プロフィール | University of Texas at Austin, Foreign Language Education Department, U.S.A Ph.D(外国語教育) 駿台外語専門学校(現駿台観光&外語ビジネス専門学校)講師、アメリカにて大学の講師等を経て、現職 |
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所属学会・協会・委員会等 | Japan Association of Language Teachers (JALT) |
専門分野 | I teach in the Global Studies department and specialize in English teaching. 英語教育 日本人の英語学習ストラテジー |
研究内容・関心のあるテーマ | 言語学習戦略(ストラテジー):言語学習に関する信条(ビリーフ)、感情、内発的動機づけ |
研究内容のココが魅力! | My specialty is to help students learn to speak English at a much higher level, beyond daily conversation. To do this, we study many interesting social topics such as crime, guns, health, and psychological problems. We learn vocabulary, reading, and discussion at the same time. It's great fun and students can grow fast in their English speaking. |
主な担当科目 | ・Globalization and Culture 1 and 2 ・English 2b (English speaking) ・英語音声学 |
社会貢献・地域連携の実績 | I work as a pastor of New Life International Church. We are a bilingual (English and Japanese) church in Kofu, Japan. I am active in leading church activities, teaching, counseling, and helping people who are in trouble. In March 2007, I organized a 4-day volunteer trip for 5 workers (including myself) in the area of the Noto Peninsual Earthquake (能登半島地震). In July 2007, I organized another 4-day volunteer trip to the Chuuetsu Offshore Earthquake (新潟県中越沖地震) area for 5 volunteer workers (self included). I have visited people in jail, helped the homeless, and led church groups to visit nursing homes in the Kofu City area. |