STONES, Thomas Patrick
Organization
School of Economics Instructor of English as a Foreign Language
Research Fields, Keywords
Interactional Competence, Learner Autonomy, Listening Skills Development, Rasch Measurement
Teaching and Research Fields
I have a range of research interests relating to language teaching that reflects the broad nature of skills effective language teachers need to best meet the learners' needs. Primarily though, I am interested in how task repetition can be manipulated to make gains in the complexity, accuracy and fluency of spoken English. I am also interested in approaches to fostering learner autonomy and independent learning through effective goal-setting and self-directed learning. Currently, I am also conducting projects using Rasch analysis to investigate the effectiveness of rubrics for interactional competence and presentation skills in order to develop more reliable and valid rubrics that best serve the learners.
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Degree name:TESOL
Classified degree field:Humanities & Social Sciences / Education
Conferring institution:Aston University
Acquisition way:Coursework
Date of acquisition:2013.02
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Affiliation:Kwansei Gakuin University
Department:School of Economics
Title:Instructor of English as a Foreign Language
Date:2022.04 - -
Affiliation:Kwansei Gakuin University
Department:School of Policy Studies
Title:Associate Lecturer of English
Date:2017.04 - 2022.03
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Research field:Humanities & Social Sciences / Education
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Research field:Humanities & Social Sciences / Foreign language education
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Research category:基盤研究(C)
Project year：2025.04 - 2028.03
Title:Short- and long-term effects of three assessment designs on second language vocabulary acquisition: Non-cumulative, cumulative, and random selection tests