教員情報詳細

Cook,Melodie Lorie
クック､　メロディー　ローリー　Cook, Melodie Lorie

基本情報

学部・部署

国際地域学部/University of Niigata Prefecture, Faculty of International Studies and Regional Development

学科

国際地域学科/
Department of International Studies and Regional Development

職位

教授

学位・出身大学

Bachelor of Arts (1987), Master of Arts (1992), Doctor of Philosophy (2010)

略歴

年月	職歴
Aug. 2005 – 2010PhD – Human Science (Linguistics)
Macquarie University	Sydney

Sept. 1990 - Nov. 1992 MA - English Education (TESL)
University of British Columbia	Vancouver

Sept. 1988 - June 1990 Diploma - Teaching English as a Second Language
University of British Columbia	Vancouver

Sept. 1982 - June 1987 BA (Concentrations in Communications and German)
University of Ottawa	Ottawa

主たる担当科目

Core English
Project English

Thesis Writing

Principles of Applied Linguistics

Principles of Language Teaching

Zemi

Study Abroad A

研究テーマ

主なテーマ

Non-Japanese English-teaching faculty perceptions of entrance examination creation in Japan.

International families and ulitization of juku in Japan.

Factors affecting the ability of Japanese junior and senior high school teachers of English to incorporate Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) into their daily classroom practice.

主な内容

My current research interests are in teacher education and expatriate family experiences with schooling in Japan.

主な研究業績

著書・論文

Nagatomo, D. & Cook, M. (2018) “He said; She said”: Female and Male Dynamics in Japanese Universities. In Wadden P., and Hale, C.C. (Eds.) Teaching English at Japanese Universities: A New Handbook. Routledge.

Cook, M. (2018). Expatriate high school teachers’ experiences with entrance examination creation in Japan: Challenges and opportunities. In Xerri, D. and Briffa P. (Eds.), Teacher Involvement in High Stakes Language Testing. Springer.

Cook, M. (2018). Teaching adopted and foster children: Issues for teachers and teacher trainers. Journal of International Development and Regional Studies 9. 57-62.

Cook, M., Hill, G., Laurence, D., Ashurova, U., & Edwards, C. (2017). Fostering equal representation for democracy in the classroom. In G. Brooks (Ed.) The 2016 Pansig Journal. 62-70.

Cook, M. (2017). Getting published. ALT Training Online, Module 22. https://www.alttrainingonline.com/22-pd-getting-published.html

Cook, M. & Gulliver, T. (2014). Helping Japanese teachers of English Overcome Obstacles to Communicative Language Teaching in Overseas Teacher Development Programs. Asian EFL Journal. 79, 24-46.

Cook, M. (2014, August 18, 2014). Challenges can’t compare to the rewards of cross-cultural adoption in Japan, The Japan Times. Retrieved from http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2014/08/18/issues/cultural-views-dont-stymie-reward-adoption/#.VBjJkVe87YQ

Cook, M. (2014). Testing EFL Reading: Test Development and Japanese University English Entrance Examinations: Beliefs of Expatriate English Teaching Faculty. In R. Al-Mahrooqi & A. Roscoe (Eds.), Focusing on EFL Reading: Theory and Practice. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Cook, M. (2013). The multipurpose entrance examination: Beliefs of expatriate ELT faculty. The Language Teacher, 37(1), 9-14.

Cook, M. (2013). Expatriate Parents and Supplementary Education in Japan: Survival Strategy or Acculturation Strategy. Asia Pacific Educational Review, 14(3), 403-417.

Cook, M. (2013). You say you want a revolution? Changing Japanese university entrance examinations. The Kyoto JALT Review, 1, 17-44.

Cook, M. (2012). Revisiting Japanese English Teachers' (JTEs) Perceptions of Communicative, Audio-lingual, and Grammar Translation (Yakudoku) Activities: Beliefs, Practices, and Rationales. Asian EFL Journal, 14(2), 79-98.

Cook, M. (2012). Exploring the Influence of Shadow Education on Testing Practices. Journal of International Studies and Regional Development, 3, 1-9.

Cook, M. (2011). Problems facing foreign university instructors in improving English education in Japan Paper presented at the Problems of higher education, Khabarovsk, Russia.

Cook, M. (2010). Outsourcing in-service education: The effects of a Canadian pedagogical programme on Japanese teachers' of English teaching practices. Dissertations and Theses A & I.

Iyobe, B., & Cook, M. (2010). Thinking globally, acting locally: Creating a support network for multicultural families in Niigata. Journal of International Studies and Regional Development, 1(1).

Cook, M. (2010). Offshore Outsourcing Teacher In-Service Education: The Long-term Effects of a Four-Month Pedagogical Program on Japanese Teachers of English.” TESL Canada Journal 28 (1).

Cook, M. (2009). Factors Inhibiting and Facilitating Japanese Teachers of English in Adopting Communicative Language Teaching Methodologies. K@ta, 11(2), 99-116.

Cook, M. (2009). Outsourcing in-service education in Japan: Challenges and issues. Journal of Reflections on English Language Teaching, 8(2), 111-130.

講座・講演

Core English classes are centred around issues that are relevant to students' faculties and departments.

所属学会

Japan Association of Language Teaching (JALT) Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET)