In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, English language education plays a pivotal role in equipping learners with the tools needed to navigate and contribute to a globally connected world. The integration of digital global citizenship education and AI literacy into English language education seems essential but presents both unique challenges and valuable perspectives.
Arguably, digital citizenship involves understanding global, ethical issues, such as bias in AI algorithms and privacy concerns. Ideally, education in and for digital spaces enhances students' intercultural and communicative skills, empowering them as global citizens who can engage responsibly in digital spaces across languages and cultures.
Navigating these topics sensitively in diverse classrooms requires careful planning and intercultural awareness, particularly for English language educators and teachers. In this context, we will be discussing some recent developments, curricula and tools and try to pinpoint challenges for the future.
講師略歴 ：
LMUにて、外国語としての英語教授法（TEFL）の教授・主任を務める。特にデジタル・リテラシー、メディア・リテラシー、グローバル・シチズンシップ教育に重点を置き、言語教育に取り組んでいる。2018年よりミュンヘン教師教育センター（MZL）のディレクターも務める。Global Citizenship in Foreign Language Education: Concepts, Practices, Connections (Routledge), Foreign Language Learning in the Digital Age: Theory and Pedagogy for Developing Literacies (Routledge)の編著者。
異文化間シチズンシップのためのELFコミュニケーションの意識向上：日本とイギリスの事例研究 (Raising Awareness of ELF Communication for Intercultural Citizenship: Case Studies from Japan and the UK)
日 時 ：
2024年10月5日 (土) 16:00-17:20
場 所 ：
オンライン開催（定員100名）
使用言語 ：
英語
講 師 ：
鈴木 彩子先生（玉川大学） Alessia Cogo先生（Editor-in-Chief of ELT Journal）
概要・講師略歴 ：
【概要】
Fostering students as global or intercultural citizens is a key mission for universities worldwide. Understanding the nature of communication in English as a lingua franca (ELF) can be crucial for this development. Since English is commonly used for intercultural interactions among multilingual speakers, an individual’s perception of ELF may significantly impact their engagement. To address this, some tertiary education practitioners have begun to explore raising students’ awareness of ELF communication. This presentation outlines the characteristics of ELF communication and introduces two case studies from Japan and the UK that attempt to raise this awareness. By examining potential elements for developing ELF awareness across these contexts, the talk aims to offer tentative insights into how universities might integrate these elements into their curricula to better prepare students as intercultural citizens.
【講師略歴】
Ayako Suzuki is a professor at the College of Humanities, Tamagawa University. She is also an editor of the Key Concepts of the ELT Journal (Oxford University Press), co-edited with Alex Ho-Cheong Leung. Her research and publications focus on English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), ELT, and intercultural citizenship. At the university, she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in English for Academic Purposes (EAP), sociolinguistics, and multicultural education. Additionally, she has been involved in the management of the Centre for English as a Lingua Franca.
Alessia Cogo is a senior lecturer in Applied Linguistics and Editor-in-Chief of ELT Journal (academic.oup.com/eltj). Her research focuses on the diversity of English and translanguaging practices, both in a pragmatics / sociolinguistic perspective and in teacher education. She has worked on projects in English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) and multilingual aspects in Europe, Brazil and Thailand, where she has developed understandings of English diversity within a decolonizing perspective. Her current research concerns the interface between ELF, Critical Pedagogy and social justice. Her latest book is English for a Critical Mind: Language pedagogy for social justice (co-authored with Graham Crookes and Sávio Siqueira).
