Global Issues in Language Education

The Global Issues in Language Education Special Interest Group (GILE SIG) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) aims to:

  1. promote the integration of global issues, global awareness, and social responsibility in language teaching

  2. foster networking and mutual support among language educators dealing with global issues

  3. promote awareness among language teachers of important developments in global education and the fields of environmental education, human rights education, peace education and development education

Officers:

  • President: Margalit Faden
  • Treasurer: Anthony Torbert
  • Membership Chair: Richard Walker
  • Program Chair: Shalvin Singh
  • Publicity Chair: Rowena Marie Chua
  • Publication Chair: Anthony Lavigne
  • Publication Editor: Kip Cates
  • Community/Prefectural Liaison: Thomas Fast- Chugoku, Tim Grose- Hokkaido, May Kyaw Oo- Kyushu, Mark Shrosbree- Kanto, Brent Simmonds- Chubu, and Katherine de Veas- Kansai
  • Web Administrator: Erin Noxon

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