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Seminars Next seminar held by Dr. Stephanie Ann Houghton on “Native-speakerism” on December 11, 2025 at 7 PM (Japan Time)

Regular seminars featuring invited speakers and panel discussions on key topics in education, languages, and internationalisation. They provide space for knowledge exchange and emerging research insights.

🌐 Upcoming Seminar Highlight

Join us for our next live session on December 11, 2025 at 7 PM (Japan Time) with Dr. Stephanie Ann Houghton from Saga University (Japan), who will speak on “Native-speakerism.”

Stephanie Ann Houghton (PhD) is a Professor of Intercultural Communication at Saga University, Japan. She is co-founder and co-editor with Melina Porto of the Intercultural Communication and Language Education book series published by Springer (https://www.springer.com/series/13631). Focusing on ways of overcoming prejudice and discrimination, she has published numerous books and international peer-reviewed articles on the development of intercultural dialogue and native-speakerism. Now based in the Faculty of Art and Regional Design at Saga University, she is currently developing the FURYU Educational Program (https://www.furyu.org/) to help prevent Alzheimer's Disease in ageing society, drawing links with native-speakerism in the process.

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Forging language to describe and solve problems in the world is sometimes necessary. Prejudice and discrimination against people perceived to be ‘non-native speakers’ were causing problems in the foreign language education workplace worldwide before the word native- speakerism was coined. This oral presentation will summarize the entry entitled “Native- speakerism” to be published in The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics (Houghton, in press). Conceptual foundations for research into native-speakerism laid in the early 1990’s will be reviewed, before possible components of a post-native-speakerist shift are outlined in the form of shifts needed in the foreign language teacher educational activities and attributes. The beneficial role of plurilingualism in brain health and dementia prevention are also highlighted. Differing views on native-speakerism are recognized, and readers are encouraged to actively seek areas of agreement and disagreement as research develops in this dynamic area through which language and society are simultaneously being forged in response to ongoing social problems. Source: Houghton, S.A. (In press). Native-speakerism. The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. Edited by Carol A. Chapelle (Section Editors: Xiao Lan Curdt-Christiansen and Csilla Weninger). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Workshops

Interactive sessions for researchers, educators, and practitioners designed to foster collaboration, develop practical skills, and share innovative classroom and research approaches.

Reading Groups

Informal reading circles where members discuss recent publications, share insights, and connect theory to practice in a collegial and supportive setting.

Discussion Groups

Open forums for network members to engage in ongoing debates about emerging themes in education and language policy, bridging academic and professional perspectives.

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