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HANSFORD Valerie

Profile Research field Education Activities Research achievement On-Campus Activities Off-Campus Activities

 

Society activities
No.Acadimic society name Subscription fiscal year 
1
Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) ,  2018 - 2019 
2
Japan Intercultural Institute (JII) ,  2018 - 2019 
3
Intercultural Communication in Language Education (ICLE) Special Interest Group (SIG) for Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) ,  2018 - 2019 
4
English Teachers of Japan (ETJ) ,  2018 - 2019 
5
Japan Intercultural Institute ,  Apr. 2017 - Apr. 2018 
6
English Teachers of Japan ,  2017 - 2018 
7
Japan Association for Language Teaching ,  2017 - 2018 
8
Japan Intercultural Institute (JII) ,  2016 - 2017 
9
English Teachers of Japan (ETJ) ,  2016 - 2017 
10
Japan Association for Language Teaching ,  2016 - 2017 
11
Japan Intercultural Institute ,  Apr. 2015 - Apr. 2016 
12
English Teachers of Japan (ETJ) ,  2015 - 2016 
13
Japan Intercultural Institute ,  2014 - 2015 
14
Japan Intercultural Institute ,  2013 - 2014 
15
Japan Intercultural Institute ,  2012 - 2013 
16
Japan Intercultural Institute ,  2011 - 2012 
17
JII's 2011 Conference ,  2011 - 2011 
18
Japan Intercultural Institute ,  2010 - 2011 
19
JII's 2010 Conference ,  2010 - 2010 
20
Japan Intercultural Institute ,  2009 - 2010 
21
JII's 2009 Conference ,  2009 - 2009 
22
Japan Intercultural Institute ,  2008 - 2009 
23
JII's 2008 Conference ,  2008 - 2008 
24
Japan Intercultural Institute ,  2007 - 2008 
25
Japan Intercultural Institute ,  2006 - 2007 
26
Japan Intercultural Institute ,  2005 - 2006 
27
JII (Japan Intercultural Institute) ,  2004 - 2005 
28
Association of Canadian Teachers in Japan (ACTJ) ,  2003 - 2011 
29
ETJ (English Teachers in Japan) ,  2003 - 2016 
30
JALT (The Japan Association for Language Teaching) ,  1998 - 2016 

 

Social contribution lecturer
No.Title, Role, EventType, Sponser,Organizer, Publisher, Event,Program, Title, Date 
1
Language and Identity: The Native Speaker and the Multilingual Self, Planner;Organizing Member, Seminar or workshop , Japan Intercultural Institute, Learning Circle Series: Langauge and Culture Education Open Forum,  Mar. 26, 2026 - NOW 
2
GenAI Literacy in L2 Education: Essential Skills for Teachers and Learners, Planner;Organizing Member, Seminar or workshop , Japan Intercultural Institute, Learning Circle Series: Language and Culture Education Open Forum,  Jan. 22, 2026 - NOW 
3
Embodied Simulation Theory and the Language and Culture Connection, Planner;Organizing Member, Seminar or workshop , Japan Intercultural Institute, Learning Circle Series: Language and Culture Education Open Forum,  Nov. 27, 2025 - NOW 
4
JII's Podcast: The Deep Culture Experience Season Six Launch Party, Planner;Organizing Member, Seminar or workshop , Japan Intercultural Institute, Learning Circle,  Sep. 25, 2025 - NOW 
5
Learner Profiles and Best Practices, Planner;Organizing Member, Seminar or workshop , Japan Intercultural Institute, Learning Circle Series: Learner Motivation and Resistance in Language and Culture Learning,  Jul. 24, 2025 - NOW 
6
The Linguaculture Motivation Profiler (LMP), Planner;Organizing Member, Seminar or workshop , Japan Intercultural Institute, Learning Circle Series: Learner Motivation and Resistance in Language and Culture Learning,  May. 22, 2025 - NOW 
7
Linguaculture: Rethinking Motivation in Language and Culture Learning, Planner;Organizing Member, Seminar or workshop , Japan Intercultural Institute, Learning Circle Series: Learner Motivation and Resistance in Language and Culture Learning,  Mar. 27, 2025 - NOW 
8
Teaching Materials and Linguaculture Motivation, Planner;Organizing Member, Seminar or workshop , Japan Intercultural Institute, Learning Circle,  Jan. 23, 2025 - NOW 
9
Materials Project Brainstorming and Next Steps (w/ Podcast Project update), Planner;Organizing Member, Seminar or workshop , Japan Intercultural Institute, Learning Circle Series: Unlocking the Deep Culture Podcasts,  Nov. 28, 2024 - NOW 
10
Teaching Materials Best Practices (w/ Podcast Project update), Planner;Organizing Member, Seminar or workshop , Japan Intercultural Institute, Learning Circle Series: Unlocking the Deep Culture Podcasts,  Sep. 26, 2024 - NOW 
11
Deep Culture Methods and Materials (w/ Podcast Project update), Planner;Organizing Member, Seminar or workshop , Japan Intercultural Institute, Learning Circle Series: Unlocking the Deep Culture Podcasts,  Jul. 25, 2024 - NOW 
12
Deep Culture Podcast Materials Development Project, Planner;Organizing Member, Seminar or workshop , Japan Intercultural Institute, Learning Circle Series: Unlocking the Deep Culture Podcasts,  May. 23, 2024 - NOW 
13
Intercultural Education in India: Contexts, Needs and Challenges, Planner;Organizing Member, Seminar or workshop , Japan Intercultural Institute, Learning Circle,  Mar. 28, 2024 - NOW 
14
Diversity & Inclusion vs. Intercultural Education! Is social justice the goal of intercultural education?, Planner;Organizing Member, Seminar or workshop , Japan Intercultural Institute, Learning Circle Series: Worth debating! – Intercultural Assumptions We Disagree On,  Jan. 25, 2024 - NOW 
15
Attitude! Is the right attitude enough to avoid cultural misunderstanding?, Planner;Organizing Member, Seminar or workshop , Japan Intercultural Institute, Learning Circle Series: Worth debating! – Intercultural Assumptions We Disagree On,  Sep. 28, 2023 - NOW 
16
Ethnocentrism! Where does it come from and what can we do about it?, Planner;Organizing Member, Seminar or workshop , Japan Intercultural Institute, Learning Circle Series: Worth debating! – Intercultural Assumptions We Disagree On,  Jul. 27, 2023 - NOW 
17
Discussion: Cultural Learning Processes, Planner;Organizing Member, Seminar or workshop , Japan Intercultural Institute, Learning Circle Series: What are “the basics”?,  May. 25, 2023 - NOW 
18
Discussion: The Goals of Cultural Learning, Planner;Organizing Member, Seminar or workshop , Japan Intercultural Institute, Learning Circle Series: What are “the basics”?,  Mar. 23, 2023 - NOW 
19
Discussion: Talking about cultural difference, Planner;Organizing Member, Seminar or workshop , Japan Intercultural Institute, Learning Circle Series: What are “the basics”?,  Jan. 26, 2023 - NOW 
20
Discussion: The future of intercultural education theory., Planner;Organizing Member, Seminar or workshop , Japan Intercultural Institute, Learning Circle Series: What’s wrong with intercultural theory?,  Nov. 24, 2022 - NOW 
21
Panel discussion: Beyond WEIRD intercultural theory., Planner;Organizing Member, Seminar or workshop , Japan Intercultural Institute, Learning Circle Series: What’s wrong with intercultural theory?,  Sep. 22, 2022 - NOW 
22
Discussion: Intercultural concepts – What’s useful?, Planner;Organizing Member, Seminar or workshop , Japan Intercultural Institute, Learning Circle Series: What’s wrong with intercultural theory?,  Jul. 28, 2022 - NOW 
23
How to talk about bias?, Planner;Organizing Member, Seminar or workshop , Japan Intercultural Institute, Learning Circle Series – Bias and intercultural understanding,  May. 26, 2022 - NOW 
24
What types of bias are there?, Planner;Organizing Member, Seminar or workshop , Japan Intercultural Institute, Learning Circle Series – Bias and intercultural understanding,  Mar. 24, 2022 - NOW 
25
What is bias?, Planner;Organizing Member, Seminar or workshop , Japan Intercultural Institute, Learning Circle Series – Bias and intercultural understanding,  Jan. 27, 2022 - NOW 
26
The C Factor: The Overlooked Dynamic of the Social Brain, Planner;Organizing Member, Seminar or workshop , Japan Intercultural Institute, November 2021 Learning Circle,  Nov. 25, 2021 - NOW 
27
Transformative learning: Investigating perspective changes during a virtual exchange project, Planner;Organizing Member, Seminar or workshop , Japan Intercultural Institute, September 2021 Learning Circle,  Sep. 30, 2021 - NOW 
28
Translating Deep Culture – Expanding Intercultural Education in Turkey, Planner;Organizing Member, Seminar or workshop , Japan Intercultural Institute, July 2021 Learning Circle,  Jul. 29, 2021 - NOW 
29
Hanako’s Story – A Deep Culture Difference Activity, Planner;Organizing Member, Seminar or workshop , , June 2021 Learning Circle,  Jun. 10, 2021 - NOW 
30
Creating a Cross-Cultural Understanding Course: Insights and Challenges, Panelist;Lecturer;Planner, Seminar or workshop , Japan Intercultural Institute, September 2019 Learning Circle,  Sep. 20, 2019 - NOW 
31
Fostering Intercultural Understanding through Comparing and Contrasting Cultural Events, TV or radio appearance;Lecturer, Seminar or workshop , Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) Tokyo Chapter, ,  Jun. 2019 - NOW