Faculty Information - Robert Hirschel

1.	2018	Article	Teacher Talk in the Elementary School EFL Classroom Bulletin of Sojo University 43,pp.31-41 (Single)
2.	2018	Article	Listening beyond phonemes: Listening for meaning Bulletin of Sojo University 43,pp.183-189 (Collaboration)
3.	2016	Article	Enhancing Learner Engagement in a Communicative Curriculum Bulletin of Sojo University 41,pp.139-144 (Collaboration)
4.	2015	Article	Improving Speaking Task Engagement Among Japanese University Learners KOTESOL Proceedings 2015 pp.127-135 (Collaboration)
5.	2014	Article	Online vocabulary recycling: An institutional trial (Collaboration)
6.	2013	Article	Learning vocabulary: CALL program versus vocabulary notebook System 41(3),pp.639-653 (Collaboration)
7.	2012	Article	Video Self-Assessment for Language Learners SiSAL Journal 3(3),pp.291-309 (Collaboration)
8.	2012	Article	Moodle: Students' perspectives on forums, glossaries and quizzes The JALT CALL Journal 8(2),pp.95-112 (Single)
9.	2012	Article	Assessing the Action Plan: Reform in Japanese High School EFL Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching 9(2),pp.152-169 (Collaboration)
10.	2012	Article	Second language learners' confidence in speaking: A qualitative study. Bulletin of Sojo University 37,pp.95-105 (Single)
11.	2011	Article	A qualitative study in grammar logs. International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning 6,pp.126-139 (Single)
12.	2008	Other	Speaking Anxiety in the Foreign Language Classroom Studies in Linguistics and Language Teaching 19,pp.99-123 (Collaboration)
13.	2008	Other	Kanda learner corpus of spoken English. Studies in Linguistics and Language Teaching 19,pp.125-141 (Collaboration)
14.	2007	Article	Students' confidence and anxiety in L2 speaking activities. (Collaboration)
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■ Academic conference presentation

1.	2019/11/02	Providing Options on What to Study: Does It Work? (JALT 2019 Conference)
2.	2019/07/13	Representing diversity in English use and among English users in curriculum change (Paper presented at the 31st Conference of JACET Kyushu-Okinawa Chapter)
3.	2019/03/01	Enabling Homework Options through Moodle (MoodleMoot Japan 2019)
4.	2018/12/15	Teacher Talk in the Elementary English Classroom: Making Connections (JASAL 2018 x SUTLF 5)
5.	2018/06/10	Developing a web-based Tool for Promoting Spoken Fluency (JALT CALL 2018 Conference)
6.	2018/02/03	Talking Science in Simple English (Sojo University Teaching and Learning Forum)
7.	2017/11/20	Elementary School Teachers: An APP to Practice Classroom English (JALT 2017 Conference)
8.	2016/11/27	Listening for Meaning: An Online Approach (JALT 2016 Conference)
9.	2016/11/26	Teacher Talk in Elementary School English Classes (JALT 2016 Conference)
10.	2016/10/16	Listening for Meaning, Listening to Stories, Connecting with the Teacher (KoTESOL 2016)
11.	2016/09/08	The Development of a Database to Monitor English Self-Study
12.	2016/07/04	An Analysis of Teacher Talk in Japanese elementary Schools (The Japan Association of English Teaching in Elementary Schools)
13.	2016/02/23	Moodle in the Move Toward Extensive Listening (Moodle Moot 2016)
14.	2016/01/30	CALL to make Listening Accessible to varied Learners (Sojo University Teaching & Learning Forum)
15.	2015/11/23	Curriculum Renewal: Enter the Database (JALT 2015)
16.	2015/10/11	Enhancing Speaking Resources to Improve Learner Engagement (KoTESOL 2015)
17.	2014/05	Self-paced listening skills development using Moodle (JALT PanSIG 2014)
18.	2014/01	Games and Puzzles: Using logic to learn the global language (ThaiTESOL)
19.	2013/10	Online Vocabulary Recycling: An institutional trial (JALT 2013 Conference)
20.	2012/05	English Screencasts for low level learners (Paper presented at the 15th International CALL Research Conference)
21.	2012/02	Video Self-assessment in the language classroom (Paper presented at the CamTESOL Conference)
22.	2011/06	Survey Monkey as a tool for Peer Assessment in Presentations (JALT CALL)
23.	2011/01	Forums and Videos : Opportunities to engage the L2 (Paper presented at the ThaiTESOL Conference)
24.	2010/11	Vocabulary Instruction: Implicit, Explicit & CALL (Paper presented at the JALT Conference)
25.	2010/03	University Students' Perceptions of CALL in the EFL Classroom. (Poster presented at the TESOL Conference)
26.	2010/03	Peer Assessment in Presentation Activities (Paper presented at the TESOL Conference)
27.	2010/02	English for Elementary school students: A learner-centered approach (Paper presented at the CamTESOL Conference)
28.	2009/11	What do students really need ? A broad perspective (Paper presented at the JALT Conference)
29.	2008/10	Confidence and anxiety in university EFL speaking activities (Poster presented at the SLRF Conference)
30.	2007/10	Students' Confidence and Anxiety in Speaking Activities (Independent Learning Association)
31.	2007/09	Grammar Logs: Improve grammaticality through writing (Paper presented at the Symposium on Second Language Writing)
32.	2006/10	Second language learners' confidence in speaking: A qualitative study (Paper presented at the SLRF Conference)
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■ Academic background

1.	2004/09～2005/12	〔Master Course〕 MA TESOL, Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, California
2.	1994/08～1998/05	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

■ Business career

1.	2011/04～2015/03	SOJO UNIVERSITY SOJO International Learning Center SOJO International Learning Center(SILC)
2.	2007/04～2011/03	Kanda University of International Studies Senior Lecturer from April 2009 ~ March 2011
3.	2006/01～2007/03	Monterey Institute of International Studies, Adjunct Faculty Adjunct Faculty
4.	2005/07～2005/08	Concordia Language Villages Intensive English Program Teacher
5.	2002/04～2004/07	Takaoka Board of Education Elementary School English Teacher
6.	2000/11～2001/06	L.L. Dame Elementary School Elementary School Assistant Teacher
7.	1998/07～2000/07	Toyama Board of Education Junior High School ALT
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■ Educational ability

● Practice example of education method
1.		Video Production for Vocabulary Development and L2 Use
● Made textbook and teaching material
1.		The many meanings of free

■ Belonging society

1.		JALT
2.		TESOL
3.		PIGATE

■ researchmap Researcher code

B000362787

■ Qualification and license

2014/07

Japanese Language Proficiency Test N2

■ Activity in society

1.	2012～	Journal Reviewer, Peerspectives
2.	2014～	Journal Reviewer, CALL-EJ
3.	2016～	Journal Reviewer, CALL
4.	2016～	Journal Reviewer, Language Learning & Technology
5.	2016～	Journal Reviewer, System
6.	2011～2014	Journal Reviewer, International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning
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■ Research topic, funded research, and department laboratory expense

2015～

Online Classroom English Course for Elementary School Teachers (Key Word : )

■ Lecturer and lecture

1.	2016/08/10	Teacher License Renewal Program
2.	2014/08/01	English games for the Elementary School Classroom
3.	2010/07	English Games for Elementary School Students + Using English in everyday activities
4.	2009/07	English Games for Elementary School Students + Using English in everyday activities

■ E-Mail Address

■ Research Field

1.	2017	崇城大学 Best Moodle Open Courseware of 2017: Second Prize (Sharing Stories in English)
2.	2004	Monterey Institute Merit Scholarship
3.	1998	Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
4.	1998	Golden Key Honor Society

■ Teaching Experiences

1.	English（Sojo International Learning Center）