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Profile Information

Affiliation: Associate Professor, Faculty of International Studies, Department of Intercultural Studies, Otani University

Degree: MappLing(University of Southern Queensland)
Ph.D. Human and Environmental Studies(Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto Univeristy)

J-GLOBAL ID: 201601013410202598
researchmap Member ID: 7000015517

External link: http://ryanwsmithers.com

Research Interests

Research Areas

Research History

Apr, 2018 - Present

Associate Professor, Faculty of International Studies, Department of Intercultural Studies, Otani University
Apr, 2015 - Mar, 2018

Assistant Professor, Educational Affairs Center for Language Education and Research, Kwansei Gakuin University

Education

Apr, 2015 - Mar, 2018

Foreign Language Education Theory, Department of Human Coexistence, Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies、Kyoto University
Nov, 2008 - Sep, 2011

Applied Linguistics, Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland

Committee Memberships

Apr, 2021 - Present

Admission System Committee Working Team Member, Otani University
Apr, 2021 - Present

Promotion of High School-University Collaboration Committee Member, Otani University
Apr, 2021 - Present

Research Planning Committee Member, Kansai Chapter, Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET)
Apr, 2019 - Present

Otani Society Committee Member, Otani University
Apr, 2018 - Present

Language Learning Support Team Member, Otani University
Apr, 2018 - Present

FD Division Committee Member, Otani University
Apr, 2022 - Mar, 2023

Administrator of the Education Research Support Division, Otani University
Apr, 2019 - Mar, 2021

Seminar Project Committee Member, Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET)
Feb, 2015 - Dec, 2019

Chief Editor, Osaka Chapter of The Japan Association for Language Teaching
Feb, 2014 - Dec, 2019

Publications Chair, Osaka Chapter of The Japan Association for Language Teaching
Jul, 2013 - Oct, 2016

Treasurer, Osaka Chapter of The Japan Association for Language Teaching

Awards

Papers

Role of Teacher Cognition in ELT: Results from Practitioner Research

R. Smithers

Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, 1-171, Mar, 2022
Cultural Products and Materials Development: Affectively Engaging Learners

R. W. Smithers

JACET Journal, 66 29-38, Feb, 2022 Invited
Task-Based Language Teaching with a Semantic-centered Pedagogic Grammar

J. W. Gray, R. W. Smithers

Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 22(2) 88-108, Sep, 2019 Peer-reviewed
Explaining Grammatical Form as a Sequenced Process: A Semantic-based Pedagogical Grammar

J. W. Gray, R. W. Smithers

The Journal of Asia TEFL, 16(1) 420-428, Jan, 2019 Peer-reviewed
Enhancing the Quality of Life in Lifelong Learners: The Influence of a Meaning-order Approach to Pedagogical Grammar on Motivation and Self-efficacy

R. W. Smithers, G. W. Gray

Applied Linguistics Review, 11(1) 129-149, Oct, 2018 Peer-reviewedLead author
The Creation of Documentaries Through Project-based Learning for English Education

R. W. Smithers, S. Matsuo

Kwansei Gakuin University Researches in Higher Education, 8 51-57, Mar, 2018 Lead author
How not to Perish: Using Genre Analysis for Professional Development

R. W. Smithers

OnCUE Journal, 10(1) 65-72, Nov, 2017 Invited
The Correlation between Knowledge of L1 Kanji Characters and L2 Language Proficiency

R. W. Smithers, Y. Matsuo

Annual Research Report of the Language Center, 20 81-88, Mar, 2017 Peer-reviewedLead author
Future Considerations for Business English Classes Based on the Fourth Industrial Revolution

R. W. Smithers, J. W. Gray

Annual Research Report of the Language Center, 20 33-51, Mar, 2017 Peer-reviewedLead author
Reflecting on Interaction: Using Conversation Analysis to Improve ESL Teacher Reflection

T. Bonnah, R. W. Smithers

Kwansei Gakuin University Humanities Review, 21 285-304, Feb, 2017
Rethinking Gender: Attitudes of Lifelong EFL Learners

R. W. Smithers

Nepal English Language Teachers Association 2016 Conference Proceedings, 21 123-126, Mar, 2016
Narrative Knowledging: An Analysis of Narrative Inquiry for Expanding the Knowledge Base of the TESOL Community

R. W. Smithers

Annual Research Report of the Language Center, 19 93-99, Mar, 2016 Peer-reviewed
Improving Motivations through Autonomous Projects

R. W. Smithers

Osaka JALT Journal, 2 28-42, Jun, 2015 Peer-reviewed
Using Projects to Increase Autonomy, Motivation, and Language Learning

R. W. Smithers

Oaska JALT Journal, 1 19-32, Apr, 2014 Peer-reviewed
Perspectives on Learner Motivation and Autonomy

R. W. Smithers

OnCUE Journal, 7(3) 194-199, Sep, 2013 Invited

Books and Other Publications

Global Business Case Studies

Yasuo Nakatani, Ryan Smithers (Role: Joint author)

Seibido, Mar, 2022
GLOBAL LEADERSHIP : Case Studies of Business Leaders in Japan (2nd Revised Edition)

(Role: Joint author)

Jan, 2022 (ISBN: 9784764741546)
Modern America: Culture, Society and History

Ryan Smithers, Craig Gamble (Role: Joint author)

Shohakusha, Apr, 2021
A Systems Approach to Language Pedagogy

Akira Tajino, Craig Smith, Toshiyuki Kanamaru, Kazumi Taniguchi, Yosuke Sasao, Tim Stewart, Ryan W. Smithers, Kyoko Hosogochi, Sachi Takahashi, Daniel Roy Pearce, Yoshitaka Kato, David Dalsky, Hajime Terauchi, Sayako Maswana (Role: Joint author, Ch 6. "A Soft Systems Approach to Lifelong Learning", pp. 69-82)

Springer, Apr, 2019 (ISBN: 9789811362712)
A New Approach to English Pedagogical Grammar: The Order of Meanings

Akira Tajino, Yosuke Yanase, Yoichi Watari, Kazumi Taniguchi, Hajime Terauchi, Sayako Maswana, Emiko Izumi, Toshiyuki Kanamaru, Daniel Roy Pearce, David Dalsky, Ryan Smithers, Yoshinari Sasaki, Sachi Takahashi, Tim Stewart, Yosuke Sasao, Kyoko Kurihara, Kei Kawanishi, Kiyo Sakamoto, Yoshitaka Kato, Hironori Watari, Francesco Bolstad, Tomoko Jojima, Hisae Oyabu, Yoko Jinnouchi, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Yosuke Ishii, Kei Okuzumi, Taiki Yamaoka, Hiroshi Yamada, James W. Gray (Role: Joint author, Ch 8. "MAP Grammar and Motivation", pp. 83-102 & Ch. 19 "Role-play Interviews with MAP Grammar", pp. 212-229)

Routledge, Jan, 2018 (ISBN: 9781138227118)
Listening Upgrade for the TOEIC test

薮越, 知子, Smithers, Ryan (Role: Joint author)

金星堂, Jan, 2018 (ISBN: 9784764740655)
TOEIC Reading Upgrade for the TOEIC test

薮越, 知子, Smithers, Ryan (Role: Joint author)

金星堂, Jan, 2018 (ISBN: 9784764740662)
Insider Accounts of Classroom Life: Higher Education

Tim Stewart, Susan Dawson, Yasemin Kırkgöz, Beatrix Burghardt, Megan Hansen Connolly, Asli A. Hassan, Roger Nunn, Saeedeh Haghi, Gerard Sharpling, Debi Khasnabis, Coert Ambrosino, Saina Sajjadi, Catherine Reischl, Gregory Strong, Ekaterina Talalakina, Idaliya Grigoryeva, Nicole Takeda, Mark Firth, James Broadbridge, Joseph Siegel, Gordon Blaine West, Nga Thi Hang Ngo, Hoa Thi Mai Nguyen, Ryan Smithers, Rie Smithers, Akiko Tsuda, Darcy de Lint, Qiao Wang, David Dalsky (Role: Joint author, Ch 13. "Dealing With Resistance to Student-centered Instruction", pp. 105-114)

TESOL Press, Jan, 2017 (ISBN: 9781942799771)
Global Leadership : Case Studies of Business Leaders in Japan

中谷, 安男, Smithers, Ryan (Role: Joint author)

金星堂, Jan, 2015 (ISBN: 9784764740013)
Business Insights: Case Studies of Global Leadership

Yasuo Nakatani, Ryan Smithers (Role: Joint author)

Kinseido, Jan, 2014
Japan's Skyline: Technologial Highlights of Major Companies

A. Mukuhira, T. Tsujimoto, J. Murao, M. Tamada, R. Smithers (Role: Joint author)

Kinseido, Jan, 2014 (ISBN: 9784764739857)

Presentations

Government Policy and the Practice of English Education: Stressing the Need for Greater Input from Professionals

Ryan W. Smithers, Michael Wilkins

13th International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice (ALAPP) 2023, Sep 4, 2023
Compulsory English Education in Japan: A Discussion on the Struggles between Practitioners, Policy and Practice

British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL), 56th Annual Conference, Aug 25, 2023
Coping with a Mandate to Teach English in Japanese Primary Schools: Current Training Requirements of In-service Teachers

M. Wilkins, R.W. Smithers, A. Watanabe

20th AsiaTEFL- 68th TEFLIN-5th iNELTAL Hybrid International Conference, Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia., Aug 5, 2022
Rethinking Traditional English Grammar: A Case for Imijun as a Pedagogical Grammar

Otani University Western Literature Research Association, Sep 25, 2021 Invited
Toward Improved English Education: Ideas to Help Students who Struggle with English

2021 Otani University Teacher's License Renewal Lecture, Aug 4, 2021
Context-specific Materials Development: Affectively Engaging Learners

3rd JACET Summer (47th) and English Education (8th) Joint Seminar (2020), Mar 9, 2021 Invited
Materials Development and Stakeholders: Making the Connection

3rd JACET Summer (47th) and English Education (8th) Joint Seminar (2020), Mar 8, 2021 Invited
Improving EFL Education with a Meaning-order Approach to Grammar Teaching

Okinawa JALT Trends in Language Teaching Conference, Jan, 2020
What is the Blues

2018 Otani University Department of Intercultural Studies Workshop, Dec 21, 2018 Invited
Enjoying English with the Family

Kamikyo Hagugumi Association 2018 Third Hagugumi Workshop, Dec 15, 2018 Invited
How to Enjoy English at Home

Shoran Elementary School PTA 2018 First Home Education Training Workshop, Jun 15, 2018 Invited
A New MAP for Teaching English Grammar: A Meaning-order Based Approach

The 12th International & 16th National ATECR (Association of Teachers of English of the Czech Republic) Conference “ELT SIGNPOSTS”, Sep, 2017
Toward an Improved Teacher Empowerment Framework for Secondary School English Teachers in Japan

R. W. Smithers, M. Wilkins

The Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET) 56th International Convention, Aug, 2017
Student-centered Activities that Motivate

Kwansei Gakuin University 25th Summer Seminar for English Teachers, Aug, 2017
Jumpstarting English Learning with Beginners

Kwansei Gakuin University 25th Summer Seminar for English Teachers, Aug, 2017
Easy Grammar Instruction for New or Struggling Students

Kwansei Gakuin University 25th Summer Seminar for English Teachers, Aug, 2017
Creating Meaningful Projects that Promote Enjoyable Learning

Kwansei Gakuin University 25th Summer Seminar for English Teachers, Aug, 2017
A NNEST’s Journey to Overcome Adversity to Student-Centered Instruction

TESOL 2017 International Convention, Mar, 2017
A Meaning-Order Based Approach to English Pedagogical Grammar

R. W. Smithers, A. Tajino

TESOL 2017 International Convention, Mar, 2017
A Meaning-Order Based Approach to Pedagogical Grammar for BELF

The Japan Business Communication Association (JBCA) 76th National Convention, Nov, 2016

Teaching Experience

Oct, 2018 - Present

Academic Presentations (Kyoto University, Institute for International Advanced Study)
Apr, 2015 - Present

British and American Culture (Otani University, Faculty of International Studies)
Apr, 2015 - Present

Fundamental English (Otani University, Faculty of International Studies)
Apr, 2015 - Present

Intercultural Seminar II, III, IV (Otani University, Faculty of International Studies)

Professional Memberships

Oct, 2012 - Present

The Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT)
Apr, 2012 - Present

The Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET)
Feb, 2012 - Present

The Japan Business Communication Association (JBCA)

Research Projects

Towards the Development of a Critical Learning Support System for Primary School Teachers of English

科学研究費助成事業基盤研究(C), 基盤研究(C), 日本学術振興会, Apr, 2019 - Mar, 2022

Smithers Ryan, Wilkins Michael, 渡辺敦子