This meeting will be a follow-up event to the CEFR & LP SIG Forum held online at the JALT 2020 International Conference. The purpose is to give an introduction to our current KAKEN research project, which was granted in April 2020 (no. 20K00759) and entitled "Foreign Language Education Reform through Action Research - Putting CEFR educational principles into practice" (アクションリサーチの手法を用いた言語教育改善: CEFRの教育理念を参考にして). --- We are looking for collaborators, and this meeting will be an opportunity for those who have shown an interest to share their thoughts on getting involved in the project and form working groups. This meeting will bring together facilitators and collaborators, and we will start by giving a short introduction to the CEFR and our CEFR-informed AR Model. This will help researchers to decide their research focus, form groups, and receive guidance to start Stage 1 of the Action Research cycle - Putting together your research plan. Each Action Research team will be provided with support and guidance to ensure that their research is conducted in a systematic way in relation to the AR literature and reflective of CEFR principles. The teams will be grouped thematically around six central themes: (1) Designing a curriculum and / or course, (2) Materials Development, (3) Assessment, (4) Learner autonomy and the European Language Portfolio, (5) Classroom Implementation and (6) other CEFR-related fields. Please feel free to join us. No special skills are needed and whether you are a novice to the CEFR or Action Research, we will provide step-by-step support. This would be a perfect start to know more about your own teaching! Please use the Online Meeting Link below to sign up for the event.
