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Publications and Presentations:

Publications:
Review:
Young Learners. Sarah Phillips (1995). Modern English Teacher. 4(4), 85-6.

Paper:
Six Texts, Two Genres: An analysis. (2001). Bulletin of Research Institute for Foreign Education, 10, Kyoto Tachibana Women's University, 103-14.

Paper:
Keeping the Teacher and Students Organised and Empowered in Communication Classrooms: A classroom management technique. (2002). ETJ -Journal. 3(1), 1-5.

Paper:
Thingamajigs. (2002). The Language Teacher. 26(7), 38-9.

Review:
Creating Conversation in Class: Student-centered interaction. Chris Sion. (2002). The Language Teacher. 26(9), 38-9.

Paper:
Mini-surveys for Data Collection in Student Needs Analyses. (2002). Bulletin of Research Institute for Foreign Education, 11, Kyoto Tachibana Women's University, 11-21.

Paper:
What is genre and why is it useful for language teachers? (2003). The Language Teacher, 27(5), 6-8.(special issue: Pragmatics).

Paper:
Using Environmental News Clips in an Integrated Approach: language learning, genre, critical awareness, and conflict resolution. (2003). 2002 PGL Conference Proceedings, 109-114.

Paper:
Learning Cultures Actively: Festivals and Holidays. (2003). 2002JALT National Conference Proceedings, 154-160.

Paper:
EFL Teacher Training for Trainee Nursery and Kindergarten Teachers in Japan. (2003). Nexus: A Journal for Teachers in Development, 6(1). Subscription available by sending email to:
slschwartz@earthlink.net

Paper:
The Role of Genre in TEFL. (2003). The Language Teacher, 27(12), 9-13.

Paper: with Asada-Grant, T., Okamoto, H., Takizawa, J., & Cowling, J.
Sites for Sore Eyes. S. Abe (ed.). Snakes & Ladders. (Winter, 2003), p22-3.

Paper:
The CALL Classroom. (2003). Bulletin of Research Institute for Foreign Education, 12, Kyoto Tachibana Womens' University.

 

Paper:
Incorporating the Global Refugee Crisis into the Curriculum. (2004). 2003 Proceedings, Peace as a Global Language Conference, p 32-37.

Interview:
Interview with Marc Helgesen. (2004). The Language Teacher. 28(9). (Special Issue: Activities). p 13-16. With A. O’Brien.

Paper:
Teaching About the Global Refugee Crisis in the University Classroom. (2004). 2003JALT Conference Proceedings.

Article:
Take the leap! An invitation to do a poster session at JALT2005. (2005). The Language Teacher, 29(1), Inside front cover.

Textbook:
Talking about the Australian Mosaic. (2005). The Hokuseido Press. With J. Akazawa. Annotations by Y. Maruhashi, A. Sagawa, & M. Hidaka. Illustrations by L. Hunnam.

Teacher's Manual:
Talking about the Australian Mosaic Teacher's Manual (2005). Hokuseido. With J. Akazawa. Annotations by Y. Maruhashi, A. Sagawa, and M. Hidaka. Illustrations by Lucinda Hunnam. CD-Rom.

Article:
Learning about countries. (2005). ETJ-Journal 6(1). 7-10.

Article:
An overview of socio-cultural factors limiting access to computers for language learning. (2005). In K. Bradford-Watts, C. Ikeguchi, & M. Swanson. 2004JALT Conference Proceedings, 827-837.

 

Article:

The Extent of Educational Technology’s Influence on Contemporary Educational Practices.(2005).  Memoirs of Faculty of Education, Shiga University, II: The Humanities and Social Science, 55, 19-25. 

 

Textbook
Academic writing and presentations: Experiences to celebrate and remember. (2006). Hightor EFL.


Article:
The news circle. (2006). In K. Bradford-Watts & M. Swanson (Eds), Activities: JALT Applied Materials CD-Rom. Tokyo: JALT.


Article:                 

100 questions to ask your publisher before writing a textbook. (2006). In K. Bradford-Watts, C. Ikeguchi, & M. Swanson (Eds), JALT 2005 Conference Proceedings. 


 

Textbook and Teacher’s Manual: 

UK Focus. (2006). With J. Akazawa. Tokyo: Ikubundou. 


Article:              

Applying Productive Pedagogical Practices in EFL. (2006). The Shiga Review of English Studies, 13, 33-51.


Article:                

 The role of The Language Teacher. (2006). The Language Teacher, 30(11), 11-12. (Special Issue: TLT 30th Anniversary Special Issue).


Article:                

A summary of findings of a survey administered to 14 older learners. (2006). TOLd you so!, 2(3) (Japan Association for Language Teaching—Teaching Older Learners Special Interest Group). Available: <www.eigosenmon.com/tolsig/journal/2006c/article.html>.

Article:

Narratives in crisis: The use of metaphor in reporting social unrest. (2006). The Research Bulletin of the Foreign Language Department of Kyoto Women’s University, 13,  41-53.

Article: 

An Interview with Marc Helgesen. (2007). The Language Teacher, 31(5), 3-7. (Special Issue: Extensive Reading). With A. O’Brien.

 

Article: 

Reviewing material in the textbook. (2007) . ETJ-Journal, 7(1), 1-3.

 

 

 


 

Additionally, the following are in press:

Book:
Ideas for intermediate ESL and EFL classes. Hightor EFL. 

 

Article:  

How school songs influenced the building of a new identity through the amalgamation of two schools. Teacher (Australian Council for Educational Research).

Article:   

The Casting Pearls Before Wine Gala Party at JALT2006.


Article:   

The School Song: Molding the child in two nations. In K. Bradford-Watts, (Ed.).

JALT 2006 Conference Proceedings.

 

 

 

 



  Presentations:
Paper:
A syllabus for trainee nursery and kindergarten teachers.
JACET 41st Annual Convention: "Integrated English Education: from Primary through Tertiary".
Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo.
September 8th, 2002.
Outline available here.

Poster session:
Learning cultures actively: Festivals and holidays.
"Waves of the future" JALT Conference.
Granship,Shizuoka.
November 22nd-24th, 2002.
Handout available here.

Paper:
Approaching the teaching of genre in the EFL classroom.
In joint session with Kite, Fujioka and Yamashita: What is the relevance of pragmatics to language teaching? (Part 2).
2003 JALT Pan-SIG Conference. Kyoto Institute of Technology. May 11th, 2003.
Outline available here.

Lecture:
The global refugee crisis.
The Peace as a Global Language Conference.
Seisen University, Tokyo.
Sept. 27-28, 2003.
Outline available here.

 

Poster Session
Teaching about the global refugee crisis.
JALT 2003.
Keeping Current in Language Education.
November 21-24, 2003.
Granship, Shizuoka.
Handout available here.

 

Poster Session
One game of "Monopoly".
2004 JALT Pan-SIG Conference.
Tokyo Keizai University.
May 22nd-23rd, 2004.

 

Paper
Differences in first and second language acquisition.
2004 Kansai JACET Spring Conference.
University of Marketing and Distribution, Kobe.
June 5th, 2004.
Handout available here.

Paper:
Cultural factors influencing access to computers for language learning.
JACET 43rd Convention, English as an "International Language" Educational Goals and Standards
Chukyo University, Nagoya Campus, Nagoya, Aichi
September 3-5, 2004.
Outline available.


Poster Session
Socio-cultural factors of computer use for learning.
JALT 2004 "Language Learning for Life".
Tezukayama University, Nara.
November 19th - 22nd, 2004.

Round Table Session Co-convenor
Getting published in JALT.
JALT 2004 "Language Learning for Life".
Tezukayama University, Nara.
November 19th - 22nd, 2004.

Poster session:
100 questions to ask your publisher before writing your textbook.
JALT National Conference, October 8-10th, 2005. Granship, Shizuoka.


Round Table Session Co-convenor:
Getting published in JALT (JALT Publications editors and representatives of Peer Support Group). JALT National Conference, October 8-10th, 2005. Granship, Shizuoka.

 

Round Table Session Convener: 

Similarities and differences in language education: Japan and the United States. Shiga University staff, students, and 2005 Fulbright Senior Specialists Program cohorts. Shiga University. October 17th, 2005.


Poster session: 

The School Song: Molding the child in two nations. JALT2006, Kitakyushu,

November 2-5, 2006.

 

Paper:

The use of technology by older learners of English. With E. Skier (JALT Lifelong Learning SIG). JALTCALL2007, Waseda University, Tokyo, June 1-3, 2007. 

 

 

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