Meetings (Kenkyu Shukai) of the Association for Language and Cultural Education (ALCE) until now

Reflecting on my involvement with ALCE Dialogical Meetings

Abstract

Dialogical Meetings (Kenkyu Shukai) of the Association for Language and Cultural Education have been held a total of seven times in Japan and overseas (as of May 2020) with the following key concepts in mind: (1) a dialogue-oriented gathering and (2) a variety of shapes. In addition, by organizing pre- and post-events for each meeting, we have attempted to continue the discussion. Why did we decide to hold Dialogical Meetings with these concepts? In this paper, I review the third to seventh Dialogical Meetings in which I participated as the chairman and report on our aims and activities. Finally, I discuss how to maximize the attractiveness of conferences and symposia as a space for networking among participants.