JALT 2018 Featured Speaker Series Video: John Hughes, "Make Critical Thinking a Part of your Classroom"

We have uploaded the first of our JALT2018 Featured Speaker Videos onto YouTube: https://youtu.be/BalB4nedGS4
John Hughes was one of the featured speakers at the 2018JALT International Conference. His title was, “Make Critical Thinking a Part of your Classroom,” and the session took place on Sunday, November 25, 2018, from 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM. His talk was sponsored by National Geographic Learning.
Featured Session Abstract:
What does Critical Thinking really mean for the English language learning classroom? In this practical talk, I’ll place critical thinking in the context of lower and higher thinking and look at why it’s relevant to English language teaching. I will demonstrate how critical thinking has a positive impact on your lesson-planning and extends your range of classroom activities. This presentation will give you a variety of ideas to use with your students tomorrow. (Watch now.)
Bio Statement: 
John Hughes is an award-winning ELT author with over 30 titles. His books for National Geographic Learning include the course series Life, Practical Grammar, Success with BEC Vantage and Total Business. In his 25-year career, he has taught students from all over the world and managed departments of Business English and Teacher Training. He has also lectured on ELT materials writing at Oxford University. His blog is www.elteachertrainer.com.
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.
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.