J-CLIL Events
J-CLIL Meeting 2025
▶︎ Time: 14:00–17:00
▶︎ Venue: Room 127, Building 32, Toyama Campus, Waseda University (in-person) + online
1. Ryoyu Takahama (Nagasaki Higashi High School) & Shun Ishibashi (Saga Higashi High School)
A Report on CLIL Practices in High Schools in Kyushu On-site Presentation
2."World CLIL 2025 Report"
Tatsuma Shirai (University of Teacher Education Fukuoka)
– Sharing the content of the “Workshop on CDFs” and “Workshop on the 4Rs by Dr. Do Coyle” (in Japanese)
Hazuki Nakata (Konan Women's University)
– From the keynote speech by Professor Christiane Dalton-Puffer (University of Vienna): “30 Years of CLIL Research — Looking Back and Looking Ahead” (in Japanese)
Keisuke Tanino (Osaka Metropolitan University College of Technology)
– Sharing the content of a history CLIL workshop on World War I (in Japanese)
J‑CLIL Research Colloquium (via Zoom) Hosted by J‑CLIL
A Pilot Session of the Undergraduate, Master’s & Doctoral Thesis Presentations
▶︎Date: Friday, July 25, 2025 18:00 – 20:10 (JST)
▶︎Venue: Zoom
In 2025, J‑CLIL is launching its Research Colloquium, an international platform to share and discuss practical and scholarly work on CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) and CBI (Content-Based Instruction). Through presentations in English and Q&A in both Japanese and English, participants will explore new directions in mixed-methods research across educational contexts.
Facilitators: Kazuko Kashiwagi (Shitennoji University) Taizo Kudo (Nagoya Gakuin University)
18:00~18:45(JST)
Featured Sessions:
Dr. Hung Yueh-Jo from National Taichung University of Education, Taiwan, will discuss classroom research in Taiwanese contexts from both instructional and Master’s student perspectives.
◆Yueh-Nu Hung, Ph.D.
Chair of English Department National Taichung University of Education, Taiwan
◆Pei-Ying Chen
Classroom Teacher, Zhuqi Elementary School, Chiayi County, Taiwan
MA from the National Taichung University of Education
“Mentoring a Master’s Thesis on CLIL-Focused Classroom Research in Taiwan”(English)
Japanese doctoral candidates sharing part of their CLIL-focused research conducted in Japan:
◆18:50~19:15 ABE Akio
Doctoral Program, Graduate School, University of Nevada, Reno (Research Paper)
“Classroom Practices Integrating CLIL and COIL: Fostering Audience Awareness in Fifth Graders’ Language Learning”(English)
This presentation introduces a classroom practice conducted in the 2023 academic year, in which fifth-grade students engaged in an English unit involving online exchanges with peers from another prefecture. The project was designed within the frameworks of Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) and Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), aiming to promote meaningful communication and language use through the theme of regional introductions. In preparation for writing my doctoral dissertation, I am currently deepening my understanding of relevant theoretical frameworks and exploring appropriate methods for data analysis. I would greatly appreciate your feedback and insights to further develop this study into a more educationally impactful piece of research.
◆19:20~19:45 IZUMI Daisuke
Tokushima Prefectural Johnouchi Secondary School/Doctoral Program, Graduate School of Education, Waseda University(Research Paper)
“Exploring the Role of Pronunciation Instruction in CLIL: Enhancing Comprehensibility through Argumentative Tasks”(English)
With 21 years of experience as a high school teacher, I completed my Master’s degree in Linguistics at Lancaster University in 2018. I am currently enrolled in the doctoral program at Waseda University’s Graduate School of Education, where my primary research focuses on integrating CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) with pronunciation instruction through task-based activities using parliamentary debate.
◆Q&A・Discussion
▶︎Register:https://forms.gle/WU8VN9j2ikj7TVi56 (QR code) Deadline: Monday, July 21, 2025
(Zoom link will be sent to registered participants three days before the event.)
▶︎Participation Fee:Free of charge for everyone!
Non-members: Free:J‑CLIL membership is encouraged– Membership fee (annual): ¥2,000 (free for students and graduate students)
▶︎contact: Katsuko Kashiwagi, President of J‑CLIL (Shitennoji University)
The 4th J-CLIL CHUGOKU Chapter Conference
Purpose: This conference aims to provide a platform for educators in higher education to share and discuss practical ideas related to CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning).
▶︎Date: Saturday, August 9, 2025
▶︎Time: 13:00–17:00
▶︎Venue: TSUTAYA BOOKSTORE Okayama Station, Meeting Room 04
13:00–13:15 Registration
13:15 Opening Remarks Yuko Uesugi (Eikei University)
13:20–14:20 Keynote Lecture Richard Pinner (Sophia University)
"Authenticity and Intuition: Best Practices in CLIL Teaching, Training and Research"
(break)
14:25–14:50 Presentation 1 Akiko Tsuda (Nakamura Gakuen University)
“Teaching Food and Nutrition in English: A CLIL Collaboration between Language and Subject Teachers”
14:50–15:15 Presentation 2 Natsuko Suezawa (Faculty of International English, Kyoto Tachibana University)
“Evaluating the Effectiveness of CLIL-Based EFL Writing Instruction Incorporating Moral Dilemmas: A Study with University Beginner English Learners”
15:15–15:40 Presentation 3 Curtis Revis (The National Institute of Technology, Tokuyama College)
“A Theoretical Justification of CLIL”
15:40–16:05 Presentation 4 Nate Olson (Toyo Gakuen University)
“Teaching with a Thinking Partner: LLMs in CLIL”
16:05–16:30 Presentation 5 Yuko Uesugi (Eikei University)
“Literature Education through CLIL: Visualizing the Learning Process and Outcomes”
16:30–16:35 Closing Remarks Yoshihiro Nigo (Yamaguchi Gakugei University)
To register for the event, please fill out the form below.
https://forms.gle/NC8WkTezFWn3CA3w6
(participants due date 8/2)
Contact information
Hidenobu Hori: hhori[ at ] tsuyama-ct.ac.jp(Please change “at” to @.)

J-CLIL office: Kashiwagi's Study Room
Shitennoji University
Room 312, Building 7, Faculty of Education
3-2-1 Gakuenmae, Habikino-shi, Osaka 543-0051
Japan