Experience

Japan Association for Language Teaching

• Japan
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Auditor

  • Jan 2023 - Present

• Vice President

  • Jan 2021 - Dec 2022

• Director of Treasury

  • Dec 2016 - Jan 2021



Kurume University

• Japan
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Professor

  • Apr 2017 - Present

• Associate Professor

  • Apr 2011 - Mar 2017

  EFL Instructor in the Institute of Foreign Language Education, Kurume University, Japan. Specialist in CALL and computational linguistics.

• Assistant Professor

  • Apr 2005 - Mar 2011



Fukuoka University

• Japan
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Adjunct Lecturer Graduate School of Engineering

  • Apr 2011 - Present

  Instructing graduate engineering students in presentation skills and academic writing in English Instructing graduate engineering students in presentation skills and academic writing in English



Kyushu University

• Japan
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Adjunct Lecturer Graduate School of Health Sciences

  • Apr 2013 - Present

  Teaching academic presentation skills to students in the Graduate School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine. Teaching reading and academic writing skills to undergraduate students in design, literature and engineering students. Teaching academic presentation skills to students in the Graduate School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine. Teaching reading and academic writing skills to undergraduate students in design, literature and engineering students.



University of Birmingham

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Researcher

  • Apr 2015 - Mar 2016

  On sabbatical from Kurume University. On sabbatical from Kurume University.



JALT Computer Assisted Language Learning SIG

• Treasurer

  • Nov 2011 - Jul 2013

  Manage the account of the JALT CALL SIG as Treasurer. Membership of about 300 professional members interested in language education and technology.

• CALL SIG Coordinator

  • Dec 2009 - Nov 2011

  Led a group of 300 members of the NPO JALT Special Interest Group dedicated to research in technology in language education.



Nakamura Gakuen Sanyo High School

• Fukuoka, Japan

• English Teacher

  • Apr 1994 - Mar 2004

  English teacher at junior and senior high school in Fukuoka, Japan. English teacher at junior and senior high school in Fukuoka, Japan.