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May 31 (2026) Meeting (Emotion Day №6)

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日本語の情報は: https://let-kansai.org/w/research_group/?c=fundamental-theories-research Date:  Sunday, May 31st, 2026 Time:  1:30PM ~ 4:30PM (Japan Standard Time (JST): UTC+9) Venue:  Zoom Online registration is needed. Free event - all welcome!! Please use the following link to register: https://forms.gle/hW6V5CRtdALFh24EA ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Presentation #1 Exploring Emotion in L2 Dialogue: From Interpersonal Emotion Regulation to AI Support  by Ryuki Matsuura  松浦 瑠希, Рюки Мацуура       (Ph.D. Student, Carnegie Mellon University カーネギー・メロン大学)        https://ruscucumber.github.io/MyResearchWebsite/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Presentation #2 Exploring the Emotional Landscape of EFL Students: Initial Reflections  by  Nicholas Musty  ニコラス マスティ       (Lecturer, Kobe Gakuin University 神戸学院大学) -----------------...

FYI: May 30 (2026) LET Kansai Conference

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 Shoko Otake (Kobe Gakuin University), a secretariat of our SIG, and Yu Kanazawa (The University of Osaka), the lead coordinator and the project leader of our SIG, are making an invited workshop at the LET Kansai Conference in Kyoto on Saturday, May 30, 2026. For more information, see the following links (in Japanese): https://let-kansai.org/w/notice-from-secretar/notice-from-secretar-7721/ https://let-kansai-2026-spring.peatix.com/ Conference Dinner Registration 外国語教育メディア学会(LET)2026年度 春季研究大会 フライヤー The day after the LET Kansai Conference is  our public Zoom meeting (Emotion Day №6) . Social Links

FYI: MinSoL's Science of Learning Podcast Episodio 2

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Dr. Yu Kanazawa (The University of Osaka), the coordinator and the project leader of our SIG, was invited for The Science of Learning Podcast Episodio 2 (Parte 1 - 5) by  Núcleo Milenio para la Ciencia del Aprendizaje (MiNSoL) in Chile. 🇨🇱 1️⃣ 🇯🇵 Kanazawa, Y. (Guest), & Arriagada, F. (Host). (2026, January 30). The Science of Learning Podcast Episodio 2 (Parte 1): Las emociones en el aprendizaje de idiomas [Video podcast episode]. Núcleo Milenio para la Ciencia del Aprendizaje (MiNSoL) [@minsolchile]. https://www.instagram.com/p/DUHOtD7CL-K/ 🇨🇱 2️⃣ 🇯🇵 Kanazawa, Y. (Guest), & Arriagada, F. (Host). (2026, February 7). The Science of Learning Podcast Episodio 2 (Parte 2): Integrar distintas disciplinas en la investigación [Video podcast episode]. Núcleo Milenio para la Ciencia del Aprendizaje (MiNSoL) [@minsolchile]. https://www.instagram.com/p/DUbw2hECOAn/ 🇨🇱 3️⃣ 🇯🇵 Kanazawa, Y. (Guest), & Arriagada, F. (Host). (2026, February 17). The Scie...

March 28 (2026) Meeting (Vocabulary Day №4)

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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: Tomomi Seki (Presenter #1&2 - top left); Seina Kikuchi (Presenter #2 - top center); Shuhei Kadota (SIG Advisor - top right); Mitsue Hoshihara (Participant - upper mid left); Hisa Shibata (Participant - upper mid center); Hitomi Izumi (Participant - upper mid left); Chie Takeda (Participant - lower mid left); Micaela Calvezere (Participant - lower mid center); Shoko Otake (SIG Secretariat - lower mid right); Louis Lafleur (SIG Secretariat - bottom left); Yu Kanazawa (Inviter; SIG Coordinator, Event Host - bottom right) . . . and many more camera-off participants! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-event announcement below --------------------------------------------------------...

March 8 (2026) Conference Presentation (JELES-56)

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Program:  https://sites.google.com/view/jeles-m/第56回大会案内jeles-56 We’re making a LET-FMT-SIG project-related presentation at the upcoming #JELES-56 Hybrid Conference hosted by Waseda University (Tokyo) on March 8, 2026!  Kanazawa, Y., McLean, S., Raine, P., Lafleur, L., Otake, S., Matsuo, T., Isobe, Y., Kadota, S., Morishita, M., Satoi, H., & Sugiura, K. (2026, March 8). Assessing Japanese EFL learners’ knowledge of formulaic sequences on an open-access web platform: Familiarity vs. frequency across three test modes [Conference presentation]. The 56th Annual Joint Meeting of JELES: English Language Education Society of Japan and Japanese Association for Educational Linguistics (JELES-56), Waseda University & Online, Tokyo, Japan. https://sites.google.com/view/jeles-m/%E7%AC%AC56%E5%9B%9E%E5%A4%A7%E4%BC%9A%E6%A1%88%E5%86%85jeles-56 JELES-56 (2026): The 56th Annual Joint Meeting of JELES: English Language Education Society of Japan and Japanese Association for Educational...

@Osaka: February 14 (2026) Special Public Lectures (EMI & GE Day)

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We would like to thank all the speakers for the wonderful lectures, and all the participants from around Japan and even abroad - who contributed to a successful meeting! The following dinner at Sushihan Iki was a great convivial opportunity, too! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-event announcement below ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 日本語の情報はこちら:  https://let-kansai.org/w/notice-from-secretar/notice-from-secretar-7696/ Date: Saturday, February 14th, 2026 Time: 2:00 PM ~ 4:50 PM (Japan Standard Time (JST): UTC+9) Venue:  Room 201, Osaka Jogakuin University 大阪女学院大学 201教室  (Room capacity: 200)  Campus Information:  https://www.wilmina.ac.jp/about/access.html Google Maps:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/DiL8tzPagunLZ4v96   ... & Hybrid (synchronously on Zoom) Participation fee fo...