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  WATANABE-KIM, Izumi

   Senior Lecturer

   English for Liberal Arts Program, College of Liberal Arts, International Christian University
■ Academic Background
1. 2022/03/31
Degree Acquisition
Sophia University, Graduate School of Languages and Linguistics, Ph.D. in Linguistics
2. 2001/05/16
Degree Acquisition
Teachers College, Columbia University, MA in TESOL
3. 1991/09~1994/05 School of Management, Boston University, Graduated
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■ Professional Background
1. 2023/04~ Senior Lecturer, English for Liberal Arts Program, College of Liberal Arts, International Christian University
2. 2017/04~2023/03 Lecturer, English for Liberal Arts Program, College of Liberal Arts, International Christian University
3. 2014/04~2017/03 Tenured Instructor, English for Liberal Arts Program, College of Liberal Arts, International Christian University
4. 2012/04~2014/03 Instructor, English for Liberal Arts Program, College of Liberal Arts, International Christian University
5. 2011/04~2012/03 Instructor, , College of Liberal Arts, International Christian University
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■ Present Specialized Fields
Applied Linguistics, TESOL (Key Word:English language education) 
■ Books and Articles
1. Book Embracing transitions: Stories along the career paths of four Japanese women in higher education. In Hammond, K., & Lemon, N. (Eds.). Navigating Tensions and Transitions in Higher Education: Effective Skills for Maintaining Wellbeing and Self-care. Taylor & Francis.  (Collaboration) 2024/09
2. Article Measuring Plagiarism Knowledge: Development and Validation of an In-class Assessment Tool for Japanese L2 Academic Writers   (Single) 2022/03
3. Article Revisiting Test Validation Models: Implications for the Reform of the National Testing of Japanese University Applicants JLTA Journal 21,pp.124-140 (Single) 2018/12
4. Article L2 Learners' Exposure to and Production of Academic Vocabulary in Japanese Higher Education: A Corpus-based Study Sophia TESOL Forum 8 (Single) 2016/03
5. Article Lexical Features of the ELA Reader: What words are students exposed to?  30 (Single) 2016/03
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■ Academic Conference Presentation
1. 2023/03/14 Learning to Avoid Plagiarism through Test Taking (57th RELC International Conference Singapore)
2. 2022/03/10 Positive Educational Impact of the Plagiarism Test on L2 Student Writers (The 43rd Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC 2022))
3. 2019/08 Revisiting Test Validation Models: Implications for the Reform of the National Testing of Japanese University Applicants (The 58th JACET International Convention)
4. 2018/03 Revisiting plagiarism: Do we really know what we mean? (53rd RELC International Conference Singapore)
5. 2017/09 Exploring the Construct of Incorporating Sources in Academic Writing: Use of Formative Assessment in a Research Writing Course (21st National Conference of the Japan Language Testing Association)
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■ Lectures
1. 2024/07 Revisiting the Definition of Plagiarism: Is Chat GPT Expending the Scope?
2. 2024/01 Argument-based Validation in Doctorate Research (Sophia University)
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■ Academic Society Memberships
1. 2018/07~ International Language Testing Association
2. 2014/09~ Japan Language Testing Association
3. 2003/04~ The Japan Association of College English Teachers
4. 2003/04 JALT (The Japan Association for Language Teaching)
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■ Educational Achievements
● Practice example of education method
1. 2003/04~ Constant idea sharing with other teachers; material sharing with others.
2. 2003/04~ Student-centered teaching.
3. 2003/04~ Offering tutorials both in English and in Japanese
4. 2003/04~ Open-door policy to invite students to see me outside class.
5. 2003/04~ Meeting the needs of students with special needs.
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■ Professional Achievements
● Special note of person who has experience of business
1. 2024/04/01~ Director, English for Liberal Arts Program
2. 2022/04/01~2023/03/31 Assistant Director of the English for Liberal Arts Program
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■ Qualification and Licenses
1. 2002/09/01 New York State Public School Teacher Certificate, TESOL K-12(218318051)
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■ Academic Awards
1. 2006/03 International Academic Exchange Endowment Grant
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■ Research Topics, Funded Research, and Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
1. 2010~2013  L2 Learners' Reading Motivation and Impact of reading Instruction  (Key Word : )
2. 2006~2010  The Identity and Practices of Non-native Writing Teachers in Japan  (Key Word : )
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■ Social Activities
1. 2009/04~2010/03 English activities teacher training for Ome-city, Public Elementary School Number Five
2. 2008/03~2008/03 English activities teacher training for Mitaka Public School Number Six
3. 2007/08~2007/08 Primary English Education Seminar for Board of Education, Mitaka, Japan
4. 2006/08~2006/08 Primary English Education Seminar for Board of Education, Mitaka, Japan
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■ E-Mail Addresses
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■ Grants-in-aid for Scientific Research Researcher Number
40365523