JALT2021—Reflections and New Perspectives
It is our pleasure to present the 2021 JALT Postconference Publication: Reflections and New Perspectives. The papers published in the PCP represent a range of topics and issues related to language education in Japan and the concerns of the language teaching professionals who presented at 2021 JALT International Conference. This edition covers a variety of themes, including a number of papers on reflections on the learner and learning, reflections on teachers and teaching, reading and writing, listening, language textbooks, technology in teaching, issues in the profession, and teaching other languages.
It would not be possible to publish the PCP without the contributions of many individuals, first the authors themselves, who, not only made presentations at the conference and then wrote papers, but also submitted to a rigorous process of review and editing in order to prepare their manuscripts for publication. We would also like to thank the various groups who assisted with this important process. This includes the reviewers who evaluated the submissions, content editors who worked with authors on revisions, and copy editors who proofread manuscripts for final publication. Not only did many of these contributors do more than what was expected of them, many also contributed in more than one area. Their commitment and professionalism is very much appreciated.
Also, we would like to extend a special thank you to Peter Clements, who has been the Editor-in-Chief of the Postconference Publication for several years. Although Peter is no longer in that role, he has remained in contact with the PCP Editorial Team, offering valuable advice and guidance. We are grateful for his support.
Finally, we would like to thank the readers for looking into the PCP, as the excellent work represented here would have little meaning without an interested audience to extend the conversation. We hope that all of you, contributors and readers alike, will return for future conferences and issues of the PCP.
—Peter Ferguson and Rick Derrah
Editors – JALT2021: Reflections and New Perspectives
Selected Papers
This section highlights three papers of exceptional quality that were chosen through consultation with the JALT editorial board. We express our congratulations to these authors and our appreciation of their well-written papers.
- Student Writings with DeepL: Teacher Evaluations and Implications for Teaching — Brian J. Birdsell, Hirosaki University
- Effects of Perceived Race on Comprehensibility, Intelligibility, and Accentedness Ratings — Bradford J. Lee & Justin L. Bailey
- Foreign Language Enjoyment and Anxiety in the Communicative Classroom — Larry Xethakis, Tokai University; Oliver Edwards, Sojo University; Mark Howarth, Sojo University
Copyright & Cataloguing Data
- JALT President: Dawn Lucovich
- Publications Board Chair: Theron Muller
Copyright:
- Copyright © by the Japan Association for Language Teaching. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be used or reproduced in any form without written permission from JALT, except in cases of brief quotations embodied in scholarly articles and reviews.
For Information:
- JALT2021 Postconference Publication, JALT Central Office, Urban Edge Bldg., 5th Floor, 1-37-9 Taito, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0016, JAPAN
Cataloging Data:
- P. Ferguson & R. Derrah (Eds.) JALT2021: Reflections and New Perspectives
Bibliography:
- 1. Second Language Teaching—Second Language Learning—Teacher Education
- 1. Title August 2022 ISBN: 978-4-901352-68-0 JALT2021 Postconference Publication
