Agenda

International joint conference of APLX, ETA34, and TESPA 2025

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November 6, 2025 (Thursday)

Venue: Room 716, General Studies Building, Taipei Tech campus

12:30-13:00

Registration

13:00-14:00

Workshop #1

AI Mode's Response to "Professional Communication in English in Hong Kong": What are Missing?
Prof. Winnie Cheng

14:00-14:10

Break

14:10-15:40

Workshop #2

Professional Development in Science and Literacy Through Video Protocols
Prof. Manka Varghese

15:40-15:50

Break

15:50-17:20

Workshop #3

Bring a Book to Life: A Creative Approach to Learning Across Languages
Dr. Natalie Rusk

November 7, 2025 (Friday)

8:30-9:00

Registration

9:00-9:20

Lecture Hall · Opening Ceremony

President, National Taipei University of Technology

Chair, Department of English, National Taipei University of Technology

President, ETA-ROC

President, TESPA

9:20-10:10

Lecture Hall · Invited Speech

Moderator: Chin-Chi Chao

Well-Being and Collective Care for Multilingual Teachers
Prof. Manka Varghese

10:10-10:30

Coffee Break

10:30-11:20

Session 1

Lecture Hall · Invited Speech

Moderator: Chiou-Lan Chern

AI-Powered CEFR-J Resource Development
Prof. Yukio Tono

Room 201

Moderator: Fu-Yen Chiu

A Collaborative Approach to Enhancing Source-Based Speaking and Writing Skills in EAP for University Students in Taiwan
Joyce Shao Chin, Chen-Hsiu Grace Kuo & Hsin Long Hsieh
A Comprehensive Study of Exposure, Shadowing, and Explicit Instructions on Enhancing Listening Comprehension of Diverse English Accents
Fu-Yen Chiu

Room 202

Moderator: Karen C. C. Chang

E-Learning in EFL Writing: Enhancing Academic Skills and Student Motivation Through Digital Integration
Yu-Lin Chen & I-Cheng Wu
Examining Students' Rendition Weaknesses and Issues in Business Interpretation
Karen C. C. Chang

Room 203

Moderator: Michael Seyfarth

Communicative Competence in Tourism-Oriented Service Professions: An Empirical Approach to Curriculum Development
Michael Seyfarth
Implementing Task-Based Active Learning Methods in EMI Courses
Chiung-Chiuen Chen

Room 204

Moderator: Pariwat Imsa-ard

Room 205

Moderator: Chen-Yu Hsieh

AI Product Ideation With Large-Language Models: an Experiment in Multi-Lingual Innovation in Japanese, Thai, and Burmese
Dave Bollen & Edward Rubesch
From Revolution to Regulation: A Critical Discourse Analysis of AI-Related Headlines in Taiwanese News Media From 2023 and 2024
Chen-Yu Hsieh

11:25-12:15

Session 2

Lecture Hall · Panel I

ESP Professional Development Design: A Disciplinary Literacy Approach
Wen-Li Tsou, Yen-Liang Lin, Lu-Chun Lin & Han-Yi Lin

Room 201

Moderator: Lieke Verheijen

Room 202

Moderator: Masaki Oda

Room 203

Moderator: Ju Chuan Huang

Going Hand in Hand? Examining the Impact of an ESP Workshop on Students' Performance in an EMI Course
Ju Chuan Huang
Empowering Pre-Service Taiwanese EFL Teachers for the Integration of SDGs Into Bilingual CLIL Classrooms in Taiwan: Strategies and Challenges
Pei-Chi Han & Ming-I Lydia Tseng

Room 204

Moderator: John Lance Griffith

Teaching Literature in Taiwan After A.I.: The Death -- or Renaissance? -- of Humanism and the Humanities
John Lance Griffith

Room 205

Moderator: Hui-Hsien Feng

Cultural Representation in High School English Textbooks in Taiwan
Li-Yuan Hsu
Exploring GenAI-Assisted Interdisciplinary Learning for Humanities Students in an NLP Course
Hui-Hsien Feng, Hui-Yu Chiu, Tsai Yuan Huang & Yun-Chien Hsieh

12:15-13:15

Lunch Break

13:15-14:05

Session 3

Lecture Hall · Invited Speech

Moderator: Yen-Liang Lin

Empowering Joyful Learning Through AI: Multimodal Pathways in Language Education
Prof. Hui-Chin Yeh

Room 201

Moderator: Michael Green

An Empirical Investigation into the Learning of Novel Collocations Using Alliteration as a Mnemonic Device
Michael Green
Association Between Syntactic Complexity in Writing and Student English Grades
Audrey Buenavista Morallo

Room 202

Moderator: I-Chien Chen

AI in ESL/EFL Writing Instruction: A Flexibility-Adaptive Theory Framework
I-Chien Chen
AI or Human? Linguistic Features in AI-Generated Versus Human-Written Texts
Jun-Fu Shih & Hui-Hsien Feng

Room 203

Moderator: Sean Henry Toland

Exploring Intersubjectivity in Teacher-Student Conversation: A Pilot Study
Sheng-Feng Hsieh, Taimin Tammy Wu & Daphne Li-Jung, Huang
Fostering ELLs’ Critical Thinking via Digital Storyboarding Activities
Sean Henry Toland & Tony Cripps

Room 204

Moderator: Yu-Hsien Chiu

Enhancing Conference English Skills through Situated Learning and Communities of Practice: An Action Research Study
Yu-Hsien Chiu
Enhancing L2 Oral Proficiency Through Video-Based Collaborative Presentations
Norman Fewell & George Maclean

Room 205

Moderator: Mei-Ling Su

How Writing Feedback Impacts on the Development of English L2 Writing Learners: A Review Paper
Mei-Ling Su & Ming-Tzu Liao

Café Area · Poster

Does 'All' Mean 'Every'? Exploring Scope Preferences of Universal Quantifiers in Italian and Mandarin Chinese
Lavinia Salicchi & Yu-Yin Hsu
Exploring Autonomous Motivation in Language Learning: A Mobile APP Approach
Yu-Li Chen
Research on Correction Behaviors and Mental Efforts When Using ChatGPT’s Feedback for Revision
Wei-Ju Cheng & Hsuan-Yu Tai
The Effectiveness of Corpus-Based Learning Activities on Phrasal Verbs for EFL Students’ Writing Development
Lalana Pathomchaiwat, Nattakrita Boonbongkotrat & Phaisan Phengsuai

14:10-15:00

Session 4

Lecture Hall · Invited Speech

Moderator: Yi-Hsuan Lo

A Study of Learning Motivation for EFL Listening of University Students
Prof. Huei-Chun Teng

Room 201

Moderator: Masatoshi Watanabe

Pre-Service Elementary School Teachers' Perspectives on English Education Training in Japan
Masatoshi Watanabe & Hiromasa Ohba
Are You a German Spy? A Blackadder Inspired Rasch Approach to Detecting Social Desirability Bias in Self-Report Data
Alun Roger

Room 202

Moderator: Mai Matsunaga

Room 203

Moderator: Guillermo Balseiro Barrios

In AI We Trust?... Comparing Human Versus AI-Generated Scores for Academic IELTS Writing Task 1 Samples
Guillermo Balseiro Barrios

Room 204

Moderator: Heokseung Kwon

Room 205

Moderator: Ju-Ying Vinia Huang

How to Speak About the Unspeakable Pains in Frida Kahlo's Paintings
Ju-Ying Vinia Huang
Echoes of the Past: Connecting Ovid’s Tales of Power and Victimhood to #MeToo
Li-Wen Chang

15:00-15:20

Coffee Break

15:20-16:35

Session 5

Lecture Hall · Panel II

Pathways to Professional Readiness through ESP–EMI Synergies: Institutional and Collaborative Insights
Yun-Hua Yang, Meredith Doran, Jacob Rieker & Nate Fifield

Room 201 · Melynie Tooley

Moderator: Shu-Wen Lin

Teaching by Asking: Incorporating Socratic, Maieutic, and Indirect Communication into Higher Education English-Mediated Instruction

Room 202

Moderator: Tuyuan Cheng

A CLIL Approach to Integrating Sustainability Issues Into Junior College Nursing (Associate Degree Level) EFL Curricula
Tuyuan Cheng
Establishing a Validity Argument for the Bilingual Teaching Observation Protocol for Taiwanese Schools
Keith Graham
From Learners to Creators: Project-Based Learning for Language Development and Digital Competence
Jeanette KY Yuen & Warren Matsuoka

Room 203

Moderator: Simon Thomas

From Perfunctory to Transformative: Redesigning Reflection Activities for Learner Empowerment
Simon Thomas
Difficulties Faced by EFL Student Writers in Attempting to Persuade an Intended Audience
Taeko Kamimura & Gaku Uehara
Effectiveness of Three Different Types of Role-plays: Audio-Recorded, Video-Recorded and In-Person Role-plays
Yasuyo Isobe

Room 204

Moderator: Hsiu-Chieh Chen

Perspectives on Empowering American English Skills for Global Success
Hsiu-Chieh Chen
Task-Based CLIL in Engineering Education: Linking Motivation, Engagement, and Language Development
Barry Kavanagh, Mayu Kashimura, Naritoshi Aoyagi & Fujii Kazuma
Using EMI in a Geography Junior High Classroom With the Use of MEC in CLIL Approach
Kai-Yip Tsang

Room 205

Moderator: George MacLean

Plain Language in Hong Kong Bilingual Laws
Clara Ho-yan Chan
Innovative Strategies and Feedback in EFL Writing Instruction in the Age of AI
George MacLean & Norman Fewell
Laughing Across Languages: AI-Assisted Translation of Cultural Humor
Yoshihiro Minamitsu, Keiko Kanai, Kuniko Yoshida & Shigehiro Haruki

16:40-17:30

Lecture Hall · Invited Speech

Moderator: Hsin-I Chen

Engaging Learners Across the 4 Cs: Creativity, Curiosity, Collaboration, and Caring
Dr. Natalie Rusk

Networking Dinner (By Invitation)

November 8, 2025 (Saturday)

8:20-9:00

Registration

8:30-9:20

Session 6

Lecture Hall · Invited Speech

Moderator: Maggie Leung

Second Language Listening Demands for Work and Learning in a Changing World
Prof. Christine C. M. Goh

Room 201

Moderator: Art Tsang

A Longitudinal Study of Junior-secondary EFL Learners’ Enjoyment, Exposure to Audiovisuals, and Proficiency
Art Tsang & Susanna Siu Sze Yeung
Exploring the Impact of Visible Thinking Tools in University EFL Classrooms: An Action Research Study
Yu-Chi Wang

Room 202

Moderator: Brian David Phillips

EFL Pre-Service Teachers’ Self-Efficacy in the Age of AI: Empowerment or Displacement in ELT?
Thamonthon Yordming & Ratchadavan Kongsatt
AI-Powered Spatial Storytelling: Enhancing EFL Learning through Immersive Documentary and Narrative Creation
Brian David Phillips

Room 203

Moderator: Yu-Chiao Chung

Multilingual Digital Storytelling as a Transformative Approach in ELT: Fostering Global Activist Citizenship and Cross-Cultural Engagement
Yu-Chiao Chung & Vicky Macleroy
Pedagogy of Confidence: Integrating Educational Drama and Language in Undergraduate EFL Classes
Won Kim

Room 204

Moderator: Pei-Chun Yu

Room 205

Moderator: Simon Humphries

Emotion Regulation Strategies in Online Classrooms: Teachers’ Perspectives
Miori Shimada
Japanese Students’ Fluctuations in Their Perceived Capacity to Speak in English and French/German Before, During and After Studying Abroad in Europe
Simon Humphries, Tomoko Yashima, Jean-Marc Dewaele & Jim King

9:20-9:30

Break

9:30-10:20

Session 7

Lecture Hall · Invited Speech

Moderator: Sy-Yin Lee

The Evolving Role of English in Korea: From Cultural Capital to a Multilingual Future
Prof. Seohyun Paik

Room 201

Moderator: Yen-Yu Lin

Room 202

Moderator: Hilary Wynne

Evidence-based Approaches to ESP Learning and Training: A Collaborative Approach in Aviation English
Hilary Wynne & Henry Emery
CLIL for University Curricula: A Promising New Frontier
Paul Wadden & Hiroaki Umehara

Room 203

Moderator: Jun-Min Kuo

Reinventing Different Worlds Through Alternative Materials and Critical Literacy
Jun-Min Kuo
Multimodality in High-Stakes EFL Writing Assessment
Angus Cheng

Room 204

Moderator: Tae Kudo

AI-Supported Learning in ESP Resume Writing: A Task-Based Pedagogical Model
Fei-Wen Cheng
An Experimental Approach to Reading With Generative AI and MT Tools
Tae Kudo & Yoshihiro Minamitsu

Room 205

Moderator: Ken Ichikawa

10:20-10:35

Coffee Break

10:35-11:25

Session 8

Lecture Hall · Invited Speech

Moderator: Siaw-Fong Chung

Integrating Corpus-Driven and AI-Assisted Approaches in Language Learning and Teaching: Rationales and Applications
Prof. Dilin Liu

Room 201

Moderator: Su-Jen Lai

Room 202

Moderator: Jing-Fen Su

Room 203

Moderator: Kenn J. Gale

Motivating Teachers and Developing Leaders
Kenn J. Gale
Psychometric Properties of the Short-Form Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale
Bo-Yu Chen & Tsung-Yuan Hsiao

Room 204

Moderator: Tomas Kos

Room 205

Moderator: Ling-Miao Yeh

Autonomy and Self-Identity: The Ideology of World Englishes in the EFL Education
Ling-Miao Yeh
Discourse of English in Japan’s Higher Education: Can English Bring Success?
Nana Kamimura

11:30-12:20

Session 9

Lecture Hall · Invited Speech

Moderator: Michael Tanangkingsing

Exploring Humor in Social Communication: Implications for L2 Language Teaching
Prof. Eric Kwan-Wai Yu

Room 201 · Workshop

A Process-Oriented Approach to Developing Second Language Listening through Learners’ Metacognition
Prof. Christine C. M. Goh

Room 202

Moderator: Daniel Villarreal

Translation and Interpretation (T&I) Skills for Speakers of Diverse Languages--Theory and Practical Skills as Presented by a Veteran Spanish-English Texas Licensed Court Interpreter
Daniel Villarreal
High Immersion, High Acceptance: Exploring the Practicality of Virtual Reality for Enhancing Remote Medical Interpreting Training
Romina Pezo Chiarella & Hsin-I Chen

Room 203

Moderator: Beniko Mason

From 'Pun' to 'Plot': A Paradigm Shift in English Vocabulary Acquisition
Beniko Mason & Nobuyoshi Ae
Why Aren’t They Submitting? A Study on the Decline of First-Draft Teacher Reviews
David Townsend

Room 204

Moderator: Chia-Hwan Chen

A Flash in the Pan or A Dream Yet to be Materialised? On Taiwan’s 2030 Bilingual Nation Policy
Chia-Hwan Chen
Are All Teachers Language Teachers? Voices From University EMI Educators Across Academic Disciplines
Sin-Yi Chang & Yu-An Adrian Yang

Room 205

Moderator: Phuong Dang

Perceived Usefulness of AI-Generated Writing Feedback and EFL Students’ English Learning Motivation
Phuong Dang
Who’s Writing—Students or AI? Navigating AI Literacy in University Writing Classes
Yasuyo Mito & Chikako Toda

Café Area · Poster

Fostering Global Perspectives in World Primary English Education Studies
Miori Shimada
Research on the Effects of Digital Game-Based Learning on the Learning of English Conditionals and Students' Perceptions
黃芯翎、戴宣毓、葉治遠、曾至億
Integrating Food Diversity Into ESP for Health Science: A Collaborative Approach for Training Registered Dietitians
Akiko Tsuda
Enhancing Literary Translation With Generative AI: A Stylistic Approach
Yi-Ping Wu, Bo-Ren Mau & Wu, Shu-Hsuan
Integrating Language and Content Learning in the EFL Classroom: Classroom Exploration
Angus Cheng
Exploring Gender Bias in English Textbooks: Insights From Teacher and Student Surveys on Business English Education
Mitaka Yoneda, Christopher M. Edelman, Mami Furuhata

12:20-13:20

Lunch Break (TESPA annual meeting at)

13:20-14:10

Session 10

Lecture Hall · Invited Speech

When Motivation Surges: Exploring Directed Motivational Currents in English Learning and Beyond
Prof. Tzu-Chia Chao

Room 201 · Workshop

Introducing CEFR-J Resources
Prof. Yukio Tono

Room 202

Moderator: Seiko Oguri

From Silence to Confidence: A Decade of Insights From Read-Aloud Practice
Seiko Oguri
Speak, Record, Edit, Learn: Teamwork and Troubleshooting in Student-Produced L2 Podcasts
Andrej Krasnansky, Ashton E. Dawes & Edward Cooper Howland

Room 203

Moderator: Donald Patterson

Understanding Grit in EFL Learning: From Scale Validation to Classroom Strategies
Donald Patterson
Learning in Terms of Success With Generative AI Tools
David Blasco

Room 204

Moderator: Fei-Yu Wang

Using AI Tools to Improve EFL Vocational Students’ Language Learning
Shu-Yin Yeh
Human-AI Collaboration in Digital Storytelling: A Case Study
Fei-Yu Wang

Room 205

Moderator: Li-Jung Huang

Café Area · Poster

Classroom Activities for Global Englishes, Cultural Awareness, and Intercultural Citizenship
Gareth Humphreys
Reason Why English TV Shows Can Improve Your English
Kevin Liang & Kim Phillips
Exploring the Impact of Affective Factors on WTC in the Japanese CEFR A2 Context
Robert Remmerswaal, Robert Dykes & Tim Hull
Breaking Barriers: Building Inclusive Classrooms for Neurodiverse English Language Learners
Sean Henry Toland & Tony Cripps
Reliability of Listening Anxiety for Language Learners: A Test-Retest Reliability Perspective
Tsung-Yuan Hsiao & Brian W. Chang
Painting with Words: AI-Assisted Learning in the Assessment of Vocabulary in ESP
Tzu-Ling Huang

14:15-15:05

Session 11

Lecture Hall · Invited Speech

Moderator: Hui-Chin Yeh

Transforming ESL Teaching and Learning in the AI Era
Howard Hao-Jan Chen

Room 201 · Workshop

Exploring Effective Integrated Use of Corpus and Generative AI Technologies to Capitalize on Their Respective Strengths
Prof. Dilin Liu

Room 202

Moderator: Junichi Haruguchi

Analyzing L2 Student-Authored Academic Papers Using Rhetorical Moves Analysis
Anna Bordilovskaya & Alexandra Terashima
Voices Across Languages: Manga Back-Translation as Pragmatic Empowerment in ELT
Junichi Haruguchi & Yoshihiro Minamitsu

Room 203

Moderator: Thomas E Bieri

Inventors' Wives: Gendered Representation in Nonfiction Graded Readers
Thomas E Bieri
Teaching Midnight’s Children as an Indian Movie
River Yu-ling Chiang

Room 204

Moderator: Yen-Tsen Liu

Enhancing English Language Teaching through Mandarin-to-English Subtitles: A Study of Quality and Pedagogical Potential
Sivabala Naidu & Mornita Deri
Exploring the Effects of Integrating Strategy-Based Instruction and Portfolio Learning on High School Students’ English Listening Skills, Metacognitive Awareness, and Perceptions
Yen-Tsen Liu & Li-Yuan Hsu

Room 205

Moderator: Mycah Amelita Chavez

Mendiola: A Landscape of Protests
Mycah Amelita Chavez
Enhancing EFL Reading Strategies Through UbD and Technology
Jing-Yi Huang

15:05-15:20

Coffee Break

15:20-16:10

Lecture Hall · Invited Speech

Moderator: Maggie Leung

Incorporating Corporate Discourse Into ESP: A Comparative Study of Chairman’s Statements of Sustainability Reports
Prof. Winnie Cheng

16:10-16:30

Closing Ceremony

Chair, Department of English, National Taipei University of Technology