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UNSDGs in Our English Language Classrooms

Edwin Hart, Richard Kaminski, and Wayne Malcolm

PanSIG2024 - Getting Back to Basics  2024.5  NPO JALT PanSIG Executive Committee

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The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) have become ubiquitous throughout many sections of our society, industries, and fields of study. As language educators, we are on the front lines of building a world that understands and communicates using this language of sustainability. Japan’s business community is seeking a labor force that can understand global issues and interact in such a way that allows Japan to grow, innovate, and be sustainable. All levels of education, in particular tertiary, are being asked to develop and train global human resources (global jinzai) because the language of the global marketplace will be the UNSDGs. In this session, we will bring participants into our classrooms to show how we teach English using the UNSDGs. Participants will see how we used task-based and project-based learning techniques to get the students to understand and present complex ideas using simple English. Students participated in debates, made short documentary videos of local businesses, and led interactive discussions to try and achieve the objective. Initiatives like the UNSDGs can seem daunting to implement, but if you want to see, share, and create methods to incorporate these goals into your context, this session will be for you.

Expanding Personal Horizons: Critical Friendships as a Means of Reflective Teacher Development in Japan International conference

Adrianne Verla Uchida, Jennie Roloff Rothman, and Wayne Malcolm

[2024 ICER] The 24th International Conference on Education Research (ICER)  2024.7  Education Research Institute of Seoul National University

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I spoke about connection leaders through critical friendships and such a process can be a rewarding professional development experience.

Discussing Conference Planning

Wayne Malcolm

49th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exhibition  2023.11  Japan Association for Language Teaching (NPO JALT)

JALT2022 Closing Ceremony International conference

Wayne Malcolm

48th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exhibition  2022.11 

When the Macro-Context Drives Changes in the Classroom: Reporting on Two Cases Invited

Wayne Malcolm

The 61st JACET International Conference (Online, 2022)  2022.8  Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET)

A 4-Skills Approach to Language Learning Using the UNSDGs Invited

Wayne Malcolm

SPELT 2-Hour Webinar  2022.8  Society of Pakistani English Language Teachers

Unpacking Global Competence as a Guiding Philosophy

Wayne Malcolm

The 29th Korea TESOL International Conference: More than Words: Teaching for a Better World  2022.5  KoreaTESOL

Are We A Professional Learning Community? International conference

Wayne Malcoclm

Global Japan and Academia during Covid: International Symposium  2022.3  Center for Global Research Initiatives, Kobe University

Panel Discussion: Future Perspectives of Language Teaching and the Role of the Professional Organization Invited International conference

Wayne Malcolm

NELTA International Virtual Think-In 2022  2022.3  NELTA

Task-Based Learning, Problem-Based Learning, and Project-Based Learning: An Explainer of Methodologies (MET 49)

Wayne Malcolm

18th Annual CamTESOL Conference on English Language Teaching (Virtual)  2022.2  IDP Education (Cambodia)

Building a Globally Competent Workforce through Study Abroad: Findings from a Case Study

Wayne Malcolm

JALT Study Abroad Conference 2018  JALT Study Abroad Special Interest Group

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This presentation contains the findings from a multi-year qualitative case study conducted at a national university in Japan. The main research question was how companies value study abroad when recruiting for their workforce. Based on interview data with students, hiring managers, and university staff, recommendations for leaders in business, government and academia will be presented, along with implications for future research.

Creating Globally Competent Human Resources - Findings from a Qualitative Case Study

Wayne Malcolm

The 5th Annual Conference on Global Higher Education   Lakeland University

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This presentation contains the findings from a multi-year qualitative case study conducted at a national university in Japan. The voices and perceptions of the study participants will be illustrated. Based on those voices and perceptions, recommendations for leaders in business, government and academia will also be presented, along with implications for future research.