Guest List
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2020
1. 3/25 - Seiko Harumi (University of London)
2. 4/1 - Chris Haswell (Kyushu University)
3. 4/8 - Jonathan Shachter (Kyushu Sangyo University)
4. 4/15 - Kris Ramonda (Kansai University)
5. 4/22 - David Matsumoto (San Francisco State University)
6. 4/29 - Marc Helgesen (Miyagi Gakuin Women's University)
7. 5/6 - Simon Humphries (Kansai University)
8. 5/13 - Todd Beuckens (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University)
9. 5/20 - Curtis Kelly (Kansai University)
10. 5/27 - Joe Siegel (Orebo University)
11. 6/3 - Stephen Fairclough (Liverpool John Moores University)
12. 6/10 - Aya Matsuda (Arizona State University)
13. 6/17 - Simon Boag (Macquarie University)
14. 6/24 - Jennifer Jenkins (University of Southampton)
15. 7/1 - Florence Chiew (Macquarie University)
16. 7/8 - Shaun O'Dwyer (Kyushu University)
17. 7/15 - Jeffrey Stewart (Tokyo University of Science)
18. 7/22 - Mahboubeh Rakhshandehroo (Kyoto University of Foreign Studies)
19. 7/29 - Naomi Sweller (Macquarie University)
20. 8/5 - Gabrielle Decamous (Kyushu University)
21. 8/12 - John Wiltshier (Miyagi Gakuin Women's University)
22. 8/19 - Chris Stillwell (College of the Sequoias)
23. 8/26 - Jenifer Larson-Hall (The University of Kitakyushu)
24. 9/2 - Ahmar Mahboob (University of Sydney)
25. 9/9 - Amanda Gillis Furutaka (Kyoto Sangyo University)
26. 9/16 - Annette Bradford (Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies (ICAS))
27. 9/23 - Jim King (University of Leicester)
28. 9/30 - Luisa Zeilhofer (Kyoto University)
29. 10/7 - Rob Waring (Notre Dame Seishin University)
30. 10/14 - Theron Muller (University of Toyama)
31. 10/21 - Nobuyuki Hino (Osaka University)
32. 10/28 - Peter De Costa (Michigan State University)
33. 11/4 - Melodie Cook (University of Niigata Prefecture), Louise Ohashi (Meiji University),
Wendy Gough (Bunkyo Gakuin University), and Eucharia Donnery (Shonan Institute of Technology)
34. 11/11 - Howard Brown (University of Niigata Prefecture)
35. 11/18 - Dat Bao (Monash University)
36. 11/20 - Rebecca Oxford (University of Maryland)
37. 11/25 - Aaron Hahn (Fukuoka University)
38. 12/2 - Paul Raine (J. F. Oberlin University)
39. 12/9 - Kate Maher (Kyoto University of Foreign Studies)
40. 12/16 - Robert S. Murphy (University of Kitakyushu)
2021
41. 1/6 - Melodie Cook (Prefectural University of Niigata)
42. 1/13 - Joseph Falout (Nihon University)
43. 1/20 - Bruce Lawrence (Western University)
44. 1/27 - Jean-Marc Dewaele (Birkbeck, University of London)
46. 2/10 - Ana Sofia Hofmeyr (Kansai University)
47. 2/17 - Christina Gkonou (University of Essex)
48. 2/24 - Diane Pecorari (City University of Hong Kong)
49. 3/3 - Ali H. Al-Hoorie (Jubail English Language and Preparatory Year Institute
Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, Saudi Arabia)
50. 3/10 - Edmundo Luna (Kyushu University)
51. 3/17 - Peter Macintyre (Cape Breton University)
52. 3/24 - Naoko Kojima (Ritsumeikan University)
53. 3/31 - Phil Hiver (Florida State University)
54. 4/7 - Kevin Browne (Yamanashi Prefectural University)
55. 4/14 - Ali H. Al-Hoorie (Jubail English Language and Preparatory Year Institute
Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, Saudi Arabia)
56. 4/28 - Neil Curry (Kanda University of International Studies)
57. 5/5 - Elizabeth J. Erling (University of Vienna)
58. 5/12 - Michael Berg (University of Kitakyushu)
59. 5/19 - Fern Sakamoto (Nagoya University of Foreign Studies)
60. 5/26 - Lisa Hunsberger (Kyushu Sangyo University)
61. 6/2 - Lakeland International College Conference
62. 6/9 - Phil Benson (Macquarie University)
63. 6/16 - Robert S. Murphy (University of Kitakyushu)
64. 6/23 - Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa (Harvard University)
65. 6/30 - James D'Angelo (Chukyo University)
66. 7/7 - Josua Wedlock (Macquarie University)
67. 7/14 - Joe Vitta (Kyushu University)
68. 7/21 - Todd Allen (Kansai University)
69. 7/28 - Geoff Jordan (ESADE, Barcelona)
70. 8/4 - Ishamina Athirah Gardiner (Universiti Brunei Darussalam)
71. 8/11 - Mary Helen Immordino-Yang (University of Southern California)
72. 8/18 - Jonathan Shachter (Kyushu Sangyo University)
73. 8/25 - Curtis Kelly (Kansai University)
74. 9/1 - Kate Alice Efron (Cambridge University Press)
75. 9/8 - Tim Stoeckel (University of Niigata Prefecture)
76. 9/15 - Paul Sevigny, Kent Jones & Abidemi Bankole (Ritsumeikan APU)
77. 9/22 - Jeffrey Stewart (Tokyo University of Science)
78. 9/29 - Joseph Shauls (University of Tokyo)
79. 10/6 - Stephen Ryan (Waseda University)
80. 10/13 - Natasha V. Broodie (Life With The Big E)
81. 10/20 - Stephen Ryan (Waseda University)
82. 10/27 - Lisa Hunsberger (Kyushu Sangyo University)
83. 11/3 - Kim Noels (University of Alberta)
84. 11/10 - Nicola Galloway (University of Glasgow)
86. 11/24 - Eva Lantsoght (Universidad San Francisco de Quito)
87. 12/1 - Stuart Mclean (Momoyama Gakuin University)
88. 12/8 - Isabel Pefianco Martin (Ateneo de Manila University)
2022
89. 1/5 - Seth Wiener (Carnegie Mellon University)
90. 1/12 - Christine Muir (University of Nottingham)
91. 1/19 - Julija Knezevic (Kansai University)
92. 1/26 - Todd Beuckens (meels.org)
93. 2/2 - John Hughes (Oxford University)
94. 2/9 - Ana Sofia Hofmeyer (Kansai University)
95. 2/16 - Kate Maher (Kyoto University of Foreign Languages)
96. 2/23 - Shaun O’Dwyer (Kyushu University)
97. 3/2 - Sarah Mercer (University of Graz)
98. 3/9 - Nicos Sifakis (University of Athens)
99. 3/16 - Amy Thompson (West Virginia University)
100. 3/23 - Joseph Harris (University of Delaware)
101. 3/30 - Jose Domingo Cruz (University of Kitakyushu)
102. 4/6 - Janny HC Leung (University of Hong Kong)
103. 4/13 - Ali Al-Hoorie (Award-winning Applied Linguist from Saudi Arabia)
104. 4/20 - Kris Ramonda (Kansai University)
105. 4/27 - Sachiko Nakamura (Tamagawa University)
106. 5/4 - Paul Sevigny (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University)
107. 5/11 - Kyle Talbot (University of Graz)
108. 5/18 - Britton Brooks (Kyushu University)
109. 5/25 - Tammy Gregersen (American University of Sharjah)
110. 6/1 - Rhett Burton (Burton's English School)
111. 6/8 - Jo Mynard (Kanda University)
112. 6/15 - Lakeland International Conference
113. 6/22 - Merissa Ocampo (Fukushima Gakuin College)
114. 6/29 - Rue Burch (Kobe University)
115. 7/6 - Kathryn Everhart Chaffee (Université du Québec à Montréal)
116. 9/7 - Paul Silvia (UNC Greensboro)
117. 9/14 - Christopher G. Haswell (Kyushu University)
118. 9/21 - Katarina Mentzelopoulos (University of Nottingham)
119. 9/28 - Megan Figueroa (University of Arizona)
120. 10/05 - “Man on the Street” from JALT Listening SIG (Kyoto)
121. 10/12 - Ali Al-Hoorie (award-winning applied linguist from Saudi Arabia)
122. 10/19 - Eva Lantsoght (University of Quito/Delft)
123. 10/26 - W. L. Quint Oga-Baldwin (Waseda)
124. 11/2 - Sarah Hopkyns (Zayed University, Abu Dhabi)
125. 11/9 - Skye Playsted (University of Queensland)
126. 11/16 - “Man on the Street” from JALT International Conference
127. 11/23 - Sam Morris (Rikkyo University)
(Rikkyo University) 128. 11/30 - Steven Paydon
129. 12/7 - Lesley Smith (University of South Carolina)
2023
130. 2/8 - Rupeshika Gunawardana (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka)
131. 2/22 - Paul Silvia (UNC Greensboro)
132. 3/8 - “Man on the Street” from SUTFL Conference
133. 3/22 - Seiko Harumi (University of London)
134. 4/5 - Ana Sofia Hofmeyr (Kansai University)
135. 4/19 - Jared Cooney Horvath (University of Melbourne)
136. 5/3 - KOTESOL Man-on-the-street
137. 5/17 - Shatha Talib Al-Ahmadi (Umm Al-Quraa University)
138. 5/31 - James D’Angelo (Chukyo University)
139. 6/14 - Simon Humphries (Kansai University)
140. 7/12 - Dr. Kris Acheson-Clair (Purdue University)
141. 6/28 - Ali Al-Hoorie (Award-winning Applied Linguist from Saudi Arabia)
142. 9/6 - Chris Cooper (Rikkyo University)
143. 9/20 - Michael Hofmeyr (University of Osaka)
144. 10/4 - Scott Aubrey (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
145. 10/18 - Naheen Madarbakus-Ring (Tsukuba University)
146. 11/1 - Steven Pattison (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University)
147. 11/15 - Natasha V. Broodie (Living with the Big E)
148. 11/29 - Fiona Wall Minami (Kumamoto University)
149. 12/13 - Todd Beuckens (Ritsumeikan APU)
2024
150. 1/10 - Robert J. Lowe (from TEFLology) (Ochanomizu University)
151. 1/24 - Andrew Chapman (Kyushu University)
152. 2/7 - Eric K. Ku (Akita University)
153. 2/21 - Jya Hwei Ng (Hofstra University)
154. 3/6 - Eoin Jordan (University of St. Andrews)
155. 3/20 - Fred Anderson (Kansai University)
156. 4/4 - Joe Vitta (Kyushu University)
157. 4/18 - Curtis Kelly (Kansai University)
158. 5/2 - Paul Silvia (UNC Greensboro)
159. 5/29 - Matthew Baldock (Charles David Casson Estates)
160. 6/12 - "Man on the Street" - Lakeland University Conference on International Education
161. 6/29 - Matteo Tarsi (Uppsala University)
162. 7/10 - Kate Garnett (Ritsumeikan University / Doshisha University)
163. 7/24 - Dustin Kidd (Shimane University)
164. 9/18 - Jonathan Marpaung (Indonesia University)
165. 10/2 - Robinson Fritz (Kyushu University)
166. 10/16 - Nicos Sifakis (University of Athens)
167. 10/30 - Chris Cooper (Rikkyo University)
168. 11/13 - Wendy Gough (Tsukuba University)
169. 11/27 - Sarah Hopkyns (University of St. Andrews)
1. Dr. Seiko Harumi (University of London)
Paper discussed:
Harumi, S. (2011). Classroom silence: Voices from Japanese EFL learners.
Interview keywords:
Japan, students, Japanese, silence, classroom, teachers, writing, book, linguistics,
people, English, interested, native English, read, article, problems, question
Dr. Seiko Harumi is a Lecturer in Japanese and Applied Linguistics (Education) at SOAS University of London.
Introduction (from Academia.edu):
"I am a senior lector in Japanese at School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. My academic interests lies in Pragmatics, Classroom Discourse, Conversation Analysis, Classroom Silence and Language Pedagogy."
2. Dr. Chris Haswell (Kyushu University)
Paper discussed:
Haswell, C. G. (2013). A global model of English.
Asia Pacific World, 4(2), 122-137.
Interview keywords:
English, people, model, Japanese, Japan, language, linguistic,
paper, students, person, university, writing, thesis, grammar, speaking,
years, applied linguistics, interested, research
Dr. Christopher G. Haswell is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Languages and Cultures at Kyushu University
Introduction:
Christopher G. Haswell is an Associate Professor at Kyushu University’s Faculty of Languages and Cultures. His previous works include investigations of Asian users of English’s attitudes towards the use of English in Asia, the internationalization of higher education, and the employment of international students as teaching assistants at universities in Japan. He is the co-founder of the audio journal lostincitations.com.
3. Jonathan Shachter (Kyushu Sangyo University)
Paper discussed:
Shachter, J. (2018). Tracking and quantifying Japanese English
language learner speaking anxiety. The Language Teacher, 42, 3-7
Interview keywords:
students, nervousness, study, teacher, people, anxiety, class, Japanese,
nervous, Japan, silence, classroom, speak, issue, emotions, performance,
data collection, English, paper, language
Jonathan Shachter is a Lecturer in English at Kyushu Sangyo University's Language Education and Research Center.
Introduction:
Jonathan Shachter is a full-time lecturer at Kyushu Sangyo University in Fukuoka, Japan. He holds a B.A. in Trumpet Performance from Virginia Tech, an M.Ed. in Education from American College of Education, and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Psychology from Macquarie University. Throughout his teaching career, Jonathan has taught English and Trumpet in America, Canada, Israel, Australia, and Japan. He is a firm believer that the skills developed in studying the language of music can be applied to English language acquisition. His current research interests are the effects of nervousness on performance and cognition. He is the co-founder of the audio journal - lostincitations.com.
4. Dr. Kris Ramonda (Kansai University)
Paper discussed:
Ramonda, K. (2019). The role of encyclopedic world knowledge
in semantic transparency intuitions of idioms.
English Language & Linguistics, 23(1), 31-53.
Interview keywords:
idioms, metaphor, journals, study, language, paper, people, thought,
university, scales, learners, students, world, transparency, semantic,
English, interesting, Ph.D., question
Dr. Kris Ramonda is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Foreign Language Studies at Kansai University
Introduction (from KrisRamonda.com):
Kris Ramonda's primary research interests include vocabulary acquisition, metaphor, and metonymy. He is also interested in working memory and extensive reading.
5. Dr. David Matsumoto (San Francisco State University)
Paper discussed:
Matsumoto, D., et al., (2002). American-Japanese cultural
differences in judgements of emotional expressions of different
intensities. Cognition & Emotion, 16(6), 721-747.
Interview keywords:
expressions, Japanese, people, emotions, research, Berkeley, study,
Japan, paper, question, thought, produce, replicated, called, person,
clinical, citations
Dr. David Matsumoto is a Professor of Psychology at San Francisco State University and President of Humintell, LLC.
Introduction: (from LinkedIn)
-Professor at San Francisco State University (since 1989)
-President of Humintell, LLC (since 2009)
-Advisory Board, Center for Interviewer Standards and Assessment, Certified Forensic Interviewing (since 2008)
-Chairman of the Board and President, Center for Psychological Studies. Berkeley, CA. (since 2014)
-Member, Federal Bureau of Investigation High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group (HIG) Research Committee
-Senior Research Fellow, Behavioral Informatics & Technological Enterprise Studies, Behavioral Science Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigation
-Founder and Director of SFSU’s Culture and Emotion Research Laboratory
-Former Instructor, Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy
-Former Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
-Editor of the Culture and Diversity Section for the Social and Personality Psychology Compass
-Founder and Program Advisor of the East Bay Judo Institute since 1984
-1996 Olympic Coach (Judo)
-2000 Olympic Team Leader (Judo)
6. Dr. Marc Helgesen (Miyagi Gakuin Women's University)
Paper discussed:
Helgesen, M. (2019). English teaching and the science of happiness:
Positive psychology communication activities for language learning.
Tokyo: ABAX ELT Publishers
Interview keywords:
students, people, writing, noticing, positive psychology, activities,
happiness, mindfulness, happy, teachers, forgive, Japanese, person,
point, published, explain, eating, wabi-sabi, book, science
Dr. Marc Helgesen is a Professor of English at Miyagi Gakuin Women's University
Introduction (from ResearchGate):
Connecting Positive Psychology to language teaching. Connecting mind/brain/education to language teaching.
7. Dr. Simon Humphries (Kansai University)
Paper discussed:
Humphries, S. (2020). ‘Please teach me how to teach’:
The Emotional Impact of Educational Change.
Interview keywords:
students, teachers, interviews, study, people, book, clt,
chapter, textbook, teaching, talking, context, article,
observed, mentioned, test, thinking
Dr. Simon Humphries is a Professor of Intercultural Communication, Faculty of Foreign Language Studies, and Graduate School of Foreign Language Education and Research at Kansai University.
You can order the book here for 50% off: https://www.researchgate.net/project/The-Emotional-Rollercoaster-of-Language-Teaching
Introduction (from LinkedIn):
There is nothing better than seeing how international experiences change the lives of my students. I launched and managed an international exchange programme between colleges in the UK and Japan. Moreover, I prepare students for studying abroad through increasing their confidence to communicate and discussing intercultural issues with them. At Kansai University, I have the pleasure of being a member of the Study Abroad Committee in the Faculty of Foreign Language Studies, so I can help students to achieve their dreams overseas.
My Ph.D. research explored inter-cultural issues that arose following the introduction of a communicative curriculum, which required new approaches in teaching and learning English. For my present research, I have been awarded a "Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research" (Kakenhi) to study factors that influence Japanese students' capacity to speak English.
8. Todd Beuckens (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University)
Paper discussed:
Beuckens, T. (2020). ELLLO. Retrieved May 07, 2020,
from http://elllo.org/index.htm
Chris interviews Todd Beuckens, Lecturer at Ritsumeikan Asia
Pacific University and founder of ELLLO.org and meels.org
Interview keywords:
people, English, students, site, language, teachers, speak, listening,
activities, script, materials, edtech, learn, grammar, talk, class,
textbooks, listen
Introduction (from LinkedIn):
I am an English teacher (ESL) who loves working in the classroom and also creating online materials students and teachers can use online and offline in a variety of ways such as for homework, self-study, in-class activities, and distance learning. All of my sites are designed to go beyond traditional printed material in order to make the learning process fun, effective, and free!
I have been teaching in the classroom for over 20 years and developing self-access e-learning websites for over 10 years. Please feel free to contact me if you are interested in creating your own materials as I love to help other teachers create their own sites and online materials.
9. Dr. Curtis Kelly (Kansai University)
Paper discussed:
Kelly, C. (1999). The coming educational boom in Japan:
demographic and other indicators that suggest an increase
in the number of adults seeking education’. Japanese Society, 3, 38-57.
Interview keywords:
people, teacher, japan, education, Japanese, students, adults, university,
brain, online, classes, universities, paper, adult education, big, teaching,
dissertation, writing, college, page
Dr. Curtis Kelly is a Professor of English in the Faculty of Business and Commerce at Kansai University.
Harvard Course referenced in the show: https://tinyurl.com/sg9dxxs
More Online Harvard Courses (some are FREE!): https://tinyurl.com/r93by65
Think Tanks: https://sites.google.com/view/jalt-mind-brain-and-education/publications?authuser=0
Introduction: (from Academia.edu)
Teacher, speaker and writer, Curtis Kelly (EdD), is a Professor of English at Kansai University in Japan. He has spent most of his life developing learner-centered methods and materials for English learners, especially those with low confidence, low ability and low motivation. He believes learners should be pulled into English study rather than pushed. He has made over 330 presentations and written 29 books, including Active Skills for Communication (Cengage), Writing from Within (Cambridge), and Significant Scribbles (Longman).
10. Dr. Joe Siegel (Orebo University)
Paper discussed:
Siegel, J. (2019). Did you take "good" notes?:
On methods of evaluating student notetaking
performance. Journal for Academic Purposes, 35, 85-92.
Interview keywords:
students, notes, listening, paper, teachers, research,
test, teaching, study, Sweden, TED talk, point, abbreviations,
Japan, information, project, texts, classroom, thinking, important
Dr. Joseph Siegel is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Humanities,
Education and Social Sciences at Orebo University.
Introduction: (from Oru.se)
Joseph Siegel teaches English in teacher education, where he focuses mainly on language teaching pedagogy and classroom practices. He also teaches courses on pragmatics, classroom interaction, research methodology, and action research for the language classroom.
Joseph Siegel has a PhD in Applied Linguistics from Aston University, UK. His doctoral thesis focused on the teaching of listening strategies in second language (L2) education. He leads several research projects on language teaching pedagogy, including the ways in which note-taking is conceived and taught in the L2 classroom and how L2 learners develop spoken pragmatic knowledge and abilities. He is also currently co-editing a collection of works titled “International Perspectives on Teaching the Four Skills in ELT” with Professor Anne Burns, University of New South Wales, Australia.
11. Dr. Stephen Fairclough (Liverpool John Moores University)
Paper discussed:
Fairclough, S. H., Tattersall, A. J., & Houston, K. (2006).
Anxiety and performance in the British driving test.
Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology
Interview keywords:
people, test, anxiety, study, measure, heart rate, bit, called,
driving, year, interested, paper, data, physiological, monitoring,
fitbit, scale, alcohol, real, point
Dr. Stephen Fairclough is a Professor of Psychophysiology at Liverpool John Moores University.
Introduction (from LinkedIn):
I'm an academic working across psychology, neuroscience and human-computer interaction with a particular interest in translational research. I specialise in the development and implications of physiological computing systems where signals from brain and body are used as control inputs for technological systems.
12. Dr. Aya Matsuda (Arizona State University)
Paper discussed:
Matsuda, A., & Friedrich, P. (2011). English as an
international language: A curriculum blueprint.
Interview keywords:
English, people, language, Japanese, students,
native speakers, Japan, variety, international, context, world,
teaching, American, communication, universities, goal, model,
based, word, places
Dr. Aya Matsuda is an Associate Professor at the Department of English at Arizona State University.
Introduction: (from Asu.edu)
Aya Matsuda is associate professor of applied linguistics in the Department of English at Arizona State University, where she directs undergraduate and graduate programs in linguistics and applied linguistics. Her research interests include World Englishes WE, the use of English as an international language, and the pedagogical implications of the global spread of English. She has published widely in various books and journals including English Today, JALT Journal, TESOL Quarterly, and World Englishes, as well as several encyclopedias. Matsuda also has published two edited books, "Principles and Practices of Teaching English as an International Language" (2012, Multilingual Matters) and "Preparing Teachers to Teach English as an International Language" (2017, Multilingual Matters). She served on the Board of Directors for TESOL International Association from 2014 to 2017 and currently is a treasurer-secretary for the International Association for World Englishes.
13. Dr. Simon Boag (Macquarie University)
Paper discussed:
Boag, S. (2017). On Dreams and Motivation:
Comparison of Freud’s and Hobson’s Views.
Frontiers in psychology, 7, 2001.
Interview keywords:
dreams, Freud, theory, evidence, brain, talking,
Hobson, people, dopamine pathway, interesting,
rem sleep, paper, write, point, sleep, motivation,
rapid eye movement, psychology, Freudian theory, bit
Dr. Simon Boag is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Macquarie University.
Introduction: (from WordPress.com)
I am an Associate Professor in Psychology at Macquarie University. I am primarily interested in personality dynamics and the possibility of personality change. My research background is in psychodynamic theory. However, my research is presently examining personality dynamics from a dynamical systems perspective. My published research has been particularly interested in defense mechanisms, unconscious mental processes, dreams, and the science and philosophy of psychoanalysis. My current research is turning to the relationship between personality dynamics and spirituality. I also enjoy looking at the history of personality research and of psychology generally.