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Ellen Head
Great Britain
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Field
Applied Linguistics
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Degree
M.A.(St Andrews University) M.A.(Sheffield University) Post Graduate Certificate in Education (TESOL)(London University)
Message to Applicants
Usually, active learning and engagement grow out of strong relationships and good study habits both inside and outside class. At MIC the international atmosphere and focus on content can really help you to raise the level of your English and use English to do something worthwhile in your life.
| Research Topics |
- Learner Autonomy, Assessment for Learning, Task-based pedagogy
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| Research Achievements |
Publications
- Learner Autonomy in Language Education in Japan: Asking the Students, in LD SIG Anthology, More Autonomy You Ask,
Learner Development SIG, JALT, 2006,
- Customizing a Can Do list For Trainee Teachers: in Naganuma et al (Ed), Can Do Statements in Languaeg Education in
Japan and Beyond, FLP SIG/Asahi Press, 2011
Presentations
- Rating Fluency: Perceived Fluency and Quantifiable Measures of Fluency, at the Second International Confrence on
Language Testing and Assessment, Hangzhou, China, 2016
- Rating Fluency in the Age of English as a Lingua Franca, British Council New Directions in Language Learning
Conference, Hanoi, Vietnam, 2016, Assessment for Learning, the CEFR and Motivational Currents, 10 Year IELTS
Anniversary Celebration Lecture at Guizhou University, Guiyang, China, March 2017 (as British Council
Representative)
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| Courses Taught |
- Academic Writing
- Area Studies
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| Associations |
- JALT Learner Development SIG
- College and University Educators’ SIG
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