Researcher Information - TAKIMOTO Masahiro |

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TAKIMOTO Masahiro

Department / Course

Aoyama Gakuin University College of Science and Engineering

Job Professor

Specialization and related fields
Linguistics

Academic background
1.	Doctorial Graduate School, Division of General Culture The University of Tokyo Finished
2.	The University of Tokyo

Business career
1.	2001/04 ～ 2002/03	Associate Professor The University of Auckland Resident PhD Student (long-term foreign residency research)
2.	2009/04/01 ～	Professor Aoyama Gakuin University College of Science and Engineering
3.	2020/04 ～ 2021/03	Visiting Researcher National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities Department of Rehabilitation for Brain Functions
4.	2021/09 ～ 2022/09	Professor University of Cambridge Faculty of MMLL Visiting Scholar (long-term foreign residency research)
5.	2021/09 ～ 2022/09	Professor Wolfson College University of Cambridge Visiting Fellow (long-term foreign residency research)

Belonging society
1.		The Japanese Cognitive Linguistics Association
2.		Cognitive Neuropsychology Society

Winning science prize
1.	2010	Asia TEFL travel grant for the 8th Asia TEFL International Conference
2.	2021	2021 JACET Distinguished Research Award

Activity in society
1.	2024	Manuscript Reviewer (Cognitive Processing, Springer Link)
2.	2023	Manuscript Reviewer (Spanish Journal of Applied Linguistics, John Benjamins Publishing Company)
3.	2020 ～ 2024	Editorial Board Member, Asia TEFL Journal
4.	2020	Manuscript Reviewer (ReCall, Cambridge University Press)
5.	2020	研究発表要旨査読委員 (言語科学会第22回国際年次大会）
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Book and thesis
1.	Books	An Academic Journey to Cambridge University: A Comparison with Harvard University and a Cheer for the Challenge (Sole-authored) 2024/06
2.	Books	Application of Cognitive Linguistics in Foreign Language Teaching (Sole-authored) 2020/03
3.	Books	Research summay of exploring the effects of similar and same task repetition on learners' second language pragmatic proficiency. In T. Stephens & J. Duncan (Eds.), Education Research Summaries. (Co-authored) 2013/05
4.	Books	Exploring the effects of similar and same task repetition on learners' second language pragmatic proficiency. In D. Alonso (Ed.), English as a Second Language. (Co-authored) 2011/01
5.	Books	Input-Based Task and Interlanguage Pragmatics (Sole-authored) 2009/09
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Academic conference presentation
1.	2025/09	Empowering rhetorical skills: A cognitive linguistic approach to language learning (33rd MELTA International Conference)
2.	2024/09	Impact of animated vs. static illustrations on EFL learners' politeness acquisition (32nd MELTA International Conference)
3.	2023/08	The efficacy of animated versus static illustrations with 3D images on EFL learners’ acquisition of degrees of sureness (31st MELTA International Conference)
4.	2022/08	The application of cognitive linguistics and right-hemisphere in foreign language teaching (5th International Conference on Advanced Research in Social Sciences, Keynote Speaker)
5.	2022/07	The relationship between the effects of metaphor-based approach and the right-hemisphere involvement in developing EFL learners' knowledge of degrees of sureness (The European Conference on Language Learning, Session Chair)
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