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HASWELL GARETH CHRISTOPHER
 
Organization
Faculty of Languages and Cultures Department of Linguistic Environment Associate Professor
School of Interdisciplinary Science and Innovation Department of Interdisciplinary Science and Innovation(Concurrent)
Title
Associate Professor
Contact information
メールアドレス
Tel
09049983868
Profile
Currently investigating the use of English as a Lingua Franca and alternative methods of qualitative data.
Homepage
  • https://www.elfcommunication.com/

    ELF Communications is a research-oriented website that aims to showcase the work of academics, writers, and researchers from around the world in English.
    We have materials from prominent people in their fields of study from various countries around the world, including Japan, the USA, Australia, France, The Netherlands, The Philippines, the UK, Greece, the Caribbean, Portugal, Sweden, and Saudi Arabia.
    The varieties of English from the so-called 'Inner Circle' countries are often over-represented, and we would like to give students access to varieties of English they don't often have the opportunity to hear with materials on philosophy, linguistics, mathematics, art, language teaching, and more.
    All our materials include a transcript of the interviewee and time codes to help you navigate the interviews more easily. The interviews are around 10 minutes each and include 5-6 questions about the person's background, research activities, publications, and future plans.
    This website can also be accessed by smartphone or tablet to make the experience more convenient.
    We hope you enjoy the materials and learn something new while widening your English listening horizons.

  • https://www.lostincitations.com/

    Lost in Citation is a free, creative commons resource including over 155 academic interviews of about an hour in length.

External link

Degree

  • PhD

Research History

  • 2006, April 01 Ritsumeikan APU 2013, April 01 Fukuoka University 2013, April 01 Kyushu Sangyou University 2013, October 01 Seinan Gakuin University 2015, April 01 Kyushu University   

Research Interests・Research Keywords

  • Research theme: International/intercultural communication in English / English as a Lingua Franca

    Keyword: English as a Lingua Franca

    Research period: 2020.4 - 2023.3

  • Research theme: Language teaching smartphone application

    Keyword: Application

    Research period: 2018.4 - 2020.3

  • Research theme: Teaching Assistants

    Keyword: Teaching Assistants

    Research period: 2015.9 - 2016.9

Papers

  • Exploring ways of accommodating silent Japanese language learners in the classroom: Insights from scholars in the field Reviewed International journal

    JONATHAN SCHACTER, CHRISTOPHER GARETH HASWELL

    Journal of Silence Studies in Education   2022.6

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  • Reinvestigating the experiences of teachers and their teaching assistants at internationalized Japanese universities Reviewed

    CHRISTOPHER GARETH HASWELL

    九州大学言文論究   44   2020.3

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    This paper reports the findings of a follow-up project to a study investigating university programs in Japan which utilize international students as teaching assistants (TAs). It included both the TAs and teachers from these programs. The previous study upon which this project was based concluded that while there were both professional and personal benefits to undertaking the role of TA, programs utilizing international students as TAs had yet to attain all the potential advantages of these students’ employment. By informing the participants of this project of the earlier findings, the intent was to clarify and elucidate the original conclusions. Interviews with 31 international student TAs from Kyushu University and Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) and 17 teachers from APU were transcribed and analyzed for similarities in the comments. The results suggest the programs at the two universities are providing important personal and professional experience for the TAs, but the program could be further expanded to assist the goals of both the university and the TAs themselves.

  • Global model of English Reviewed

    CHRISTOPHER GARETH HASWELL

    Asia Pacific World   2013.11

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  • Producing English as a Lingua Franca online content Reviewed

    Christopher G. Haswell & Aaron Hahn

    Faculty of Languages and Cultures Journal   51 ( 1 )   45 - 52   2023.11

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  • Debating researcher labels in the field of language learning psychology: Do we really have an identity crisis? Invited Reviewed

    CHRISTOPHER GARETH HASWELL, JONATHAN SHACHTER

    九州大学言文論究 No. 50   2023.3

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  • Micro-learning: Measuring Platform Proficiency with an English Language Learning App Reviewed

    MAX PRAVER BOB CVITCOVIC CHRISTOPHER HASWELL

    Meijo University Journal of the Faculty of Foreign Studies   2021.4

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  • Turning a podcast into a research opportunity: The story of “Lost in Citations" Reviewed

    CHRISTOPHER GARETH HASWELL, JONATHAN SHACTER

    九州大学言文論究   2021.3

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    This research report covers the first six months of a podcast project called “Lost in Citations.” The COVID-19 crisis of 2020 led to the suspension of many research activities. To follow the intention to up-skill for the time after the COVID crisis, Chris Haswell and Jonathan Shachter collaborated to produce a once-a-week, long-form interview podcast, turning it into a project with 40 episodes and more than 11,000 downloads in just over eight months. This report will outline the background to the beginning of the podcast, issues that have arisen which required actions to mitigate and new skills to be learned, and also a sample of the kinds of research activities we are intending to undertake with the recorded materials with a “podcast narrative”.

    Repository Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2324/4377778

  • Teaching Assistant Programs Utilizing International Students in Japanese Universities Reviewed

    CHRISTOPHER GARETH HASWELL

    九州大学言文論究   2019.10

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    This paper focuses on an under-investigated group of international students in Japan, those who make up the cadre of university teaching assistants. Using data gathered from interviews with international students working as teaching assistants at two Japanese universities and teachers in a language program using teaching assistant programs, this research project intends to build a clearer picture of how internationalization in university operates in classrooms. Using qualitative data analysis, this paper concludes that international students in the role of teaching assistants have the potential to gain a great deal from the experience, but that from the perspective of possible benefits for students and teachers, they remain an underutilized resource.

  • Connecting the Global Model to effective intercultural communication in English Reviewed

    CHRISTOPHER GARETH HASWELL; AARON HAHN

    九州大学言文論究   No. 40   2018.3

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    English language education policies throughout Asia typically operate on a deficiency model, wherein differences from "native speaker" English are viewed as flaws requiring educational correction. Such a position overemphasizes aspects of English that are relatively unimportant in English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) communication, while simultaneously generating negative attitudes towards learning non-prestige English variants. The Global Model of English (Haswell 2013; Haswell & Hahn, 2016) encapsulates ELF interactional realities, and is aimed at being a tool for teachers, curriculum designers, and language policy makers. The model frames English performance in terms of communicative success rather than conformance to an arbitrary (most often native-speaker) standard. The model is particularly valuable in the Asia-Pacific region, where many English variants exist, as it demonstrates the importance of transitioning from native-speaker-centric language education. To operationalize the Global Model in educational spaces, we must determine practices that centralize intercultural communication while accounting for pre-existing language-related ideologies. To begin this process, a pilot study was conducted to gather from students in Japanese universities regarding their ideas about how to configure a globally focused language learning program. Results indicate that while students do not always share the desire for a fully globally focused curriculum, there do appear to be some areas of concordance on which new programs can be built that will move us towards greater internationalization.

  • Personal and professional development for international students as TAs in Japanese universities Reviewed

    CHRISTOPHER GARETH HASWELL

    APU Journal of Language Research   2017.12

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    The internationalization of tertiary education is a process that is continuing around the globe, ever deepening in complexity. Connected to this evolving situation is the question of how best to integrate the students who are brought together on internationalized campuses by these efforts. This paper reports the findings of an investigation of former international student teaching assistants at a highly internationalized university in Japan, and considers the various personal and professional benefits they felt they acquired. Using testimony from interviews with nine former teaching assistants, and using a grounded theory approach to analyze and identify common themes in the participants’ reported experiences, this report concludes that the hiring of international students as teaching assistants has the potential to benefit the individuals included in such a program and the institutions who recruit them.

  • The benefits of international students as teaching assistants Reviewed International journal

    CHRISTOPHER GARETH HASWELL

    KOTESOL Conference Proceedings   2017.10

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    Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (international conference proceedings)  

    The role of internationalization is emphasized heavily in the decision-making of education ministries worldwide. However, the role of students is often underemphasized, particularly the role internationally-active students can play in the process. This paper reports an investigation of international students and their experiences of working as teaching assistants (TAs) at an internationalized university in Japan. Participants reported personal and institutional benefits that should be of interest to other institutions interested in improving their engagement with internationalization of the education industry: in an era of increasing global interaction, and the use of English as a lingua franca, student experiences can have a lasting effect on them and their respective universities. This paper concludes that more can be done to ensure that beneficial effects of professional service are maximized and carried forward into future generations of students.

  • How internationalization policy initiatives affect students and faculty members in Japanese higher education Reviewed

    CHRISTOPHER GARETH HASWELL

    Studies in Languages and Cultures (九州大学言文論究)   2017.3

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    The international mobility of university students is increasing, and the number of students moving to and from Asia has been growing in line with global trends in international education policies. In addition to encouraging greater international recruitment, policy initiatives to boost the internationalization of Japanese universities are closely linked to the metrics of global university rankings. Aiming to provide an insight into the internationalization process, this paper reports the findings from interviews with faculty members working at an international university in Japan and considers their impressions of how efforts to create an internationalized university environment affects their careers and the academic experience of their students. This investigation concludes that an internationalized student population creates a profoundly different university environment than that found on regular domestic campuses, but that efforts still need to be made to assist all students and faculty members in taking full advantage of their opportunities.

  • How a Global Model Can Positively Influence English Language Teachers Invited Reviewed International journal

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    FOCUS ON THE LEARNER   2016.8

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    The study of the uses and varieties of the English language has become more complex and user focused over time. Historically, models produced to represent this have privileged nations who use English as a first language by making them the implicit source of the language. We argue that language models must account for context, individuals, language varieties (both shared and individual), and the overall comprehensibility of interaction. To aid all English language users, the Global Model discussed in this paper tracks English language use with reference to both speakers and language varieties and is designed to help teachers and students recognize the real-world linguistic landscape of global English use. We also suggest ways of teaching that help show that the most successful users of English should be considered to be those who can use English to bridge geographical, cultural, and discursive differences.

  • The use of English in Japanese universities: producing human resources for a globalized market Invited Reviewed

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    Fukuoka University Research Journal   2016.3

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    The number of international students in Japan is rising in line with global trends. Commensurately, so is the use of English in Japanese universities, as a medium of both instruction and inter-student communication on campus. English foreign language education is a key component of the language curriculum in Japan and has evolved in recent years to encompass the requirement to prepare university students for English-mediated instruction (EMI) courses. This development is linked to the oft-expressed interest of the Japanese Ministry of Education (MEXT) to internationalize Japanese tertiary education institutions. This paper reports the development of the importance of English in Japanese tertiary education, the reasons for its position as a subject of special focus, and the long-term implications of this focus on English in Japan. This issue is one of the most important facing Japanese education, as it will affect how universities structure their courses, how schools and curricula prior to university level prepare students for the use of English, and how students use English both personally and professionally in their post-graduation careers.

  • University teaching in the internationalized era Reviewed

    CHRISTOPHER GARETH HASWELL

    JALT   2015.8

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    Beginning in 2014, the Japanese Ministry of Education (MEXT) introduced the Top Global University Project (MEXT, 2014), a new round of funding to assist universities in their efforts to internationalize. MEXT has given universities directions regarding the expected changes at both the faculty and administration levels in advance of the apportionment of these funds. These changes include the increased use of English in university courses and on campuses, as well as the hiring of more foreign and foreign-educated professionals. Such changes will affect the roles of university educators over the coming years. This paper covers MEXT efforts since 2008 to internationalize universities and suggests how teachers might be expected to react to the integration of international students into their classes. Using the results of an online survey, it introduces testimony from EFL teachers at an international university, and is aimed at helping university educators and policymakers in their efforts to work in an increasingly internationalized profession.

    Other Link: http://jalt-publications.org/proceedings/articles/4688-university-teaching-internationalized-era

  • Issues relating to the internationalizing of Japanese universities Reviewed

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    JALT   2014.8

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    In an era of increased internationalization in tertiary education, MEXT’s Global 30 Project aimed to rapidly increase the number of foreign students in Japan. However, there has been little investigation of how these international students are being received by their Japanese peers, and what effect an internationalized study environment has on opinions of both foreign and domestic students with respect to their language study and attitudes towards English use. Utilizing a two-stage methodology of surveys supported by focus-group interviews, this research compared students at a Japanese international university with students at a Global 30 university and a regular private university in Japan. The findings suggest that the increase in international university students could have a positive effect on domestic students in relation to their attitudes towards the study of English. However, there were also concerns among international students connected to their experience of localized varieties of English.

    Other Link: http://jalt-publications.org/proceedings/articles/3975-issues-related-internationalizing-japanese-universities

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Presentations

  • Authentic teaching materials from academic podcast interviews

    Christopher G. Haswell

    The Ninth Annual Conference on Global Higher Education at Lakeland University Japan  2024.6 

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    Event date: 2024.6

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Lakeland University Japan   Country:Japan  

    We are currently developing “Authentic Academics,” a website providing the necessary material support to make long-form academic podcasts that include many fields accessible to students, fellow academics, or anyone interested in the topics. This presentation will outline our process and how the materials can be used by academics and their students interested in the academic process.

  • How experts view English Medium Interaction’s development: a podcast-related research narrative

    Christopher G. Haswell, Jonathan Shachter

    Lakeland International University  2023.6 

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    Event date: 2023.5

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Country:Japan  

  • Silence in the language classroom

    Christopher G. Haswell, Jonathan Shachter

    SUFTL  2022.2 

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    Event date: 2023.5

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Country:Japan  

  • Using an Academic Podcast to Gain Insights on Student Silence

    Christopher G. Haswell, Jonathan Shachter

    JALT Listening SIG  2022.9 

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    Event date: 2023.5

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Country:Japan  

    This research presentation covers an audio podcast project called “Lost in Citations.” As the COVID-19 crisis of 2020 led to the suspension of research activities and conferences for the better part of two years, we aimed to connect with academics and disseminate research information with a global audience. With each episode centered on an academic publication, the main goals of this long-form interview-style podcast were to (a) explore elements of research activities that added context to the publication, (b) learn more about the background of each guest, and (c) gain insights into researching and writing better academic papers. After interviewing guests with similar specialties, the researchers became aware of a research opportunity wherein the interviews themselves could be treated as qualitative data.
    We will first discuss the background to this project and how it evolved into a data collection endeavor. Then, we will outline an example of the thematic similarities that emerged after interviewing five leading scholars in the field of silence in Japanese university English language learning classrooms. The themes that emerged in this "podcast narrative" are as follows: ways of conceptualizing silence, silence, and culture, approaching research, problematizing and coping with unwanted silence, and categorizing meaningful/productive silence.

  • How to accommodate silent learners in your classroom

    Christopher G. Haswell, Jonathan Shachter

    JALT International Conference  2022.11 

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    Event date: 2023.5

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Country:Japan  

  • Producing online content for an English as a Lingua Franca course

    Christopher G. Haswell, Aaron Hahn

    JALT International Conference  2022.11 

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    Event date: 2023.5

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Country:Japan  

  • How can we learn what academics think about their peers’ opinions? International conference

    Christopher G. Haswell, Jonathan Shachter

    KOTESOL  2023.4 

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    Event date: 2023.5

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Sookmyung Ladies' University, Seoul   Country:Korea, Republic of  

  • New routes for qualitative research using podcast interviews

    Christopher G. Haswell, Jonathan Shachter

    JALT PanSIG  2023.5 

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    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Country:Japan  

  • Using alternative methods of research to investigate psychology-related journal articles International conference

    Christopher G. Haswell Jonathan Shacter

    Lakeland International University  2022.6 

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    Event date: 2022.6

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Country:Japan  

  • Turning the Lost in Citations podcast into a research opportunity

    Christopher G. Haswell Jonathan Shacter

    JALT International Conference  2021.11 

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    Event date: 2022.6

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Online   Country:Japan  

  • Opportunities afforded by the production of a research-oriented podcast “Lost in Citations” International conference

    Christopher G. Haswell Jonathan Shacter

    CamTESOL  2022.1 

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    Language:English  

    Venue:Online   Country:Japan  

  • Teaching and Testing Intercultural Communication Competencies Using a Global Model International conference

    Christopher G. Haswell, Aaron Hahn, Kevin Browne

    Lakeland International University  2021.6 

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    Language:Japanese   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Online   Country:Japan  

    In 2013, we proposed a Global Model of English that demonstrated how linguistic interactions occur and how these interactions can be mapped. This presentation updates the findings of our research, covering the pedagogical implications for the teaching and testing of English using a global perspective and dynamic approach, and suggests methods to improve the confidence of our students when using English in the linguistically complex real world.

  • The developing state of English as a Lingua Franca

    Christopher G. Haswell, Jonathan Shacter

    Asia Pacific Language Journal  2021.5 

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    Event date: 2021.5

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    Venue:Online   Country:Japan  

    With pandemic lockdowns restricting movement and contact, we began a podcast series in March 2020 to interview academics with whom we had an interest in speaking. After several months of content, we began to analyze the interviews as a source of qualitative data. A narrative emerged related to the current state of World Englishes (WE) and English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) courses from several interviews with experts in the field, including Dr. Jennifer Jenkins, Dr. Aya Matsuda, Dr. Nobuyuki Hino, and Dr. Ahmar Mahboob. In this presentation, we introduce our method of investigation and what we have learned about the current state of these academic fields, which includes strong disagreement on the future directions of related research among these and other experts. We also highlight how this narrative has affected the progress of our project through subsequent interview testimony and commentary. The intent of this project is to learn more about state-of-the-art research in various fields and better understand the backgrounds of the researchers writing the books and articles shaping our modern academic landscape.

  • Promoting an effective university teaching assistant program employing international students

    Christopher G. Haswell

    Asia Pacific Language Journal  2020.12 

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    Event date: 2020.12

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Online   Country:Japan  

    This presentation provides an insight into how programs developed to bring international students into university classrooms support national and institutional internationalization policies. Teaching assistants cover a number of sociolinguistic fields which affect the quality of education and student life at a university. The role of teaching assistant is also a popular type of employment for the many thousands of international students currently attending Japanese universities. For this reason, implementing a program attuned to the specific needs and abilities of international students is in the long-term interests of most, if not all, universities. This presentation introduces findings from a multi-year research project involving teaching assistants, teachers, and program coordinators, using qualitative data drawn from the interview testimony of these people with first-hand experience of a variety of teaching assistant programs. The major finding of this study was that international students in the role of teaching assistant were consistently under-utilized, meaning that opportunities for professional, personal, and interpersonal development were missed. The reasons for this included a lack of program direction and resistance from teachers to efforts to have international student teaching assistants undertake a wider role in classroom activities. This project has both practical and political implications, as it intends to improve the lives of international students on campus while supporting the goals of institutional and government policies. Based directly on the findings of this study, changes in programs at both Ritsumeikan APU and Kyushu University have been made, benefitting all stakeholders. This presentation provides concrete examples of what can be done to produce a program that is genuinely beneficial for all involved.

  • Content-Based Instruction in L2 Learning Invited

    Christopher G. Haswell, R. Fujita & M. Rodriguez-Yagi

    JACET  2019.7 

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    Event date: 2019.7

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

    Venue:Tokai University, Kumamoto   Country:Japan  

    From 2018, Kyushu University opened the School of Interdisciplinary Studies and Innovation (共創学部). Within the school, students were to receive a far more intensive version of English study than that required of the students in other faculties. These courses were divided into three different sections: Global Issues covers international subjects; Japanese Issues covers topics relevant to Japan; Research Issues prepares students with academic-related skills. Two of these would be taught concurrently, forming 6 hours of classroom contact time per week

    This presentation explains how these courses cover topics such as globalism, language, politics, business, and science. All classes are conducted in English and are both skill and content-based. Materials range from newspapers, academic journal articles, to video lectures such as TED. Students are expected to conduct original research through 4-5 hours of independent study per week.

  • Measuring student engagement with an English language learning app International conference

    Christopher G. Haswell, Max Praver

    A-Mode  2019.6 

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    Event date: 2019.6

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:University of Tor Vergara   Country:Italy  

    The recent ubiquity of mobile devices has shortened the attention spans of our students. This has, in turn, led to an accelerated trend of microlearning, short-term, small-unit learning strategies. These strategies can be facilitated by the use of smartphone apps, capitalizing on the platform’s popularity and distinct advantages of portability and familiarity. Consequently, there is an immediate need to understand the usage patterns and learning effectiveness of these mobile devices in second language acquisition. This study set out to answer the following question: To what degree does time on task with an English language learning app indicate increased proficiency with the platform, as measured by pre-post test scores? This presentation reports how an English language learning app called English Gauge, specifically created for this study and used by 300 students over a 5-week period, performed to answer this research question. The app included grammar, vocabulary, and listening activities of increasing difficulty, with users being encouraged by the possibility of collecting progress and proficiency-related badges, and a leaderboard of the group’s progress. Correlation analyses and paired t-tests were used to determine the existence and strength of the relationship between the overarching metric of ‘time on task’, which included total number of sessions, average session length, total amount of time spent with the app, and student test scores. Results clearly show that time spent using the app was positively correlated with students’ improvement in test scores, a finding that indicates the importance of consistent and repeated engagement with materials to achieve proficient familiarity. Finally, this presentation will discuss the implications for designing future English educational apps and how teachers and developers can build on the conclusions of this research.

  • Modeling motion within and between linguistic realms

    Christopher G. Haswell, Aaron Hahn

    Lakeland International Conference  2019.6 

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    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Lakeland International Conference   Country:Japan  

    The Global Model aims to present the most state-of-the-art representation of international English usage, especially in its growing status as a global lingua franca. Unlike previous models, the Global Model simultaneously represents both users and English varieties (including non-national varieties), while also being dynamic and providing insight into different types of international communication.

    It is to the last feature that the current presentation attends. One of the realities of the modern world is the number of interactions being conducted in English is increasing, and this interaction regularly occurs between not only users of different varieties of English, but also different levels of proficiency. Many ESL and EFL courses don’t prepare students to negotiate meaning and successfully communicate in multi-level, multi-varietal circumstance; instead, the only actors tend to be fully fluent textbook models or the students themselves. Furthermore, such courses tend to position one geographically distant “standard” variety (usually a so-called “native speaker” variety) as the target for all language learning. Instead, the emphasis should be on maximizing communicative potential through the development of strategies which help mitigate asymmetries.

    This presentation will discuss the theoretical underpinnings of the Global Model and then demonstrate a recent refinement in the model that allows for a systematic representation of seven potential communicative circumstances dependent upon the relative proficiency and flexibility of the interlocutors. Additionally, it introduces practical activities from an EMI course at Kyushu University and an in-production textbook based on these concepts.

  • Achieving the aims of internationalization utilizing international teaching assistants International conference

    Christopher G. Haswell

    Language In Focus  2019.5 

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    Event date: 2019.5

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Importanne Dubrovnick   Country:Croatia  

  • Metrics of microlearning using an English language learning app International conference

    Christopher G. Haswell, Max Praver

    Language In Focus  2019.5 

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    Event date: 2019.5

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Importanne Dubrovnick   Country:Croatia  

    The recent ubiquity of mobile devices has shortened the attention spans of our students. This has, in turn, led to an accelerated trend of microlearning, short-term, small-unit learning strategies. These strategies can be facilitated by the use of smartphone apps, capitalizing on the platform’s popularity and distinct advantages of portability and familiarity. Consequently, there is an immediate need to understand the usage patterns and learning effectiveness of these mobile devices in second language acquisition. This study set out to answer the following question: To what degree does time on task with an English language learning app indicate increased proficiency with the platform, as measured by pre-post test scores? This presentation reports how an English language learning app called English Gauge, specifically created for this study and used by 300 students over a 5-week period, performed to answer this research question. The app included grammar, vocabulary, and listening activities of increasing difficulty, with users being encouraged by the possibility of collecting progress and proficiency-related badges, and a leaderboard of the group’s progress. Correlation analyses and paired t-tests were used to determine the existence and strength of the relationship between the overarching metric of ‘time on task’, which included total number of sessions, average session length, total amount of time spent with the app, and student test scores. Results clearly show that time spent using the app was positively correlated with students’ improvement in test scores, a finding that indicates the importance of consistent and repeated engagement with materials to achieve proficient familiarity. Finally, this presentation will discuss the implications for designing future English educational apps and how teachers and developers can build on the conclusions of this research.

  • TA programs with international students

    Christopher G. Haswell

    JALT  2018.11 

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    Event date: 2018.11

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Country:Japan  

  • Utilizing a Smartphone App to Improve Student Engagement with Microlearning International conference

    Christopher G. Haswell

    KOTESOL  2018.10 

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    Event date: 2018.10

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Sookmyung Ladies University   Country:Korea, Republic of  

  • Internationalization and EMI: the problem of linguistic stress in the university classroom International conference

    Christopher G. Haswell

    KOTESOL  2015.10 

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    Event date: 2018.6

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Seoul, Korea   Country:Korea, Republic of  

  • The Global Model of English

    Christopher G. Haswell, Aaron Hahn

    JALT  2015.11 

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    Event date: 2018.6

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Country:Japan  

  • The institutional, educational, and personal benefits of employing international students as university teaching assistants International conference

    Christopher G. Haswell

    ISA  2016.6 

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    Event date: 2018.6

    Language:English  

    Venue:Hong Kong, Hong Kong  

  • The value of TAs for international university education

    Christopher G. Haswell

    Lakeland University  2016.6 

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    Event date: 2018.6

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Lakeland University   Country:Japan  

  • Encouraging student engagement through authenticity

    Christopher G. Haswell

    JACET Kyushu-Okinawa Chapter  2016.7 

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    Event date: 2018.6

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Fukuoka University   Country:Japan  

  • Teaching Assistants and university internationalization International conference

    Christopher G. Haswell

    KOTESOL  2016.10 

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    Event date: 2018.6

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Seoul, Korea   Country:Korea, Republic of  

  • International students as teaching assistants International conference

    Christopher G. Haswell, Akira Kuwamura, Annette Bradford

    APAIE  2017.3 

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    Event date: 2018.6

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

    Venue:Melbourne, Australia   Country:Australia  

  • Connecting the Global Model to effective intercultural communication in English International conference

    Christopher G. Haswell

    ISA  2017.6 

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    Event date: 2018.6

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Hong Kong, Hong Kong  

  • Connecting student perspectives with international English via the Global Model

    Christopher G. Haswell

    Lakeland University  2017.6 

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    Event date: 2018.6

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Lakeland University   Country:Japan  

  • Authenticity and internationalization; necessity and empowerment

    Christopher G. Haswell

    JACET  2017.8 

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    Event date: 2018.6

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Aoyama Gakuin University   Country:Japan  

  • International teaching assistants: at the intersection of policy and experience International conference

    Christopher G. Haswell

    KOTESOL  2017.10 

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    Event date: 2018.6

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Seoul, Korea   Country:Korea, Republic of  

  • An accurate representation of a globally-modeled English language International conference

    Christopher G. Haswell

    KOTESOL  2017.10 

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    Event date: 2018.6

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Seoul, Korea   Country:Korea, Republic of  

  • Maximizing teacher assistant program benefits

    Christopher G. Haswell

    JALT Pan-SIG  2018.3 

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    Event date: 2018.6

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Toyo Gakuen University   Country:Japan  

  • Implementing an effective teaching assistant program using international students International conference

    Christopher G. Haswell

    ALLT  2018.3 

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    Event date: 2018.6

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Zayed University   Country:United Arab Emirates  

  • Teaching assistant programs using international students

    Christopher G. Haswell

    Lakeland University  2018.6 

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    Event date: 2018.6

    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:Lakeland University   Country:Japan  

  • A ‘Global Model’ of English’s development and use International conference

    Christopher G. Haswell, Aaron Hahn

    KOTESOL  2018.10 

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    Event date: 2018.6

    Language:English  

    Venue:Seoul, Korea   Country:Korea, Republic of  

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Works

  • ELF Communication website

    CHRISTOPHER GARETH HASWELL AARON HAHN

    2020.7

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    ELF is the function of English as a lingua franca. While not the first global lingua franca, the use of English online and in various media has accelerated its spread around the world. Where English is used to facilitate communication between people who do not share a first language, this is ELF communication.

    The guiding principle of this website is to curate and create examples of ELF language usage to assist users all over the world in becoming more confident to use English as a medium of interaction without reference to so-called 'native speaker' norms.

    Our primary focus is university level language students. However, the materials will be of benefit to anyone interested in using the English language for their personal, academic, or professional benefit.

  • Lost in Citations website

    CHRISTOPHER GARETH HASWELL; JONATHAN SHACTER

    2020.7

Professional Memberships

  • KOTESOL

Research Projects

  • Creating an online accessible database of high-frequency phrases including collocations and chunks with their CEFR levels

    2022.4 - 2027.3

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  • Creating an online accessible database of high-frequency phrases including collocations and chunks with their CEFR levels

    Grant number:22H00677  2022 - 2027

    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:Coinvestigator(s)  Grant type:Scientific research funding

  • Investigating the State of Globalized English Teaching Approaches in English Research Articles through Critical Discourse Analysis

    2021.4 - 2025.3

  • Investigating the State of Globalized English Teaching Approaches in English Research Articles through Critical Discourse Analysis

    Grant number:21K00696  2021 - 2025

    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:Coinvestigator(s)  Grant type:Scientific research funding

  • Improving on-campus intercultural communication in English

    2020.4 - 2023.3

    JSPS (Japan) 

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    All Top Global University Project participants set at least one of their stated goals as increasing the number of international students and faculty members on their campuses (TGU Website, 2015). What was not an explicitly stated aim was to address the issue of intercultural communication on campus. Repeated investigation of this issue has found biases related to accented English and non-native English varieties (Garret. 2009; Haswell, 2014; Haswell & Hahn, 2016). The lack of coherent strategies to deal with this issue is a gap in cross-cultural communicative ability.
    This project has two stages:
    - The first stage deals with attitudes of students and faculty regarding the use of English as an on-campus lingua franca and medium of instruction.
    - The second stage will address the findings of the first stage and aims to build a repository of learning materials to assist international students and faculty to improve their intercultural communication abilities.

  • Improving on-campus intercultural communication in English

    Grant number:20K00746  2020 - 2023

    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

  • 大規模コーパスに基づく発信型和英連語辞書の構築に向けて

    2018.4 - 2022.3

  • 大規模コーパスに基づく発信型和英連語辞書の構築に向けて

    Grant number:18H00693  2018 - 2022

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

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    Authorship:Coinvestigator(s)  Grant type:Scientific research funding

  • An investigation of the learning mechanics in an English listening and reading app. The influence of affect factors: engagement, novelty and boredom on the measurement of instructional efficiency

    Grant number:17K02950  2018 - 2020

    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:Coinvestigator(s)  Grant type:Scientific research funding

  • An investigation of the learning mechanics in an English listening and reading app. The influence of affect factors: engagement, novelty and boredom on the measurement of instructional efficiency

    2017.4 - 2020.3

  • Investigating the employment of international students as teaching assistants for the purposes of university internationalization

    2017.4 - 2020.3

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  • Investigating the employment of international students as teaching assistants for the purposes of university internationalization

    Grant number:17K13502  2017 - 2019

    Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

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Educational Activities

  • Teaching content-based courses at Kyushu University.

Class subject

  • Intensive English: Japanese Issues 2

    2024.12 - 2025.2   Winter quarter

  • 〔人社〕経済学D

    2024.10 - 2024.12   Fall quarter

  • TESOL and language teaching methodologies

    2024.10 - 2024.12   Fall quarter

  • Intensive English: Japanese Issues 1

    2024.10 - 2024.12   Fall quarter

  • Critical thinking through behavioral economics

    2024.10 - 2024.12   Fall quarter

  • Intensive English: Global Issues LS2

    2024.6 - 2024.8   Summer quarter

  • 学術英語・テーマベース

    2024.4 - 2024.6   Spring quarter

  • TESOL and language teaching methodologies

    2024.4 - 2024.6   Spring quarter

  • Intensive English: Global Issues LS1

    2024.4 - 2024.6   Spring quarter

  • Intensive English: Japanese Issues 2

    2023.12 - 2024.2   Winter quarter

  • TESOL and language teaching methodologies

    2023.10 - 2023.12   Fall quarter

  • Intensive English: Japanese Issues 1

    2023.10 - 2023.12   Fall quarter

  • Intensive English: Global Issues LS2

    2023.6 - 2023.8   Summer quarter

  • 英語によるビジネス・コミュニケーション

    2023.4 - 2023.9   First semester

  • TESOL and language teaching methodologies

    2023.4 - 2023.6   Spring quarter

  • Intensive English: Global Issues LS1

    2023.4 - 2023.6   Spring quarter

  • 学術英語・プロダクション2

    2022.12 - 2023.2   Winter quarter

  • Intensive English: Japanese Issues 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

  • TESOL and language teaching methodologies

    2022.10 - 2023.3   Second semester

  • TESOL and language teaching methodologies

    2022.10 - 2023.3   Second semester

  • 学術英語・プロダクション1

    2022.10 - 2022.12   Fall quarter

  • Intensive English: Japanese Issues 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

  • 学術英語・プロダクション1

    2022.10 - 2022.12   Fall quarter

  • Intensive English: Global Issues LS2

    2022.6 - 2022.8   Summer quarter

  • 学術英語・上級

    2022.4 - 2022.9   First semester

  • 英語によるビジネス・コミュニケーション

    2022.4 - 2022.9   First semester

  • Intensive English: Global Issues LS1

    2022.4 - 2022.6   Spring quarter

  • 学術英語A・プロダクション2

    2021.12 - 2022.2   Winter quarter

  • Intensive English: Japanese Issues 2

    2021.12 - 2022.2   Winter quarter

  • 学術英語A・プロダクション2

    2021.12 - 2022.2   Winter quarter

  • 学術英語C・テーマベース

    2021.12 - 2022.2   Winter quarter

  • 学術英語A・プロダクション1

    2021.10 - 2021.12   Fall quarter

  • Intensive English: Japanese Issues 1

    2021.10 - 2021.12   Fall quarter

  • 学術英語A・プロダクション1

    2021.10 - 2021.12   Fall quarter

  • 学術英語C・テーマベース

    2021.10 - 2021.12   Fall quarter

  • Intensive English: Global Issues LS 2

    2021.6 - 2021.8   Summer quarter

  • 学術英語・アカデミックイシューズ

    2021.4 - 2021.9   First semester

  • 英語によるビジネス・コミュニケーション

    2021.4 - 2021.9   First semester

  • Intensive English: Global Issues LS 1

    2021.4 - 2021.6   Spring quarter

  • 学術英語C・テーマベース

    2020.12 - 2021.2   Winter quarter

  • Intensive English:Japanese Issues 2

    2020.12 - 2021.2   Winter quarter

  • 学術英語C・テーマベース

    2020.12 - 2021.2   Winter quarter

  • 学術英語C・テーマベース

    2020.10 - 2020.12   Fall quarter

  • Intensive English:Japanese Issues 1

    2020.10 - 2020.12   Fall quarter

  • 学術英語C・テーマベース

    2020.10 - 2020.12   Fall quarter

  • Intensive English:Global Issues LS 2

    2020.6 - 2020.8   Summer quarter

  • 学術英語C・テーマベース

    2020.6 - 2020.8   Summer quarter

  • 学術英語A・リセプション

    2020.4 - 2020.9   First semester

  • 英語によるビジネス・コミュニケーション

    2020.4 - 2020.9   First semester

  • Intensive English:Global Issues LS 1

    2020.4 - 2020.6   Spring quarter

  • 学術英語C・テーマベース

    2020.4 - 2020.6   Spring quarter

  • 学術英語C・テーマベース

    2019.12 - 2020.2   Winter quarter

  • Intensive English:Japanese Issues 2

    2019.12 - 2020.2   Winter quarter

  • 学術英語C・テーマベース

    2019.10 - 2019.12   Fall quarter

  • Intensive English:Japanese Issues 1

    2019.10 - 2019.12   Fall quarter

  • Intensive English:Global Issues LS 2

    2019.6 - 2019.8   Summer quarter

  • 学術英語C・テーマベース

    2019.6 - 2019.8   Summer quarter

  • 学術英語A・リセプション

    2019.4 - 2019.9   First semester

  • 英語によるビジネス・コミュニケーション

    2019.4 - 2019.9   First semester

  • 学術英語A・リセプション

    2019.4 - 2019.9   First semester

  • Intensive English:Global Issues LS 1

    2019.4 - 2019.6   Spring quarter

  • 学術英語C・テーマベース

    2019.4 - 2019.6   Spring quarter

  • Intensive English:Japanese Issues 2

    2018.12 - 2019.2   Winter quarter

  • 学術英語2・テストテイキング

    2018.10 - 2019.3   Second semester

  • Intensive English:Japanese Issues 1

    2018.10 - 2018.12   Fall quarter

  • Intensive English:Global Issues LS 2

    2018.6 - 2018.8   Summer quarter

  • 学術英語2・リーディング・リスニング

    2018.4 - 2018.9   First semester

  • 英語によるビジネス・コミュニケーション

    2018.4 - 2018.9   First semester

  • 学術英語2・リーディング・リスニング

    2018.4 - 2018.9   First semester

  • 学術英語A・プロダクション

    2018.4 - 2018.9   First semester

  • Intensive English:Global Issues LS 1

    2018.4 - 2018.6   Spring quarter

  • Intensive English: Academic Issues 2

    2017.12 - 2018.2   Winter 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・テストテイキング

    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

  • Intensive English: Academic Issues 1

    2017.10 - 2017.12   Fall quarter

  • Intensive English: Global Issues 2

    2017.6 - 2017.8   Summer quarter

  • 英語によるビジネス・コミュニケーション

    2017.4 - 2017.9   First semester

  • 学術英語1・リーディング・リスニングA

    2017.4 - 2017.9   First semester

  • 学術英語1・ライティング・スピーキングA

    2017.4 - 2017.9   First semester

  • 学術英語1・ライティング・スピーキングA

    2017.4 - 2017.9   First semester

  • 学術英語1・ライティング・スピーキングA

    2017.4 - 2017.9   First semester

  • 学術英語1・ライティング・スピーキングA

    2017.4 - 2017.9   First semester

  • 学術英語1・再履修

    2017.4 - 2017.9   First semester

  • Intensive English: Global Issues 1

    2017.4 - 2017.6   Spring quarter

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