Learning Learning ʲָस͹ָसʳ 28 (2): Sig Matters

SIG MATTERS | ኁዐኲኆኾዙኔዄዐ
Learner Development SIG Financial Report September 2021 to March 2022
Patrick Kiernan, SIG Treasurer, Email: jalt.ldsig.treasurer@gmail.com

Here in Tokyo, it is beginning to feel more like Spring and hopefully, wherever you are, you are revivingfrom the winter and looking forward to participating in LD SIG activities over the year ahead. There is very
little to report in terms of financial expenditures (or income) over the past six months, as events continued
to be either cancelled or held online. As a result, despite the reduced budget for 2021-2022 financial year
we have ended up adding to our bank balance overall. Apparently, this is a common pattern across the SIGs
and local chapters of JALT while JALT Central Office (JCO) has seen a reduced income from falling
membership and income from events such as the JALT national conference which was again an online event
this year. This means that while, like other SIGs, the LD-SIG bank balance has increased, -&2·V has
decreased. To address this imbalance our income from JCO will be cut to approximately a third for 20222023. However, this does not mean that we need to scale back on any of our plans for the year ahead,rather we intend to stick to our budget as agreed at the AGM, with a view to making use of our funds
rather than accumulating unused funds. Moreover, if anyone has ideas for new events or activities thatneed funding, please do not hesitate to propose them as there continues to be potential funding available.
/HW·V hope that circumstances continue to improve to enable the SIG and our events to flourish!

Revenues: September 2021 ² March 2022 /཰ධ㸸2021 ᖺ 9 ᭶ࠥ2022 ᖺ 4 ᭶None /࡞ࡋ

0Total revenue / ཰ධྜィ

0Expenses: September 2021 ² March 2022 /ᨭฟ㸸2021 ᖺ 9 ᭶ࠥ2022 ᖺ 4 ᭶
Events (2x JALT2021participation fee) / ࢖࣋ࣥࢺ㸦㸰x JALT2021 ཧຍ㈝㸧10,000Admin. Expenses /⟶⌮㈝

2,410

Total Expenses / ᨭฟྜィ12,410

SIG fund balance: March 31, 2022 /SIG ㈨㔠ṧ㧗㸸2022 ᖺ 4 ᭶ 31 ᪥
Balance in bank account / 㖟⾜ཱྀᗙṧ㧗

292,630

Reserve liabilities / JALT ᮏ㒊㡸ࡅ㔠

200,000

PayPal account/ ࣌࢖ࣃࣝ࢔࢝࢘ࣥࢺ25,972

Cash in hand / ⌧㔠

7,700

Balance / ྜィ526,202ⷵ剡劔ኤኀ኶ዊኴኾዐእ䪣䴅捷↩ <http://ld-sig.org>

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Writing for Learning Learningᇹⷵ剡ቑⷵ剡ᇺ㉫╮尞⸩
Deadline for Contributions to the Autumn issue: August 31st 2022
Contributions / ⹓䳎We encourage new writing and new writers and are happy to work with you in developing your writing.
We would be delighted to hear from you about your ideas, reflections, experiences, and interests to dowith learner development, learner autonomy, and teacher autonomy.
ࡇࢀࡲ࡛࡟࡞࠸ᙧᘧࡢࡶࡢࠊࡲࡓ᪂ࡋ࠸᪉ࠎ࠿ࡽࡢࡈᢞ✏ࢆ࠾ᚅࡕࡋ࡚࠾ࡾࡲࡍࠋෆᐜ࡟ࡘ࠸࡚ࡶࡐࡦࡈ┦ㄯࡃࡔࡉ࠸ࠋࡳ࡞ࡉࡲࡢࡈពぢࡸ࠾⪃࠼ࠊࡈ⤒㦂ࠊࡑࡋ࡚Ꮫ⩦⪅ࡢᡂ㛗ࠊᏛ⩦⪅࡜ᩍᖌࡢ⮬ᚊᛶ࡟㛵ࡍࡿࡇ࡜࡞࡝ࠊࡐࡦ࠾⪺࠿ࡏࡃࡔࡉ࠸ࠋ
For more details about formats and lengths (ㇱ㆞ቋ栆ሸ) of writing suitable for Learning Learning,please see below. To upload your writing to the editorial team of Learning Learning, please use this link.

Formats and lengths / ᙧᘧ࡜㛗ࡉLearning Learning is your space for continuing to make the connections that interest you. You arewarmly invited and encouraged to contribute to the next issue of Learning Learning in either English and/orJapanese. In order to provide access and opportunities for Learner Development SIG members to take partin the SIG·s activities, we welcome writing in different formats and lengths about issues connected withlearner and teacher development, such as:ࠗᏛ⩦ࡢᏛ⩦࠘ࡣ఍ဨࡢⓙᵝ࡟⯆࿡࠶ࡿ⧅ࡀࡾࢆ⠏ࡁࡘ࡙ࡅࡿࢫ࣮࣌ࢫ࡛ࡍࠋḟྕࡢࠗᏛ⩦ࡢᏛ⩦࠘࡬ࡢ᪥ᮏㄒ㸦ࡶࡋࡃࡣⱥㄒࠊཬࡧࢽゝㄒ࡛㸧ࡢᢞ✏ࢆເ㞟ࡋ࡚࠸ࡲࡍࠋ࣓ࣥࣂ࣮ࡢⓙᵝ࡟ SIG ࡢάື࡟ࡈཧຍ࠸ࡓࡔࡁࡓࡃࠊᙧᘧࡸ㛗ࡉࢆၥࢃࡎࠊᏛ⩦⪅࠾ࡼࡧᩍᖌࡢᡂ㛗࡟㛵ࡍࡿ௨ୗࡢࡼ࠺࡞ཎ✏ࢆ࠾ᚅࡕࡋ࡚࠾ࡾࡲࡍࠋ

Mini-profiles: Sharing your learner development interests /࣑ࢽࣉࣟࣇ࢕࣮ࣝ㸸Ꮫ⩦⪅ࢹ࢕࣋ࣟࢵࣉ࣓ࣥࢺ࡟ࡘ࠸࡚ࡢ㛵ᚰࡢඹ᭷
Here SIG members introduce themselves briefly (just 50 to 100 words or more), and write about whatinterests, puzzles, intrigues them about learner development, and/or about a particular approach orproject, or research that they are doing or plan to do, or simply share a short reflection, to do with learnerdevelopment (about 100 words or more)᧶͐ ࡇࡇ࡛ࡣࠊSIG ࣓ࣥࣂ࣮ࡢᏛ⩦⪅ࢹ࢕࣋ࣟࢵࣉ࣓ࣥࢺ◊✲࡟ྲྀࡾ⤌ࡴཎືຊ࡜࡞ࡿ㛵ᚰࡸㄢ㢟࡜࡜ࡶ࡟▷࠸㸦200 ࠿ࡽ 400 Ꮠ⛬ᗘ㸧⮬ᕫ⤂௓ࢆ࠾ᒆࡅࡋࡲࡍࠋ≉ู࡞࢔ࣉ࣮ࣟࢳࡸࣉࣟࢪ࢙ࢡࢺࠊ⌧ᅾ㐍⾜୰ࡢ◊✲ࡸࡑࡢィ⏬ࠊࡉࡽ࡟ࡣᏛ⩦⪅ࢹ࢕࣋ࣟࢵࣉ࣓ࣥࢺࡢྲྀࡾ⤌ࡳ࡟㛵ࡍࡿෆ┬࡞࡝ࠊࡑࢀࡒࢀࡢᛮ࠸ࡸ⪃࠼ࡀᐤࡏࡽࢀ࡚࠸ࡲࡍ (⣙ 200-400 Ꮠ⛬ᗘ௨ୖ)

Short articles on issues to do with learner/teacher development and autonomy /Ꮫ⩦⪅࡜ᩍᖌࡢᡂ㛗࣭⮬ᚊ࡟㛵ࡍࡿᑠㄽ#1: short individual articles (1,200 ² 2,500 words)᧶ ⺞嵥᧤◧囦᧥ (侓 3,600-7,500 ⷦ)#2: short group-written articles (1,200 ² 4,000 words)᧶ ⺞嵥᧤␀囦᧥(侓 3,600-12,000 ⷦ)

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Reflective writing about learning for learner/teacher development and autonomy /Ꮫ⩦࡟㛵ࡍࡿ┬ᐹ ࣮ Ꮫ⩦⪅࡜ᩍᖌࡢᡂ㛗࣭⮬ᚊࢆ┠ᣦࡋ࡚#1: particular puzzles that you and/or your learners have about their learning, practices, development,autonomy, and so on, and inviting other Learning Learning readers to respond (1,000 words or more)᧶
ࡈ⮬㌟ࡸᏛ⩦⪅ࡢᝎࡳ㸦Ꮫ⩦ࠊᐇ㊶ࠊᡂ㛗ࠊ⮬ᚊ࡞࡝㸧࡟㛵ࡋ࡚ࠊLL ㄞ⪅࡜୍⥴࡟⪃࠼ࡲࡋࡻ࠺ࠋ(⣙ 4,000Ꮠ)#2: dialogue with (an)other SIG member(s) (1,000 to 2,000 words)᧶SIG ࣓ࣥࣂ࣮ྠኈࡢᑐヰ (⣙ 4,000 Ꮠ8,000 Ꮠ)#3: stories of learners becoming autonomous (about 500 to 1,000 words)᧶ ⮬ᚊ࣭ᡂ㛗ࡍࡿᏛ⩦⪅࡟㛵ࡍࡿヰ (⣙ 2,000 Ꮠ-4,000 Ꮠ)#4: stories of your learning and teaching practices: success and failure (about 500 to 1,000 words)᧶ⷵ剡ዘᩍ⫱ᐇ㊶ࡢᡂຌㄯ࣭ኻᩋㄯ (⣙ 2,000 Ꮠ-4,000 Ꮠ)

MemberಫsVoices / ࣓ࣥࣂ࣮ࡢኌ
#1: a short personal profile of yourself as a learner and teacher and your interest in learner development(about 500 to 1,000 words) ᧶Ꮫ⩦⪅࣭ᩍဨ࡜ࡋ࡚ࡢ⮬㌟ࡢࣉࣟࣇ࢕࣮ࣝ࡜Ꮫ⩦⪅ࡢᡂ㛗࡟㛵ࡍࡿ⯆࿡ (⣙2,000 Ꮠ-4,000 Ꮠ)#2: a story of your ongoing interest in, and engagement with, particular learner development (and/orlearner autonomy) issues (about 500 to 1,000 words) ᧶Ꮫ⩦⪅ࡢᡂ㛗ࡸᏛ⩦⪅ࡢ⮬ᚊ࡟㛵ࡍࡿ⯆࿡ࡸྲྀࡾ⤌ࡳ (⣙ 2,000 Ꮠ-4,000 Ꮠ㸧
#3: a short profile of your learner development research interests and how you hope to develop yourresearch (about 500 to 1,000 words)᧶Ꮫ⩦⪅ࡢᡂ㛗࡟㛵ࡍࡿ◊✲ෆᐜ࡜௒ᚋࡢ◊✲ࡢᒎᮃ (⣙ 2,000 Ꮠ-4,000 Ꮠ㸧
#4: a short profile of your working context and the focus on learner development/learner autonomy that aparticular institution takes and/or is trying to develop in a particular curriculum (about 500 to 1,000words)᧶ᩍ⫱⎔ቃࡢ⤂௓ࠊᡤᒓᶵ㛵ࡸ࣒࢝ࣜ࢟ࣗࣛ࡟࠾ࡅࡿᏛ⩦⪅ࡢᡂ㛗ࡸ⮬ᚊ࡟㛵ࡍࡿྲྀࡾ⤌ࡳ (⣙2,000 Ꮠ-4,000 Ꮠ㸧

/HDUQHUV· voices / Ꮫ⩦⪅ࡢኌ
Learners share stories of their learning, reflections on their practices of learning, or report on a project or
research that they are doing or plan to do related to learner development (about 300 to 500 words)᧶

Ꮫ⩦⪅ࡀ⮬ศࡢᏛ⩦⤒㦂ࠊᏛ⩦ࡢᐇ㊶࡟ࡘ࠸࡚ࡢ⪃ᐹࠊࡲࡓࡣᏛ⩦⪅ࡢᡂ㛗࡟㛵㐃ࡋ࡚⾜ࡗ࡚࠸ࡿࠊࡶࡋࡃࡣィ⏬ࡋ࡚࠸ࡿࣉࣟࢪ࢙ࢡࢺࡸ◊✲࡟ࡘ࠸࡚ሗ࿌ࡋࡲࡍࠋ (⣙ 1200-2000 Ꮠ⛬ᗘ௨ୖ)ⷵ剡劔ኤኀ኶ዊኴኾዐእ䪣䴅捷↩ <http://ld-sig.org>

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Research & reviews / ◊✲ & ࣞࣅ࣮ࣗ#1: summaries and accounts of new graduate research (1,200 ² 2,500 words) ᧶኱Ꮫ㝔࡛ࡢ◊✲ෆᐜࡢせ⣙ࡸࡑࡢ᣺ࡾ㏉ࡾ (⣙ 2,400 Ꮠ-5,000 Ꮠ㸧#2: proposals for a joint project/joint research (about 500 to 1,000 words)᧶
༠ാࣉࣟࢪ࢙ࢡࢺ࣭ࣜࢧ࣮ࢳࡢᥦ᱌ (⣙ 2,000 Ꮠ-4,000 Ꮠ)#3: reports (of a conference presentation, research project, particular pedagogic practice, and so on, to dowith learner development) (about 500 to 1,000 words)᧶
࣏࣮ࣞࢺ㸦Ꮫ⩦⪅ࡢᡂ㛗࡟㛵ࡍࡿᏛ఍Ⓨ⾲ࠊ◊✲ࣉࣟࢪ࢙ࢡࢺࠊᩍ⫱ᐇ㊶࡞࡝㸧(⣙ 2,000-4,000 Ꮠ)#4: reports of research in progress (about 500 to 1,000 words)᧶ ◊✲୰㛫ሗ࿌(⣙ 2,000 Ꮠ-4,000 Ꮠ)#5: book, website, article reviews (about 750 to 1,500 words)᧶᭩⡠ࠊ࢙࢘ࣈࢧ࢖ࢺࠊㄽᩥࡢᢈホ(⣙ 3,000
Ꮠ-6,000 Ꮠ)

Free space / ࣇ࣮࣭ࣜࢫ࣮࣌ࢫ
#1: photographs, drawings, and/or other visual materials about learner development, and/or related tolearner autonomy᧶Ꮫ⩦⪅ࡢᡂ㛗ࡸ⮬ᚊ࡟㛵ࡍࡿ෗┿ࠊ⤮ࠊどぬ㈨ᩱ
#2: activities and tips for learner development/autonomy (about 500 to 1,000 words) ᧶Ꮫ⩦⪅ࡢᡂ㛗࣭⮬ᚊࢆಁࡍάືࡸࣄࣥࢺࡢ⤂௓ (⣙ 1,000 Ꮠ-2,000 Ꮠ)#3: some other piece of writing that you would like to contribute and that is related to learnerdevelopment ᧶ࡑࡢ௚ࡢᏛ⩦⪅ࡢᡂ㛗࡟㛵ࡍࡿᇳ➹#4: poems« and much more᧶ リࠊࡑࡢ௚ࠋ

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Learning Learning Editorial Team
<LLeditorialteam@gmail.com>
Those working on Learning Learning share a commitment to working together in small teams. We aim tolearn together about writing, editing, responding, and/or translating, for our shared personal andprofessional development. Some areas where we would like to encourage SIG members to take part andwork together on Learning Learning include:ವ Layout and Design: working on the formatting and preparation of finalised content for online
publication
ವ 0HPEHUV· Voices (co-)coordinating: contacting news members of the SIG and working with them todevelop their writing in a variety of formats and lengths as a first step to taking part in the 6,*·V
publication activities;
ವ Looking Back (co-)coordinating: working with contributors writing on events related to learnerdevelopment (conferences, forums, get-togethers, workshops, both face-to-face and online) for
publication in Learning Learning;ವ Research and Reviews (co-)coordinating: encouraging potential contributors to send in summaries
and accounts of research, as well as reviews (of books, journal articles, materials, or web resources
relating to learner development), and working with them to develop their writing for publication inLearning Learning.

If you are interested in any of these areas of working together (and/or you have other areas of interest)
and would like to discuss your interest and ideas, please email the Learning Learning editorial team<LLeditorialteam@gmail.com>

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