LET-FMT-SIG & ELIPro Network (Formerly ELINET) Japan Branch

We’re making an LET-FMT-SIG project-related presentation at the upcoming JALT Vocab SIG 2026 Symposium in Fukuoka on September 26, 2026!  Which Is the Better Study Order, Familiar to Unfamiliar, or the Reverse?: A Formulaic Language Learning Study With Interleaved Spaced Repetition Software by LAFLEUR, Louis (Kindai U.), KANAZAWA, Yu (The U. of Osaka), OTAKE, Shoko (Kobe Gakuin U.), MATSUO, Tohru (Osaka Jogakuin U.), & MORISHITA, Miwa (Kobe Gakuin U.), et al. Conference Page: https://jaltvocab.weebly.com/symposium-2026.html

日本語の情報は： https://let-kansai.org/w/research_group/?c=fundamental-theories-research Date: Saturday, September 5th, 2026 Time: 1:30PM ~ 4:30PM (Japan Standard Time (JST): UTC+9) Venue: Zoom Online registration is needed. LET-FMT-SIG, jointly held by ELIPro Network Japan Branch Free event - all welcome!! Please use the following link to register: https://forms.gle/Nv8k6fY3wVkMQ4V66 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Presentation #1 Trans-Speakerism: Theory and Practice by Takaaki Hiratsuka (Ryukoku University) Takaaki Hiratsuka is Professor at Ryukoku University. His books include: Narrative inquiry into language teacher identity (2022, Routledge), Team teachers in Japan (2023, Routledge), Native-speakerism and trans-speakerism (2024, Cambridge University Press), Trans-speakerism (2025, Routledge), Trans-speakerism and empowerment (2026, Palgrave Macmillan), Trans-speakerism in action (2026, Cambridge University Press), Trans-speakerism and pow...

We’re making an LET-FMT-SIG project-related presentation at the upcoming #LET2026 Conference in Sapporo on August 19, 2026!  From Familiar to Unfamiliar, or the Reverse? Study Order Effects in Formulaic Language Learning with Interleaved Spaced Repetition Software by LAFLEUR, Louis (Kindai U.), KANAZAWA, Yu (The U. of Osaka), OTAKE, Shoko (Kobe Gakuin U.), MATSUO, Tohru (Osaka Jogakuin U.), & MORISHITA, Miwa (Kobe Gakuin U.) Wed., August 19th 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM (Room 28) Conference Page: https://www.j-let.org/let2026/ 外国語教育メディア学会 (LET) 第65回 (2026) 年次研究大会 The 65th Annual Conference of the Japan Association for Language Education & Technology (2026) 「AI活用外国語教育の未来予想図」 A Vision for the Future of AI-Enhanced Foreign Language Education 2026年8月18日（火）～ 20日（木）  August 18 (Tue) – 20 (Thu), 2026 北海学園大学豊平キャンパス Hokkai-Gakuenn University Toyohira Campus

We would like to thank all the speakers for the wonderful presentations, and all the participants originally from different parts of Japan and around the world who contributed to a successful meeting!  In the photo: Hiroko Nakamura (Presenter #1-1 - top left); Saeki Namie (Presenter #1-2 - top center); Kazuhiro Nomura (Presenter #1-3 - top right); Jakub Hlavačka (Presenter #2 - upper mid left); Jana Kamenická (Participant - upper mid center); Chie Takeda (SIG Project Member - upper mid right); Kanda Makiko (Participant - lower mid left); Glenn Magee (Participant - lower mid center); Emiko Izumi (SIG Project Member - lower mid right); Yu Kanazawa (Inviter; SIG Lead Coordinator, SIG Project Leader, Event Host - bottom) . . . and many more camera-off participants! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-event announcement below -------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Yu Kanazawa, the lead coordinator of our SIG, is pleased to announce the COIL Symposium: Connecting Universities in Japan and Beyond (hosted by Kie Yamamoto, one of his research collaborators), to be held on Saturday, June 27, 2026, at Toyo University’s Hakusan Campus, Tokyo, Japan. This symposium will share practices of Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) connecting universities in Japan and overseas. Through keynote lectures, practice-based presentations, and learner perspectives, participants will explore the possibilities of international collaborative learning and the design of meaningful, socially relevant learning experiences in higher education. Date: Saturday, June 27, 2026 Time: 13:00–17:30 JST Venue: Toyo University, Hakusan Campus Registration: https://forms.gle/LamZgsgkSRQ2LoVM9 Details: https://x.gd/4IZ9G1 Educators, researchers, students, and practitioners interested in COIL, virtual exchange, international education, and university collaboration are welco...

Yu Kanazawa, the lead coordinator and the project leader of our SIG, contributed Chapter 4, “t Test: Comparing Differences Between Two Groups,” to Introduction to quantitative and qualitative research methods for students in the humanities published on May 20, 2026! Please check it out if you are interested in research methods in the humanities. https://www.hituzi.co.jp/hituzibooks/ISBN978-4-8234-1351-3.htm Kanazawa, Y. (2026). t test: Comparing differences between two groups. In R. Nishida, Y. Okada, & K. Hata (Eds.), Introduction to quantitative and qualitative research methods for students in the humanities (pp. 67–82). Hituzi Syobo Publishing.  このたび、『人文学系学生のためのはじめての量的研究・質的研究』がひつじ書房より刊行されました。 LET-FMT-SIG部会長（金澤）が 第4章「t検定：2つのグループの差の比較」を担当しています。 人文学系の学生・研究者で、量的研究や質的研究に関心のある方はぜひご覧ください。 https://www.hituzi.co.jp/hituzibooks/ISBN978-4-8234-1351-3.htm 金澤 佑. (2026).「t検定: 2つのグループの差の比較」. 西田理恵子・岡田悠佑・秦かおり（編）, 『人文学系学生のためのはじめての量的研究・質的研究』 (pp. 67–82). ひつじ書房.