Shino Ohba
Professor
School of Health Sciences
Gunma University
Japan
Biography
He has been teaching English to junior high school students at overseas study school for 2 years, then at high school in Japan for 25 years and I am currently teaching medical English at university. I like traveling and have visited nearly 50 countries so far. English is now used all over the world, a useful tool that brings new possibilities to our work and life. And this tool is always available if you repeat reading, writing and reciting. Let's work hard together.
Research Interest
Specialty is applied linguistics. I am studying how Japanese self-assessment of English speaking ability, international orientation, English ability of English learner speaking changes with international English theory and contact with non-native speaker's spoken English. We are also working on research on the evaluation of speaking.
Publications
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Kawashima T (2009) Current English Speaker Models in Senior High School Classrooms. Asian English Studies 11: 25-47.
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Kawashima T (2010) Using World Englishes for Empowerment of EFL Learners. 2010 KATE International Conference Proceedings pp: 59-63.
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Kawashima T (2010) A Comparative Study into the Use of Family and Given Names among Japanese, Korean, and Chinese High School Students. The Journal of Asia TEFL 7: 141-163.
