The ERC was accepted to present at the Founding Self Access Learning Center (SALC) Showcase at the PanSIG of the Japan Association for Language Learning (JALT) on May 17th and 18th, 2025, at the Kanda University of International Studies (KUIS), Japan! Our very own Stacey Vye and Adriana Edwards Wurzinger will represent the ERC. Descriptions are available at the link below.
Agency & Autonomy in Language Learning Conference Featuring Our ERC!
The English Resource Center (ERC) is a place where students can gather and converse in English with teachers and other students as well as work on English homework and access various English resources. Click here to find out more!
The English Resource Center (ERC) is a place where students can gather and converse in English with teachers and other students as well as work on English homework and access various English resources. Click here to find out more!
Greetings, Earthlings and future cyborg enthusiasts! Get ready to embark on the most thrilling adventure of the Spring semester 2024, as we proudly present the upcoming blockbuster course: "Introduction to the Sociology of Human-Robot Interaction and AI Ethics - AL2"!
May the algorithms be in your favor! ???
CEED Professor Stacey Vye presented the concepts of 'grit' and 'growth mindsets' at the Japan Association of Language Teaching JALT2023 Conference. Grit supports a growth mindset through two key components: the passion and perseverance people experience to improve their learning achievements (Duckworth, 2016). This presentation detailed how second to fourth-year university students in the elective English for Specific Purposes (ESP2b) course research their own self-directed learning. They actively study growth mindsets and grit by analyzing their mindset trajectories, surveying their grit, and designing their reports and presentations. In addition, the audience learned about implementing gritty growth mindset techniques through an educator and learner's growth mindset because teachers are learners too!
Reference
Duckworth, A. (2016). Grit: The power and passion of perseverance. Simon and Shuster.
(Vye's Presentation Details and QR Code)
(One Slide from ESP2b Student A's Self-directed Learning Presentation)
(One Slide from ESP2b Student B's Self-directed Learning Presentation)
Stacey Vye: is a professor at the Saitama University Center for English Education and Development (CEED). See her profile page for more information.
