18th August, Monday
Delegates' Arrivals in Tokyo

19th August, Tuesday

08.30 – Meeting at the host school 

09.30 – 10.00: Local authorities and organisers welcome

10.00 – 11.15: First Plenary Session - Suwako Uehara - Empowering language learners with AI: A humanistic and sustainable approach

11.15 – 11.45: Coffee break

11.45 – 12.30: Workshops: 
                   Room 1: Bradley Irwin - "Developing a Technology-mediated Peer Feedback System for EFL Speaking Classes (Tech)"
                   Room 2: Joël Laurier - "Using cooperative learning to role up your sleeves and flex those educational muscles (CL)"
                   Room 3: Magda Kitano - "Revisiting the Student Perspective with Minimalist Language Toki Pona (Lang)"
                   Room 4: Dax Thomas - "Tabletop Roleplaying Games in the University EFL Classroom (Games / Critical thinking /TRPGs)"

12.30 – 13.30: Lunch 

13.30 – 14.15: Second Plenary Session - Chiyuki Yanase: Human-centered Language Education in the Age of AI

14.15 – 15.00: Workshops:
                   Room 1: Royanne Doi - "TELL Japan: Mental health support and resources for teachers, students, and others (Wellness)"
                   Room 2: Rab Paterson - "CLIL Learning For Real Life: Integrating Classroom Work With NPO’s For Real World Business Experience (AI/Business/Apps)"
                   Room 3: Josh Kidd & Rory Banwell - "Empowering Students through Project-Based Learning (PBL)"
                   Room 4: Valentina Holubeva - "Evaluation in Teaching English: Inside Out (Practice)"
                   Room 5: David Chapman - "Enhancing English Lessons with Multidisciplinary Games (Games)"
                   Room 6: Ha Le-Thi - "Teaching Smarter, Not Harder: Practical Tools for Teacher Well-being and Effective Classrooms (Well-being /AI Tools)"

15.00 – 15.30: Coffee break

15.30 – 16.15: Posters

16.15 – 17.00: Workshops
                   Room 1: Jerry Talandis Jr. & Theron Muller - "Balancing AI and Human Agency: Integrating Generative AI into Teaching English Writing (AI Tech)"
                   Room 2: Kaori Hakone - "Female Business Leadership – Applying Organizational Theory through CLIL and Experiential Learning (CLIL/Prob Solving)"
                   Room 3: Kinsella Valies - "Lights, Camera, Language: Integrating Video Contests to Boost Creativity and Skills in the Classroom (Evaluate Film Contest)"
                   Room 4: Namiko Tsuruta - "Career Education through CLIL: Creating a Portfolio for the Dream Job  (Young / Interv / ChatGPT)"
                   Room 5: Natalia Vidal - "Therapeutic Education: Practical Strategies for Teacher Mental Health and Well-Being (Well-being)"
 
20.30 – 22.30: Gala Dinner at Togo Shrine, located in the heart of Harajuku.

20th August, Wednesday

09.00 – 09.30 – Meeting at the host school

10.00 – 10.50: Third Plenary Session: Charlie Browne - "Artificial Intelligence, Human Wisdom: Navigating the Brave New World of EFL"

10.45 – 11.15: Coffee break

10.00 – 10.50: Forth Plenary Session: George Kokolas - "Positive Education and Human Wisdom in an Age of AI"

12.30 – 14.00: Lunch

14.00 – 14.45: Workshops:
                   Room 1: Akiko Mera & Joseph Dias - "Service Learning as Part of Lifelong Learning: “Doctors of the World” as a case study"
                   Room 2: Morten Hunke - "Opportunities and caveats: Utilising AI in a Business English course and reflecting on its usage (AI / Business)"
                   Room 3: Motoko Mizuno - "Mind the Gap, Find the Balance: Guiding Students Through Their Language Learning Journey (Critical Thinking)"
                   Room 4: Robert Stroud - "Fluency Without Fear: Strategies for Conquering Anxiety in Language Learning (Well-being)"
                   Room 5: Sachi Oshima - "An Approach to Improve the Oral Presentation Skills of Lower-Level Japanese College Students (Presentation skill)"
                   Room 6: James York - "Making SPACE to play in language teaching (Games)"

14.45 – 15.30: Workshops:
                   Room 1: Jonathan Newton - "Leveraging the power of tasks to humanize language teaching and learning in the digital age (TBLT)"
                   Room 2: Joseph Dias - "Objects of Curiosity: Bringing a research mindset into the classroom (Critical Thinking / AI)"
                   Room 3: Tim Stoeckel - "Repeated Reading with Retelling: An Integrated-Skills Fluency Activity (Read / Speak)"
                   Room 4: Brittny Okahara - "Using Game Development Strategies in the Classroom (Games)"
                   Room 5: Ekaterina Matveeva - "Unlocking the Language Alter Ego: A Transformative Approach to Multilingual Fluency Ego Theory)"
                   Room 6: Rieko Brooks - "Mental Health: What it is and why it matters (Wellness, NGO)"

15.00 – 15.30: Coffee break

16.00 – 17.00: Panel Discussion
                   Moderator: Mary Nobuoka
                   Panelists: Jonathan Newton, George Kokolas, & Royanne Doi

17.00 – 18.00: Cerfificate Ceremony

18.00– Free time

21st August, Thursday​

8.30 - 11.30: Cultural Day Trip