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Bio
Thomas Stringer has been involved with English language teaching in Japan for 16 years. He is a doctoral candidate in TESOL at the University of St Andrews, UK, a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy, and a full-time Instructor of English as a Foreign Language at the Language Center of Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan. He created and manages the Language Learner Autonomy Research Portal. He is Administrative Intern at Professional Development in Education journal, Co-Editor of the Annual Research Report of the Language Center (ARR), and Co-Editor-in-Chief of the St Andrews Journal of International and Language Education (SAJILE). Thomas is also Social Media Manager for the IATEFL Learner Autonomy SIG. His research interests are broadly on language learner and teacher development, focusing on autonomy, and his work has appeared in peer-reviewed international journals such as Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, Educational Action Research, and Learning: Research and Practice.
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CILTER
CILTER (Centre for International, Language and Teacher Education Research) is a hub for all who are involved in education (e.g. academic staff, professional services staff and PG students) to engage in and showcase impactful scholarly activities in international, language and teacher education.
The Language Learner Autonomy Research Portal is featured on the CILTER Research in Action page, and supports the activities of SAJILE (St Andrews Journal of International and Language Education).
Profiles
Publications
Flyin’ Solo: Evaluating Language Learner Autonomy in Undergraduate Slang Research
Stringer, T., Sato, M. & Shimomura, N., 1 May 2025, Annual Research Report of the Language Center, 28, p. 21-39 19 p.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
A conceptual framework for Emergent Language Learner Autonomy - a complexity perspective for action research
Stringer, T., 3 Jul 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching. Latest Articles, 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
How does language learner autonomy emerge where we are?
Stringer, T., 22 Aug 2024, OASIS Summary 1 p.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Reflections and processes of Japanese undergraduate research on English slang
Stringer, T., Mine, M. & Murakami, H., 3 Jun 2024, Annual Research Report of the Language Center, 27, p. 57-70.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Synthesisability and optimising exploratory action research for continuing professional development
Stringer, T., 3 Jun 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Educational Action Research. Latest Articles, p. 1-18 18 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Utilization of Artificial Intelligence at the Kwansei Gakuin University Language Center: Instructor Suggestions for Enhancing Teaching and Learning
Stringer, T., Townsend-Nakai, L., Gamble, C. & Wilkins, M., 3 Jun 2024, Annual Research Report of the Language Center, 27, p. 3-34 31 p.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
4/3/2 or 2/3/4? The impact of task design on ratings of oral fluency with Japanese undergraduate EFL learners
Davis, R., Delve, M., Eberly, L., Mertens, C., Stringer, T. & Wilkins, M., 24 Apr 2023, Annual Research Report of the Language Center, 26, p. 13-31 19 p.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
A protocol for a qualitative synthesis of practitioner research of language learner autonomy in Japan
Stringer, T. & Jordan, E., 23 Nov 2023, IDESR000105 ed., Online: International Database of Education Systematic Reviews, p. 1-8, 8 p.
Research output: Working paper
Language Learner Autonomy Research Portal
Stringer, T., 15 May 2023
Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
Remote SALC practices in a pandemic: one university’s initial approach and subsequent revisions
Yamamoto, S., Mach, T., Mertens, C., Sholdt, G. & Stringer, T., 1 Jun 2021, In: JASAL Journal. 2, 1, p. 71-81 11 p., 6.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The role of metacognition in mindfulness interventions with Japanese EFL university students
Stringer, T. & Looney, K., 1 Jun 2021, In: Learning: Research and Practice. 7, 2, p. 179-195 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Input Enhancement Techniques : A Critical Summary of the Literature
Stringer, T., Mar 2018, In: Language and Culture : The Journal of the Institute for Language and Culture. 22, p. 203 219 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
Edcamp and Innovation in Professional Development for ALTs
Denston, B. & Stringer, T. J., 2017, Transformation in language education. Tokyo: JALT, p. 102-110 8 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Operationalizing educational scaffolding in a Japanese high school English classroom: A theoretical approach
Stringer, T., 1 Jun 2017, In: Osaka JALT Journal. 4, p. 95-107
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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