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ARMSTRONG ISAAC MATTHEW
 
Organization
Faculty of Languages and Cultures Department of Linguistic Environment Associate Professor
Title
Associate Professor
Contact information
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Profile
1. As all experienced teachers know, as students change from class to class and year to year, so too do their language learning needs. For this reason, identifying lexical features that need to be taught to a particular group of students represents an important starting point when developing second language courses. In short, the aim of my current action research involves the process of analyzing student writing with the purpose of using results to devise a reactive and tentative“four strand”vocabulary building curriculum. Many of my in-class activities build off of Lev Vygotsky's work on the Zone of Proximal Development. 2. From 2009-2012 my work involved research into Early Education, specifically within the field of Special Education. Recent research has addressed the deficiency of Joint Attention in students on the Autism Spectrum and on its implications for inclusive learning contexts.

Degree

  • Master's of Education

Research Interests・Research Keywords

  • Research theme:My research interest involve evaluating student willingness to communicate (WTC) in English with respect to Lev Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)

    Keyword:WTC, ZPD, Vygotsky

    Research period: 2008.4 - 2021.4

Papers

  • Exploring Face-to-Face vs. Online Feedback Approaches in Academic Writing Courses International journal

    Matthew Armstrong

    The Asian Conference on Education 2023   2024.2

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    Language:Japanese   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)  

  • Feedback in L2 Academic Writing: Prescriptive or Developmental? Reviewed

    Matthew Armstrong

    The Asian Conference on Education 2022   2023.1

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    Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)  

    Other Link: https://papers.iafor.org/wp-content/uploads/papers/ace2022/ACE2022_64948.pdf

  • Overcoming Language Barriers and Boundaries: Video-Mediated eTandem Invited Reviewed International journal

    McCarthy, T.M. & Armstrong, M. I.,

    183 - 202   2021.2

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    Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (bulletin of university, research institution)  

  • Active Participation in a SciTech Community: The Impact of Collaborative Peer Review Invited Reviewed International journal

    Armstrong, M. I., & McCarthy, T. M.,

    In P. Clements, R. Derrah, & R. Gentry (Eds.), Communities of Teachers & Learners. JALT. 215-223, 2021. (as part of a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) Project No. 19K00791).   215 - 223   2021.1

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    Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)  

  • Developing an Informal Tandem Learning Scheme for Young Researchers and Academics Reviewed International journal

    McCarthy, T. M., & Armstrong, M. I.

    The Asian Conference on Education 2019: Official Conference Proceedings   747 - 756   2020.11

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    Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)  

    (as part of a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) Project No. 19K00791)

  • Peer-Assisted Learning: Revisiting the Dyadic Interaction Process in L2 Academic Writing Invited Reviewed International journal

    Matthew Armstrong, Tanya McCarthy

    Asian EFL Journal   21 ( 3 )   6 - 25   2019.5

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    Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)  

  • Literature and Language Teaching: Bridging EGAP and ESAP Invited Reviewed

    Matthew Armstrong

    The PanSIG Journal   1 - 9   2017.11

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    Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)  

  • Authentic Reading: A gateway to Academic English. Invited Reviewed

    2016.4

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    Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)  

  • Using Literature as a Means of Teaching Language and Culture Invited Reviewed International journal

    Matthew Armstrong

    The Journal of Literature in Language Teaching   4 ( 2 )   7 - 24   2015.12

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    Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)  

    Repository Public URL: https://hdl.handle.net/2324/7174484

  • Piggybacking Academic Vocabulary Instruction: Explicit Instruction of Academic Vocabulary Within an Existing Course of Study Invited Reviewed

    Matthew Armstrong

    Collected Articles on The English Language   54   2013.3

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    Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)  

  • Autism spectrum disorders and the inclusive classroom: A review of joint attention and implications for student success.

    Matthew Armstrong

    Kyushu University Journal of English Department   ( 59 )   2010.4

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    Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)  

  • Communicative student-centred testing alternatives

    Matthew Armstrong

    Fukuoka JoGakuin Education Forum   ( 13 )   2010.4

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    Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)  

  • Raising Student Grammatical Awareness: Model Consciousness Raising Grammar Tasks with the verbs to be and to have

    ( 10 )   2008.3

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    Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)  

  • Trials of a Reflective Teaching Journal

    Matthew Armstrong

    Fukuoka Jogakuin University Junior College Bulletin No. No. 18   2008.2

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    Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)  

  • Using student writing to plan and develop a vocabulary course of study.

    Matthew Armstrong

    Fukuoka JoGakuin University Kiyo   ( 43 )   2007.4

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    Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)  

  • A qualitative inquiry into value assessments and motivation.

    Matthew Armstrong

    Fukuoka JoGakuin Education Forum   ( 9 )   2007.4

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  • Integrating Extensive Reading within the Curriculum

    Armstrong, M.I. & Brajcich, J.

    Fukuoka JoGakuin University Kiyo   ( 42 )   2006.4

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    Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)  

  • Affective Inertia: Willingness to communicate in context.

    Matthew Armstrong

    Fukuoka JoGakuin Education Forum   8   2006.4

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    Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)  

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Presentations

  • Exploring Face-to-Face vs. Online Feedback Approaches in Academic Writing Courses

    Matthew Armstrong

    The Asian Conference on Education 2023  2023.10 

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    Event date: 2024.2

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Country:Japan  

  • Engaging students through Peer-Assisted Learning International conference

    McCarthy, T. M. & Armstrong, M.I.

    13th AsiaTEFL. International Conference  2015.2 

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    Event date: 2024.2

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Country:China  

  • Using literature in the EFL classroom to teach language and culture

    Matthew Armstrong

    ETJ Kyushu ELT Expo  2015.2 

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    Event date: 2024.2

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Country:Japan  

  • Agents of change within curricular innovation. International conference

    McCarthy, T. M. & Armstrong, M.I.

    IISES 21st International Academic Conference  2016.2 

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    Event date: 2024.2

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Country:United States  

  • Widening participation in a SciTech community.

    McCarthy, T. M. & Armstrong, M.I.

    JALT  2020.2 

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    Event date: 2024.2

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Country:Japan  

  • Tandem Learning Revisited: Autonomy, Reciprocity, and Collaboration International conference

    McCarthy, T. M. & Armstrong, M.I.

    AILA 2020  2021.2 

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    Event date: 2024.2

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Country:Japan  

  • Exploring Learner Development through Dynamic Peer-to-Peer Dialogue. The International Society for Self-Directed Learning International conference

    Matthew Armstrong

    ISSDL2023  2022.3 

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    Event date: 2024.2

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Country:United States  

  • Learner Profiles: A Holistic Approach to Understanding the Whole Learner. International conference

    McCarthy, T. M. & Armstrong, M.I.

    IATEFL2023  2023.4 

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    Event date: 2024.2

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Country:United Kingdom  

  • Feedback in L2 Academic Writing: Prescriptive or Developmental?

    Matthew Armstrong

    The Asian Conference on Education 2022  2022.11 

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    Event date: 2022.11

    Language:English  

    Country:Japan  

  • Critical analysis of the common discourse features of quality, student-led literary discussions Invited International conference

    Armstrong, M.I.

    AILA, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS  2021.8 

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    Event date: 2021.8

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Country:Netherlands  

  • iLearn: A SciTech English initiative to increase outreach. International conference

    McCarthy, T. M. & Armstrong, M.I.

    EUROCALL2020  2020.8 

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    Event date: 2021.6

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Country:Japan  

  • From EGAP to ESAP: Literature in the Language Classroom International conference

    Armstrong, M.

    14th AsiaTEFL and 11th FEELTA International Conference, 2016.  2016.6 

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    Event date: 2021.6

    Language:English  

    Country:Russian Federation  

  • Flipped classrooms and Reflection-on-learning.

    Armstrong, M.

    JALT PanSIG  2016.4 

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    Event date: 2021.6

    Language:English  

    Country:Japan  

  • Overcoming language barriers and boundaries: Video-mediated eTandem collaboration International conference

    Armstrong, M.I. & McCarthy, T. M.

    VALS-ASLA 2020 Conference of the Swiss Association for Applied Linguistics  2020.2 

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    Event date: 2021.6

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Country:Switzerland  

  • Developing an Informal Tandem Learning Scheme for Young Researchers and Academics

    Tanya McCarthy, Kyoto University, Japan Matthew Armstrong, Kyushu University, Japan

    The Asian Conference on Education (ACE2019)  2019.10 

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    Event date: 2019.10 - 2019.11

    Language:English  

    Country:Japan  

  • What Constitutes a Quality Literary Discussion? International conference

    Matthew Armstrong

    AILA World Congress  2017.8 

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    Event date: 2019.7

    Language:English  

    Country:Brazil  

  • Peer-Assisted Learning in the Academic Writing classroom Invited International conference

    Matthew Armstrong

    The 7th International Conference of the Independent Learning Association (ILA2016)  2016.11 

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    Event date: 2019.7

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (invited, special)  

    Country:China  

  • Adopting Authentic L1 Materials to Teach Comparative Literature in the EFL/ESL classroom International conference

    Armstrong, M.

    IATEFL  2018.4 

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    Event date: 2018.4

    Language:English   Presentation type:Symposium, workshop panel (public)  

    Country:United Kingdom  

  • Ivan Illich and un-Education. International conference

    Matthew Armstrong

    Educational Philosophy Seminar  2010.12 

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    Event date: 2010.12

    Language:English   Presentation type:Public lecture, seminar, tutorial, course, or other speech  

    Country:United States  

  • English blending and reductions workshop.

    Matthew Armstrong

    MEXT  2006.8 

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    Event date: 2006.8

    Language:English   Presentation type:Symposium, workshop panel (public)  

    Country:Japan  

  • Introduction to the sound system of general North American English.

    Matthew Armstrong

    MEXT  2006.8 

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    Event date: 2006.8

    Language:English   Presentation type:Symposium, workshop panel (public)  

    Country:Japan  

  • Language testing alternatives: Testing for students (and teachers) who dislike tests.

    Matthew Armstrong

    Temple University/Fukuoka JALT Applied Linguistics Colloquium  2006.6 

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    Event date: 2006.6

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Country:Japan  

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Professional Memberships

  • Japanese Association of Language Teachers (JALT)

  • STEP

Committee Memberships

  • Chairman   Domestic

    2005.4 - 2006.3   

  • President (2005-2006)Vice-President (2004-2005,2006-2007)   Domestic

    2005.4 - 2006.3   

Academic Activities

  • QFC-SP外国語インストラクター

    Role(s): Review, evaluation

    九州大学未来創成科学者育成プロジェクト(QFC-SP)  2018.12 - 2019.12

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    Type:Scientific advice/Review 

Research Projects

  • Corrective peer-feedback in an L2 Academic Writing context from three perspectives

    Grant number:22K00737  2022 - 2024

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

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    Authorship:Principal investigator  Grant type:Scientific research funding

  • Facilitating Scientific Research and Intercultural Exchange through TaLL

    Grant number:19K00791  2019 - 2021

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Specially Promoted Research

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    Authorship:Collaborating Investigator(s) (not designated on Grant-in-Aid)  Grant type:Scientific research funding

Class subject

  • 学術英語・プロダクション2

    2024.12 - 2025.2   Winter quarter

  • 学術英語・プロダクション2

    2024.12 - 2025.2   Winter quarter

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    2024.12 - 2025.2   Winter quarter

  • 学術英語・プロダクション1

    2024.10 - 2024.12   Fall quarter

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    2024.10 - 2024.12   Fall quarter

  • 学術英語・プロダクション2

    2024.6 - 2024.8   Summer quarter

  • 学術英語・プロダクション2

    2024.6 - 2024.8   Summer quarter

  • 学術英語・グローバルイシューズ

    2024.4 - 2024.9   First semester

  • 学術英語・グローバルイシューズ

    2024.4 - 2024.9   First semester

  • 学術英語・グローバルイシューズ

    2024.4 - 2024.9   First semester

  • 学術英語・グローバルイシューズ

    2024.4 - 2024.9   First semester

  • 学術英語・グローバルイシューズ

    2024.4 - 2024.9   First semester

  • 学術英語・グローバルイシューズ

    2024.4 - 2024.9   First semester

  • 学術英語・プロダクション1

    2024.4 - 2024.6   Spring quarter

  • 学術英語・プロダクション1

    2024.4 - 2024.6   Spring quarter

  • 学術英語・スキルベース

    2023.12 - 2024.2   Winter quarter

  • 学術英語・プロダクション2

    2023.12 - 2024.2   Winter quarter

  • 学術英語・プロダクション2

    2023.12 - 2024.2   Winter quarter

  • 学術英語・スキルベース

    2023.10 - 2023.12   Fall quarter

  • 学術英語・プロダクション1

    2023.10 - 2023.12   Fall quarter

  • 学術英語・プロダクション1

    2023.10 - 2023.12   Fall quarter

  • 学術英語・プロダクション2

    2023.6 - 2023.8   Summer quarter

  • 学術英語・グローバルイシューズ

    2023.4 - 2023.9   First semester

  • Academic English Production 1

    2023.4 - 2023.9   First semester

  • 学術英語・アカデミックイシューズ

    2023.4 - 2023.9   First semester

  • 学術英語・プロダクション1

    2023.4 - 2023.6   Spring quarter

  • 学術英語・プロダクション2

    2022.12 - 2023.2   Winter quarter

  • 学術英語・プロダクション2

    2022.12 - 2023.2   Winter quarter

  • 学術英語・プロダクション2

    2022.12 - 2023.2   Winter quarter

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    2022.12 - 2023.2   Winter quarter

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    2022.12 - 2023.2   Winter quarter

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    2022.12 - 2023.2   Winter quarter

  • 学術英語・プロダクション1

    2022.10 - 2022.12   Fall quarter

  • 学術英語・プロダクション1

    2022.10 - 2022.12   Fall quarter

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    2022.10 - 2022.12   Fall quarter

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    2022.10 - 2022.12   Fall quarter

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    2022.10 - 2022.12   Fall quarter

  • 学術英語・プロダクション1

    2022.10 - 2022.12   Fall quarter

  • 学術英語・スキルベース

    2022.6 - 2022.8   Summer quarter

  • 学術英語・スキルベース

    2022.6 - 2022.8   Summer quarter

  • 学術英語・グローバルイシューズ

    2022.4 - 2022.9   First semester

  • 学術英語・アカデミックイシューズ

    2022.4 - 2022.9   First semester

  • 学術英語・グローバルイシューズ

    2022.4 - 2022.9   First semester

  • 学術英語・グローバルイシューズ

    2022.4 - 2022.9   First semester

  • 学術英語・アカデミックイシューズ

    2022.4 - 2022.9   First semester

  • 学術英語・スキルベース

    2022.4 - 2022.6   Spring quarter

  • 学術英語・スキルベース

    2022.4 - 2022.6   Spring quarter

  • 学術英語B・インテグレイト

    2020.10 - 2021.3   Second semester

  • 学術英語B・インテグレイト

    2020.10 - 2021.3   Second semester

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    2020.10 - 2021.3   Second semester

  • 学術英語B・インテグレイト

    2020.10 - 2021.3   Second semester

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    2020.10 - 2021.3   Second semester

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    2020.10 - 2021.3   Second semester

  • 学術英語B・インテグレイト

    2020.10 - 2021.3   Second semester

  • 学術英語C・スキルベース

    2020.6 - 2020.8   Summer quarter

  • 学術英語A・プロダクション

    2020.4 - 2020.9   First semester

  • 学術英語A・リセプション

    2020.4 - 2020.9   First semester

  • 学術英語A・リセプション

    2020.4 - 2020.9   First semester

  • 学術英語A・プロダクション

    2020.4 - 2020.9   First semester

  • 学術英語A・プロダクション

    2020.4 - 2020.9   First semester

  • 学術英語A・リセプション

    2020.4 - 2020.9   First semester

  • 学術英語A・プロダクション

    2020.4 - 2020.9   First semester

  • 学術英語A・プロダクション

    2020.4 - 2020.9   First semester

  • 学術英語C・スキルベース

    2020.4 - 2020.6   Spring quarter

  • 学術英語C・スキルベース

    2019.12 - 2020.2   Winter quarter

  • 学術英語C・テーマベース

    2019.12 - 2020.2   Winter quarter

  • 学術英語B・インテグレイト

    2019.10 - 2020.3   Second semester

  • 学術英語B・インテグレイト

    2019.10 - 2020.3   Second semester

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    2019.10 - 2020.3   Second semester

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    2019.10 - 2020.3   Second semester

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    2019.10 - 2020.3   Second semester

  • 学術英語B・インテグレイト

    2019.10 - 2020.3   Second semester

  • 学術英語C・スキルベース

    2019.10 - 2019.12   Fall quarter

  • 学術英語C・テーマベース

    2019.10 - 2019.12   Fall quarter

  • English C: Skills The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway

    2019.6 - 2019.8   Summer quarter

  • 学術英語C・スキルベース

    2019.6 - 2019.8   Summer quarter

  • 学術英語A・プロダクション

    2019.4 - 2019.9   First semester

  • 学術英語A・リセプション

    2019.4 - 2019.9   First semester

  • 学術英語A・プロダクション

    2019.4 - 2019.9   First semester

  • 学術英語A・プロダクション

    2019.4 - 2019.9   First semester

  • 学術英語A・リセプション

    2019.4 - 2019.9   First semester

  • 学術英語A・プロダクション

    2019.4 - 2019.9   First semester

  • 学術英語A・プロダクション

    2019.4 - 2019.9   First semester

  • English C: Skills The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway

    2019.4 - 2019.6   Spring quarter

  • 学術英語C・スキルベース

    2019.4 - 2019.6   Spring quarter

  • IUPE Academic Writing and Presentation II

    2018.10 - 2019.3   Second semester

  • 学術英語2・テストテイキング

    2018.10 - 2019.3   Second semester

  • 学術英語B・インテグレイト

    2018.10 - 2019.3   Second semester

  • 学術英語B・インテグレイト

    2018.10 - 2019.3   Second semester

  • 学術英語2・オーラル・コミュニケーション

    2018.10 - 2019.3   Second semester

  • 学術英語2・オーラル・コミュニケーション

    2018.10 - 2019.3   Second semester

  • 学術英語B・インテグレイト

    2018.10 - 2019.3   Second semester

  • Academic Writing and Presentation Ⅱ

    2018.10 - 2018.12   Fall quarter

  • 21世紀プログラム英語A

    2018.4 - 2018.9   First semester

  • 学術英語A・プロダクション

    2018.4 - 2018.9   First semester

  • 学術英語2・ライティング・スピーキング

    2018.4 - 2018.9   First semester

  • 学術英語2・ライティング・スピーキング

    2018.4 - 2018.9   First semester

  • 学術英語2・テストテイキング

    2018.4 - 2018.9   First semester

  • 学術英語A・プロダクション

    2018.4 - 2018.9   First semester

  • 学術英語A・プロダクション

    2018.4 - 2018.9   First semester

  • Academic Writing and Presentation Ⅰ

    2018.4 - 2018.6   Spring quarter

  • Argumentation and Debate Ⅰ

    2018.4 - 2018.6   Spring quarter

  • 学術英語1・ライティング・スピーキングB

    2017.10 - 2018.3   Second semester

  • 学術英語ゼミ・オーラル・コミュニケーション

    2017.10 - 2018.3   Second semester

  • 学術英語1・ライティング・スピーキングB

    2017.10 - 2018.3   Second semester

  • 学術英語2・オーラル・コミュニケーション

    2017.10 - 2018.3   Second semester

  • 学術英語2・オーラル・コミュニケーション

    2017.10 - 2018.3   Second semester

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    2017.10 - 2018.3   Second semester

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    2017.10 - 2017.12   Fall quarter

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    2017.4 - 2017.9   First semester

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    2017.4 - 2017.9   First semester

  • 21世紀プログラム英語A

    2017.4 - 2017.9   First semester

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    2017.4 - 2017.9   First semester

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    2017.4 - 2017.9   First semester

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    2017.4 - 2017.9   First semester

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    2017.4 - 2017.9   First semester

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    2017.4 - 2017.6   Spring quarter

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    2013.10 - 2014.3   Second semester

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    2013.10 - 2014.3   Second semester

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    2013.10 - 2014.3   Second semester

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    2013.10 - 2014.3   Second semester

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