小張 敬之

Dr. Hiroyuki Obari is a Professor at Globiz Professional University and holds the title of Professor Emeritus at Aoyama Gakuin University. Additionally, he is a part-time lecturer at the Tokyo Institute of Technology graduate school. He is a visiting researcher at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST). Born in 1953, he received his B.A. from the University of Oklahoma (Political Science), M.A. from ICU (International Relations), second M.A. from Columbia University, and Ph.D. from the University of Tsukuba (Computer Science). He was a visiting researcher at the University of Oxford (1998, 2007, 2018~2020). He specializes in CALL, TESOL, Worldview Studies, and EdTech. His recent publications include 1. Obari, H., Lambacher, S., Kikuchi, H. (2022). Exploring the impact of AI on EFL teaching in Japan. In J. Colpaert & G. Stockwell (pp. 84-101). Smart CALL: Personalization, contextualization, & socialization. London: Castledown Publishers. https://doi.org/10.29140/9781914291012, 2. McCarty, S., Obari, H., & Sato, T. (2017). Implementing Mobile Language Learning Technologies in Japan. Springer.