Andrade Melvin

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Degree: Bachelor of Arts(University of the Pacific)
Master of Arts(San Francisco State University)
Doctor of Education(Univ. of Califorinia Berkeley)

Other name(s) (e.g. nickname): Melvin R. Andrade
J-GLOBAL ID: 201401038149178720
researchmap Member ID: 7000007589

1986-1990: University of California at Berkeley Graduate School of Education, Language and Literacy. Ed.D. awarded on May 22, 1990.

Research Interests

content-based language teaching, curriculum and instruction, faculty development, materials evaluation and development, testing and assessment

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Papers

TOEIC Scores : How Many Points Are Enough to Show Progress?

Melvin Andrade

Sophia University Junior College Division Faculty Journal, (35) 15-23, Mar 20, 2014
Research Notes on Materials Development for Content-based Language Learning

Melvin Andrade

Sophia University Junior College Division Faculty Journal, (34) 1-17, Mar 14, 2014
Peer Revision in Academic Writing: Making It Work

Melvin Andrade

Thought Currents in English Literature, 82 59-65, Dec, 2009
Foreign Language Learning Anxiety in Japanese EFL University Classes: Physical, Emotional, Expressive, and Verbal Reactions

Melvin Andrade, Kenneth Williams

Faculty bulletin,Sophia Junior College, (29) 1-24, Mar, 2009
Foreign Language Learning Anxiety in Japanese EFL University Classes: Causes, Coping, and Locus of Control

Kenneth Williams, Melvin Andrade

Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, 5(2) 181-191, Dec, 2008 Peer-reviewed
Teaching Writing to Japanese Learners of English: Observations, Discoveries, and Challenges

Melvin Andrade

JACET Summer Seminar proceedings, 35 41-47, 2008
Teaching Writing to Japanese Learners of English: Observations, Discoveries, and Challenges

Melvin Andrade

JACET Summer Seminar proceedings, 35 41-47, 2008
Adding web-based listening practice to a listening comprehension course: cultivating autonomous learning

Melvin R. Andrade

Thought Currents in English Literature, 80 1-16, Dec, 2007
Monitoring Student Performance with Self-Evaluation Checklists: An Ongoing Case Study

Melvin Andrade

Faculty bulletin, Sophia Junior College, 27(27) 1-21, Jan, 2007
Keeping Students Speaking English in Class

Melvin Andrade

Thought Currents in English Literature, 79 1-8, Dec, 2006
Helping Immigrant Students in the United States Learn English in Mainstream Classrooms: The SIOP Approach

Melvin Andrade

Proceedings of the Second Linguapax Asia International Symposium on Language in Society and the Classroom: Preserving Heritage and Supporting Diversity, 49-54, Nov, 2005
Performance of Japanese EFL Learners on a Test of English Syllabification, Word Stress, Sentence Focus, and Thought Groups

ANDRADE MELVIN

Faculty bulletin, Sophia Junior College, (25) 1-25, Mar 16, 2005
An Introduction to Literature for Adolescent and Young Adult Readers

Melvin Andrade

Thought Currents in English Literature, 77 1-12, Dec 30, 2004
Classroom-Language Lab Integration: Handling Diversity in Student Abilities and Interests

Melvin Andrade, Hisami S. Andrade

Proceedings of the 43rd National Conference of the Japan Association for Language Education and Technology, 11-14, Jul 25, 2003
Analysis of Free Reading Choices in a Current Topics in English Course

Melvin Andrade

Faculty bulletin, Sophia Junior College, 17 9-38, 1997
Expressing Opinions in English about Topics in the News: A Study of 10 Japanese Junior College Students

Melvin Andrade

Faculty bulletin, Sophia Junior College, 15 89-114, 1995
Can the Michigan Language Tests Predict TOEFL Scores? A Study of Language Placement in Nanzan University's Internatronal Management Program

Melvin Andrade, Marc Bremer

JACET Bulletin, (25) 1-18, Sep, 1994
Textbook Considerations in the Lesson Planning of Post-Secondary ESL Teachers

Melvin Andrade

Faculty bulletin, Sophia Junior College, 14 95-109, 1994
English Language Training Programs in Japanese Companies--A Research Agenda

Melvin Andrade

Nanzan Management Review, 7(2) 265-277, Oct, 1992
The Professionalization of TESL〔Teaching of English as a Second Language〕in the United States

Melvin Andrade

Academia; Journal of the Nanzan Academic Society. Literature and language, (52) 47-70, Jan, 1992

Books and Other Publications

『Proceedings of the second Linguapax Asia international symposium : Language in society and the classroom : Preserving heritage and supporting diversity : Saturday, 11 June 2005, Canadian Embassy, Tokyo』

Andrade Melvin (Role: Editor)

Linguapax Asia, Jun 11, 2005

Presentations

What is Good Teaching? Research, Strategies, and Recommendations

Melvin Andrade

Sophia University Junior College Division Faculty Development Symposium, Feb 4, 2014 Invited
TOEIC Issues, Research, and Midterm Feedback Results

Melvin Andrade

Sophia University Junior College Division English Teachers Faculty Development Symposium, Sep 6, 2013
Critical Thinking Education at the College Level in the USA

Melvin Andrade

Sophia University Junior College Division English Teachers Faculty Development Symposium, Feb 5, 2013 Invited
English Essentials Two Years on: Results of Student & Teachers Surveys

Melvin Andrade

Sophia University Junior College Division English Teachers Faculty Development Symposium, Feb 5, 2013
TOEIC Issues and Research: Rate of improvement and effective study strategies

Melvin Andrade

Oct 23, 2012
A Global Perspective on Adult Literacy and Social Justice: What the Developing World Can Teach Us about Life Transformative Reading

Melvin Andrade

38th Annual International Conference of the Japan Association of Language Teachers (JALT). Hamamatsu, Japan Oct. 14, 2012, Oct 12, 2012 Invited
English Essentials: An Academic Skills Handbook for SJC Students: A Survey of Teacher Usage and Opinions

Melvin Andrade

Sophia Junior College English Teachers Faculty Development Symposium, Sep 5, 2011

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