Researcher Information - THOMPSON, Colin James |

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THOMPSON, Colin James

Department / Course

Aoyama Gakuin University College of Literature Department of English

Job Associate Professor

Specialization and related fields
Linguistics

Academic background
1.	BA (Hons) Economics Faculty of Economics Manchester Metropolitan University Graduated
2.	Master Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Lancaster University Finished
3.	University of Central Lancashire Ph.D. (Applied Linguistics)

Business career
1.	2024/04/01 ～	Associate Professor Aoyama Gakuin University College of Literature Department of English

Winning science prize
1.	2014/11	Japan Association of Language Teachers (JALT), Kitakyushu JALT Chapter. Best of JALT Presentation Award. (Task-supported language teaching: factors for communication and grammar use.)
2.	2019/11	Japan Association of Language Teachers (JALT) Common European Framework of References for Languages and Language Portfolio (CEFR & LP) Special Interest Group (SIG) Best of JALT Presentation Award. (Designing a CEFR informed curriculum.)

Book and thesis
1.	Books	Framework English A,pp.1-136 (Co-authored) 2024/01
2.	Books	Framework English B,pp.1-136 (Co-authored) 2024/01
3.	Books	Framework English,pp.1-136 (Co-authored) 2020/03
4.	Books	Framework Fundamentals,pp.1-132 (Co-authored) 2019/03
5.	Papers	Task-based learning: progress and challenges. Thought Currents in English Literature. 97,pp.185-202 (Sole-authored) 2024/12
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Lecturer and lecture
1.	2024/07/22	Designing a series of CEFR-informed skills-based English language textbooks at the A1/A2 and A2/B1 levels. (The Common European Framework of References for Languages and Language Portfolio Special Interest Group: JALT CEFR & LP SIG)
2.	2022/10	Steps to improve and maintain learner motivation in class. (Graduate School Faculty Development, Josai International University)
3.	2019/10	Designing a CEFR-informed English language textbook at the A1/A2 level. (The Common European Framework of References for Languages and Language Portfolio Special Interest Group: JALT CEFR & LP SIG)
4.	2019/06	Designing a CEFR-informed curriculum. (Josai International University)
5.	2017/03	Developing critical thinking skills. (Seinan Gakuin University)
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Academic conference presentation
1.	2025/04/05	Task-based learning, Project-based learning, CLIL, and their connections to CEFR. (IE Orientation and 32nd Annual Faculty Development Symposium on University English Teaching.)
2.	2024/12/14	Second Language Acquisition Research in Language Pedagogy. (The 57th Aoyama Gakuin University English Literature Society Conference.)
3.	2023/11	Designing CEFR-Informed Skills-Based Language Materials. (Japan Association for Language Teachers (JALT) 2023 49th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning.)
4.	2023/03	Practical applications of the CEFR-J: usage in skills-based English language curricula. (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages in Japan (CEFR-J) 2023 Symposium)
5.	2023/02	Designing interactive tasks for communication and vocabulary use. (19th Annual CamTESOL International Conference on English Language Teaching)
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