近畿大学 国際学部

教員紹介

THORPE Todd

THORPE Todd
准教授
所属 国際学部 国際学科　グローバル専攻
学位 Master of Arts（TESOL/TEFL）
専門 英語教育
ジャンル 国際情勢/国際社会
コメント 英語による協調問題解決シミュレーションを用いて、21世紀に必要なスキルを高める研究をしています。また、英語模擬国連、模擬ジャーナリズム、レゴシリアスプレイについても研究しています。
リサーチマップ https://researchmap.jp/toddthorpe

自己紹介

After graduating from the University of Alberta with a degree in Secondary Education, I went backpacking through Fiji, New Zealand, Australia and Hawaii and eventually made my way to Japan where I found a new passion for international education. This fresh enthusiasm led me to pursue a Master of Arts degree in TESL/TEFL with a dissertation focus on study abroad preparation.
Throughout my time in Japan, my experiences as an educator and as a learner of Japanese language and culture have enabled me to see international education from different perspectives. Through these perspectives, I have gained a deeper understanding of the needs of students as well as valuable knowledge to analyze my own individual culture and my approach to teaching and learning. I am proud to share my experiences with my students and forever curious to discover what the world has to offer.

学生へのメッセージ

It is truly an exciting time for you to be a student in the Faculty of International Studies and the first generation of a world-wide community of Global Citizens. As pioneers of global citizenship your ultimate task will be to create, repair, and sustain peace through compassionate activities that make local and global citizenship inseparable. I will do my best to provide you with curricular and extra-curricular activities that will jumpstart your journey of becoming a confident and compassionate Global Citizen. The timeless wisdom of the scholar Confucius explains why we are committed to study: “Education creates confidence. Confidence creates hope. Hope creates peace.” See you in class for the start of this important and exciting journey!

主要科目

SDGs入門
国際教養研究A
多文化共生社会と言語
異文化理解
模擬国連
多様性と世界を理解する視点

ゼミ紹介

The goal of this seminar is to significantly contribute to the development of students' 21st century skills through a variety of active learning opportunities in English.
In the first semester of their 3rd year, students will participate in a simulation of the United Nations. This cooperative, hands-on learning experience will allow students to confront a global issue in English from the perspective of their assigned country. Through this experience, students will appreciate different viewpoints, recognize the frustration of negotiation, cherish the rewards of cooperation, and develop a broader view of the human side of international relations and diplomacy.
In the second semester of their 3rd year, students will join eighty other university students from around Japan at the annual Asia Community Engagement conference. At this conference, students will work together in English to solve a variety of corporate problems introduced by some of Japan’s leading companies.
In their 4th year, teams of seminar students will report on the sweet spots of various communities and topics throughout Japan. This collaborative community journalism activity will help students learn more about the rich culture of local communities while getting hands-on experience with modern technology and the English language. All of the digital media that students produce will be used as part of their English graduation project.

学歴/経歴

学歴

  • 2002年 - 2005年
    バーミンガム大学
  • 1993年 - 1997年
    University of Alberta Secondary Education

経歴

  • 2008年4月
    近畿大学 国際学部 准教授

研究活動情報

研究分野

  • 人文・社会, 外国語教育

研究キーワード

Problem solving, Community Engagement, Simulation-based learning, アクティブ・ラーニング, レゴ®シリアスプレイ®, 会話分析, コーパス, ネゴシエーション, 模擬国連

論文

  1. Innovative Teaching Methods to Integrate and Internationalise Learning Environments at Japanese Universities
    ソープトッド
    Conference Proceedings  (AC 2018 in Prague)  151-157  2018年8月  [査読有り]
  2. Using LEGO®︎Serious Play®︎ to Foster Communication in Intercultural English Problem-Solving Discussions
    ロバート ダン; カラム アダムソン; ソープ トッド
    Journal of International Studies  (2)  41-54  2017年11月 
  3. Creativity and collaboration: using CALL to facilitate international collaboration for online journalism at a Model United Nations event
    ソープトッド
    Critical CALL-Proceedings of the 2015 EUROCALL Conference  502-506  2015年12月  [査読有り]

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書籍等出版物

  1. Journey to Success (Revised Edition) , 倉田 誠; ソープ トッド; 三村 仁彦 , 桐原書店 , 2018年2月
  2. Experiential learning through Model United Nations simulations project phase 1 , Weiler Thomas; Tatsuki Donna Hurst; Zenuk-Nishide Lori; Roy Ash Narain; Thorpe Todd; Smith Craig , 神戸市外国語大学外国学研究所 , 2010年
  3. Journey to success : departing for a higher score on the TOEIC test , 倉田 誠; Thorpe Todd; 三村 仁彦 , 桐原書店 , 2008年

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MISC

  1. This research has been supported in part by a research grant from JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research No. 16K02866. , ソープトッド , Good Practice Guide , 1 , 22 , 2019年1月
    概要：This research has been supported in part by a research grant from JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research No. 16K02866.
  2. The Integration of Service Learning into the Curriculum , Thorpe Todd , 渾沌 = Chaos : 近畿大学大学院文芸学研究科紀要 , 11 , 104 , 78 , 2014年
  3. Achieving cultural awareness through collaborative ethnography: I spy with my many eyes , Thorpe Todd , 渾沌 , 6 , 184 , 169 , 2009年

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共同研究・競争的資金等の研究課題

  1. 日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業, Using Lego Serious Play teaching methodology to enhance communication skills and problem-solving processes for Japanese learners at Model United Nations Conferences , 阪南大学
  2. 日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業, Empirically Grounded Training Materials for International Negotiation , 神戸市外国語大学
  3. 日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業, 模擬国連交渉プロセスにおける会話表現分析とコーパスデータベースの構築 , 神戸市外国語大学