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- Title：Professor
- Degree：Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics (The University of Queensland)
- Directed Research：Teaching English As a Second Language
- Research Field：Foreign Language Education
Biography
I am a Professor in Applied Linguistics at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. My main teaching areas are second language acquisition theory, research methods, teaching methodology, and technology in language teaching and learning. My research interests include designing language learning environments through technology, language teacher and learner motivation, mobile learning, and the development of learner autonomy. I have authored three books and numerous articles and book chapters in the field of technology in language teaching and learning. I am currently Editor-in-Chief of the Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics and The JALT CALL Journal, and Associate Editor of Computer Assisted Language Learning, and on the editorial boards of the CALICO Journal, the ReCALL journal, System, and Language Learning & Technology.
Major Works / Publications Awards
Link to the Waseda Researcher Database
Directed Research
Second language acquisition is a complex process affected by a number of related factors. This seminar will focus on the range of phenomena that occur in the course of second language acquisition, considering them alike from social, psychological, and cultural perspectives, and exploring how the insights gained can be applied to the factors that make it possible to learn a second language and their role in education.
Furthermore, conducting research in applied linguistics depends on having a clear understanding of the underlying theories associated with second language acquisition, as well as a solid foundation in the various research methods which can be employed to examine how languages may be taught and learned. Participants will learn how to interpret and undertake research in applied linguistics, starting with formulating appropriate research questions, designing a research methodology, structuring a literature review, and identifying what to include in the discussion. Participants are expected to develop skills both in teaching a second language and also carrying out research into how to improve or understand the teaching and learning process.
