looking for research participants

I am conducting a research project with university educators across Japan who teach using anti-oppressive, social-justice-oriented, inclusive, and/or global citizenship education teaching methods. I am specifically interested in learning from teachers who teach either a) English courses, or b) pre- or in-service teachers how to teach English.

I will use the information learned to add to the data I collected from 20 university educators across Canada who teach using similar methods in an ELL context, as a means to seek a more nuanced and epistemologically anti-oppressive understanding of how such approaches are used in different parts of the world.

If you or someone you know is interested and fits the description, please email me and I will share an information letter that outlines the research in much more detail. In short, I will ask you to read the info letter and consent to the research, complete a short survey (~10-15min), and participate in 1-2 interviews (between April-June 2023). Please feel free to contact me for more information about the project (funded by JSPS’s Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research/KAKEN). Participants will receive a ¥2000 gift card for their time.

Email at scarroll@okayama-u.ac.jp for more information.

The English Teacher Journal – Call for submissions

Call for Submission

Dear Authors and Researchers,

You are cordially invited to submit your research articles to our esteemed The English Teacher journal publication.

The English Teacher is committed to publishing high-quality research articles that contribute to the advancement of knowledge in various research and reflection on effective English language teaching and learning. The journal is indexed by the Malaysian Citation Centre (MyCite) and the ASEAN Citation Index (ACI), making it a highly reputable platform for publication.

As an open access publication, we believe that knowledge should be freely accessible to everyone, hence we do not charge any publication fee. This means that your research can reach a wider audience without any financial burden.

By submitting your manuscripts to The English Teacher, you will have the opportunity to share your research with a global audience and make a valuable contribution to the field of English Language education.

We look forward to receiving your submissions and publishing your research in the forthcoming issue of The English Teacher journal.

Call for Research Participants

Title: ADHD in Language Teachers

Researchers: Marc Jones (Toyo University) and Gretchen Clark (Ritsumeikan University)

Purpose: This questionnaire is part of a research study exploring the experiences of language teachers with Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). You will be asked questions about if and when you have had a formal diagnosis, and how ADHD affects your teaching practice and professional relationships. The final section of the questionnaire asks you to evaluate your self-efficacy with regard to your workplace tasks. Demographic questions will also be asked. In total, the questionnaire will take 15-20 minutes to complete. 

A message from the researchers: Thank you for participating in our study! Please don’t hesitate to share the survey link with colleagues in and outside Japan. We welcome responses from educators in any context! Contact Marc Jones by email if you have any questions at jones056@toyo.ac.jp

Call for Hear Us Out!  –  The Listening SIG Podcast

The Hear Us Out! podcast explores many ideas concerned with the teaching of listening and learning from listening. If you would like to share some of your research, chat about some teaching ideas, or take part in an episode, then please contact us at listening@jalt.org.

Call for The Listening Post journal

The Listening Post seeks quality, empirically-based and theoretically-focused articles on listening research methods, the teaching of listening and the learning outcomes from listening in various language learning contexts. Submissions related to listening and other language skill development and/or other complementing components (i.e., resources) that are related to second and foreign language acquisition, will be considered.

Please send your submissions or contact us to discuss your idea at listening@jalt.org.

For any Listening SIG queries, contact Naheen at naheen_madarbakus-ring@nucba.ac.jp.