Review of the PanSIG 2025 Conference: Agency & Autonomy in Language Learning

Thomas Stringer

doi:10.15664/dbbp7s44

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Thomas Stringer University of St Andrews Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9647-4985

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https://doi.org/10.15664/dbbp7s44

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Learner autonomy, Learner agency, Self-access learning, Japan

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This review article describes and evaluates the PanSIG 2025 Conference. The theme was Agency & Autonomy in Language Learning, and the event was held at Kanda University of International Studies on May 16-18 in Chiba, Japan. This large conference included plenaries, workshops, Special Interest Group forums, presentations, poster sessions, and showcases. After an event overview, highlights, limitations, and closing comments are mentioned. The article explains how the event spotlighted work on language learning and autonomy in Japan at a time of change. It also reflects on how a lively forum such as this can sustain the bonds of a research and practice community.

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Thomas Stringer, University of St Andrews

Thomas Stringer has been involved with English language teaching in Japan since 2008. He is a doctoral candidate (DProf TESOL) at the University of St Andrews, UK, a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (FHEA), and a Specially Appointed Associate Professor at the Center for Multilingual Education of the University of Osaka, Japan. He is intern at Professional Development in Education journal, and Co-Editor-in-Chief of the St Andrews Journal of International and Language Education (SAJILE). Thomas is Social Media Manager for the IATEFL Learner Autonomy SIG, co-lead of the CILTER Learner Autonomy Hub, and also created the Language Learner Autonomy Research Portal. His research interests are broadly on language learner and teacher development, focusing on autonomy, and his work has appeared in peer-reviewed international journals such as Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, Educational Action Research, and Learning: Research and Practice.

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