Table of Contents 2 .....................................................Schedule Highlights 3 .....................................................Sponsors 4 .....................................................B & D Building Plans 6 .....................................................PanSIG Committee Cembers 7 .....................................................Message from the Conference Chair 9 .....................................................Bear Warning 10 .....................................................Keynote Panel Speakers 12 .....................................................JALT SIGs and the PanSIG 16 .....................................................Featured Speakers and Forums 18 .....................................................Commerical Presentations 20 .....................................................SIG Forums 24 .....................................................Sat Morning Presentations 42 .....................................................Sat Poster Presentations 49 .....................................................Sat Aernoon Presentations 64 .....................................................Sun Morning Presentations 81 .....................................................Sun Aernoon Presentations 88 .....................................................Sun Poster Presentations 92 .....................................................Sat Morning Presentations by SIG 93 .....................................................Sat Aernoon Presentations by SIG 95 .....................................................Poster presentations by SIG 96 .....................................................Sun Morning Presentations by SIG 98 .....................................................Sun Aernoon presentations by SIG 99 .....................................................Bus Schedule 100 .....................................................Call for Papers PanSIG is also indebted to Akita International University for hosting PanSIG2017 and providing generous financial support. 1 Schedule Highlights Friday, 19 May 3:00 pm–5:00 pm ..............................JASAL Self Access Tour Self-access tour and event by the Japan Association for Self- Access Learning (JASAL). Saturday, 20 May 9:00 am ..............................................Registration 10:00 am–10:30 am ..........................Opening Ceremony (Kobelco Hall) 10:30 am–11:25 am ..........................Presentations 11:30 am–12:00 pm ..........................LUNCH From 11:45–12:00, the award winning AIU Kanto Team and musicians will perform next to the D Building. 12:00 pm–2:00 pm ............................Presentations 2:00 pm–2:45 pm ..............................Poster Session (Auditorium) 2:45 pm–4:45 pm ..............................Presentations 5:00 pm–6:00 pm ..............................Keynote Panel (Kobelco Hall) 7:00 pm–9:00 pm ..............................Banquet (Akita View Hotel) Sunday, 21 May 9:00 am–12:00 pm ............................Presentations 12:00 pm–12:55 pm ..........................LUNCH 1:00 pm–2:30 pm ..............................Presentations 2:30 pm–3:15 pm ..............................Poster Session (Auditorium) 2 Schedule Highlights JALT PanSIG2017 Sponsors PanSIG is grateful for the support it receives from its sponsors of Friday, 19 May the PanSIG conference. In JALT, we call our sponsors “AMs”, 3:00 pm–5:00 pm ..............................JASAL Self Access Tour which stands for “Associate Members.” AMs support JALT through their membership fees, advertisements, sponsored presentations at Self-access tour and event by the Japan Association for Self- chapter, SIG and national events, exhibition space at the various Access Learning (JASAL). JALT conferences across Japan, and many other ways. For a full list Saturday, 20 May of JALT’s AMs, please see the AM page on the National JALT site, located at http://jalt.org/main/sponsors. A special thank-you goes out 9:00 am ..............................................Registration to the following AMs, who have graciously donated their time and 10:00 am–10:30 am ..........................Opening Ceremony (Kobelco Hall) resources to support the PanSIG conference: 10:30 am–11:25 am ..........................Presentations -Cambridge University Press ~ http://www.cambridge.org 11:30 am–12:00 pm ..........................LUNCH From 11:45–12:00, the award winning AIU Kanto Team and -englishbooks.jp ~ http://www.englishbooks.jp musicians will perform next to the D Building. -Global Stories Press ~ http://www.globalstoriespress.com 12:00 pm–2:00 pm ............................Presentations -Macmillan LanguageHouse ~ http://www.mlh.co.jp 2:00 pm–2:45 pm ..............................Poster Session (Auditorium) -Nellie’s Ltd. ~ http://www.nellies.jp 2:45 pm–4:45 pm ..............................Presentations 5:00 pm–6:00 pm ..............................Keynote Panel (Kobelco Hall) -Oxford University Press ~ http://www.oupjapan.co.jp 7:00 pm–9:00 pm ..............................Banquet (Akita View Hotel) -Seed Learning K.K. ~ http://www.seed-learning.co.jp Sunday, 21 May -xreading ~ http://xreading.com 9:00 am–12:00 pm ............................Presentations 12:00 pm–12:55 pm ..........................LUNCH 1:00 pm–2:30 pm ..............................Presentations Acknowledgements 2:30 pm–3:15 pm ..............................Poster Session (Auditorium) We would like to thank Akita International University, a co-sponsor of PanSIG2017, for all their generosity, not only in hosting the conference but also providing nancial support. AIU has generously agreed to cover the costs of the shuttle buses, and we are grateful for their support. In addition, we are grateful to the faculty and sta of Akita International University for the logistical support they have provided during the last year of preparations. A special thank you to the Akita Prefecture Planning and Promotion Section, International Oce and Director Kaori Akagawa. We would also like to thank the following JALT Associate Members for their continued support of the PanSIG conference: Cambridge University Press, englishbooks.jp, Global Stories Press, Macmillan LanguageHouse, Nellie’s Ltd., Oxford University Press, Seed Learning K.K., and xreading. Finally, we would like to express our gratitude to Akita JALT and the students of Akita International University for providing additional support on-site. 2 3 AIU is happy to announce that the LDIC (Language Development and Intercultural Studies Center) will be open for PANSIG members on Saturday, May 20 from noon until 2 p.m. e LDIC is the self-access center of the university and is located on the second oor of the Nakajima Library. It is a place where students, faculty, sta, and even the general public can use for improving their own language goals. Student workers will be available to answer questions about the LDIC. 4 AIU is happy to announce that the LDIC (Language Development and Intercultural Studies Center) will be open for PANSIG members on Saturday, May 20 from noon until 2 p.m. e LDIC is the self-access center of the university and is located on the second oor of the Nakajima Library. It is a place where students, faculty, sta, and even the general public can use for improving their own language goals. Student workers will be available to answer questions about the LDIC. 4 5 PanSIG2017 Committee Executive Public Relations Conference Chair: Mathew Porter PR Chair: Edo Forsythe Conference Co-Chair (2018 Chair): Alex Shaitan Website Chair: Bill Pellowe Analytics Chair: Jim Sick Facebook Coordinator: Parisa Mehran Analytics Co-Chair: J Lake Facebook Coordinator: Mehrasa Alizadeh AM (Associate Member) Liaison: Andy Boon Photographer: Jim George PanSIG Journal Editor: Brian Gallagher Twitter Coordinator: Jim George PanSIG Journal Assistant Editor: Gavin Brooks Illustrator: James Dewitt Dunn Environment Chair: Brent Simmonds Communications Chair: Mark Brierley Communications Co-Chair: Maki Ho Finance Registration (On Site): Jennie Rolo Rothman Finance Director: Tim Pritchard Online Registration Chair: Gabriela Schmidt Conference Treasurer: Peggy Ishikawa Online Registration Co-Chair: Margit Krause-Ono Assistant Conference Treasurer: Juha Vaittinen Assistant Onsite Registration: Amanda Gillis- Furutaka, Paul Horness, Mike Kelland, Joel Site Laurier, Jason Lowes, Ross Sampson, Joanne Sato, Site Manager: Bern Mulvey Bill Snyder, Adie Verla Site Manager: Patrick Dougherty Conference Handbook Editor: Joe Tomei Assistant Site Manager: Bobby Takahashi Assistant Site Manager: Mark de Boer Program Assistant Site Manager: Cherie Brown Submissions Chair: omas Bieri Site Assistant: Ben Grafstrom Review Chair: Wendy Gough Review Co-Chair: Jamie Taylor Scheduling Chair: Tim Greer Poster Sessions Coordinator: David Kluge Panel Coordinator: Tara McIlroy Forum Coordinator: Brian Gallagher PanSIG2018 Planning Meeting Sunday, 21 May 12:15-12:45 in Kobelco Hall Anyone interested in discussing the planning for the future PanSIGs is welcome. We will discuss committee member roles, tasks, and the overall conference calendar. People interested in volunteering for PanSIG 2018 or in volunteering a site for future PanSIGs are especially welcome. PanSIG2018 will be held at Toyo Gakuen University, Tokyo (May 2018) Alexandra Shaitan, PanSIG2018 Conference chair 6 PanSIG2017 Committee Message from the Conference Chair Executive Public Relations On behalf of the 2017 PanSIG committee, I’d like to welcome you to Akita Conference Chair: Mathew Porter PR Chair: Edo