University)
12:00–13:30	Lunch Reception (Light lunch & refreshments provided free of charge at Rindo Cafeteria)
13:30–13:55	CELF Concurrent Session 1 Room 320. William Travers Reducing screen use through clear signposting: An action research study Room 322. Peter Joun English education in Japan: Examining the relationship between the installation of American English and native-speakerism, and a critical discourse analysis of native speaker-Japanese learner interaction
14:00–14:25	CELF Concurrent Session 2 Room 320. Rasami Chaikul From Translanguaging practice to expanded English use: A multimodal translanguaging jigsaw (MTJ) approach in an ELF classroom Room 322. Natalia Novikova Translingual academic writing in the age of generative AI: Multilingual scholars negotiating authorship and identity
14:30–14:55	CELF Concurrent Session 3 Room 320. Brett Milliner Testing L2 listening vocabulary: finding the right assessment tool Room 322. Kyle Kreider Cross-linguistic transference in sentence context processing: A study proposal.
15:10–16:40	Plenary Talk 2 & Q&A — English as Translingual Practice Dr. Suresh Canagarajah (Professor, Pennsylvania State University)
16:40–16:45	Concluding Remarks Prof. Blagoja Dimoski (Director of Center for English as a Lingua Franca, Tamagawa University)

Abstracts

Abstracts

～Guest Lecture 2026～

Dr. Glenn Toh of Nanyang Technological University

The Guest Lecture 2026, titled Educating Children of Cross-border Marriages: Scrutinizing Issues Relating to Language and Culture, will be held on Wednesday, June 24th, 2026, from 14:30 to 15:30 in ELF Study Hall 2015, Room 210 (Active Learning Zone). No registration is required, and participation is free and open to all.

Inquiries

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

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