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IWATE University Faculty of Education English Education |
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Professor |
Laboratory Phone number |
+81-19-621-6613 |
Laboratory Fax number |
+81-19-621-6613 |
Homepage URL |
https://logos.edu.iwate-u.ac.jp/jhoffice/james-m-halls-homepage/ |
HALL James Meriwether
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Research Interests 【 display / non-display 】
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Multicultural Education
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English Teaching Methodologies
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Language Teacher Cognition
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English Teacher Education
Graduating School 【 display / non-display 】
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-1997.06
Kenyon College International Studies Graduated
Graduate School 【 display / non-display 】
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-2017.11
Others School of Social Sciences Applied Linguistics Doctor's Course Completed
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-2000.06
Others International Education Master's Course Completed
Degree 【 display / non-display 】
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University of Stirling - PhD in Applied Linguistics 2017.11.16
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- Masters Degree 2000.06.01
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Kenyon College - International Studies 1997.06.01
Campus Career 【 display / non-display 】
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2021.04-Now
IWATE University Faculty of Education Iwate University Professor [Duty]
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2006.04-2021.03
IWATE University Faculty of Education Iwate University Associate Professor [Duty]
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2003.04-2006.03
IWATE University Faculty of Education English Education Lecturer [Duty]
Research Areas 【 display / non-display 】
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Multicultural Education
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Humanities & Social Sciences / Education
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English Education
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James Hall's Home Page
https://logos.edu.iwate-u.ac.jp/jhoffice/james-m-halls-homepage/
Course Subject 【 display / non-display 】
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2012
Basic Seminar for the first-year students
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2012
Inquiry into teaching English Ⅰ
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2012
Advanced Issues in Teaching English as a Foreign Language Ⅱ
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2012
Research of Classes Development Ⅴ
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2012
Special Research in English Expressions Ⅱ
Research Career 【 display / non-display 】
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English Teacher Development
Periods of research:
2010.03-NowKeywords : Language Teacher Cognition
Style of Research: Individual
Research Program: The Other Research Programs
Contents of Research Career
I research how English teachers at (mainly) Japanese junior high schools develop and then try to apply these findings to my English Teaching Methodology classes at the university.
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English Activities Using Picture Books
Periods of research:
2006.12-NowKeywords : Elementary School English Education
Style of Research: Collaboration in Organization
Research Program: International Joint Research Projects
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Supporting local elementary schools' English activities
Periods of research:
2006.04-2008.03Keywords : TEFL training for Japanese elementary school teachers
Style of Research: Collaboration in Japan
Research Program: The Other Research Programs
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Internships for teaching English at Thailand secondary schools
Periods of research:
2006.03-2008.03Keywords : teacher education
Style of Research: International Collaboration
Research Program: International Joint Research Projects
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Inductive and Deductive Approaches to Grammar Teaching
Periods of research:
2003.06-2004.06Keywords : Inductive Approach,Deductive Approach
Style of Research: Individual
Research Program: (not selected)
Published Papers 【 display / non-display 】
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Making commercials of Morioka and Thonburi, Bangkok: A Video Exchange Project between a School in Japan and Thailand
James M. Hall, Rie Yamakage, Thatsanan Waengwan, Kamlaitip Semsanga, Attachai Saenkhot
岩手大学英語教育論集 25 1 - 24 2023.03
Others Single Work
This report describes an online video exchange between the Affiliated Junior High School of the Iwate University Faculty of Education (Hereafter, Fuzoku JHS) and the Wat Nuannoradit School (Hereafter, the WN School). The former is located in Morioka, Iwate, and the latter in the district of Thonburi in Bangkok, Thailand. For this online exchange, students in each school made video commercials (CMs) to show the appealing points of the places they live. The CMs were put on a blog (Thailand and Japan School Exchange Site, 2023) and students from each school commented on one another’s videos. Lastly, students participated in an online discussion with one another in which they asked questions about the CMs and related topics. This project has been conducted three times, and a total of 48 and 44 videos have been created about Thonburi and Morioka, respectively. In this report, we first describe the participating schools and relevant educational reforms which are impacting them. We introduce the CM project as a means to help students make use of the new abilities they are expected to acquire. Next, we present the topics of the videos and discuss how they collectively show the characteristics of Thonburi and Morioka. Lastly, we suggest ways that these CMs can be utilized to help students learn about their respective regions and give ideas for future projects and exchanges.
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James M Hall
International Symposium on International Talents Cultivation: Cooperation and Opportunities ( Zhejiang University of Science and Technology ) 1 1 - 16 2022.10
Others Single Work
In this paper, I focus on preparing student-teachers and novice teachers to teachEnglish at elementary schools and junior high schools. I first introduce the educationalcontext: the national foreign language curriculum for primary and secondary schools, howteachers are prepared for their job, and the meaning of being a teacher in Japan. Second,based on previous research, I then discuss issues that pre-service teachers and noviceteachers experience teaching so-called communicative English. Lastly, I introduce theEnglish education program at Iwate University and present some ideas for helping teacherslearn to teach communicative English.
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Eportfolio post tagging for student-teacher development
James M Hall
Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching 1 - 13 2022.07 [Refereed]
Academic Journal Single Work
This paper introduces an innovative practice: post tagging as a way to enhance the use of ePortfolios in foreign language teacher education programs. The ePortfolio system is a WordPress multi-author blog, and a student-teacher’s ePortfolio is a page comprised of the posts they have written. Tags are keywords for a post. In this innovation, ePortfolio post tags are matched with content learning areas in the teacher education program. When student-teachers tag a post, they first choose a relevant content area from the teacher education curriculum, e.g. Methods, and then select an appropriate tag or keyword from that area, e.g. Focus on form. Tagging has the following benefits. First, it can encourage student-teachers to reconcile pedagogical concepts from their teacher education program with their professional goals, teaching practice, and teaching beliefs. Second, tags can be used as a means to understand the types of pedagogical concepts that student-teachers deem important. Lastly, tagging can inform the teacher educators about how to improve their programs. On the other hand, using tags to match one’s reflective writing with pedagogical concepts does not come naturally to student-teachers and needs to be carefully introduced. The paper concludes by presenting some guidelines for using ePortfolios with tagging.
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外国語活動において中学年児童が感じる「やり取りの楽しさ」と尺度開発の試み
伊藤 汐里, 小川 春美, ホール ジェームズ, 山本 奬
岩手大学大学院教育学研究科研究年報 6 109 - 115 2022.03
Academic Journal Multiple authorship
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ITO Shiori, YAMAMOTO Susumu, OGAWA Harumi, HALL James
Research Journal of the Iwate University Professional School for Teacher Education 6 99 - 107 2022.03
Others Multiple authorship
Books 【 display / non-display 】
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Learning to Mentor Junior High School Teachers in Japan
James M. Hall, Fiona Copland
2022.09 ISBN: 978-3-030-99260-6
Scholarly Book
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Iwate University Faculty of Education & Faculty of Education Affiliated Junior High School
YAMAKAGE Rie, OTAKI Wataru, YOSHIKADO Junichi, HALL James ( Pages responsible : Chapter 9 Foreign Language Subject:Developing students who can engage in collaborative communication and respect diversity )
Fukumura Publishers 2022.06 ISBN: 9784571101977
Scholarly Book
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Myanmar Primary School First Grade English Textbook
ミャンマー初等教育カリキュラム改訂プロジェクト
2016.09
Textbooks for Children
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Japan: Facing the 2011 Earthquake, Tsunami, and Nuclear Radiation
James M. Hall, Moto Suzuki ( Pages responsible : 第17章:The Role of Volunteering in Post-tsunami Town Recovery: The Experience of All Hands in Ofunato City, Iwate )
2016.06
Scholarly Book
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Adapting English Picture Books to an EFL Context: A Study of Collaboration between Elementary School Teachers and TEFL Practitioners in Rural Japan
James M. Hall, Tomoko Yamazaki, Chohei Takahashi, Takeru Ishigame
Palgrave Macmillan 2011.09 ISBN: 978-0-230-301
Scholarly Book
Review Papers 【 display / non-display 】
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Research and Praxtice to Link Teacher Education with Local Education
James Hall
Iwate University Newsletter ( Iwate University ) 43 2 - 2 2019.08
Others
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A Pilot Study on Elementary School Foreign Language Activities Which Promote Flow
James Hall, Aurore Nesme
岩手大学英語教育論集 ( 岩手大学教育学部英語科 ) 15 - 41 2014.03
University Bulletin
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The (Somewhat) Incidental Raising of a Bilingual Child
James Hall
バイリンガル通信 ( JALTバイリンガリズム研究会 ) 22 ( 3 ) 15 - 17 2014.02
Academic Journal (Local)
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Japanese are from Venus and non-Japanese from Mars: How to Team Teach more Effectively
James HALL
EPIC World Spring ( 36 ) 59-60 2002.01
Others
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Grading Relative to Classmates Makes for Bad Competition
James HALL
Epic World Spring ( 33 ) 59-60 2002.01
Others
Presentations 【 display / non-display 】
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The Puean Program: A Teaching Internship in Thailand
Oral Presentation(General)
2022.09 -
Cutting Edge Reflective Practice to Promote Teacher Development in Japan and Thailand
Oral Presentation(General) James M Hall
2020.02 -
Language assessment and policy innovation in Myanmanr
Oral Presentation(General) Brian Gaynor, James Hall
2019.12 -
Developing "Problem-solving" Teachers
Oral Presentation(General) James M Hall
2019.11 -
Using WordPress as a Content Management and Comment Site for Teacher Education
Symposium, Workshop, Panelist (Public Offering) James M Hall, Simon Townsend, Kodai Tamura
2019.11
Preferred joint research theme 【 display / non-display 】
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Comparing the Learner Beliefs between AETs and JETs
Joint research form : Cooperative Research with other research organizations including universities.
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An Inductive Approach to Teaching English Articles
Joint research form : Cooperative Research with other research organizations including universities.
Association Memberships 【 display / non-display 】
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2021.08
British Association of Applied Linguistics
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2018.04
The Japan Association for Language Education and Technology
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2003.10
Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT)
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2003.04
The Iwate Society of English Education
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2003.04
The Japan Society of English Language Education
Academic Activity 【 display / non-display 】
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2019.04-Now
The Iwate Society of English Education President
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2007.06-Now
The Japan Society of English Language Education Member of the Editing Comittee of the Tohoku English Society Research Journal