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Profile Information

Affiliation: (lecturer), Faculty of Architecture, Kindai University

Degree: Master of Arts (English as a Second Language)

Researcher number: 40907036
J-GLOBAL ID: 202101001180722432
researchmap Member ID: R000027287

Research Interests

English education

Research Areas

Humanities & social sciences / Foreign language education /

Research History

Apr, 2023 - Present

Lecturer, Faculty of Architecture, Kindai University
Apr, 2021 - Mar, 2023

(Specially-appointed Lecturer), Faculty of Architecture, Kindai University
Apr, 2018 - Mar, 2021

(Associate Lecturer of English), School of Policy Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University
Apr, 2014 - Mar, 2018

(Lecturer), English Education Research Center, Kobe College
Apr, 2010 - Mar, 2014

Curriculum Coordinator (Instructor of English as a Foreign Language), School of International Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University
Apr, 2005 - Mar, 2010

(Lecturer), College of Foreign Studies, Kansai Gaidai University

Education

Aug, 2001 - May, 2004

M.A. in English as a Second Language, Department of Second Language Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Aug, 1990 - May, 1994

Department of International Relations, Tufts University

Awards

Sep, 2019

Best Presentation Award, "Japanese students’ use of digital tools while studying abroad", ISTSS Conference Committee

Kevin Ballou

Papers

The effects of gamification on language learner motivation: Results of a pilot study

Kevin Ballou

Langauge, Literature, and Culture in Eduction 2023: Conference papers, Dec, 2023 Peer-reviewedLead author
36

Powerlessness and Empowerment: Reflections of Japanese University Students While Studying Abroad in Australia

Ballou, K

Child Studies in Asia-Pacific Contexts, 12(1) 442-453, Oct, 2022 Peer-reviewedLead author
142

Japanese University Student Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Phillip M. Clark, Kevin P. Ballou, Richard, H. Derrah

NORRAG Special Issue: States of Emergency: Education in the Time of COVID-19, 6 113-117, Oct, 2021 Peer-reviewed
Investigating a Career

Kevin Ballou, Phillip M. Clark

Taking it to Task, 4(2) 25-29, Dec, 2020 Peer-reviewedLead author
120

Japanese students’ use of digital tools while studying abroad

Kevin Ballou

Proceedings of International Symposium on Technology and Social Science 2019, Sep, 2019 Peer-reviewedLead author
106

Autonomous Language Learning With Technology: Beyond the Classroom. Chun Lai. London, England: Bloomsbury, 2017. viii + 228 pp. Reviewed by Kevin Ballou

Kevin Ballou

JALT Journal, 41(1) 66-69, May, 2019 Peer-reviewed
125

Service-learning in a global studies course at a Japanese university

Kevin Ballou

Proceedings of Academics World 122nd International Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, 21st -22nd February, 2019, Feb, 2019 Peer-reviewed
Nuclear Negotiations: Using an e-learning simulation in a CLIL course for students of foreign studies

Kevin Ballou

Proceedings of AC 2018 in Prague, 268-273, Aug, 2018 Peer-reviewedLead author
103

A case study of a deaf learner in an English communication class

Kevin Ballou

Kobe College Studies, 63(2) 1-11, Dec, 2016 Peer-reviewedLead author
107

A review of the listening and speaking website EnglishCentral

Kevin Ballou

Kobe College Studies, 62(1) 13-20, Jun, 2015 Peer-reviewedLead author
The importance of strategic planning in academic institutions

Kurtis McDonald, Kevin Ballou

Kobe College Studies, 61(1) 27-37, Jun, 2014 Peer-reviewedLast author
82

Global Crisis Group: Using a fictional narrative in a global issues-themed English course

Kevin Ballou

Global Issues in Language Education Newsletter, 90 10-11, Feb, 2014 Lead author
40

The Career Project: Using project work in a content-based EFL course

Kevin Ballou

International Research Journal of Humanities and Environmental Issues, 2(2 (1)) 55-57, May, 2013 Peer-reviewedLead author
74

Building global citizenship through an international studies-themed study tour

Kevin Ballou, George Schaaff

Journal of International Studies, 2(1) 79-85, Mar, 2013 Peer-reviewedLead author
124

Designing an innovative and effective English-language curriculum within an international studies program

Kevin Ballou

Kwansei Gakuin University Humanities Review, 17 213-226, Feb, 2012 Peer-reviewedLead author
99

Exploring attitudes of EFL university students toward blogging

Kevin Ballou, John Holthouse, Paul Marlowe

Kwansei Gakuin University Humanities Review, 16 111-120, Aug, 2011 Peer-reviewedLead author
127

Learner experiences in an online virtual world

Kevin Ballou

JALT CALL Journal, 5(2) 61-70, Jul, 2009 Peer-reviewedLead author
48

Integrating skills and strategies in a content-based course

Kevin Ballou

TESL Reporter, 37(2) 72-74, Oct, 2004 Peer-reviewedLead author

Books and Other Publications

Navigating Precarity in Educational Contexts: Reflection, Pedagogy, and Activism for Change

(Chapter 6) Richard H. Derrah, Phillip M. Clark, Kevin Ballou (Role: Joint author, Chapter 6: Shifting Fields: Japanese University Students' Habitus During the COVID-19 Pandemic)

Routledge, 2023 (ISBN: 9781032192239)

Presentations

English for architects: Creating content-based materials to teach sustainable development topics as a non-expert

Kevin Ballou

The 3rd Language Society and Culture International Conference (LSCIC 2024), Chonburi, Thailand, Aug, 2024
The effects of gamification on language learner motivation

Kevin Ballou

Language, Literature and Culture in Education 2023, Malta (online), Oct, 2023
The effects of gamification on language learner motivation

Kevin Ballou

18th International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Science Studies, 14th-16th August 2023, Boston, USA, Aug, 2023
Ready Student One: Gamification in Educational Contexts

Kevin Ballou

7th International Conference on Knowledge and Education Technology, Krabi, Thailand, Feb, 2023
Powerlessness and Empowerment: Japanese students’ study abroad reflections

Kevin Ballou

JALT 2022, Nov, 2022
Powerlessness and Empowerment: Reflections of Japanese University Students While Studying Abroad in Australia

Kevin Ballou

World Conference on Teacher Education - (WCTE-22) - Bangkok, Thailand, Aug, 2022
Designing an effective Asia Pacific Studies-themed CLIL course

Kevin Ballou

16th Annual CamTESOL Conference, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Feb, 2020
Japanese students’ use of digital tools while studying abroad

Kevin Ballou

International Symposium on Technology and Social Science 2019, Sep, 2019
Service-learning in a global studies course at a Japanese university

Kevin Ballou

Academics World 122nd International Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, Feb, 2019
Nuclear Negotiations: Using an e-learning simulation in a CLIL course for students of foreign studies

Kevin Ballou

Academic Conference: Education, Teaching, and E-Learning (AC-ETeL 2018), Prague, Czech Republic, Aug, 2018
Panel Discussion: Investigating L2 English Learners’ Interactive Oral Communication Abilities in Different Contexts

Nathaniel Carney, Kurtis McDonald, Kevin Ballou

The 20th Annual Temple University Japan Campus Applied Linguistics Colloquium, Osaka, Japan, Feb, 2018