Join the Gwangju-Jeonnam Chapter online as we welcome two professors from overseas for the chapter's first-ever weeknight Zoom meeting! On Tuesday, July 5, Drs. George M. Jacobs and Meng Huat Chau will be presenting on how language teachers can promote compassion for nonhuman animals. The event is free and open to all!
Tuesday, July 5
7-8 p.m. (KST)
How Language Teachers Can Promote Compassion for Nonhuman Animals
George M. Jacobs (Universiti Malaya & Kampung Senang Charity and Education Foundation)
Meng Huat Chau (Universiti Malaya & Jeonbuk National University)
This presentation was recorded; the video is available here.
Abstract
Via this talk, we, the facilitators, seek to share what we have previously learned about how education can increase humans' compassion for our fellow animals. We first consider notions such as the circle of compassion and positive interdependence before we focus on how language teachers can promote compassion for nonhuman animals. In this sharing session, we also hope to learn more on this topic from our esteemed participants toward the goal of making the Earth a slightly more harmonious planet.
About the Speakers
George M. Jacobs, Ph.D., teaches for institutions including Universiti Malaya (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), where he serves as an adjunct professor, and Kampung Senang Charity and Education Foundation (Singapore), where he serves as vice president. George has also co-authored books, book chapters, journal articles, and pieces in general public publications on topics such as student-centered instruction, ecolinguistics, animal welfare, and progressive pedagogy.
Meng Huat Chau, Ph.D., teaches and mentors students conducting research in applied linguistics at Universiti Malaya (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia). He is currently an adjunct professor at Jeonbuk National University (Jeonju, Korea). Meng Huat’s teaching, research, and mentoring on topics in applied corpus linguistics, global Englishes, language and writing development, multilingualism, and language education have been motivated by ecojustice considerations.
