Personnel Information

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MCNAMARA STEPHEN

Organization
Language Center Instructor of English as a Foreign Language
Research Fields, Keywords
Second language acquisition, content and language integrated learning (CLIL), mind and speech relationships
Teaching and Research Fields
Stephen’s research focuses on cognitive and discoursal relationships in language and content learning. His research describes the disciplinary literacies of interculturalism when learnt through content and language integrated pedagogy (CLIL).

Stephen reviews for the Asian CLIL Journal, is an officer of the JCLIL Association Bookshelf, is a member of the organising board of the interntaional Asian Conference for Innovation in Education, and is on the editorial team of the Annual Research Report for Kwansei Gakuin University.

Stephen has been an English language teacher in Japan for over twenty years.
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=236019&REQ_PRFR_FUNC_ID=AGA030
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  • Graduate school:The University of Vienna / Universität Wien
    Department:Department of English and American Studies
    Course:Educational Linguistics

    Course completed:Doctor's Course
    Date of completion:2026
    Completion status:Unfinished Course
    Country:Austria

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Degree 【 display / non-display 】

  • Degree name:Master of Education
    Classified degree field:Humanities & Social Sciences / Linguistics
    Conferring institution:Monash University
    Acquisition way:Coursework
    Date of acquisition:2011.04

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Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • Affiliation:Kwansei Gakuin University
    Department:Language Center
    Title:Instructor of English as a Foreign Language
    Date:2023.04 -

  • Affiliation:Konan University
    Department:The Institute of Language and Culture
    Title:Special Instructor of Language
    Date:2019 - 2023

  • Affiliation:Kwansei Gakuin University
    Department:School of Policy Studies
    Title:Associate Lecturer of English
    Date:2015 - 2019

  • Affiliation:Kwansei Gakuin University
    Department:School of Policy Studies
    Title:Lecturer
    Date:2013 - 2015

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Association Memberships 【 display / non-display 】

  • Academic society name:Doktoratsschule für Philologisch-Kulturwissenschaftliche Studien: Sprachliches, Literarisches und Kulturelles Lernen.
    Academic country located:Austria

  • Academic society name:The Japan CLIL Pedagogy Association
    Academic country located:Japan

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Research Areas 【 display / non-display 】

  • Research field:Humanities & Social Sciences / English linguistics

  • Research field:Humanities & Social Sciences / Linguistics

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Papers 【 display / non-display 】

  • Language: English
    Title: Pilot: cognitive discourse functions in intercultural studies lessons.
    Journal name: Kwansei Gakuin University Humanities Review  vol.28
    Date of publication: 2023
    Author(s): Stephen McNamara

    Field of experts:Humanities & Social Sciences / English linguistics

  • Title: Cognitive discourse functions in Japanese tertiary inter-cultural studies lessons
    Journal name: Proceedings of: The CLIL Summer Seminar Program in 2023: Diverse CLIL Research and Practices in Globalisation, The University of Vienna, Austria
    Date of publication: 2023
    Author(s): Stephen McNamara

    Field of experts:Humanities & Social Sciences / English linguistics

  • Language: English
    Title: A tale of two syllabi: towards theory driven CLIL.
    Journal name: PanSIG 2022 Journal  (p.35 - 46)
    Date of publication: 2022
    Author(s): Stephen McNamara, Michael Griffiths

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)
    Field of experts:Humanities & Social Sciences / Linguistics, Humanities & Social Sciences / Education

  • Language: English
    Title: Locating content, language, and cognition in a CLIL art history biography activity.
    Journal name: The Journal of the Institute of Language and Culture, Konan University  vol.25
    Date of publication: 2021
    Author(s): Stephen McNamara

    Type of publication: Research paper (bulletin of university, research institution)
    Field of experts:Humanities & Social Sciences / Linguistics, Humanities & Social Sciences / Education

  • Language: English
    Title: Aligning content to cognitive taxonomies: art history syllabus design.
    Journal name: Kwansei Gakuin University Journal of Policy Studies  vol.56
    Date of publication: 2018
    Author(s): Stephen McNamara

    Field of experts:Humanities & Social Sciences / English linguistics, Humanities & Social Sciences / Education

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Awards 【 display / non-display 】

  • Prize: PhD discretionary funding; academic travel award
    Date awarded:2024.03
    Country:Austria
    Award type:Award from international society, conference, symposium, etc.
    Awarding organization：The Univeristy of Vienna

  • Prize: 3MT Wettbewerb [3MT competition]
    Date awarded:2021.03
    Country:Austria
    Award type:Award from international society, conference, symposium, etc.
    Awarding organization：The University of Vienna, Austria, Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik

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Presentations 【 display / non-display 】

  • Language:English
    Conference name:Japan Association of Language Teachers, Kobe Chapter Event
    International/Domestic presentation:Domestic presentation
    Presentation date：2024.12.08
    Title:CLIL, the CDF construct, and the speech of intercultural studies
    Presentation type:Oral presentation (keynote)

  • Language:English
    Conference name:The 7th JCLIL Annual Bilingual Conference
    International/Domestic presentation:Domestic presentation
    Presentation date：2024.11.09
    Title:Pluriliteral pitfalls in terminology teaching: DEFINE interventions
    Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)

  • Language:English
    Conference name:Second Language Teacher Education
    International/Domestic presentation:International presentation
    Presentation date：2024.09.02
    Title:Like and subscribe: cognitive discourse functions in a soft-CLIL learning unit.
    Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)

  • Language:English
    Conference name:21st AILA World Congress
    International/Domestic presentation:International presentation
    Presentation date：2024.08.12
    Title:Cognitive discourse functions in Japanese undergraduate CLIL intercultural studies lessons
    Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)

  • Language:English
    Conference name:EduLing Monthly
    International/Domestic presentation:International presentation
    Presentation date：2024.08.01
    Title:The disciplinary literacy of intercultural studies: progress report
    Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)

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Committee Memberships 【 display / non-display 】

  • Organization name:Asian Conference for Innovation in Education
    Committee name:Organizing Committee

  • Organization name:Japan CLIL Pedagogical Association (JCLIL)
    Committee name:JCLIL Bookshelf Editorial Committee

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  • Title:A Q&A with.. Stephen McNamara

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