PanSIG Journal (Vol. 11 — Issue 1)

PanSIG Journal 11(1) 
https://doi.org/10.37546/JALTPanSIGJ11.1
eISSN 2759-9965
 ISSN 2760-7356

*Selected articles from the PanSIG 2025 Conference
 

Table of Contents

(by SIG)

CEFR AND LANGUAGE PORTFOLIO

Research Articles

• The CEFR's action-oriented approach and its influence on Japan's secondary English curriculum
        Tomoko Takada 
        https://doi.org/10.37546/JALTPanSIGJ11.1-1

COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY EDUCATORS

Practice Articles

• How to maximize the benefits of guest speakers in Japanese college lessons
        Sachi Oshima 
        https://doi.org/10.37546/JALTPanSIGJ11.1-2

Research Articles

• Dynamic motivational trajectories of students opting for English-only study
        Benjamin Bailey, Jerry Huang & Simon Humphries. 
        https://doi.org/10.37546/JALTPanSIGJ11.1-3
   
• Environmental awareness through a short English-medium STEM activity
        Martin Wood & Parvathy Ramachandran 
        https://doi.org/10.37546/JALTPanSIGJ11.1-4

COMPUTER ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING

Practice Articles

• Transforming ESL writing through systematic AI integration
        Olga Li
        https://doi.org/10.37546/JALTPanSIGJ11.1-5
   
• Crafting TBL prompts for classroom activities that support self-directed learning in ESP courses: Medical English course example
        Jeanette Dennisson & Gary Ross 
        https://doi.org/10.37546/JALTPanSIGJ11.1-6
   
• Using OMT to enhance EFL students' citation and source-integration skills
        Nikan Fujii
        https://doi.org/10.37546/JALTPanSIGJ11.1-7
   
• GenAI-supported CLIL writing: Student agency in inquiry, decision-making and revision
        Miguel Campos
        https://doi.org/10.37546/JALTPanSIGJ11.1-8

Research Articles

• An analysis of language learning app usage and sentiment among Japanese university students
        Dale C. Jeffery & Bradford J. Lee
        https://doi.org/10.37546/JALTPanSIGJ11.1-9
   
• Investigating writer-centered strategies for enhancing EAP writing through large language model prompting
        Shuyi Li
        https://doi.org/10.37546/JALTPanSIGJ11.1-10
   
• Integrating AI-assisted speaking skills assessment in a study abroad program
        Ayako Yokogawa
        https://doi.org/10.37546/JALTPanSIGJ11.1-11
   
• Student perceptions of an AI chatbot to measure and enhance EFL speaking.
        Brendan Van Deusen
        https://doi.org/10.37546/JALTPanSIGJ11.1-12
   
• Science students' beliefs of the impact of generative AI in English education
        Suwako Uehara
        https://doi.org/10.37546/JALTPanSIGJ11.1-13

EXTENSIVE READING

Practice Articles

• Enhancing engagement in literature circles through parallel thinking.
        Patrick Conaway
        https://doi.org/10.37546/JALTPanSIGJ11.1-14
   
• Starting a "super-library" for German ER
        Corinna V. Goto & Mark Brierley
        https://doi.org/10.37546/JALTPanSIGJ11.1-15

GLOBAL ENGLISHES

Research Articles

• The challenges faced by non-Japanese global English teachers working in Japan
        Hiroki Konishi, Liying Du, Christine Dyresberg & Simon Humphries
        https://doi.org/10.37546/JALTPanSIGJ11.1-16

INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION 
IN LANGUAGE EDUCATION

Practice Articles

• Implementing a course about the role of humor in intercultural communication
        John Rucynski
        https://doi.org/10.37546/JALTPanSIGJ11.1-17

Research Articles

• International language festival: Students' experiences of a multilingual and multicultural event
        Émily A. Marzin
        https://doi.org/10.37546/JALTPanSIGJ11.1-18
   
• "It felt like home": The third hometown as a space for language, belonging, and becoming
        Xiaoben Yuan
        https://doi.org/10.37546/JALTPanSIGJ11.1-19