Researcher Database

Ishikawa Tomokazu

Center for Language Studies Associate Professor
Last Updated :2025/06/25

Researcher Information

Affiliation

    Center for Language Studies

Job Title

  • Associate Professor

Degree

  • PhD in Applied Linguistics(2016/06 University of Southampton, UK)
  • MA in TESOL(2012/05 Columbia University in the City of New York, USA)

URL

Research funding number

  • 00826323

ORCID ID

J-Global ID

Profile

  • Tomokazu Ishikawa is Associate Professor of English and Intercultural Communication at the Centre for Language Studies, Otaru University of Commerce, as well as a postdoctoral member at the Centre for Global Englishes, University of Southampton.


    https://www.otaru-uc.ac.jp/research/interview/ishikawa_gengo/


    https://www.otaru-uc.ac.jp/shoudai_blog/264653/

Research Interests

  • Decolonial language teaching   Intercultural and transcultural communication   Translanguaging   Multilingualism   Global Englishes in general and English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) in particular   Language attitudes and ideologies   English-medium instruction/education (EMI, EME)   Complexity theory   Discourse analysis in general and speech functions analysis in particular   

Research Areas

  • Humanities & social sciences / Linguistics / Applied linguistics
  • Humanities & social sciences / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics
  • Humanities & social sciences / Foreign language education / English language teaching

Academic & Professional Experience

  • 2022/09 - Today  Otaru University of Commerce, Hokkaido Higher Education and Research SystemCenter for Language StudiesAssociate Professor
  • 2018/04 - 2022/08  Tamagawa UniversityCenter for English as a Lingua FrancaAssistant Professor
  • 2019/04 - 2020/03  Waseda UniversityGraduate School of Education (English Education major)Part-time lecturer
  • 2018/09 - 2019/03  Waseda UniversitySchool of International Liberal StudiesPart-time lecturer
  • 2017/09 - 2018/03  Kanda University of International StudiesFaculty of Foreign Languages (Department of English)Part-time lecturer
  • 2017/04 - 2018/03  Shirayuri UniversityFaculty of Liberal Arts (Department of English Language and Literature)Part-time lecturer
  • 2017/04 - 2018/03  Waseda UniversitySchool of Education (Department of English Language and Literature)Part-time lecturer
  • 2016/10 - 2017/02  Waseda UniversitySchool of Education; Institute for Advanced Studies in EducationResearch assistant (Part-time)
  • 2005/03 - 2012/03  Ichishin WingnetDepartment of EnglishInstructor; Teaching materials writer
  • 2002/03 - 2012/03  Ichishin University-Prep SchoolDepartment of EnglishInstructor; Academic counsellor
  • 2000/04 - 2001/08  Sanaru Prep SchoolEnglish Department for University Entrance Exam PreparationsDepartment Chair; School Director
  • 1999/09 - 2000/03  Sanaru Prep SchoolEnglish Department for University Entrance Exam PreparationsInstructor; School Director
  • 1999/04 - 1999/08  Sanaru Prep SchoolPrimary and Secondary DivisionsInstructor; School Director
  • 1999/03 - 1999/03  Sanaru Prep SchoolPrimary and Secondary DivisionsInstructor
  • 1996/03 - 1998/02  Ichishin GakuinPrimary and Secondary DivisionsInstructor (English, Japanese, and Social Studies)
  • 1995/04 - 1996/03  Yomiuri ShimbunGotanda Service CenterLive-in worker

Education

  • 2012/09 - 2016/06  University of Southampton  School of Humanities  Centre for Global Englishes
  • 2009/09 - 2012/05  Teachers College, Columbia University in the City of New York  Department of Arts and Humanities
  • 1995/04 - 1999/03  Keio University  Faculty of Law  Department of Law

Association Memberships

  • JACET Special Interest Group on English-Medium Instruction (EMI)   Centre for Multilingualism with English (CME), University of London, UK   Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET); Japan Association of Applied Linguistics (JAAL) in JACET   JACET Special Interest Group on English as a Lingua Franca (ELF)   AILA (Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée) Research Network on English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) in Education   Centre for Global Englishes (CGE), University of Southampton, UK   ELF Research Group Waseda   

Published Papers

Books etc

Conference Activities & Talks

  • Transcultural Awareness in English and English-Medium Education: Trans-Spatiotemporal vs. Neo-Essentialist Understandings of Apt.
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    64th JACET International Convention  2025/08  Tokyo  JACET
  • [Invited symposium presentations] Translanguaging in multilingual and multicultural classrooms
    Tomokazu Ishikawa; Corinne Seals; Fan Fang; Viniti Vaish
    59th RELC International Conference  2025/03  Singapore  SEAMEO RELC
  • [Invited plenary presentation] Decolonial translanguaging and transcultural communication
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    59th RELC International Conference  2025/03  Singapore  SEAMEO RELC
  • Multilingual and translingual awareness in language teaching
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    14th International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF14)  2024/09  Praha/Prague  Prague City University
  • [Invited symposium presentation] Deconstructing English as a ‘global design’
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    14th International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF14)  2024/09  Praha/Prague  Prague City University
  • デジタル時代の英語コミュニケーション教育
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    73rd Tohoku Hokkaido Higher Education Seminar  2024/09  Akita  Akita University
  • A decolonial approach to language and culture for globalised English-medium instruction
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    AILA 60th Anniversary World Congress (AILA2024)  2024/08  Kuala Lumpur  AILA
  • The future of English(es)
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    OUC English Lecture Series #122  2024/04  Otaru  OUC Center for Language Studies
  • [Invited symposium presentation] Repositioning English within multilingual resources and reimagining communication as translingual practices
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    6th JACET ELF SIG International Workshop  2024/01  Nagoya  JACET Special Interest Group on ELF
  • [Invited plenary presentation] Decolonial multilingualism with Global Englishes
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    JALT SIG on Global Englishes Inaugural Annual Conference  2023/12  Tokyo (Online)  JALT Special Interest Group on Global Englishes
  • [Invited plenary presentation (JACET representative)] Intercultural digital communication among English-speaking students: Contrasting analytical approaches in conversation
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    2023 ALAK International Conference  2023/10  Jeju  Applied Linguistics Association of Korea
  • [Invited keynote presentation] Decolonial, transformative ELT
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    Advancing ELT for a Prosperous ASEAN  2023/09  Hanoi  Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences
  • Initial encounters in a digital world: Emergent transcultural space among English-speaking students
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    62nd JACET International Convention  2023/08  Tokyo  JACET
  • English as a business lingua franca in multilingual settings: Teachers' and business people's attitudes in contrast
    Kumiko Murata; Mayu Konakahara; Tomokazu Ishikawa
    4th JACET ELF SIG International Workshop  2023/02  Tokyo  JACET Special Interest Group on ELF
  • English-medium education? – Towards English-within-multilingualism as a medium of education
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    42nd Thailand TESOL International Conference 2023  2023/01  Bangkok  Thailand TESOL
  • [Invited keynote presentation] ELFとトランス理論から英語教育を再考する
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    2022 Japan Association of Teaching Language and Culture (JATLaC) Conference  2022/12  Tokyo  Japan Association of Teaching Language and Culture (JATLaC)
  • Developing a university-wide ELF-oriented ELT programme
    Tomokazu Ishikawa; Miso Kim; Paul McBride; Blagoja Dimoski; Satomi Kuroshima; Rasami Chaikul; Yuri Jody Yujobo; Ayako Suzuki
    13th International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF13)  2022/11  Tainan (Online)  National Cheng Kung University
  • English as a Lingua Franca Special Interest Group
    Tomokazu Ishikawa; Daisuke Kimura; Ayako Suzuki
    61st JACET International Convention  2022/08  Tokyo/Fukuoka (Online)  JACET
  • Possibilities and constraints in telecollaboration: A pilot case study
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    61st JACET International Convention  2022/08  Tokyo/Fukuoka (Online)  JACET
  • Trans theories as synergists for EMF theorisation
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    2022 CELF-ELTama Forum for English Language Teaching  2022/08  Tokyo (Online)  Tamagawa University's Center for English as a Lingua Franca (CELF); ELTama
  • [Invited keynote presentation (MEXT representative)] Towards teaching English within multilingualism
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    56th RELC International Conference  2022/03  Singapore (Online)  SEAMEO RELC
  • [Invited plenary symposium presentations (MEXT representative)] Multilingualism, translanguaging and EMI in focus
    Tomokazu Ishikawa; Corinne Seals; Fan Fang; Peter De Costa; Subhan Zein
    56th RELC International Conference  2022/03  Singapore (Online)  SEAMEO RELC
  • English as a multilingua franca and transcultural ELT
    Will Baker; Tomokazu Ishikawa
    International Conference on ELF-Aware Practices for Inclusive Multilingual Classrooms (ENRICH-2021)  2021/12  Athens (Online)  Deree - The American College of Greece; Helenic Open University
  • [Invited plenary discussion] ELF awareness in EFL pedagogy: How does ELF change EFL?
    Savio Siqueira; Fan Fang; Tomokazu Ishikawa; Enric Llurda; Stefania Kordia; Henry Widdowson
    1st International Conference on ELF-Aware Practices for Inclusive Multilingual Classrooms (ENRICH-2021)  2021/12  Athens (Online)  Deree - The American College of Greece; Helenic Open University
  • [Invited video presentation (JACET representative)] Towards transcultural ELT through telecollaboration
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    ETA-ROC 30th International Symposium and Book Fair on English Teaching  2021/11  Taipei (Online)  English Teachers' Association Republic of China (ETA-ROC)
  • [Invited symposium presentations] AILA Affiliate symposium (JACET 60th anniversary special symposium) – New forms of international academic collaboration: Prospects and possibilities for ELT in Asia
    Tomokazu Ishikawa; Kyungja Ahn; Sun Youzhong; Yulin Chen; Masao Aikawa; Dawn Lucovich; Jongbai Hwang; Ramesh Nair; Susan Leong; Singhanat Nomnian
    JACET 60th Commemorative International Convention  2021/08  Tokyo/Osaka/Nagoya (Online)  JACET
  • Reconceptualising intercultural and transcultural communicative competence
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    JACET 60th Commemorative International Convention  2021/08  Tokyo/Osaka/Nagoya (Online)  JACET
  • English as a Lingua Franca Special Interest Group
    Paul McBride; Tomokazu Ishikawa
    JACET 60th Commemorative International Convention  2021/08  Tokyo/Osaka/Nagoya (Online)  JACET
  • Towards translingual and transcultural ELT
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    2021 CELF-ELTama Foram for English Language Teaching  2021/08  Tokyo (Online)  Tamagawa University's Center for English as a Lingua Franca (CELF); ELTama
  • English as a Lingua Franca research in Japan as a ground for English-medium instruction
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    AILA World Congress 2021 (AILA2021)  2021/08  Groningen (Online)  International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA)
  • [Invited closing plenary symposium presentations] Local and global perspectives: Plurilingualism and multilingualism
    Fumiko Kurihara; Tomokazu Ishikawa; Paula Martínez Sirés; Alexandra Shaitan
    JALT PanSIG 2021  2021/05  Tokyo (Online)  JALT
  • Awareness of English-within-multilingualism: ELT for global communication
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    3rd JACET Joint Seminar  2021/03  Tokyo (Online)  JACET
  • EMF awareness in ELT and EMI
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    Centre for Global Englishes (CGE) Seminar  2021/02  Southampton (Online)  University of Southampton's Centre for Global Englishes (CGE)
  • Liven up the English classroom with academic learning: Further examples from cognitive psychology
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    3rd JAAL-in-JACET Conference (JAAL-in-JACET 2020)  2020/12  Tokyo (Online)  JACET
  • Center for English as a Lingua Franca report 2020
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    2020 CELF-ELTama Forum for English Language Teaching  2020/08  Tokyo (Online)  Tamagawa University's Center for English as a Lingua Franca (CELF); ELTama
  • Awareness of English-within-multilingualism through class blog discussions
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    2020 CELF-ELTama Forum for English Language Teaching  2020/08  Tokyo (Online)  Tamagawa University's Center for English as a Lingua Franca (CELF); ELTama
  • How multilingual are ELF scenarios?
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    1st JACET ELF SIG International Workshop  2019/11  Tokyo  JACET Special Interest Group on ELF
  • English as a multilingua franca in ELT: Beyond ideological monolingualism
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    58th JACET International Convention  2019/08  Nagoya  JACET
  • Towards EMI: A sample workshop on cognitive psychology
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    2019 CELF-ELTama Forum for English Language Teaching  2019/08  Tokyo  Tamagawa University's Center for English as a Lingua Franca (CELF); ELTama
  • Doing justice to ELF in ELT
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    2019 CELF-ELTama Forum for English Language Teaching  2019/08  Tokyo  Tamagawa University's Center for English as a Lingua Franca (CELF); ELTama
  • 多言語主義における共通語としての英語 (EMF)
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    2nd JACET Joint Seminar  2019/08  Tokyo  JACET
  • EMF awareness: From a monolingual fiction to the multilingual reality
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    12th International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF12)  2019/07  Medellín  Universidad de Antioquia
  • ELF and ELT: Introduction
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    CELF Research and Faculty Development Workshop Part 2  2019/02  Tokyo  Tamagawa University's Center for English as a Lingua Franca (CELF)
  • EMF awareness: A pedagogic application of EMF, transculturality, and transmodality
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    Centre for Global Englishes (CGE) Seminar  2019/02  Southampton  サウサンプトン大学 Centre for Global Englishes (CGE)
  • [Invited special discussion] Roundtable discussion on ELF
    Henry Widdowson; Barbara Seidlhofer; Ayako Suzuki; Tomokazu Ishikawa
    Tamagawa Academy Roundtable Discussion with Profs. Henry Widdowson and Barbara Seidlhofer  2019/02  Tokyo  Tamagawa University's English as a Lingua Franca (CELF)
  • ELF and ELT: Where are we now?
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    8th Waseda ELF International Workshop and Symposium  2019/01  Tokyo  ELF Research Group Waseda
  • ELF: Metatheory and theories
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    CELF Research and Faculty Development Workshop Part 1  2019/01  Tokyo  Tamagawa University's Center for English as a Lingua Franca (CELF)
  • [Invited opening paper presentation] EFL and ELFing: Friends, foes, or 'frenemies'?
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    ELFing up the classroom: Pedagogy and materials  2018/10  Toyohashi  Aichi University’s Institute for Research in Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Center for English as a Lingua Franca report: Activities conducted by CELF
    Blagoja Dimoski; Rasami Chaikul; Tomokazu Ishikawa
    2018 CELF-ELTama Forum for English Language Teaching  2018/08  Tokyo  Tamagawa University's Center for English as a Lingua Franca (CELF); ELTama
  • English-within-multilingualism in CELF classrooms
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    2018 CELF-ELTama Forum for English Language Teaching  2018/08  Tokyo  Tamagawa University's Center for English as a Lingua Franca (CELF); ELTama
  • Integrating ELF within EFL: A focus on literacy
    Tomokazu Ishikawa; Paul McBride
    1st JACET Joint Seminar  2018/08  Kyoto  JACET
  • [Invited closing plenary discussion] New voices and new faces in ELF
    Beate Clayson-Knollmayr; Tian Gan; Tomokazu Ishikawa; Sonia Morán Panero; Kaisa Pietikäinen
    11th International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF11)  2018/07  London  King's College, London
  • English-within-multilingualism in 'monolingual' university classrooms
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    11th International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF11)  2018/07  London  King's College, London
  • Conceptualising English as a global contact language
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    Joint Workshop: 7th Waseda ELF International Workshop & 3rd EMI-ELF Workshop  2017/11  Tokyo  ELF Research Group Waseda
  • English as a Lingua Franca Special Interest Group
    Yoko Nogami; Tomokazu Ishikawa; Ayako Suzuki; Miyuki Takino; Mayu Konakahara
    56th JACET International Convention  2017/08  Tokyo  JACET
  • EMI module 'Intercultural Communication': Towards transcultural communication through English as a multi-lingua franca
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    56th JACET International Convention  2017/08  Tokyo  JACET
  • Transcultural multi-lingua franca awareness in a Japanese university classroom
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    10th Anniversary Conference of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF10)  2017/06  Helsinki  Helsingin Yliopisto
  • Native-speakerism in Japan and ELF awareness for Japanese students
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    Symposium: ELF and native-speakerism in ELT  2017/04  Tokyo  JACET Special Interest Group on ELF
  • Japanese students’ attitudes towards their English: Pedagogic implications and applications
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    JALT2016: 42nd Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning and Educational Materials Exhibition  2016/11  Nagoya  JALT
  • Japanese attitudes towards their English and the possibility of linguistic awareness as multi-lingua franca users
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    6th Waseda ELF International Workshop  2016/11  Tokyo  ELF Research Group Waseda
  • Japanese university students’ attitudes towards their English and the possibility of ELF awareness
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    9th International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF9)  2016/06  Lleida  Universitat de Lleida
  • [Invited workshop presentations] Research workshop: Exploring perceptions and practices in ELF research
    Tomokazu Ishikawa; Sonia Morán Panero; Chittima Sangiamchi
    International PhD Conference on Global Englishes  2016/06  Southampton  University of Southampton's Centre for Global Englishes (CGE)
  • Japanese university students’ attitudes towards their English: Open-ended email questionnaire study
    Tomokazu Ishikawa
    7th International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF7)  2014/09  Athens  Deree - The American College of Greece

MISC

  • What should be taught in a 'cross-cultural studies' course?
    Tomokazu Ishikawa  OUC Language Studies  33-  25  -31  2025/02  Report research institution
  • デジタル時代の英語コミュニケーション教育—全体論的アプローチのすすめ
    Tomokazu Ishikawa  73rd Tohoku Hokkaido Higher Education Seminar Proceedings  38  -41  2025/01  [Invited]
     Summary national conference
  • ELF Activity Textbooks 1-3
    Tamagawa University's Center for English as a Lingua Franca; Tomokazu Ishikawa  1  -120  2023/04  [Reviewed]
     Lecture materials
  • コミュニケーションのあり方を追求する - 多言語環境で見えてくる言語と異文化のかかわり
    Tomokazu Ishikawa (Interviewed by K. Sakurai)  ZENJIN (Whole Person)  2022-  (01)  13  2022/01  [Reviewed][Invited]
     Introduction other
  • Tomokazu Ishikawa  JACET 60th Commemorative International Convention Proceedings  127  -128  2021/08  [Reviewed]
     Introduction international proceedings
  • Teaching @Tamagawa: Why do you study English?
    Tomokazu Ishikawa  ZENJIN (Whole Person)  2021-  (04)  28  2021/04  [Reviewed][Invited]
     Introduction other
  • Special Interest Group on English as a Lingua Franca
    Tomokazu Ishikawa  JACET-Kanto Newsletter  14-  13  -14  2020/03  [Invited]
     Meeting report
  • 英語教育研究最前線 – English within multilingualism for transcultural communication
    Tomokazu Ishikawa  The English Teachers' Magazine  2018-  (06)  70  -71  2018/06  [Invited]
     Introduction commerce magazine
  • Special Interest Group on English as a Lingua Franca
    Tomokazu Ishikawa  JACET-Kanto Newsletter  10-  10  2018/03  [Invited]
     Meeting report
  • Tomokazu Ishikawa  JACET ELF SIG Journal  1-  50  -53  2017/03  [Reviewed][Invited]
     Report scientific journal

Awards & Honors

  • 2000/10 Sanaru Prep School Sanaru President Award
     JPN others 
    受賞者: Tomokazu Ishikawa
  • 1998/09 Downing College, Cambridge, UK First Downing-Keio Summer Seminar Special Commendation Prize
     GBR others 
    受賞者: Tomokazu Ishikawa
  • 1996/04 Keio University Keio University Full Scholarship
     JPN others 
    受賞者: Tomokazu Ishikawa

Research Grants & Projects

Teaching Experience

  • Glocal Seminar II  (Otaru University of Commerce (Glocal Course)) 
  • Introduction to Intercultural Communication I, II  (Otaru University of Commerce (Modern Commerce major)) 
  • English Language Teaching III  (Otaru University of Commerce (English major)) 
  • Thesis Supervision  (Otaru University of Commerce) 
  • Cultural Studies I, II, IV  (Otaru University of Commerce (English major)) 
  • English Communication I, III, IV  (Otaru University of Commerce (English major)) 
  • English IA, IB, IC, IIA1/B1, IIA2/B2, IIA3, IIA4  (Otaru University of Commerce) 
  • English in Global Contexts  (Tamagawa University's College of Humanities) 
  • ELF201-202 (EAP Lower-Intermediate)  (Tamagawa University) 
  • Intensive English B  (Tamagawa University's College of Agriculture) 
  • ELF401-402 (EAP Advanced)  (Tamagawa University) 
  • ELF101-102 (EAP Elementary)  (Tamagawa University) 
  • ELF301-302 (EAP Intermediate)  (Tamagawa University) 
  • ELF101 (EAP Elementary) for Grade 12 students  (Tamagawa Academy) 
  • Qualitative Research Methods in Language Education II-1, II-2  (Waseda University's Gradate School of Education) 
  • Summar Seminar 2019 for Grade 12 students  (Tamagawa Academy) 
  • Selected Topics in Sociolinguistics  (Waseda University's School of International Liberal Studies) 
  • Summar Reading Seminar 2018 for Grade 12 students  (Tamagawa Academy) 
  • English in a Multilingual World  (Kanda University of International Studies) 
  • Intercultural Communication (International collaborative course)  (Waseda University's School of Education) 
  • General English III, IV (Short stories and psychology)  (Shirayuri University) 
  • General English Ⅰ, II (TED talks)  (Shirayuri University) 
  • English Comprehension (Culture) - Intermediate I, II  (Waseda University's School of Education) 
  • English Comprehension (Current Issues) - Elementary I, II  (Waseda University's School of Education) 
  • Communicative Writing I, II  (Waseda University's School of Education) 

Committee Membership

  • 2025/07 - Today   Otaru University of Commerce   New University Curriculum Working Committee
  • 2025/04 - Today   Otaru University of Commerce   OUC Admissions Office Public Relations and High School-University Collaboration Committee
  • 2024/04 - Today   Otaru University of Commerce   OUC Graduate School Entrance Examination Board (Modern Commerce)   *Confidential
  • 2024/04 - Today   Otaru University of Commerce   Public Relations Committee   Center for Language Studies representative
  • 2024/04 - Today   Otaru University of Commerce   Center for Glocal Strategy (CGS) Research Support Division Steering Committee
  • 2024/04 - Today   Otaru University of Commerce   Center for Glocal Strategy (CGS) Glocal Education Division Exchange Program Coordinator   In charge of both inbound and outbound exchange programmes
  • 2023/06 - Today   Otaru University of Commerce   OUC Global Course Entrance Examination Board
  • 2023/06 - Today   Otaru University of Commerce   New 'Evening Course' Program Working Committee   Center for Language Studies representative
  • 2023/04 - Today   Otaru University of Commerce   Center for Glocal Strategy (CGS) Glocal Education Division Global Education Working Group   Center for Language Studies representative
  • 2024/08 -2025/03   Otaru University of Commerce   OUC Modern Commerce Doctor’s Degree First-term Program Entrance Examination Board (Intercultural Communication)   *Confidential
  • 2021/04 -2025/03   Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET)   Executive Committee Member; Chair, Division 4 (Academic Affairs Committee)
  • 2023/06 -2024/03   Otaru University of Commerce   OUC Transfer Examination Board (English)
  • 2023/04 -2024/03   Otaru University of Commerce   Center for Glocal Strategy (CGS) Glocal Education Division Steering Committee   Center for Language Studies representative
  • 2017/01 -2024/03   Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET) Special Interest Group on English as a Lingua Franca (ELF)   Steering Committee (and Subcommittees)   1. JACET International Convention liaison (April 2020 to March 2024) 2. ELF International Workshop events (August 2019 to August 2022) 3. Member administration (April 2018 to March 2022) 4. Public relations (January 2017 to March 2020) 5. Accounting (January 2017 to March 2018)
  • 2019/04 -2023/06   Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET)   Associate Chair, Seminar Committee (2019 JACET Joint Seminar host organizer)
  • 2021/11 -2023/03   Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET)   Liaison Coordinator, Division 1 (International Convention Organizing Committee)
  • 2019/04 -2023/03   Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET)   Scientific Committee
  • 2020/04 -2022/08   Tamagawa University   Institutional Assessment Working Committee (Higher Education - ELF Program)   Center for English as a Lingua Franca representative
  • 2020/04 -2022/08   Tamagawa University   University English Program Steering Committee   Academic and Student Affairs Coordinator (April 2021 to August 2022)
  • 2018/04 -2022/08   Tamagawa University   Center for English as a Lingua Franca Subcommittees   1. Publications (April 2020 to August 2022) 2. Campus-wide TOEIC management (April 2020 to March 2021) 3. Public relations / 4. Open Campus events (April 2019 to August 2022) 5. Minutes translation (April 2019 to March 2020 and April 2021 to March 2022) 6. Curriculum development / 7. CELF-ELTama Forum events (April 2018 to August 2022)
  • 2021/04 -2022/03   Tamagawa University   New ELF Program Working Committee   Center for English as a Lingua Franca representative
  • 2018/04 -2022/03   Tamagawa Academy   K-16 ELF Committee
  • 2020/10 -2021/09   Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET)   Liaison Coordinator, JACET 60th Anniversary Commemoration Week Special Committee
  • 2019/04 -2021/03   Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET)   Academic Affairs Committee
  • 2018/12 -2019/03   JAAL in JACET   1st JAAL-in-JACET Conference Organizing Committee
  • 2017/04 -2019/03   Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET)   Seminar Committee (2017 Summer Seminar associate organizer)
  • 2016/10 -2019/03   ELF Research Group Waseda   Steering Committee; ELF International Workshop Organizing Committee
  • 2013/04 -2016/03   University of Southampton's Centre for Global Englishes   Regular Seminar Leader

Social Contribution

  • Otaru University of Commerce Admission Fair
    Date (from-to) : 2025/06/21-2025/06/22
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : Kitami Institute of Technology
    Event, Program, Title : Tohoku Higher Education Admission Fair
    Morioka, Iwate & Hachinohe, Aomori
  • Visiting lectures at Hokkaido Rumoi High School
    Date (from-to) : 2024/09/25-2024/09/25
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : Otaru University of Commerce
    Rumoi
  • Clarivate 12th Academic Reputation Survey
    Date (from-to) : 2022/04/03-2022/05/31
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : Clarivate
  • Times Higher Education Academic Reputation Survey 2022
    Date (from-to) : 2021/12/15-2022/03/31
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : Times Higher Education
  • Special Lecture on Global languages and Global Englishes in a multilingual world
    Date (from-to) : 2019/11/14-2019/11/14
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : Faculty of Intercultural Communication, Rikkyo University
    Tokyo
  • Halloween Event 2019 – Student volunteer supervisor
    Date (from-to) : 2019/10/23-2019/10/23
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : Tamagawa Academy Kindergarten
    Tokyo
  • Special workshop on ELF for visiting scholars from the University of Bengkulu
    Date (from-to) : 2019/07/09-2019/07/09
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : Tamagawa University
    Tokyo
  • Interpreter, Endairen (Tokyo Association of Theatre Arts Colleges) Symposium
    Date (from-to) : 2018/12/08-2018/12/08
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : Endairen (Tokyo Association of Theatre Arts Colleges)
    Event, Program, Title : Workshop on early-stage actor training methods
    Tokyo
  • Developing English writing skills II
    Date (from-to) : 2009/12/14-2009/12/14
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : Ichishin Wingnet
    Event, Program, Title : Ichishin Special Lecture
    Okayama
  • Developing English writing skills I
    Date (from-to) : 2009/03/20-2009/03/20
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : Ichishin Wingnet
    Event, Program, Title : Ichishin Special Lecture
    Kazo
  • Developing English skills II
    Date (from-to) : 2008/11/11-2008/11/11
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : Ichishin Wingnet
    Event, Program, Title : Ichishin Special Lecture (Online)
    Ichikawa (Online)
  • Developing English skills I
    Date (from-to) : 2008/05/15-2008/05/15
    Sponser, Organizer, Publisher  : Ichishin Wingnet
    Event, Program, Title : Ichishin Special Lecture (Online)
    Ichikawa (Online)

Media Coverage

Academic Contribution

  • TESOL Quarterly
    Date (from-to) :2025/04/25-Today
    Type: Peer review etc
    Organizer, responsible person: Wiley
  • Co-Editor, Routledge Book Series Global Englishes
    Date (from-to) :2024/06/26-Today
    Type: Review
    Organizer, responsible person: Routledge
  • ELT Journal
    Date (from-to) :2024/06/14-Today
    Type: Peer review etc
    Organizer, responsible person: Oxford University Press
  • MELTA journals: The English Teacher and The Malaysian Journal of ELT Research
    Date (from-to) :2022/05/12-Today
    Type: Peer review etc
    Organizer, responsible person: Malaysian English Language Teaching Association (MELTA)
  • Editorial Board, Cambridge Elements Intercultural Communication
    Date (from-to) :2021/04/17-Today
    Type: Review
    Organizer, responsible person: Cambridge University Press
  • JAAL-in-JACET Proceedings
    Date (from-to) :2021/01/10-Today
    Type: Peer review etc
    Organizer, responsible person: Japan Association of Applied Linguistics (JAAL) in JACET
  • Journal of English as a Lingua Franca
    Date (from-to) :2019/07/04-Today
    Type: Peer review etc
    Organizer, responsible person: De Gruyter
  • Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development
    Date (from-to) :2018/10/16-Today
    Type: Peer review etc
    Organizer, responsible person: Taylor and Francis
  • International Journal of Applied Linguistics
    Date (from-to) :2017/07/19-Today
    Type: Peer review etc
    Organizer, responsible person: Wiley
  • Language and Intercultural Communication
    Date (from-to) :2017/07/13-Today
    Type: Peer review etc
    Organizer, responsible person: Taylor and Francis
  • Editorial Board, Englishes in Practice
    Date (from-to) :2017/07/01-Today
    Type: Review
    Organizer, responsible person: Sciendo (De Gruyter Poland)
  • JACET ELF SIG Journal
    Date (from-to) :2017/01/09-Today
    Type: Peer review etc
    Organizer, responsible person: JACET Special Interest Group on ELF
  • Session Chair (Day 2), Advancing ELT for a Prosperous ASEAN
    Date (from-to) :2023/09/14-2023/09/15
    Type: Competition etc
    Organizer, responsible person: Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences (VNIES)
    Fortuna Hotel, Hanoi; Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences (VNIES)
  • JACET Journal
    Date (from-to) :2019/07/12-2023/03/31
    Type: Peer review etc
    Organizer, responsible person: JACET
  • Center for English as a Lingua Franca Forum
    Date (from-to) :2021/04/01-2022/08/31
    Type: Peer review etc
    Organizer, responsible person: Tamagawa University's Center for English as a Lingua Franca (CELF)
  • JACET Kanto Journal
    Date (from-to) :2018/07/01-2022/08/31
    Type: Peer review etc
    Organizer, responsible person: JACET Kanto Chapter
  • 13th International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF13)
    Date (from-to) :2022/06/08-2022/06/30
    Type: Competition etc
    Organizer, responsible person: National Cheng Kung University
    Tainan (Online)
  • International Conference on ELF-Aware Practices for Inclusive Multilingual Classrooms (ENRICH-2021)
    Date (from-to) :2021/07/11-2022/01/06
    Type: Competition etc
    Organizer, responsible person: Deree - The American College of Greece; Helenic Open University
    Athens (Online)
  • English as a Lingua Franca International Conference Series Working Committee
    Date (from-to) :2017/07/06-2021/08/31
    Type: Academic society etc
    Organizer, responsible person: Kings College, London
    London
  • Session Chair, 2021 CELF-ELTama Forum For English Language Teaching – Discussion on Practitioner Research
    Date (from-to) :2021/08/22-2021/08/22
    Type: Competition etc
    Organizer, responsible person: Tamagawa University's Center for English as a Lingua Franca (CELF); ELTama
    Tokyo
  • Guest Co-editor, Asian Englishes
    Date (from-to) :2018/11/24-2021/03/31
    Type: Review
    Organizer, responsible person: Routledge
  • Center for English as a Lingua Franca Journal
    Date (from-to) :2018/04/01-2021/03/31
    Type: Peer review etc
    Organizer, responsible person: Tamagawa University's Center for English as a Lingua Franca (CELF)
  • Oxford Research Encyclopedias
    Date (from-to) :2019/05/08-2020/03/31
    Type: Peer review etc
    Organizer, responsible person: Oxford University Press
  • (JAPA Kakenhi) 2019 CELF-ELTama Forum for English Language Teaching (Featuring Dr Will Baker)
    Date (from-to) :2019/08/23-2019/08/23
    Type: Competition etc
    Organizer, responsible person: Tamagawa University's Center for English as a Lingua Franca (CELF); ELTama; JSPS Kakenhi 19K20794
    Tokyo
  • (JSPS Kakenhi) CELF Research and Faculty Development Workshop Part 2 [Secondary Education] (Featuring Dr Koun Choi)
    Date (from-to) :2019/02/12-2019/02/12
    Type: Competition etc
    Organizer, responsible person: Tamagawa University's Center for English as a Lingua Franca (CELF); JSPS Kakenhi 18H05585
    Tokyo
  • Tamagawa Academy Roundtable Discussion with Profs. Henry Widdowson and Barbara Seidlhofer
    Date (from-to) :2019/02/01-2019/02/01
    Type: Others
    Organizer, responsible person: Tamagawa University's Center for English as a Lingua Franca (CELF); Tamagawa Academy
    Tokyo
  • (JSPS Kakenhi) CELF Research and Faculty Development Workshop Part 1 [Higher Education] (Featuring Dr Fan Fang)
    Date (from-to) :2019/01/18-2019/01/18
    Type: Competition etc
    Organizer, responsible person: Tamagawa University's Center for English as a Lingua Franca (CELF); JSPS Kakenhi 18H05585
    Tokyo
  • Secretary General, International PhD Conference on Global Englishes
    Date (from-to) :2016/01/09-2016/06/24
    Type: Competition etc
    Organizer, responsible person: University of Southampton
    Marcus Liebherr Lounge of St Mary's Stadium

Others

  • 2025/08 - Today Open class: English in a multilingual world
  • 2024/12 - Today Center for Language Studies (CLS) Open Seminar
  • 2024/10 - Today Center for Language Studies (CLS) Seminar Fair
  • 2024/04 - Today Applied Linguistics Open Seminar
  • 2023/07 - Today Advisor, Otaru University of Commerce Student Official Club/Circle ESS
  • 2022/11 - Today Advisor, Otaru University of Commerce official club/circle Inc. (Evening sports club)
  • 2024/04 -2024/07 Webpage updates: Otaru University of Commerce Center for Language Studies
  • 2024/01 -2024/03 OUC Entrance Examination Board (International Student Recruitment)
  • 2023/06 -2023/06 Centre for Multilingualism with English, University of London, UK
  • 2022/03 -2022/08 What is English as a Lingua Franca? (For continuing students)
  • 2020/03 -2022/08 Psychology Module
  • 2020/03 -2022/08 What is English as a Lingua Franca? (For first-year students)
  • 2018/04 -2022/08 Tamagawa University student questionnaires
  • 2021/04 -2022/03 New website: Tamagawa University's Center for English as a Lingua Franca
  • 2019/04 -2020/03 Website revisions: Tamagawa University's Center for English as a Lingua Franca/Tamagawa K-12, University
  • 2019/11 -2019/11 ELF module: What is ELF?
  • 2019/11 -2019/11 ELF module: Psychology
  • 2019/07 -2019/07 Trial lesson: An introduction to the psychology of thinking II
  • 2019/06 -2019/06 Faculty Development 2019 - English as a Multilingua Franca awareness
  • 2018/09 -2019/03 Waseda University's School of International Liberal Studies student questionnaire
  • 2018/11 -2018/11 Students, be ambitious!: Positive mindset for your life-changing study abroad
  • 2018/11 -2018/11 ELF module: What is ELF?
  • 2018/07 -2018/07 Trial lesson: An introduction to the psychology of thinking I
  • 2018/05 -2018/05 Research and enquiry in ELF; Translanguaging in ELF
  • 2018/05 -2018/05 Current thinking and research in ELF
  • 2017/04 -2018/03 Shirayuri University student questionnaires
  • 2005/03 -2012/03 English teaching materials for Ichishin Wingnet
  • 2003/03 -2012/02 Ichishin University-Prep School student questionnaires
  • 2000/04 -2001/08 Sanaru Prep School in-service English teacher training
  • 2000/04 -2001/08 English teaching materials for Sanaru Prep School
  • 2000/03 -2001/08 Sanaru Prep School student questionnaires
  • 2000/04 -2000/10 English teaching manuals for Sanaru Prep School


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