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IWATE University Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Department of Human Sciences and Cultural Studies |
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Jim Smiley
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Research Interests 【 display / non-display 】
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epistemic cogntion
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pedagogic materials development
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epistemic cognition
Graduating School 【 display / non-display 】
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1988.09-1992.07
Guildhall School of Music and Drama Faculty of Music Music performance and teaching Graduated
Graduate School 【 display / non-display 】
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2015.04-2022.02
Others Graduate School, Division of Education Education Doctor's Course Completed
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1994.10-1997.11
Others Graduate School, Division of Music Historical Musicology Master's Course Completed
Degree 【 display / non-display 】
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University of Liverpool (England) - Doctor of Education 2022.02.07
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King's College, University of London - Master's in Historical Musicology 1997.11.01
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Guildhall School of Music and Drama - Associate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama 1992.07.01
Campus Career 【 display / non-display 】
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2016.04-2023.03
IWATE University Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Department of Human Sciences and Cultural Studies Associate Professor [Duty]
Course Subject 【 display / non-display 】
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2016
Comprehensive English Ⅰ
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2016
Comprehensive English Ⅰ（Advanced)
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2016
Comprehensive English Ⅱ
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2016
Comprehensive English Ⅱ（Advanced)
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2016
Comprehensive English Ⅰ（Advanced)
Published Papers 【 display / non-display 】
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Language inference pedagogy through games Surveying levels and attitudes
Jim Smiley
アルテス リベラレス ( 岩手大学人文社会科学部 ) 113 71 - 86 2023.12
Others Single Work
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Investigating Epistemic Cognition in Japanese University English Majors
Jim Smiley
University of Liverpool Archives ( University of Liverpool ) 1 - 221 2022.02 [Refereed]
Others Single Work
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Divergent Conceptions of Grammar
Jim Smiley, Jacob Petersen
アルテス リベラレス ( 岩手大学人文社会科学部 ) 109 72 - 92 2021.12
Bulletin of University, Institute, etc. Multiple authorship
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Critical Thinking and Epistemic Cognition: Barriers in the Japanese University EFL Context
Jim Smiley
International Journal of Science, Engineering and Management 10 ( 4 ) 17 - 26 2023.04 [Refereed]
Bulletin of University, Institute, etc. Single Work
Hofer identifies epistemic cognition as “an essential element of critical thinking”, and Moon argues that the ability to use critical thinking is predicated on multiplistic, or higher, states of epistemic cognition. Dualistic thinkers, that is, those who see knowledge claims in simplistic terms of being right or wrong views, cannot engage in the nuanced requirements of critical thinking. Research into the nature of epistemic cognition in university-age students worldwide has been extensive (see, for example, the papers in Khine). However, a serious lacuna exists in the Japanese context. Many observers claim that Japanese university students do not engage critically with knowledge, suggesting the possibility of dualistic modes of thinking being the norm. If this is the case, this may suggest reasons why critical thinking pedagogy in the Japanese context is problematic. Therefore, to promote critical thinking pedagogy in the Japanese university context, educators require more detailed information regarding the epistemic cognitive states of university undergraduates.
A study was instigated to assess epistemic cognition among third-year Japanese university students. A purposive sample of nine English majors was invited to participate. This study generated three forms of data: writing samples on academic topics, online discussion board posts centred on epistemic issues, and semi-structured interview texts. King’s template analysis within a phenomenological psychological framework was used to analyse the interview and discussion texts qualitatively. The writing samples were analysed using Hofer and Pintrich’s model. Findings indicate that the participants could be characterised at the level of the group and were at the upper naïve end of the epistemic cognition continuum that runs from naïve to sophisticated. -
Teaching Inferences Through Games
スマイリ ジム
アルテス リベラレス ( 岩手大学人文社会科学部 ) 111 95 - 110 2022.12
Bulletin of University, Institute, etc. Single Work
Books 【 display / non-display 】
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Writing a graduation thesis in English
SMILEY Jim
Percetia Press 2019.09 ISBN: 9784939130267
Textbook
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Therapy Care
Jim Smiley
Perceptia Press 2014.03
Textbook
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Conversation Master
Jim Smiley
Perceptia Press 2014.09
Textbook
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Therapy Care Workbook
Jim Smiley
Perceptia Press 2014.03
Textbook
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Frames
Jim Smiley
Perceptia Press 2013.03
Textbook
Presentations 【 display / non-display 】
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Blocks to Critical Thinking
Oral Presentation(General) Jim Smiley
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Divergent Conceptions of Grammar
Oral Presentation(General) Jim Smiley, Jacob Petersen
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Why critical thinking teaching fails
Oral Presentation(General) Jim Smiley
2019.12 -
Students Epistemic Cognition and Sourcing
Oral Presentation(General) Jim Smiley
2018.12 -
Ways of knowing: Understanding epistemic cognition
Oral Presentation(General) Jim Smiley
2017.02
Association Memberships 【 display / non-display 】
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2020.11
Japan Association of Language Teaching Iwate-Aomori Chapter
Academic Activity 【 display / non-display 】
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2022.04-Now
Japan Association of Language Teaching Iwate-Aomori Chapter Membership Chair