BA English ＆ US Literature. University of Essex. (2000)
MA Japanese Language ＆ Society. University of Sheffield. (2009)
PhD Transformative Education, Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University (2019).

Critical Thinking
Internationalization of Higher Education
Qualitative Research methods
Language Teaching
Motivation

My research focuses on critical thinking and the internationalization of Education at Japanese Universities. I’m also interested in Language teaching, especially teaching methods for listening, writing, and communication skills.

・Enabling Criticality: A Top-down, Bottom-up Approach to Using TED Talks in EAP Listening Classes
・Student perceptions of critical thinking in EMI programs at Japanese universities: A Q-methodology study

JALT (Japan Association of Language Teaching)
ISSSS (International Society for the Scientific Study of Subjectivity)

Language is a tool but learning a language can be a pleasure in itself.