Profile

Affiliation

April 2023 – Present

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Foreign Language Studies, Kansai University, Japan

September 2022 – March 2023

Adjunct lecturer, Institute of Arts and Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Japan

Education

2018–2022

Ph.D. in Education (Specialised in Applied Linguistics), Concordia University, Canada

Dissertation supervisor: Dr. Pavel Trofimovich

2016–2017

MA TESOL with Distinction, University College London, UCL Institute of Education, United Kingdom

Thesis supervisor: Dr. Talia Isaacs

2013–2014

Diploma in Academic English with Humanities with Distinction, English Language and Academic Studies (ELAS) Programme, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, United Kingdom

2012–2015

MA Education, Hokkaido University of Education, Japan

2008–2012

BA Education, Hokkaido University of Education, Japan

Teaching Activities

Course Instructor

Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan (2022 to 2023)

  • Reading & Writing 1B
  • Reading & Writing 2B

Teaching Assistant 

Concordia University, Montreal, Canada (2018 to 2022)

  • TESL 330: Computers in Language Teaching (2021)
  • TESL 221: Phonology for Teachers (2018, 2020)
  • APLI 660: Research Methods (2019, 2020, 2022)

Hokkaido University of Education, Sapporo, Japan (2012 to 2015)

  • Seminar in British and American literature
  • Elementary school English education

English Language Teacher

Hokurei Junior and Senior High School, Sapporo, Japan (2015–2016)

Try Group Inc., Sapporo, Japan (2014–2015)

Meirinkan Inc., Sapporo, Japan (2011–2013)

Research Grants, External Awards and Scholarships

  • PSLLT Graduate Student Award (2022), Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching (PSLLT) Conference 2022/Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Amount: CAD $500.
  • Murata Foundation Research Grant (2021–2022), The Murata Science Foundation. Amount: ￥500,000
  • Merit Scholarship Program for Foreign Students (PBEEE) (2020–2022), Fonds de recherche – Nature et technologies (FRQNT) and ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur (The Ministry of Education and Higher Education of Québec). Amount: CAD $45,334
  • Graduate Scholarship for Degree Seeking Students (2019–2022), Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO). Amount: PhD Programme full tuition fee for three years and monthly stipends
  • The First-Time Presenter Graduate Student Travel Award (2019), Association canadienne de linguistique appliquée/Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics (ACLA/CAAL). Amount: CAD $700
  • Baba Foundation Scholarship (2012–2013), Japan Educational Exchanges and Services. Amount: ￥1,400,000 

University Internal Awards and Scholarships

  • 2022: Concordia University Conference and Exposition Award, Concordia University.
  • 2022: GSA Conference Funding, Concordia University Graduate Students’ Association (GSA).
  • 2021–2022: Concordia Accelerator Award, Concordia University.
  • 2021–2022: Split Concordia Merit Scholarship, Concordia University.
  • 2020: Concordia University Conference and Exposition Award, Concordia University.
  • 2019: GSA Conference Funding, Concordia University Graduate Students’ Association (GSA).
  • 2019: Concordia University Conference and Exposition Award, Concordia University
  • 2018–2021: Faculty of Arts and Science Graduate Fellowship, Concordia University.
  • 2018–2021: Concordia International Tuition Award of Excellence, Concordia University.
  • 2015: Excellent Student Award, Hokkaido University of Education.
  • 2014: Bhasi Panikker Prize for Progress in the English Language and Academic Studies Programme, University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies. 
  • 2013: Learning Excellence Award, Hokkaido University of Education, Scholarship Foundation.

Service

Ad hoc Journal Reviewer

  • Reviewer for International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching (IRAL), De Gruyter
  • Reviewer for ITL – International Journal of Applied Linguistics, John Benjamins
  • Reviewer for Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, Taylor and Francis
  • Reviewer for Journal of Second Language Pronunciation, John Benjamins
  • Reviewer for Language Assessment Quarterly, Taylor and Francis
  • Reviewer for Language Awareness, Taylor and Francis
  • Reviewer for Language Teaching Research, SAGE
  • Reviewer for Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Cambridge University Press

Licensure and Certification

  • Elementary School Teacher Licence (All Subjects), 1st grade (1種教員免許状　小学校全科), Hokkaido Government Board of Education, Japan
  • Junior High School Teacher Licence (English), specialised certificate (専修教員免許状　中学校外国語), Hokkaido Government Board of Education, Japan
  • Senior High School Teacher Licence (English), specialised certificate (専修教員免許状　高等学校外国語), Hokkaido Government Board of Education, Japan
  • Librarian-Teacher Certificate (学校図書館司書教諭資格), Hokkaido Government Board of Education, Japan
  • Passed Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test (日本語教育能力検定試験合格), Japan Educational Exchanges and Services
  • The EIKEN Test in Practical English Proficiency Grade 1 (英検1級合格), Eiken Foundation of Japan
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