Personnel Information

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BALL DANIEL

Organization
School of Policy Studies Associate Lecturer of English
Research Fields, Keywords
Second langage acquisition, reading motivation, vocabulary acquisition
Teaching and Research Fields
My background is in second language acquisition and especially how literacy plays a part in allowing students to reach advanced levels of fluency. Free reading programs have done much to advance L2 fluency, improving areas of vocabulary, spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Within this context, I am also interested in reading motivation and identifying the kinds of material students want to read, what goals they aim to fulfill by engaging a text, and under what conditions they are more likely to read. Related to this is vocabulary development and the correlation between vocabulary size and reading comprehension.
Syllabus information URL
https://syllabus.kwansei.ac.jp/uniasv2/UnSSOLoginControlFree?REQ_ACTION_DO=/AGA030PLS01Action.do?REQ_FUNCTION_JUMP_START_FLG=1&SLB_LINK_DISP_FLG=689&TCH_NO=196055&REQ_PRFR_FUNC_ID=AGA030
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Degree 【 display / non-display 】

  • Degree name:Masters of Science in Education
    Classified degree field:Masters of Science in Education
    Conferring institution:Shenandoah University
    Acquisition way:Coursework
    Date of acquisition:2007.12

  • Degree name:Bachelor of Arts
    Classified degree field:Humanities & Social Sciences / English literature and literature in the English language
    Conferring institution:University of Texas at Austin
    Acquisition way:Coursework
    Date of acquisition:1998.08

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Research Areas 【 display / non-display 】

  • Research field:Humanities & Social Sciences / Education

  • Research field:Humanities & Social Sciences / Linguistics

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Papers 【 display / non-display 】

  • Language: English
    Title: The relationship between vocabulary size and reading comprehension among Japanese EFL learners
    Journal name: The relationship between vocabulary size and reading comprehension among Japanese EFL learners  vol.106  (p.01 - 10)
    Date of publication: 2017.08
    Author(s): Daniel Ball, Daniel Buller

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)
    Co-author classification: Multiple Authorship

  • Language: English
    Title: A study of English syntax for Japanese English learners
    Journal name: A study of English syntax for Japanese English learners  vol.3  (p.11 - 20)
    Date of publication: 2017.01
    Author(s): Daniel Ball, Nobu Okada, H. Ito, M Niizato, H. Murakami

    Type of publication: Research paper (bulletin of university, research institution)
    Co-author classification: Multiple Authorship

  • Language: English
    Title: English as history: Rosa Parks. The ALT Idea Handbook
    Journal name: The ALT Idea Handbook
    Date of publication: 2008.01
    Author(s): Daniel Ball

    Type of publication: Part of collection (book)
    Co-author classification: Single Author

  • Language: English
    Title: Foreign language curricula in Japanese high schools: A case study in Miyagi prefecture
    Journal name: Foreign language curricula in Japanese high schools: A case study in Miyagi prefecture
    Date of publication: 2007.12
    Author(s): Daniel Ball

    Type of publication: Research paper (bulletin of university, research institution)
    Co-author classification: Single Author

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Presentations 【 display / non-display 】

  • Language:English
    Conference name:Third Intercultural Research Institute Research Forum
    International/Domestic presentation:Domestic presentation
    Holding date：2017.02
    Title:Teaching English syntax to Japanese English learners
    Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)

  • Language:English
    Conference name:University of Maryland International Coffee and Brown Bag
    International/Domestic presentation:Domestic presentation
    Holding date：2014.05
    Title:Surviving the IRB process: Tips for getting your research approved by the Institutional Review Board
    Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)

  • Language:English
    Conference name:TESOL International Convention and English Language Expo
    International/Domestic presentation:International presentation
    Holding date：2013.04
    Title:Customizing rubrics: making speaking assessment more reliable and less painful
    Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)

  • Language:English
    Conference name:TexTESOL V Annual Conference
    International/Domestic presentation:Domestic presentation
    Holding date：2012.10
    Title:L2 Reading motivation: strategies that engage adult learners
    Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)

  • Language:English
    Conference name:TexTESOL V Annual Conference
    International/Domestic presentation:Domestic presentation
    Holding date：2010.10
    Title:Nominalization in academic writing
    Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)

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