All Levels Do not record or livestream this session Presentation (45 minutes)
Ideas to Access Materials: A Summary of Solutions to ER's Biggest Problem
In this moderated session, the scholarship recipients who received funding to support their attendance at ERWC7 will share solutions to some of the main problems associated with ER. Common challenges including limited awareness of ER in training on pedagogical approaches, rigid curriculum and institutional policies, and a lack of localized research evidence all hamper initiatives to implement ER. Although these are significant hurdles, it is only with access to suitable materials that ER/EL/EV can be introduced and delivered effectively to move forward in addressing these challenges. The success in grassroots classrooms and institutional programs depends on teachers having interesting, level-appropriate, graded materials for their learners. Drawing from their experience and summarizing a range of presentations at this Congress, the panelists will share examples of resources available and novel methods being taken to overcome this primary limitation. Participants will be able to add and take away valuable ideas.
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Greg Rouault is an Associate Professor at Hiroshima Shudo University. He has a Master of Applied Linguistics from Macquarie University and has taught EFL in Japan for over 25 years. His research interests include reading literacy, ESP/EAP & test prep, business English, and experiential task-based learning with simulations. International publications have appeared in System, TESOL Quarterly, The Reading Matrix, and several Asian-based journals. Greg also edited "Case studies in business innovation: Readings for discussion" from Atama-ii Books (https://www.englishbooks.jp/catalog/product_info.php/case-studies-business-innovation-readings-for-discussion-p-54671)