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Beyond Words: Using Photo Voice for Community Engagement and Language Development more
Fri, Apr 29, 09:00-Tue, May 31, 23:55 Asia/Seoul
Photo Voice is a qualitative research method for community-based participatory research to document and reflect reality. It was first used in rural China to learn about the lives of women farm workers (Wang and Burris, 1997).The women used their photographs to make an impact on the region’s policies. Since then, it has been used around the world as a vehicle for social change. In most cases, Photo Voice is used as a type of action research with participants as an integral part of the research process, using pictures they take to develop new ideas and solutions to challenges. Participatory photography through photo voice creates a space for discussion and action on issues of student engagement, school reform, and social services. (Examples can be found at https://photovoice.org/projects/) Drawing from this relatively new field, a group of teacher leaders in Cambodia decided to apply the Photo Voice technique as a way to understand the community and develop language and communication skills in English and Khmer. This Pecha Kucha will introduce Photo Voice, showcase student projects, and discuss how this type of participatory research led to understanding stakeholders’ needs and assets all while building the language skills of participant researchers and students.
Training Teachers for a Better World: Cross-cultural Pre-service Teacher Perspectives more
Sun, May 1, 11:00-Tue, May 31, 23:55 Asia/Seoul
In this cross-cultural panel, pre-service teachers, recently graduated teachers, and students in TEFL/TESL programs will discuss their training programs and personal motivations for becoming teachers. What are the priorities and values of teacher-training programs in different parts of the world? How are these programs structured, and what do they emphasize? Why do these young professionals want to become teachers? How do they envision themselves helping to make a better world–and do the training programs adequately support these motivations? All these questions and more will be briefly explored by panelists from Cambodia, Indonesia, Korea, and the Philippines. ***** Panelists: Both Champa, Phan Makara, & Thorn Va (University of Applied Research and Development, Cambodian Cohort, Siem Reap, Cambodia); Ragil Afriansah & Rizky Uly (Nusa Cendana University, Kupang, Indonesia); Jihyun Sung (Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, Korea); Mary Gertrude Lorenzo & Enrico Pelino (De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines)