Faculty Information

Specialization and related fields

Academic background

Business career

Belonging society

Winning science prize

Committee and society

Book and thesis

Academic conference presentation

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LAMBACHER, Stephen G.
Department Aoyama Gakuin University Department of Social Informatics, School of Social Informatics

Position Professor

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Integrated Englsih, Business English, Current English, Technical Writing

■ Specialization and related fields

第二言語教育, 認知科学, TESOL, CALL, American Studies (Key Word：Cognitive Science, TESOL, CALL, American Studies)

■ Academic background

1.	Chukyo University PhD (Cognitive Science)

■ Business career

1.	1993/04～2008/03	University of Aizu School of Science and Engineering, Center for Language Research Associate Professor
2.	2008/04～2014/03	Aoyama Gakuin University School of Social Informatics Department of Social Informatics
3.	2014/04～2019/03	Aoyama Gakuin University School of Social Informatics Department of Social Informatics Associate Professor
4.	2019/04～	Aoyama Gakuin University School of Social Informatics Department of Social Informatics Professor

■ Belonging society

1.	1993/04～2015/03	Phonetic Society of Japan
2.	1993/04～2016/04	Japan Association of College English Teachers
3.	1993/09～2003/03	International Phonetic Association
4.	1993/09～2006/03	Acoustical Society of America
5.	1993/09～2006/03	Acoustical Society of Japan
6.	2007/04～	Japan Association of Language Teachers
7.	2008/04～2012/03	International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
8.	2011/02～	Moodle Association of Japan
9.	2013/04～	Asian Pacific Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (APACALL)
10.	2013/04～	Pacific Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning (PacCALL)
11.	2014/06～	AsiaCALL
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■ Winning science prize

1.	1984	Distinguished Professor Scholarship (1984-85)
2.	1986	Evan's Latin Prize
3.	1986	Phi Betta Kappa (honorary society)

■ Committee and society

1.	2019/08～	Eurocall Conference Reviewer
2.	2019～	Emerald Group Publishing Reviewer
3.	2019～	John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Reviewer
4.	2018/08～	The 2nd International Symposium on Applied Phonetics (ISAPh2018) Reviewer

■ Book and thesis

1.	Book	Exploring the impact of AI on EFL teaching in Japan. In J. Colpaert, & G. Stockwell (Eds.), Smart CALL: Personalization, contextualization, & socialization pp.101-125 (Collaboration) 2022/03
2.	Book	Knowledge, learning, and skills in software systems development (chapter in Enterprise & Business Management book series) Tectum Verlag, Germany,pp.37-107 (Collaboration) 2017
3.	Book	Monitoring of emotion to create adaptive game for children with mild autistic pp.326-333 (Collaboration) 2007
4.	Article	Altering Fish Behavior by Sensing Swarm Patterns of Fish in an Artificial Aquatic Environment Using an Interactive Robotic Fish Sensors 23(3) (Collaboration) 2023/02
5.	Article	Individualized identification training aids in the pronunciation of American English vowels for native speakers of Japanese PROCEEDINGS of the 24th International Congress on Acoustics (Collaboration) 2022/10
6.	Article	Learning English through a Challenge-Based Learning Project during the COVID-19 Pandemic AsiaCALL Online Journal 13(1),pp.122-131 (Collaboration) 2022/01
7.	Article	The Impact of Active Flipped Learning and COIL Before & During the Covid-19 EDULEARN21: 13th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies pp.3050-3056 (Collaboration) 2021/07
8.	Article	The Impact of AI in Teaching EFL with Flipped Learning pp.7647-7652 (Collaboration) 2020/07
9.	Article	The Adoption of CEFR at AGU: Developing Language Learner Output Through Mobile Learning Aoyama Information Science 47(1) (Collaboration) 2020/03
10.	Article	The impact of using AI and VR with blended learning on English as a foreign language teaching CALL for widening participation: short papers from EUROCALL 2020 (Collaboration) 2020
11.	Article	Improving the English skills of native Japanese using Artificial Intelligence in a Blended Learning Program CALL and Complexity–Short papers from EUROCALL 2019 pp.327-333 (Collaboration) 2019
12.	Article	Student and instructor attitudes toward CALL and MALL in the L2 classroom Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd '18) pp.891-898 (Collaboration) 2018/07
13.	Article	The application of constructivism in teaching EFL and worldviews using mobile technologies Proceedings of the XVIIIth International CALL Research Conference (Berkeley, California) (Collaboration) 2017/07
14.	Article	Implications on pedagogy as a result of adopted CALL practices EUROCALL: CALL communities and culture Edited by Salomi Papadima-Sophocleous, Linda Bradley, and Sylvie Thou?sny (Collaboration) 2016
15.	Article	Student and instructor attitudes towards the use of CALL and MALL in L2 classes 山インフォメーション・サイエンス pp.42-53 (Collaboration) 2016
16.	Article	Instructors' attitudes towards CALL and MALL in L2 classrooms pp.458-463 (Collaboration) 2015
17.	Article	Successful EFL teaching using mobile technologies in a flipped classroom Critical CALL: Proceedings of the 2015 EUROCALL Conference, Padova, Italy Research-publishing. net,pp.433-438 (Collaboration) 2015
18.	Article	Impact of a blended environment with m-learning on EFL skills Design: Principles and Practice-Proceedings of the 2014 EUROCALL Conference, Groningen, The Netherlands Research-publishing. net,pp.267-272 (Collaboration) 2014
19.	Article	Patterns and effectiveness of mobile device usage by Japanese undergraduates for L2 acquisition purposes CALL Design: Principles and Practice-Proceedings of the 2014 EUROCALL Conference, Groningen, The Netherlands Research-publishing. net,pp.284-289 (Collaboration) 2014
20.	Article	Student and teacher perceptions of computers and mobile devices for foreign language learning Proceedings of the 7th International Technology, Education and Development Conference Valentia, Spain,pp.4978-4987 (Collaboration) 2013
21.	Article	Technology enhanced learning on watching on-line coursera lectures and using TOEIC practice-kit with mobile technologies pp.56-58 (Collaboration) 2013
22.	Article	Improving the English proficiency of native Japanese via digital storytelling, blogs, and e-mobile technologies 2012 EUROCALL Conference Proceedings: Using, Learning, Knowing: EUROCALL Conference: Gothenburg, Sweden Research-publishing. net,pp.223 (Collaboration) 2012
23.	Article	The extraction of symbolic postures to transfer social cues into robot pp.147-162 (Collaboration) 2010/01
24.	Article	A signal detection theorem analysis of native Japanese production of American English vowels Computer speech visualization for English Pronunciation training pp.1-12 (Single) 2010
25.	Article	Distributed Simulator System International Journal of University Teaching and Faculty Development pp.45-58 (Collaboration) 2010
26.	Article	Unsupervised approach to acquire robot joint attention. In Autonomous Robots and Agents pp.601-606 (Collaboration) 2009/02
27.	Article	Computer speech visualization for English Pronunciation training 青山学院大学紀要「青山社会情報研究」 pp.43-54 (Single) 2009
28.	Article	The development of an assistive robot for improving the joint attention of autistic children Rehabilitation Robotics, 2009. ICORR 2009. IEEE International Conference on IEEE,pp.694-700 (Collaboration) 2009
29.	Article	Role of word-external contexts in native speakers’identification of vowel length in Japanese pp.177-200 (Collaboration) 2005/04
30.	Article	The effects of identification training on the identification and production of American English vowels by native speakers of Japanese pp.222-247 (Collaboration) 2005/04
31.	Article	Universal perceptual attributes for perception of American English vowels by English and Japanese native speakers and implications for language typology pp.117-145 (Collaboration) 2003
32.	Article	The influence of identification training on identification and production of the American English mid and low vowels by native speakers of Japanese (Collaboration) 2002/09
33.	Article	A Brief guide to resources for developing expertise in the teaching of pronunciation pp.63-70 (Single) 2001
34.	Article	Identification of English voiceless fricatives by Japanese listeners: The influence of vowel context on sensitivity and response bias pp.334-343 (Collaboration) 2001
35.	Article	The taming of English vowels Shizuoka, Japan (Single) 2001
36.	Article	Individual differences in the acquisition of English fricative distinctions by native speakers of Japanese Proceedings 14th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences. San Francisco pp.129-132 (Collaboration) 1999/08
37.	Article	A CALL tool for improving second language acquisition of English consonants by Japanese learners pp.137-156 (Single) 1999/04
38.	Article	Developing English pronunciation skills of Japanese learners using computerized instruction pp.45-52 (Single) 1997
39.	Article	Improving Japanese pronunciation of American English [r] using electronic visual feedback pp.79-97 (Collaboration) 1996
40.	Article	Using electronic visual feedback to teach English segmentals 20,pp.22-28 (Single) 1996
41.	Article	Utilizing acoustical data to improve sound production：An analysis of American and Japanese production of the English fricatives [θ] and [s] pp.376-377 (Single) 1994/09
42.	Other	The development of an assistive robot as a therapeutic device to enhance the primal imitation skills of autistic children In Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems Japan (Collaboration) 2009
43.	Other	Development of a social learning mechanism for a humanoid robot pp.243-248 (Collaboration) 2008/12
44.	Other	Therapeutic tool for develop child nonverbal communication skills through interactive game pp.33 (Collaboration) 2006/11
45.	Other	A comparison of identification of American English vowels by native speakers of Japanese and English Proceedings of the Phonetic Society of Japan (Single) 2000
46.	Other	Spectrograph Analysis as a tool in developing L2 pronunciation skills Speak Out pp.32-35 (Single) 1996
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■ Academic conference presentation

1.	2023/12/06	Identification training adapted to the learner’s vowel space aids in improving native Japanese speakers’ pronunciation of American English vowels (Acoustics 2023 Sydney)
2.	2022/10/24	Individualized identification training aids in the pronunciation of American English vowels for native speakers of Japanese (ICA2022)
3.	2022/07/10	Exploring the impact of AI on EFL teaching in Japan (The XXIst International CALL Research Conference)
4.	2021/03/12	Introducing the Basics of Xreading for Extensive Reading (Aoyama CALL Workshop 2021)
5.	2020/11/22	Using AI/VR to improve the EFL skills of Japanese (JALT 2020 International Conference)
6.	2020/06/07	Utilizing AI smart speakers to improve the English skills of Japanese university students (JALTCALL 2020 Conference)
7.	2019/08/30	The Impact of AI on ELT using Flipped Lesson Instruction (The 2019 EUROCALL Conference)
8.	2019/01/18	The Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for Languages: Learning, Teaching, and Assessment Fits Asia? (The 39th Thailand TESOL International Conference)
9.	2018/09/29	(青山学院大学附置外国語ラボラトリー主催公開セミナー)
10.	2018/07/21	Student and instructor attitudes toward CALL and MALL in the L2 classroom (4th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd’18))
11.	2018/06/09	Integrating CEFR with Emerging Language Learning Technologies (JALT CALL 2018 Conference)
12.	2018/01/19	Japanese University Students’ Attitudes to the Use of Mobile Devices in L2 Learning (The 38th Thailand TESOL International Conference)
13.	2017/11/24	The adoption of effective CALL and MALL practices in the L2 classroom (AsiaCALL 2017)
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