FYI: December 19 (2026) LET Kansai Conference
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Yu Kanazawa, the coordinator of our LET Kansai Fundamental Theories Research SIG (LET-FMT-SIG), is hosting the 2026 LET Kansai Autumn Conference at The University of Osaka, Suita Campus, on Saturday, December 19, 2026!
Conference Organizing Committee Chair:
Yu Kanazawa (The University of Osaka / Coordinator, LET-FMT-SIG)
The conference will feature a symposium on generative AI feedback, a keynote lecture by Yoichi Watari (Hokkaido University), research and practice presentations, Classroom Tips sessions, and an evening reception.
Official conference / Call for Presentations information:
https://let-kansai.org/w/notice-from-secretar/notice-from-secretar-7823/
Call for Presentations — Open until October 31!
We are currently accepting proposals for the 2026 LET Kansai Autumn Conference.
Date: Saturday, December 19, 2026
Venue: Convention Center, Suita Campus, The University of Osaka
Format: HyFlex
The following presentation categories are available:
- Research Presentation: 30 minutes, including Q&A
- Practice Report / Materials Development: 30 minutes, including Q&A
- Classroom Tips: 15 minutes or 30 minutes
Submission deadline: Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 12:00 noon (JST).
LET members from any chapter, not only the Kansai Chapter, are welcome to submit proposals.
How to submit
Please download the designated abstract template from the LET Kansai website, prepare your abstract according to the required format, and submit it through the presentation application form below.
Presentation Application Form:
https://let-kansai.org/presentation-application-form/
LET Kansai website:
https://let-kansai.org/
The abstract should be written in the language of presentation, and presentations must concern work that has not previously been made public.
Presenters must be LET members who have paid their FY2026 annual membership fee by the time of the conference. Non-members who wish to present should first join LET in order to obtain a membership number.
LET main website:
http://www.j-let.org/
Notification of acceptance is expected to be sent by email in early November.
Tentative Program
Symposium | 10:30–12:00
Teacher-Created Generative AI Feedback: Design Intentions and Implementation Strategies
「教員がつくる生成AIフィードバック：設計の意図と実装の工夫」
Speakers
Kei Okuzumi (Saitama University)
Ken Urano (Hokkai-Gakuen University)
Atsushi Mizumoto (Kansai University)
Symposium Overview
When instructors use ready-made generative AI tools, it can be difficult to control precisely what feedback learners see, when they see it, and how it is presented.
In this symposium, three educators who develop their own applications will explain how they have designed generative AI feedback for writing. They will share their design decisions, implementation strategies, trial and error, and practical lessons learned.
Through concrete examples, the symposium will explore the significance and possibilities of teachers themselves taking an active role in the design of AI-mediated feedback.
Speakers
Kei Okuzumi is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at Saitama University. Before entering higher education, he taught English at public junior high schools in Saitama Prefecture for 21 years. His research interests include pedagogical grammar using imi-jun (“meaning order”), noun-phrase acquisition, and gamification in language-learning activities. He is also an editorial board member for the junior-high-school English textbook NEW CROWN (Sanseido) and received the MEXT Award for Excellent Teachers in 2014.
Ken Urano is Professor in the Faculty of Business Administration at Hokkai-Gakuen University. His areas of expertise include second language acquisition and English language education. His research addresses the measurement of learners’ syntactic and morphological knowledge, task-based language teaching (TBLT), and English for Specific Purposes (ESP). His publications include Hajimete no Eigo Kyoiku Kenkyu and Eigo Kyoiku no Evidence, both published by Kenkyusha.
Atsushi Mizumoto is Professor in the Faculty of Foreign Language Studies at Kansai University. His research interests include pedagogical applications of corpora and AI, language-learning strategies, and measurement and assessment in language education. In recent years, he has actively developed and released his own web applications incorporating generative AI. He is President of the LET Kansai Chapter and Vice President of the Japan Association for English Corpus Studies.
Keynote Lecture | 15:40–17:10
Why Learn a Foreign Language Anyway?
「それでも外国語を学ぶのは何のため？」
Yoichi Watari (Hokkaido University)
Keynote Overview
What does it mean to teach foreign languages in an age when generative AI is readily available?
How should we respond when students ask, “Why do we still have to go to the trouble of learning English?”
In August 2026, Professor Watari published the book Soredemo Gaikokugo o Manabu no wa Nan no Tame? (“Why Learn a Foreign Language Anyway?”; Toyokan Publishing) for teachers who may find themselves confronting precisely these questions.
Rather than offering an AI-generated summary, this keynote will present the author’s own perspective. It will consider the relationship between foreign languages and technology from an educational perspective and reconsider the purposes of foreign-language—and particularly English-language—learning.
The lecture will then move beyond the question of “Why?” to consider how foreign-language education can help learners think about what comfortable and constructive communication means for both themselves and others, and use language skillfully to put that understanding into practice.
Speaker
Yoichi Watari is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education and Graduate School of Education, Hokkaido University. He received his PhD in Education from Hokkaido University and previously taught at Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, and Chukyo University. His fields include educational methodology and English language education.
His recent publications include Soredemo Gaikokugo o Manabu no wa Nan no Tame? (Toyokan Publishing, 2026), Sensei, Eigo tte Naze So Oshierun desu ka? (co-authored, Hitsuji Shobo, 2026), and the Japanese translation of Gert Biesta’s work on educational research (Akashi Shoten, 2024).
More details in the conference flyer
Reception | 18:00–
After the conference, we will have a reception at Restaurant AOZORA on the Suita Campus.
AOZORA offers a wonderful panoramic view, including the rear side of the Tower of the Sun and the OSAKA WHEEL, the 123-meter Ferris wheel at EXPOCITY.
It should be a great place to continue conversations with colleagues after the conference. We hope you will join us!
The University of Osaka describes AOZORA as a restaurant with panoramic views extending across the surrounding region, while OSAKA WHEEL is currently advertised as Japan’s tallest Ferris wheel at 123 meters.
The following Facebook post gives a sense of the view from the restaurant:
Conference and reception registration
Registration for attendance at the conference and the reception will open later. Please stay tuned! (TBA)
Please note that this is separate from the Call for Presentations, which is already open and closes at 12:00 noon on October 31.
We very much look forward to seeing you at The University of Osaka on December 19!
Call for Presentations / Details:
https://let-kansai.org/w/notice-from-secretar/notice-from-secretar-7823/
Presentation Application Form:
https://let-kansai.org/presentation-application-form/
12月19日（土）LET関西支部 2026年度秋季研究大会のお知らせ
LET関西支部 基礎理論研究部会（LET-FMT-SIG）部会長・金澤 佑（大阪大学）が大会実行委員長を務める、外国語教育メディア学会（LET）関西支部 2026年度秋季研究大会が、2026年12月19日（土）に大阪大学 吹田キャンパス コンベンションセンターで開催されます。
大会実行委員長：金澤 佑（大阪大学／LET関西支部 基礎理論研究部会コーディネーター）
大会では、生成AIフィードバックをテーマとするシンポジウム、亘理陽一先生（北海道大学）による基調講演、研究発表・実践報告・Classroom Tips、さらに夕方からの懇親会を予定しています。
大会・発表募集の詳細：
https://let-kansai.org/w/notice-from-secretar/notice-from-secretar-7823/
発表募集中です！
現在、研究発表・実践報告／教材開発・Classroom Tipsを募集しています。
日時： 2026年12月19日（土）
会場： 大阪大学 吹田キャンパス コンベンションセンター
開催形態： ハイフレックス
研究発表および実践報告・教材開発は質疑応答を含め30分、Classroom Tips は15分枠または30分枠から選択できます。
応募締切は2026年10月31日（土）正午です。
LET会員であれば、関西支部以外の支部に所属する方も応募できます。
発表要旨は関西支部ウェブサイトから指定テンプレートをダウンロードし、発表言語で作成したうえで、以下のフォームからお申し込みください。
発表申込フォーム：
https://let-kansai.org/presentation-application-form/
LET関西支部：
https://let-kansai.org/
発表は未公表のものに限ります。また、発表者は大会開催時までに2026年度のLET年会費を完納しているLET会員である必要があります。非会員の方は、会員番号取得のため、まずLETへの入会手続きを行ってください。
LET本部：
http://www.j-let.org/
審査結果は11月上旬を目処にメールで通知される予定です。
当日の予定
シンポジウム｜10:30–12:00
「教員がつくる生成AIフィードバック：設計の意図と実装の工夫」
登壇者：
奥住 桂（埼玉大学）
浦野 研（北海学園大学）
水本 篤（関西大学）
生成AIによるフィードバックは、既製のツールを使う場合、何を、いつ、どのように学習者に見せるかを教員の意図どおりに細かく設計することが難しい場合があります。
本シンポジウムでは、自らアプリを開発している教員が、ライティングにおける生成AIフィードバックをどのように設計したのかを、実装上の工夫や試行錯誤とともに報告します。具体的な事例を共有しながら、教員自身がフィードバック設計に関わることの意義と可能性を議論します。
基調講演｜15:40–17:10
「それでも外国語を学ぶのは何のため？」
亘理陽一（北海道大学）
生成AIが身近に存在する時代に、外国語を教え、学ぶ意味とは何でしょうか。
子どもたちから「なんでわざわざ英語を勉強しなきゃいけないの？」と聞かれたとき、私たちはどう答えることができるでしょうか。
2026年8月に刊行された『それでも外国語を学ぶのは何のため？』（東洋館出版社）を踏まえ、本講演ではAIによる「まとめ」ではなく、著者自身の言葉で外国語とテクノロジーの距離感を教育学的に検討し、外国語（英語）学習の目的について考えます。
さらに、「自他にとって心地よいコミュニケーションとはどういうものかについて考え、ことばを駆使してそれを実践する」外国語（英語）科の実現に向けて、「何のため？」のさらに向こう側を考えます。
懇親会｜18:00～
大会終了後は、吹田キャンパス内のRestaurant AOZORAで懇親会を開催します。
太陽の塔の裏側や、EXPOCITYの高さ123mのOSAKA WHEELなどを望むことのできる、非常に見晴らしのよいレストランです。
大会後も、ぜひ皆さまで交流を続けましょう。懇親会にもぜひお越しください！
大会参加・懇親会参加登録について
大会そのものへの参加登録、および懇親会の参加登録は、もう少しお待ちください。詳細は後日お知らせします（TBA）。
なお、これは現在受付中の発表申込とは別です。発表申込の締切は10月31日（土）正午です。
皆さまの発表応募、そして12月19日のご参加を心よりお待ちしています。
大会詳細・発表募集：
https://let-kansai.org/w/notice-from-secretar/notice-from-secretar-7823/
発表申込フォーム：
https://let-kansai.org/presentation-application-form/
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