Risa IKEDA ( ) Assistant Professor

Area of expertiseTESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)

Classes taught

TOEIC, Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking, Comprehensive English of Culture and Society

Short biography

Before coming to Yamaguchi, I lived and taught in Seattle, Muscat (Sultanate of Oman), Tokyo, and Niigata. My research interests include materials development and qualitative approaches to second and foreign language learning.

Major papers, books, and works

Ikeda, R. (2016). Current topics in women’s rights and equality within an English-medium university program for international cooperation. International University of Japan Working Papers, 22. Minami-uonuma, Niigata: International University of Japan. Ikeda, R. (2012). Student perspectives on music in university-level English language classes. Language Research Bulletin, 27. Tokyo: International Christian University. Iwasaki, K. & Ikeda, R. (2012). Games and activities for teaching pronunciation. North-East Asian Regional Language Education Conference Working Papers, 3. http://nearconference.weebly.com/working-papers-2012.html

Degree Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (MATESOL)

A Message to the Students

How you can improve your English is a relatively simple question, once you answer, what will you use it for?