JALT 2018 Featured Speaker Series Video: Dat Bao, “Creative Use of Visual Images for the L2 Classroom”

We have uploaded the third of our JALT2018 Featured Speaker Videos onto YouTube: https://youtu.be/ueyFLeF9zGQ
Dat Bao was one of the featured speakers at the 2018JALT International Conference. His title was, “Creative Use of Visual Images for the L2 Classroom,” and the session took place on Saturday, November 24, 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM. His talk was sponsored by the LiLT SIG, C Group and Pilgrim.
Featured Session Abstract:
This workshop describes the theoretical principles underlying visual pedagogy, and shows how those ideas can be applied to the production of creative and inclusive classroom activities that reflect the diverse needs of students. The speaker introduces a set of strategies for reducing the teacher’s reliance on course book visuals that enables them to use cartoons, drawings, and photography resources in inspiring ways. Finally, participants will have the opportunity to engage in the practical creation of visuals.
Bio Statement:
Dat Bao is a senior lecturer in Monash University, Australia. Previously he has worked with universities in the USA, UK, Thailand, and Singapore. His expertise includes curriculum design, intercultural communication, materials development, creative pedagogy and visual pedagogy in language education. He is the author of Understanding Silence and Reticence: Nonverbal Participation in Second Language Acquisition (Bloomsbury, 2014) and Creativity and Innovations in ELT Material Development: Looking beyond the Current Design (Multilingual Matters, 2018).
The theme of JALT’s 44th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exhibition was “Diversity and Inclusion.” JALT2018 was held at the Shizuoka Convention & Arts Center (Granship) in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, from Friday, November 23, to Monday, November 26, 2018.
For details on JALT’s upcoming conference as well as other past conferences, please see the conference page on our website: https://jalt.org/main/jalts-international-conference. JALT2019 will be held at WINC AICHI in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, from 1 – 4 November 2019. Our theme in 2019 is “Teacher Efficacy, Learner Agency.”