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 cognition, discourse and functional relationships in language classrooms. His research centres around European approaches to content and language integrated learning, and he applies these practices to classroom teaching. Stephen researches in the field of second language acquisition in the subject discipline of intercultural studies, and has also taught modern art history at the undergraduate level for several 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
SDGs Related Goals
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Graduate School 【 display / non-display 】

  • Graduate school:The University of Vienna
    Department:Anglistik
    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 -

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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:The Sixth J-CLIL Tohoku Chapter conference
    International/Domestic presentation:Domestic presentation
    Presentation date：2023.07.08
    Title:Cognitive progression in discourse functions in an undergraduate intercultural studies activity
    Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)
    Field of experts:Humanities & Social Sciences / English linguistics

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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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