Lecturer
Malcolm Daugherty

Profile
Specialized Field | Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language (TESOL) |
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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 |
Laboratory Information | Global Square AW907 |
Subjects in charge | English for Academic Purposes, Academic Foundations, Cross-cultural Understanding, Academic Writing I, Academic Writing II, Academic Writing III |
Main career, work history, and academic background | Master of Arts—Second and Foreign Language Education with a concentration in TESOL—Soka University of America, 2001 I began my teaching career as an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture. I taught there for 11 years and then moved to Chofu, Tokyo for another year before returning to California to pursue my Master's degree at Soka University of America. Upon finishing my Master's degree, I began working at Soka University, Tokyo as a Lecturer with the World Language Center and the Faculty of Letters Graduate School, International Language Education. |
Message | Welcome to the Faculty of International Liberal Arts! We plan to challenge you to dig deeper, reach higher, and aim farther than you have thought possible. We will support and guide you on your journey to realizing your fullest potential. We ask that you come with an eager heart, an open mind, and an indomitable spirit ready to take up this challenge and succeed in ataining your goals. You will work hard, but hard work brings great rewards! |
Research theme | Learner autonomy; learner motivation; integrated curriculum; curriculum design and development; pronunciation pedagogy; vocabulary development; content-based learning; project-based learning |
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Main career, work history, and academic background | Soka University of America, Graduate School |