Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto holds a US English teaching license and an MATESOL, and has taught Language Arts, ESL, and EFL. Barbara is co-author of one of the world’s best-selling coursebook series for children learning English, Let's Go (Oxford University Press), co-author of the online course, English for Teachers (International Teacher Development Institute), and author of the chapter, ‘The role of technology in early years language education’, in Early Years Second Language Education (Routledge, 2015). She is an English Language Specialist with the United States State Department, and is Course Director for International Teacher Development Institute (iTDi.pro). Barbara has been invited to give keynote and plenary talks at a number of international conferences, and has conducted teacher training workshops in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. She has conducted courses and teacher training online. Her webinars are always popular with teachers around the world.

バーバラ・ホースキンズ・サカモト氏はアメリカの英語教授免許、MATESOL(マテソル)の資格を持ちESL(English as a second language)やEFL(English as a Foreign Language)を教えていらっしゃいます。また、世界でもよく知られる“Let's Go” (Oxford University Press)の共著者でもいらっしゃいます。他にも、オンラインコースや国際教員研修機関、そして2015年発行の‘The role of technology in early years language education’ [初期の言語教育におけるテクノロジーの役割について]（Routledge著、Early Years Second Language Education出版）の共著者でもあります。アメリカで英語教育のエキスパートである彼女は、iTDi.proという国際的な英語教員研修機関の主事も務めています。また、様々な講話会にゲストスピーカーとして参加する傍らアジア、ヨーロッパ、アメリカ大陸で教員養成のワークショップも執り行っています。さらに、世界でもファンの多いオンラインの教員養成コースでも教鞭を執っていらっしゃいます。

Featured Talk: Mandates, Myths, and the Bananarama Principle

Teachers of our youngest learners face some of the biggest teaching challenges -- inadequate professional support and training, government mandates based more on wishful thinking than research, and parents are enrolling their children in English classes at younger ages than ever before. We’ll look at research and classroom practice around the world to see what actually works, what doesn’t, and why successful foreign language education for children should matter to all teachers.

子どもの教育に携わる先生に立ちはだかる試練―それは、不十分な教員研修とサポート、特に英語教育が重視される中で現場で行われていることが果たして正しいのかなどリサーチに基づいた検証がおこなわれないまま子どもたちに英語を教えなければならないという現状です。この講話では、小学校で実際に行われている研究例を元に、外国語を学ぶ子どもたちに何が効果的かを見ていきます。

Featured Workshop: What's New (and What's Not) in ELT Materials Design

The Let’s Go coursebook series was first published in 1990, and has remained one of world’s best-selling ELT series for children ever since. ELT publishing has seen a number of trends come and go. Some fundamental principles have withstood the test of time and apply to materials for all levels of learners. Barbara will talk about key principles that can help teachers create effective EFL materials, for learners in their own classes or for publication. She’ll also talk about current and future trends that will have an impact on the materials available to teachers, and will affect teachers who want to become materials writers. The principles covered will apply to materials for all levels of learners.

David Kluge (Nanzan University) has been teaching English for over 35 years. His research interests include oral interpretation, speech, drama, debate, composition, and materials development. He has co-authored with Matthew Taylor three books on composition (Basic Steps to Academic Writing, Basic Steps to Writing Research Papers, Basic Steps to Writing Research Papers, 2nd Edition, National Geographic Learning) and one book on oral communication (In My Life, Macmillan LanguageHouse). He was the founder and first coordinator of the Speech, Drama, & Debate SIG of JALT.

デイビッド・クルーゲ氏（南山大学）は35年以上英語教育を教えています。彼の研究はオーラルインタープリテーション、スピーチ、ドラマ、ディベート、コンポジション、教材作成など多岐に渡ります。また、Matthew Taylor氏とコンポジションについての本（タイトル：Basic Steps to Academic Writing, Basic Steps to Writing Research Papers, Basic Steps to Writing Research Papers, 2nd Edition、National Geographic Learning出版）を共著者として出版されています。他にも、オーラルコミュニケーションについての本(タイトル：In My Life, Macmillan LanguageHouse)を出版しています。また、SIG JALTのスピーチ・ドラマ・ディベート部門の設立者でもあり、初のコーディネーターでもあります。

Featured Talk: Performance-Assisted Learning: An Alternative for Performance in Education

William Shakespeare wrote, “All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players” (As You Like It, Act II, Scene VII). Performance-Assisted Learning takes the quote to heart and applies it to learning.

Performance-Assisted Learning (PAL) and Performance-Based Learning are two key concepts in Performance in Education (PIE). I will first define PIE and demonstrate its value to education. The presenter will then explore the differences between PAL and Performance-Based Learning. Next, I will discuss the various activities in PAL and how to use them in various disciplines. I will then propose a nation-wide research project for PAL based on Ellis (1997), which is the basis of the Saturday Plenary talk by Rod Ellis. Finally, I will end by taking questions and comments from the audience.

Concepts in Performance in Education (PIE)[教育でのパフォーマンスの定義] の中には二つの要素が含まれます。Performance-Assisted Learning (PAL) とPerformance-Based Learningです。まずは、PIEが何かをご紹介し、そしてそれがなぜ教育で重要視されるべきなのかをお話しします。また、PALとPerformance-Based Learning の違いや世界で知られているPALのリサーチプロジェクトにも言及いたします。次に、PALで使用される様々なアクティビティについてご紹介いたします。

Featured Workshop: Promoting Critical Thinking and Creativity with Living Newspaper Readers Theatre

Living Newspaper Readers Theatre is a new term for an old concept based on the Living Theatre movement from the Soviet Union in the 1920s and the U.S. Federal Theater Project of the 1930s. The original term meant turning current events into theatre performances. Living Newspaper Readers Theatre involves putting together several newspaper articles to create a dramatic performance script. Performers hold the script in hand as they dramatically perform the piece while facing the audience. Critical Thinking is used when selecting newspaper articles to use, and creativity is promoted by creating the script and creating the performance. In this workshop I will first describe Living Newspaper Readers Theatre, give an example, then take participants through the steps to creating a script, culminating in a Living Newspaper Readers Theatre performance. I will end the workshop with a discussion of the value of using Living Newspaper Readers Theatre.