Last updated: May 17th, 2026
The 65th JACET International Convention (Osaka, 2026)
Date: August 26 (Wed.) – 28 (Fri.), 2026
Venue: Ritsumeikan University Osaka Ibaraki Campus (OIC)
2-150, Iwakura-cho, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-8570
Theme: Connecting Worlds Through Applied Linguistics: Shaping the Future of Theory, Assessment, and Practice
大学英語教育学会（JACET）第65回国際大会（大阪、2026）
日程： 2026年8月26日（水）・27日（木）・28日（金）
場所： 立命館大学 大阪いばらきキャンパス
〒567-8570 大阪府茨木市岩倉町2－150
テーマ： 応用言語学が結ぶ国際交流 ― 理論・評価・実践の未来
Plenary Lecture
Learner Corpus Research in Applied Linguistics: Amplifying Voices from Asia
Learner corpus research (LCR) has gained significant traction within the field of applied linguistics. By utilizing large-scale digital databases, LCR allows researchers and educators to identify common challenges faced by L2 learners across diverse backgrounds—including L1, region, and motivation—and to offer pedagogical support based on empirical evidence. While early LCR primarily focused on high-proficiency learners in European contexts, there is a growing need to address the unique needs of learners in Asia, where the English-learning population has expanded rapidly. This talk outlines the contributions of LCR to applied linguistics and details the development of the International Corpus Network of Asian Learners of English (ICNALE), a comprehensive project led by the speaker since the 2000s.
Biodata
Shin’ichiro (Shin) Ishikawa, PhD, is a Professor of Applied Linguistics at the School of Languages and Communication, Kobe University, Japan. His primary research focus lies in corpus linguistics, with interests spanning various domains of applied linguistics, including the development and application of the International Corpus Network of Asian Learners of English (ICNALE). A Past President of the Japan Association of English Corpus Studies (JAECS), he currently holds several leadership positions, including Vice President of the Mathematical Linguistic Society of Japan (MLSJ), President of the JACET Kansai Chapter, and Chair of the MEXT-supported Kinki Japanese Language Teaching Platform (K-JLTP). He also serves as a member of the Council for Cultural Affairs (Japanese Language Division) under the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan.
Foreign language education in Japan—need to reconsider the UCHI vs. SOTO preconception
Foreign language education in Japan is largely divided into English and languages other than English. Since Japan is basically a monolingual country, aside from Japanese which is the native language (UCHI -inside-language), the only language other than Japanese considered to be of importance has been the language necessary to connect Japan with the rest of the world (SOTO-outside-language). At present that SOTO language happens to be English. However, Japan is not only a member of the GLOBAL community, but also a member of the GLOCAL communities in Asia, Europe, South America, and Africa Furthermore, with the recent need to ‘diversify’ not only the political-diplomatic but also the economic and cultural relationships with countries and peoples around the world, Japan needs to adopt at least a three language-three perspective policy（cf. Faculty of Foreign Studies, Sophia University）for its survival and development. Japanese is essential for the cultivation of identity as a Japanese, English as an International Language is necessary for global and international communication, and a third language is necessary to secure and meet the actual needs of Japan and the Japanese in the GLOCAL environments. Although the three language policy is not new (e.g. EU), the interesting thing is that very often, English is mentioned as an International language, but not as a local language. In Japan this is the case and the Japanese course of study is very vague on the status of English in this respect. In this presentation I will discuss this issue and suggest the need for the Japanese to study three languages–with English included with all other foreign languages as a local language, different from English as an International Language.
Biodata
YOSHIDA, Kensaku is President of the Japan Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (JACTFL), and is professor emeritus of Sophia University. He is also the President of the Aviation English Proficiency Certification Committee in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
