Faculty

Faculty members in charge of supervising Master's thesis and Research Paper

Richmond Stroupe

Specialized field
Foreign language education
Pedagogy
Research theme
International comparative education, English education in Japan and globally

Valerie Hansford

Specialized field
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Research theme
Curriculum design, Integrating culture into the language classroom, Intercultural Communication

Bill Snyder

Specialized field
Foreign Language Education
Research theme
Language teacher lives, professional development, and wellbeing; Classroom engagement; Trust in educational institutions and processes

Paul Horness

Specialized field
Education, Second Language Acquisition, Testing & Assessment, Research Methodology, International Relations
Research theme
Using Rasch in L2 Assessment, Study Abroad, World Heritage Sites, IR Theory

Laurence Macdonald

Specialized field
Social Policy, Education and Development, English Language Education, Educational Sociology
Research theme
Education Policy and Practice, Higher Education in Japan, English-medium instruction

Hideo Ozaki

Specialized field
Foreign language education
Research theme
Effects of learning strategy training in one-year English program including a short overseas English study program in summer

Eucaria Donnery

Specialized field
Foreign Language Education
Research theme
Second Language in Language Acquisition (SLA); Process Drama (PD) in SLA; Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC); Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL); Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL); Drama in Education (DiE); Reflective Practice

Andrew Tweed

Specialized field
Foreign Language Education
Research theme
Learning beyond the classroom, psychology in language learning, English language education in East and Southeast Asia

Joint Faculty Members (Teaching classes only)

Malcolm Daugherty

Specialized field
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language (TESOL)
Research theme
Testing and assessment systems, curriculum development, self-access language learning, learner autonomy, content-based language instruction, ESP/EAP, project-based learning, materials development and science/technical writing

Colin Rundle

Specialized field
Foreign language education
Research theme
Learner Autonomy, especially vocabulary and supporting learning outside the classroom; English for Specific Purposes; English for Academic Purposes

Forrest Nelson

Specialized field
Foreign Language Education
Research theme
CALL, Study Abroad, Materials Design

Visiting Faculty Members and Speakers