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VYE Stacey Louise

Researcher information

■ Degree
  • Doctorate of Education, Organizational Change and Leadership
    Dec. 2018
  • Master of Arts (TESOL), Columbia University
    May 2002
  • Political Science (BA), University of Washington
    Dec. 1988
■ Research Keyword
  • learner and teacher autonomy/reflection/creativity/writing/intercultural communication/organizational change
■ Field Of Study
  • Humanities & social sciences, Foreign language education, learner and teacher autonomy/reflection/creativity/writing/intercultural communication/organizational change
■ Career
  • Apr. 2012 - Sep. 2014, The Ministry of Education and Science Grant-in-Aid (Japan): Scientific Research C, Needs Analysis of a Self-Access Center, Japan
■ Educational Background
  • Jan. 2016 - Dec. 2018, University of Southern California, Rossier School of Education: Organizational Change & Leadership EdD, United States
  • Aug. 1999 - May 2002, Columbia University Teachers College, Master of Arts (TESOL), United States
■ Member History
  • Apr. 2020 - Present
    Saitama University -Center for English Education and Development, CEED English Teacher Hiring Committee, Government
■ Award
  • 09 Mar. 2022, International Online Zoom Workshop on Teaching Effective Communication Skills, U.S. Federal Assistance Grant -Group, Akita University & US Embassy Tokyo
  • 09 Aug. 2019, English for English Teachers: Workshops for Secondary English Teachers in Japan, Sponsored by the U.S. Embassy, Tokyo and Akita University
  • 08 Aug. 2017, English for English Teachers: Workshops for Secondary English Teachers in Japan, Sponsored by the U.S. Embassy, Tokyo and New York University, Tokyo, Japan
  • 29 May 2017, Individual Grant, US Federal Assistance Grant SF 424
  • 31 Aug. 2016, Individual Grant, US Federal Assistance Grant SF 424
  • 29 Jun. 2015, Young Person/Women Research Grant, Saitama University Grant Committee
  • 18 Jun. 2014, Young and Female Researchers Grant, Saitama University Grant Committee
  • 14 Feb. 2014, Educational Reform Grant Global Jinzai, Saitama University Grant Committee
  • 01 Mar. 2012, Female or Young Researcher's Grant, Saitama University Grant Committee
  • 01 Mar. 2012, Senior Researcher, Saitama University Project Grant
  • 01 Mar. 2012, Grant-in-Aid Research Category C, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
  • 09 May 2011, Grant-in-Aid Research Category C, Grant-in-Aid Research Category C……

Performance information

■ Paper
  • Engaging with and exploring autonomy, creativity, and well-being for learner development               
    Vye, S.; Moreau, R.; Yarwood, A.; Lombardi, A.; Ashwell, T.
    Learning Learning, Volume:31, Number:3, First page:61, Last page:64, Nov. 2024, [Invited], [Lead]
    English, Research institution
  • Journeys to learner wellbeing: A dialogue on building student communities.               
    Vye, S. & Yanase, C.
    Learning Learning, Volume:30, Number:2, First page:51, Last page:56, 2023, [Invited], [Lead]
    https://ld-sig.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/back.pdf
    English, Symposium
  • There is something about affirming SALL: An Everhard and Gardner and Miller review               
    Vye, S.
    Relay Journal, Volume:6, Number:1, First page:95, Last page:101, 2023, [Reviewed], [Invited]
    English, Research institution
    DOI:https://doi.org/10.37237/relay/060107
    DOI ID:10.37237/relay/060107
  • Report on the JASAL forum at JALT2021. Serendipities in self-access learning: Positives from the pandemic.               
    Taylor, C., Thorton, K., Wongsarnpiggoon, I., & Vye, Stacey
    JASAL Journal, Volume:3, Number:1, First page:33, Last page:46, 2022, [Reviewed]
    https://jasalorg.com/report-on-the-jasal-forum-at-jalt2021-serendipities-in-self-access-learning-positives-from-the-pandemic/
    English, International conference proceedings
  • Utilizing advising strategies with grounded theory to support an advisee’s learning goals               
    Vye, Stacey
    Relay Journal https://doi.org/10.37237/relay/040206, Volume:4, Number:2, First page:107, Last page:115, 2021, [Reviewed], [Lead]
    English, Research institution
  • The L2 motivational self system: A replication study               
    Hughes, L. S., Vye, S., & Ray, D.
    JALT Journal https://doi.org/10.37546/JALTJJ42.1, Volume:42, Number:1, First page:5, Last page:28, May 2020, [Reviewed], [Corresponding]
    English
    DOI:https://doi.org/10.37546/JALTJJ42.1
    DOI ID:10.37546/JALTJJ42.1
  • Autonomous language learning in Japan. Three studies in post-compulsory education               
    Hennessy, C., Lombardi, I., Morel, R., Vye, S., & Aden, A.
    JALT., Volume:PanSIG Journal 2019., First page:155, Last page:165, 2019, [Reviewed]
    https://pansig.org/publications/2019/PanSIG_2019_Journal.pdf
  • Looking back: 2019 PanSIG Learner Development SIG Forum reflections.               
    Morel, R., Vye, S., & Aden, A.
    Learning Learning, Volume:26, Number:2, First page:67, Last page:68, 2019
  • Keynote speech: Maintaining effective communication for improved organizational change               
    Vye, Stacey
    International Symposium on Social Sciences and Management Conference Proceedings.Osaka, Japan 2018., Volume:ISBN978-986-5654-17-7, First page:2, Last page:3,17, 2018, [Reviewed]
  • Keynote speech: Creativity, collaborative autonomy, and innovation in education               
    Vye, Stacey
    Conference Procedings of the International Symposium on Language, Linguistics,Literature and Education, August 2-4, Okinawa, Japan, 2016., First page:13, Last page:18, 2016, [Reviewed]
  • Art and the motivational L2 self system in a university course               
    Vye, Stacey
    Learning Learning, Volume:23-2, First page:2=8, 2016
  • LASIG Day, 11th April 2015 Manchester Central, UK               
    Tebib, D., Tamala, M., & Vye, S.
    The Independence, Volume:50, Number:1, First page:21, Last page:24, 2015, [Reviewed]
  • From learner autonomy in practice to learner proficiency in theory (Proceedings)               
    Vye, Stacey
    Korea TESOL (KOTESOL) 2013: Exploring the Road Less Traveled: From Practice to Theory, Volume:21, Number:B, First page:253, Last page:260, 2014
  • LD SIG forum: Transitions in the lives of learners and teachers               
    Hurrell, I., Abe, M., Brown, P. S., Vye, S., et. al.
    In N. Sonda & A. Krause (Eds.), JALT2013 Conference Proceedings. Tokyo: JALT, Volume:2014, Number:1, First page:48, Last page:60, 2014, [Reviewed]
    https://jalt-publications.org/proceedings/articles/3977-ld-sig-forum-transitions-lives-learners-and-teachers
  • Saitama University students presented short papers in English at Gakushuin University to an international English audience               
    Vye, Stacey
    武蔵野: 埼玉大学図書館, Volume:15, First page:8, Last page:11, 2014
  • From learner autonomy in practice to learner proficiency in theory (Extended Abstract)               
    Vye, Stacey
    Korea TESOL (KOTESOL) 2013: Exploring the Road Less Traveled: From Practice to Theory, Volume:21, Number:A, First page:170, Last page:173, 2013
  • Learning autonomously while improving language proficiency               
    Vye, Stacey
    Independent Learning Association (ILA) 2012 Wellington Conference Selections, First page:170, Last page:173, 2013, [Reviewed]
    Scientific journal
  • Learning autonomously while improving language proficiency               
    Vye, Stacey
    ILAC Selections: 5th Independent Language Association Conference 2012, Volume:5, Number:2012, First page:98, Last page:100, 2013, [Reviewed], [Invited]
  • 学生の英語力測定に効果を発揮。さらに学内特別会場IELTS実施で留学希望者 が増加。               
    Vye, S.
    IELTS(アイエルツ),白書2012, Volume:1, First page:14, 2012
    Research institution
  • Advising practices: A survey of self-access learner motivations and preferences               
    Hughes, L. S., Krug, N. P., & Vye, S. L.
    Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal, Volume:3, Number:2, First page:163, Last page:181, 2012, [Reviewed]
    Scientific journal
  • Viewing research and laundry from a different angle through peer collaboration               
    Learning Learning (LD-SIG of JALT), Volume:19, Number:3, First page:51, Last page:52, 2012, [Reviewed]
    Scientific journal
  • Learning in interaction: Four snapshots of an English resource center               
    Stacey Vye, Adriana Edwards Wurzinger, Leander Hughes, & Nathan Krug
    The Proceedings of the International Conference on Social Science and Humanity Conference ICSSH2011, First page:161, Last page:165, 2011, [Reviewed]
    Scientific journal
  • Language learning through socialization: Diversified use of a self-access center               
    Krug, Nathan, Adriana Edwards Wurzinger, Leander Hughes, & Stacey Vye
    International Journal of Social Science and Humanity, Volume:1, Number:1, First page:19, Last page:25, 2011, [Reviewed]
    Scientific journal
  • Out-of-class learning at a self-access center               
    Hughes, Leander, Nathan Krug, & Stacey Vye
    Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal, Volume:2, Number:4, First page:281, Last page:291, 2011, [Reviewed]
    Scientific journal
  • Autonomous language learning: A paradigm shift from teacher to learner control               
    Vye, Stacey
    The 19th annual KOTESOL 2011 international conference. Pushing our paradigms: Connecting with culture. 19,, Volume:19, First page:314, Last page:316, 2011, [Reviewed]
    Research institution
  • Learning that doesn't label what 'kind' of learning is appropriate               
    Vye, Stacey, Andrew Barfield, & Androlla Anthanasiou
    Independence (LA-SIG of IATEFL), Volume:50, Number:1, First page:21, Last page:24, 2010, [Reviewed]
    Scientific journal
  • Reflections on Nakasendo at the Learner Development SIG multi-session workshop on self-assessment               
    Barfield, Andrew, Leander Hughes, Stacey Vye, et. al.
    Learning Learning (LD-SIG of JALT), Volume:17, Number:2, First page:39, Last page:46, 2010, [Reviewed]
    Scientific journal
  • Self-reflection for teacher autonomy: What's in it for us and why do we give valuable time               
    Graves, Nanci & Stacey Vye
    The Proceedings of the Independent Learning Association 2007 Japan Conference: Exploring theory, enhancing practice: Autonomy across the disciplines, First page:1, Last page:7, 2009, [Reviewed]
  • Learning beyond the classroom supports the Saitama University’s English resource center’s collaborative concept               
    Vye, S.
    The Eloquor, Volume:4, Number:1, First page:27, Last page:40, 2009
    Research institution
■ MISC
  • Volunteer TA:Learning Advisor Education (LAE) Program: Becoming a Professional in Promoting Autonomy through Reflective Dialogue               
    Apr. 2023
    専門教育 科目説明 ホームページより https://kuis.kandagaigo.ac.jp/rilae/education/ ラーニングアドバイザー教育(LAE)プログラム。内省的な対話を通じて自律を促すプロフェッショナルへ "Learning Advisor Education (LAE) "プログラムは、学習者と内省的な対話を行い、自律性を促進するプロフェッショナルなアドバイザーとなり、熟練した実践者となることを可能にします。 LAEプログラムには5つのコース(Getting Started, Going Deeper, Becoming Aware, Transformation, Becoming an Autonomous Teacher Leader)があり、プロのアドバイザーになるための初期教育と継続教育が行われています。LAEプログラムの各コースを修了すると、神田外語大学RILAEから認定証が授与されます」(Kanda University of International Studies, Japan, n.d. para.1).
  • Hughes, L. S., Vye, S., & Ray, D. (2020). The L2 motivational self system: A replication study. JALT Journal., 42(1), 5-28. https://doi.org/10.37546/JALTJJ42.1               
    May 2020
    We got accepted for this publication in the winter of the 2019 academic year, but our replication study on motivation was not published until May 2020, so I will report this vetted publication for 2020. The study took us several years to complete and here is the publication issue description:https://jalt-publications.org/jj/issues/2020-05_42.1
  • Dissertation Thesis: Perceptions of First-Year Tertiary Students’ English Language Learning After Six Years of Instruction in Japan: An Evaluation Study               
    Oct. 2018
    Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), University of Southern California, Rossier School of Education, December 12th, 2018 Organizational Change and Leadership, Los Angeles, CA, USA https://digitallibrary.usc.edu/asset-management/2A3BF1PECA3S
■ Books and other publications
  • Connections with facilitating learner autonomy, language proficiency, and the teacher/researcher’s daily grind-Editors Barfield, A & Minamatsu, A.               
    Vye, S., Murase, F., & Edwards Wurzinger, A.
    Learner Development SIG JALT:Tokyo, Nov. 2014
    Total pages:1165
    ISBN:9784901352444
  • Realising Autonomy in Language Education. Chapter: Practical frustration busters for learner autonomy               
    Editors: Kay Irie & Alison Stewart, Chapter authors: Graves, Nanci & Stacey Vye
    Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, [Reviewed]
  • Perceptions of first-year tertiary students’ English language learning after six years of instruction in Japan: An evaluation study (Publication No. 227799325)               
    Vye, Stacey
    ProQuest Dissertations, Dec. 1812
    Total pages:256
    https://digitallibrary.usc.edu/asset-management/2A3BF1PECA3S
■ Lectures, oral presentations, etc.
  • Treasured colleagues’ and friends’ interwoven reflections for advisors and teachers that support learner wellbeing [Featured speaker]               
    Vye, S.
    5th Graduation Symposium of the Research Institute for Learner Autonomy Education (RILAE), Kanda University of International Studies, Chiba, Japan, Mar. 2025, Research Institute for Learner Autonomy Education (RILAE), [Invited]
    English, Invited oral presentation, Kanda University of International Studies
    In this short graduation symposium talk, I will share the work of treasured colleagues’ and friends’ interconnected reflections utilized to empower learners’ identities and wellbeing during advising sessions or in classrooms. These advising techniques are Naoko Aoki’s (2013; 2019) can-do statements for advisors, Satoko Kato and Jo Mynard’s (2016) reflective dialogues for advising (2016), and Scott Shelton-Strong and Giovanna Tassinari’s (2022) learner’s psychological needs in advising. These authors provide three lovely interwoven strategies that I term empathy, utilizing imagination, a willingness to focus on the learner, and addressing the issue with appropriate degrees of directiveness.
  • Evolutions in self-access language learning               
    Francis, A. M.; Thornton, K.; Uehara, S.; Vye, S.
    JALT2024 International Conference: Moving JALT into the Future: Opportunity, Diversity, and Excellence, Nov. 2024
    English, Public symposium
  • Gritty growth mindsets in a self-directed learning course               
    Vye, S.
    Nov. 2023, [International conference]
  • Fostering learner wellbeing through community and autonomy: The role of learner communities               
    Vye, S. & Yanase, C.
    Oct. 2023, [Domestic conference]
  • Autonomy, creativity, and innovation for learners and teachers alike               
    Vye, S.
    Oct. 2023, [Domestic conference]
  • Creative online elements for learner ownership are encouraged during face-to-face learning               
    Vye, S.
    Learning Learning, May 2023, [Domestic conference]
  • A Tempered Change Framework Utilized to Facilitate Learner Engagement at a Learning Center               
    Vye, S.
    9th LAb Session:Learner Autonomy in a Multilingual World: Supporting those learning/using multiple languages, Nov. 2022, [International conference]
  • Making minor adjustments for improved communications               
    Vye, Stacey
    Mar. 2022, [Domestic conference]
  • Students' on-campus and online self-access learning preferences               
    Vye, Stacey
    Japan Association of Language Teachers, Nov. 2021, [International conference]
  • Valid inquiry produces quality research.               
    Vye, Stacey
    Feb. 2020, [Domestic conference]
  • Three teaching pillars for teaching English: Creativity, collaboration, and innovation (CCI).               
    Vye, Stacey
    Workshop Booklet., Aug. 2019, [Domestic conference]
  • Learning, Living, and Life in America and Japan: Intercultural Ideas and Insights               
    Vye, Stacey
    Jun. 2019, [Domestic conference]
  • Communicative speaking and listening activities               
    Vye, Stacey
    Aug. 2018, [Domestic conference]
  • Keynote speech: Maintaining effective communication for improved organizational change               
    Vye, Stacey
    International Symposium on Social Sciences and Management Conference Proceedings.Osaka, Japan 2018., Feb. 2017, [International conference]
  • Creativity, collaborative autonomy, and innovation in education               
    Vye, Stacey
    the Proceedings of the International Symposium on Language, Linguistics, and Education ISLLE Okinawa, Japan 2016, Aug. 2016, [International conference]
  • Art and the motivational L2 self-system in a university course               
    Vye, Stacey
    Learning Learning, Nov. 2015, [International conference]
  • Art and the motivational L2 self system in a university course (Learner Development SIG Forum 2015)               
    Vye, Stacey
    Nov. 2015, [International conference]
  • Communicative Speaking and Listening Activities               
    Vye, Stacey
    New York University American Language Institute Tokyo, Aug. 2015, [International conference]
  • Communicative speaking and listening activities               
    Vye, Stacey
    NYU SCPC ALI Tokyo, Jul. 2015, [International conference]
  • Visual representations of learner and teacher autonomy in a tertiary course               
    Vye, Stacey
    Independence, Apr. 2015, [International conference]
  • Visual representations of learner and teacher autonomy in a tertiary course               
    Vye, Stacey
    Independence (LA-SIG of IATEFL), Apr. 2015, [International conference]
  • Daring to develop a learner-centred activities in the classroom               
    Vye, Stacey
    Feb. 2015, [International conference]
  • Communicative Speaking and Listening Activities               
    Vye, Stacey
    NYU American Language Institute, Jan. 2015, [Domestic conference]
  • Communicative speaking and listening activities               
    Vye, Stacey
    New York University American Language Institute Tokyo, Jul. 2014, [International conference]
  • Enhancing EFL and Content-based instruction through art in the classrooms               
    Vye, Stacey
    Jun. 2014, [Domestic conference]
  • Collaborative autonomy: Stories of flourishing learner development               
    Vye, Stacey, Iman binti Abd Halim, Takumi Kichuchi, Saeko Kojima, & Rahimi Rahman
    Nov. 2013, [International conference]
  • Learning autonomously for language proficiency               
    Vye, Stacey
    Oct. 2013, [International conference]
  • Narrative learning transformations in a university learner autonomy seminar after the course is over               
    Vye, Stacey
    JALT2013 39th Annual International Conference Proceedings, Oct. 2013, [International conference]
  • From learner autonomy in practice to learner proficiency in theory (Proceedings)               
    Vye, Stacey
    Korea TESOL (KOTESOL) 2013: Exploring the Road Less Traveled: From Practice to Theory, Oct. 2013, [International conference]
  • The power of peer collaboration: Proficiency and incidental learning at the same time.               
    Vye, Stacey
    Mar. 2013, [International conference]
  • The tried and true art of developing learner know-how               
    Vye, Stacey
    NELTA 18th International Conference, Kathmandu, Nepal, 2013, [Invited], [International conference]
  • Recharging reflection activities for teachers: Learning and teaching reflective short-cuts               
    Vye, Stacey
    EFL Teacher Journeys Conference 2013, 2013, [Invited], [Domestic conference]
  • The power of peer collaboration: Proficiency and incidental learning at the same time               
    Vye, Stacey
    Lilly Conference on College & University Teaching – West Conference: Twenty-Five Years of Evidence-Based Teaching & Learning, 2013, [Invited], [International conference]
  • University students learning autonomously and while improving in English as well               
    Vye, Stacey
    ILA2012: Autonomy in a Networked World, 2013, [Invited], [International conference]
  • Learner driven development: Autonomy as they see it!               
    Vye, Stacey, Fumiko Murase, & Adriana Edwards Wurzinger
    JALT2012 Conference: Making a Difference, 2012, [Invited], [International conference]
  • Autonomy makes difference in language proficiency?               
    Vye, Stacey
    JALT2012 Conference: Making a Difference, 2012, [Invited], [International conference]
  • A reflective multi-purpose gizmo that helps busy teachers for the entire school year               
    Vye, Stacey
    Omiya Chapter of JALT, 2012, [Invited], [Domestic conference]
  • Heightened agency and symbiotic support in an academic speaking course               
    Learner Development SIG Forum 2011, 2012, [Invited], [International conference]
  • Practical frustration busters for learner autonomy               
    Vye, Stacey & Nanci Graves
    Palgrave Macmillan (see 2.1.1), 2012, [Invited], [International conference]
  • Learners' collaborative action: This is what we want!               
    Vye, Stacey
    Nakasendo2012: Using English, 2012, [Invited], [Domestic conference]
  • Learner autonomy and getting better at English at the same time               
    Vye, Stacey
    Learner Autonomy SIG of IATEFL: Advising for Language Learner Autonomy, 2011, [Invited], [International conference]
  • What factors bring students to our self-access center?               
    Hughes, L., Krug, N., Edwards Wurzinger, A., & Vye, S.
    Learner Autonomy SIG of IATEFL: Advising for Language Learner Autonomy, 2011, [Invited], [International conference]
  • A reflective ESL multi-purpose aid that help teachers, too!               
    Vye, Stacey
    CATESOL2011: The Art and Passion of Language Teaching, 2011, [Invited], [International conference]
  • Learning in interaction: Four snapshots of an English resource center (with Wurzinger, Hughes, and Krug)               
    Vye, Stacey [Paper submitted, but did not attend due to Entrance Examinations]
    The Proceedings of the International Conference on Social Science and Humanity Conference, 2011, [Invited], [International conference]
  • Autonomous language learning: A paradigm shift from teacher to learner control               
    Vye, Stacey
    KOTESOL2011: Pushing our Paradigms; Connecting with Culture Conference Book, 2011, [Invited], [International conference]
  • Student generated self-assessment               
    Vye, Stacey
    English Teachers Japan Association Tokyo Expo, 2010, [Invited], [Domestic conference]
  • Classrooms are alive with the sound of music               
    Vye, Stacey
    2010, [Invited], [Domestic conference]
  • Multi-purpose self-assessment               
    Barfield, A., Cooker, L., Hughes, L., Ray, D., Stewart, A., Vye, S., et al.
    Learner Development SIG Forum at Nakasendo, 2010, [Invited], [Domestic conference]
  • Snapshots of teachers’ shared learning journeys               
    Vye, Stacey
    Learner Development SIG Forum, 2009, [Invited], [International conference]
  • An English resource community from the perspective of the learner               
    Vye, Stacey
    Japan Association Self-access Learning (JASAL) Forum, 2009, [Invited], [International conference]
  • Mind your own learning: Online reflective mirrors               
    Fanselow, John, Nanci Graves, & Stacey Vye
    JALT2009 Conference: The Teaching-learning Dialogue: An Active Mirror, 2009, [Invited], [International conference]
  • Exploring empowering moments of change in language education               
    Vye, Stacey
    ESEA2009: English Changing: Implications for Policy, Teaching, and Research, 2009, [Invited], [International conference]
  • More learner autonomy with less frustration               
    Graves, Nanci & Stacey Vye
    ILA2009 Independent Learning: Building on Experience and Seeking New Perspectives, 2009, [Invited], [International conference]
  • Self-reflection for learner and teacher autonomy               
    Graves, Nanci & Stacey Vye
    ILA2007 Conference: Exploring Theory, Enhancing Practice: Autonomy Across the Disciplines, 2009, [Invited], [International conference]
  • Using music for listening and discussion in the classroom               
    Vye, Stacey
    Learner Development SIG of JALT Retreat 2008: Crossing Boundaries: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Learner Autonomy, 2008, [Invited], [Domestic conference]
  • Teaching autonomy: Practical frustration busters               
    Graves, Nanci & Stacey Vye
    JALT2008 Conference: Shared Identities: Our Interweaving Threads, 2008, [Invited], [International conference]
  • Perceptions of first-year university students’ language learning after six years of secondary instruction in Japan.               
    Vye, Stacey
    Apr. 1911, [Domestic conference]
  • Three teaching pillars for teaching English: Creativity, collaboration, and innovation (CCI).               
    Vye, Stacey
    Workshop Booklet., Sep. 1908, [International conference]
  • Designing effective cross-disciplinary inquiry is not a boring matter               
    Vye, Stacey
    9th International Symposium on Business and Social Sciences (ISBSS) Conference., Feb. 1907, [International conference]
  • Learning about our learners through the L2 motivational self system: First-year university students’ perceptions in Japan               
    Hughes, Leander, Debjani Ray & Stacey Vye
    [Domestic conference]
■ Teaching experience
  • Apr. 2021 - Present
    Professor (Tenured), Center for English Education, Saitama University, Saitama, Japan April 2008 - Present, Saitama University, • Supervises a diverse English self-access center (SALC) with advisors in the English Resource Center (ERC) that support our English language learners’ (ELLs) English proficiency, self-reflection, self-efficacy, career guidance, and emotional well-being in an in-person and online hybrid environment in a dynamic and collaborative learning community
    • Design and coordinate the English academic writing program, empowering intermediate ELLs to self-selected research on, but not limited to, socioeconomics, the environment, migration, immigration, climate change, social justice, LGBTQ+, poverty, child labor, and refugees. Students research, take notes on relevant sources, create a synthesized structure map, and then write several APA 7th or MLA 9th non-plagiarized drafts with ample feedback.
    • Create and maintain a learning management system (LMS) that utilizes online platforms and course webpages with open-source materials, making them accessible to all students who do not have off-campus access.
    • Design and teach curriculum for the undergraduate academic courses on writing, communication, preparation for pathways to study abroad, intercultural global citizenship, creativity and innovation, and self-directed learning
    • A hiring committee member recruiting qualified teachers to support local and international college students
    • English humanities entrance exam committee in a bilingual environment, Undergraduate special subjects
  • Apr. 2013 - Mar. 2021
    Associate Professor (Tenured), Center for English Education, Saitama University, Saitama, Japan April 2008 - Present, Saitama University, • Supervises a diverse English self-access center (SALC) with advisors in the English Resource Center (ERC) that support our English language learners’ (ELLs) English proficiency, self-reflection, self-efficacy, career guidance, and emotional well-being in an in-person and online hybrid environment in a dynamic and collaborative learning community
    • Designed and coordinated the English academic writing program, empowering intermediate ELL self-selected research on, but not limited to, socioeconomics, the environment, migration, immigration, climate change, social justice, LGBTQ+, poverty, child labor, and refugees. Students research, take notes on relevant sources, create a synthesized structure map, and then write several APA 6th or MLA 8th non-plagiarized drafts with ample feedback.
    • Create and maintain a learning management system (LMS) that utilizes online platforms and course webpages with open-source materials, making them accessible to all students who do not have off-campus access., Undergraduate special subjects
  • Apr. 2008 - Mar. 2013
    Assistant Professor, Saitama University, • Supervises a diverse English self-access center (SALC) with advisors in the English Resource Center (ERC) that support our English language learners’ (ELLs) English proficiency, self-reflection, self-efficacy, career guidance, and emotional well-being in an in-person and online hybrid environment in a dynamic and collaborative learning community
    • Designed and coordinated the English academic writing program, empowering intermediate ELL self-selected research on, but not limited to, socioeconomics, the environment, migration, immigration, climate change, social justice, LGBTQ+, poverty, child labor, and refugees. Students research, take notes on relevant sources, create a synthesized structure map, and then write several APA 7th or MLA 9th non-plagiarized drafts with ample feedback.
    • Create and maintain a learning management system (LMS) that utilizes online platforms and course webpages with open-source materials, making them accessible to all students who do not have off-campus access.
    • English humanities entrance exam committee in a bilingual environment, Undergraduate special subjects
  • Apr. 2005 - Mar. 2008
    Assistant Professor, Meikai University (General Education Center), • Taught English for academic purposes to English majors and required English courses for Japanese language, economics, real estate, hospitality, and tourism majors at beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels of English
    • Collaborated with the instructors of the English center, ELLs, its resources, and instructional materials
    • Committees: general education center, intensive language program (ILP), and the English Speaking Salon (ESS), Undergraduate special subjects
  • Apr. 2003 - Mar. 2005
    Assistant Professor, International University of Health and Welfare, • Taught required English courses for the English Center that were consistent with course guidelines and outcomes for learner-centered classes at the basic, fundamental, to upper-intermediate English proficiency levels
    • Designed course materials and prepared collaborative weekly English-learning strategy sessions
    • Participated in university committee work, including the faculty development committee, the general language center committee, and the intensive English program (IEP), in a bilingual environment, Undergraduate special subjects
■ Affiliated academic society
  • Nov. 2002 - Present, Japan Association of Language Teachers
■ Research projects
  • Learning Center Needs Analysis               
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), 2011 - 2013
    VYE Stacey, Saitama University
    Grant amount(Total):2860000, Direct funding:2200000, Indirect funding:660000
    This research asks if language study-plans designed autonomously by learners and self-reported amount of time spent on the desired four-skill(s) contribute to greater language proficiency on the four-skill sections of the IELTS test. To achieve this aim, the results of pre- and post-IELTS tests of 20 EFL volunteer university students and the data was correlated with their autonomous language learning practices. The participants met in seminars for one weekly 90-minute learner-conducted session for 23 weeks. The data included the students ' reported reflections on their self-study, an exit survey, field notes, and the pre- and post-IELTS test scores. The limitations were significant, yet the results indicate that participants made proficiency gains by actively engaging in self-selected language study for enjoyment by partaking in 6.5 to 8.5 or more hours per week on the language skills they want to improve, suggesting there is merit for proficiency gains through autonomous study.
    Grant number:23520664
■ Academic contribution activities
  • Learner Development Journal Issue 9: Engaging With and Exploring Autonomy, Creativity, and Well-Being for Learner Development               
    Supervision, Review, Academic research planning, Peer review
    Learner Development Special Interest Group of JALT, THE LEARNER DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL, Nov. 2023 - Present
    Academic society etc, Theme: Engaging With and Exploring Autonomy, Creativity, and Well-Being for Learner Development
    Call for Stories of Practices and Practice-Related Reviews
    Deadline: February 4th, 2024
    Email: LDJ.Issue9@gmail.com
    Editors: Stacey Vye, Rob Moreau, Amelia Yarwood, Ivan Lombardi

    We are language teachers and practitioner researchers who share a common interest in learner autonomy, creativity, and the well-being of teachers and learners alike. For Issue 9 of the Learner Development Journal (LDJ9), we would like to bring together a group of practitioners who are actively engaged in exploring learner development and who are eager to discuss questions and puzzles related to their practice.

    Overview
    If you are interested in exploring questions like the following, please consider submitting a proposal for LDJ9:

    What puzzles do you have about developing the interconnections between learner autonomy, creativity, and well-being?
    How might you bring those pieces together in engaging projects and understand them in new ways?
    What are your experiences as practitioners in such engagements with your learners (and/or with other people that you work with)?
    How do we/you/our learners break through into new practices, spaces, and ways of creative participation in learning?
    What challenges and questions come up for you and your learners in these processes of change in learner development? Why?
    What stories of practice would you and/or your learners like to share and develop to foster autonomy, creativity, and well-being for learner development?
    For LDJ9, we would very much like to bring together a group of practitioners (teachers and students/learners) to create an original collection of stories of practices for learner development and of practice-related reviews on interrelationships between autonomy, creativity, and well-being.

    We warmly invite contributions from diverse areas of language education from primary through to tertiary, and/or in other relevant contexts, in Japan and other countries. Prospective contributors should focus on practitioners’ and students’ stories and reflections, both individual and collective, generated in practice and explored through inquiry, reflection, and practitioner research.

    Possible areas of activity and inquiry
    We hope contributors will be interested in exploring areas such as:

    Multimodal learner development projects and activities that involve visual arts, music, drama, poetry, photography, video, literature, manga, anime, or other creative arts
    Community-based projects and activities where teachers and learners engage with local organizations/organisations, communities, and networks, foster creativity together, and develop their sense of well-being
    Experiences with mindfulness practices for learner development like guided meditation, reflective journaling, collaborative dialogues, and personal story-sharing
    Working with digital storytelling tools to create and share stories of autonomy, creativity, and well-being for learner development
    Learners’ and teachers’ experiences with translanguaging and how they relate to translanguaging for developing well-being in learning communities
    Learners’ creative engagement with critical theories (e.g., critical race, gender, intersectionality, disability theories) within the classroom and different social spaces
    Innovative and holistic assessment practices that embrace creativity and well-being as areas of focus in helping teachers and learners reflect on and understand their development from new whole-person perspectives.
    If there are other areas of activity and inquiry that appeal to you about engaging with and exploring interrelationships between autonomy, creativity, and well-being, then please feel free to contact us by email ahead of sending in your proposal. Many thanks!

    Developing a community of practices together
    Our aim is to make the collaborative process of LDJ9 supportive and inclusive by creating a stimulating and enjoyable community of practice for practitioner research and story writing. We warmly encourage co-constructed inquiries, co-authorship, and joint participation of students/learners in stories and writing.

    As a contributor to LDJ9, you will be expected to collaborate with other contributors at different points in the development of your practices, explorations, practitioner-research, and writing, for example, engaging in discussions of your practices, sharing writing, responding to each other’s drafts, and taking part in online and/or face-to-face conversations.

    Writing with a personalized/personalised reflective quality
    LDJ9 will feature two main types of writing: STORIES OF PRACTICES & PRACTICE-RELATED REVIEWS. Both genres invite contributors to experiment with narrative and reflection in personalised/personalized ways.

    With STORIES OF PRACTICES at 4,000-5,000 words, we are looking for around 6-10 contributions, each with a strong personalised/personalized reflective quality. We invite contributors to LDJ9 to:
    ground their writing in practice-driven concerns and questions that they have about engaging with and exploring projects for learner autonomy, creativity, and well-being
    write their stories in personalized/personalised, reflective ways
    include different voices
    relate their stories to arguments and debates in the wider field where appropriate, and
    write questioningly to construct their critical understanding and reflection on practices, discourses, and theorisations/theorizations to do with exploring learner autonomy, creativity, and well-being for learner development.
    write in your preferred variety of English that supports your creative flow. Your editors will honour/honor your distinct written voice.
    Stores of Practices may include reader responses, artifacts/artefacts, and other multi-vocalic elements to help make your writing interactive and dialogic. We encourage contributors to consider how they might use narrative, critical incidents, dialog/dialogue, interview, and other interactive elements (for example, visual, video, web, multimodal, digital, multimedia) to enhance the personalized/personalised and reflective quality of their stories.

    For PRACTICE-RELATED REVIEWS, we would like to include reflective commentaries of around 2,500-3,000 words that relate your review of one of the following published books to your own local learner development practices and concerns. Here we hope to get an inspection copy to share with you. You are welcome to focus on specific chapters/parts in a particular book:
    Learner Autonomy
    Murray, G., & Lamb, T. (2018). Space, place and autonomy in language learning. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781317220909-1

    Little, D., Dam, L., & Legenhausen, L. (2017). Language learner autonomy: Theory, practice and research. Multilingual Matters. https://doi.org/10.21832/9781783098606

    Creativity
    Jones, R. H., & Richards, J. C. (Eds.) (2016). Creativity and language teaching: Perspectives from research and practice. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315730936

    Resnick, L. (2017). Lifelong kindergarten: Cultivating creativity through projects, passion, peers, and play. MIT Press. https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/11017.001.0001

    Well-Being
    Lemon, N. (Ed.). (2022). Creative expression and wellbeing in higher education: Making and movement as mindful moments of self-care. Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003207863

    Project-Based Learning
    Gras-Velázquez, A. (Ed.) (2019). Project-based learning in second language acquisition. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429457432

    Staged development of research and writing
    Rather than working exclusively towards a full draft from the outset, we feel it is more productive and enriching to build on, re-work, and extend your stories of practices and practice-related reviews in stages through sharing incomplete drafts, discussing them, and getting peer responses from other contributors. This will be in addition to receiving later feedback from LDJ Review Network members, and the LDJ9 editors.

    Proposed stages of development:

    NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE: Sunday, February 18th, 2024
    FIRST PIECES OF WRITING: Stories of practices: 1,200-1,500 words; Practice-related reviews: 600-1,000 words; peer responses (April/May 2024)
    SECOND PIECES OF WRITING (building on, re-working, and extending the first piece): Stories of practices: 2,500-3,000 words; practice-related reviews: 1,200-1,800 words; peer responses. Choice of blind peer or open review by LDJ Review Network members (September/October 2024, with review in November/December 2024)
    THIRD PIECES OF WRITING (building on, re-working, and extending the second piece): Stories of practices: Full drafts of 4,000 to 5,000 words; practice-related reviews: Full drafts of 2,500-3,000 words (February/March 2025)
    FINALIZATION/FINALISATION OF ALL TEXTS: Includes abstracts and keywords (English and Japanese or another language), statement of the review process (open or blind peer review – see below), and author bios (English and Japanese or another language) (June, July, August 2025)
    PUBLICATION: The digital journal will be made available on the Learner Development Journal website, with copies sent to contributors (October/November 2025)
    Choice of open or blind peer review
    In keeping with established LDJ practices, contributors have a choice between blind peer review and open peer review by members of the Review Network and guest reviewers invited for LDJ9. For more details, see https://ldjournal.ld-sig.org/peer-review-process/., International academic contribution
  • Advisor Educator Program Certificate (As a TA to Certified Online Course Instructor): Research Institute for Learner Autonomy Education (RILAE)               
    Academic research planning
    KUIS Graduate School of Language Sciences, KUIS Graduate School of Language Sciences, Mar. 2023 - Present
    Academic research, Advisor Educator’s Certification in March 2023

    -Attend at least three or more RILAE Advisor Education courses (or equivalent) as a TA (or have similar/equivalent relevant training experience), with participation in each course for at least two weeks.

    -Participate actively in the online forum and pre-class discussions.
    Have a minimum of 100 hours of advising experience (or have similar/equivalent one-to-one sessions). If not, applicants can demonstrate advising expertise in another way, for example, by conducting a demonstration advising session with one of the RILAE instructors.

    -Have a minimum of 20 hours as a mentor/trainer (this can include time spent helping as a TA for RILAE courses). If not, applicants can demonstrate advisor mentoring/training expertise in another way, for example, by conducting a demonstration mentoring session with one of the RILAE instructors as a mentor.)

    -Submit a report showing evidence of the above. You may also include a list of your relevant publications and presentations if applicable.
    The report will be evaluated by two senior RILAE instructors, plus one external evaluator., International academic contribution
  • Learning Advisor Education Program Certificate (Online), Courses 1-5: Research Institute for Learner Autonomy Education (RILAE)               
    Others
    Kanda University of International Studies (KUIS) Graduate School of Language Sciences, Kanda University of International Studies (KUIS) Graduate School of Language Sciences, Apr. 2021 - Mar. 2022
    Academic society etc, Learning Advisor Education (LAE) Program: Becoming a Professional in Promoting Autonomy through Reflective Dialogue
    The Learning Advisor Education (LAE) program enables you to become a professional advisor and a skilled practitioner in conducting reflective dialogue with learners to promote autonomy. The LAE program includes five courses (Getting Started, Going Deeper, Becoming Aware, Transformation, and Becoming an Autonomous Teacher Leader) by providing initial and continuing education for those who wish to become professional advisors. On completion of each course in the LAE program, you will receive a Certificate from RILAE, Kanda University of International Studies: Courses 1 to 5
■ media coverage
  • Treasured colleagues’ and friends’ interwoven reflections for advisors and teachers that support learner wellbeing               
    Kanda University of International Studies, Chiba, Japan, 5th Graduation Symposium of the Research Institute for Learner Autonomy Education (RILAE), Mar. 2025, [Internet]
    この卒業シンポジウムの発表では、アドバイジングセッションや教室内で学習者のアイデンティティやウェルビーイングを強化するため活用されている、同僚や友人たちの互いに影響を与えあうリフレクションの実践を紹介します。これらのアドバイジングのテクニックとは、青木直子(2013; 2019)のアドバイザー向け「Can-do」ステートメント、Satoko Kato & Jo Mynard(2016)のアドバイジングにおけるリフレクティブ・ダイアローグ、そしてScott Shelton-Strong & Giovanna Tassinari(2022)のアドバイジングにおける学習者の心理的ニーズです。これらの著者たちは、私が「共感と想像力の活用」、「学習者への積極的な関心」、そして「適切な程度の指導」と呼ぶ3つの相互に関係する手法を提供しています。, In this short graduation symposium talk, I will share the work of treasured colleagues’ and friends’ interconnected reflections utilized to empower learners’ identities and wellbeing during advising sessions or in classrooms. These advising techniques are Naoko Aoki’s (2013; 2019) can-do statements for advisors, Satoko Kato and Jo Mynard’s (2016) reflective dialogues for advising (2016), and Scott Shelton-Strong and Giovanna Tassinari’s (2022) learner’s psychological needs in advising. These authors provide three lovely interwoven strategies that I term empathy and utilizing imagination, a willingness to focus on the learner, and addressing the issue with appropriate degrees of directiveness.
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