Andrew Boon, Teruyo Nakao

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Andrew Boon is a professor in the faculty of Global Communications at Toyo Gakuen University, Tokyo. He has been teaching in Japan for over 20 years. He holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics from Aston University. He has presented at numerous domestic and international ELT conferences and has published many articles on teacher development, motivation and methodology. He is author and co-author of various coursebooks and graded readers. --- Teruyo Nakao is an assistant professor in the faculty of Global Communications at Toyo Gakuen University, Tokyo. She has been teaching English for over 15 years at several universities. She holds an MA in TESOL from Sophia University. Her research interests include teacher development, collaborative learning and learner autonomy.

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Reconsidering student motivation in the age of AI

In the past, Japanese university students’ motivation to study English may have come from dreams of travel, the desire to communicate with people from around the world, a plan to work for international companies, a wish to understand music or movies in their original language and, for some, the intellectual challenge of learning a new language. In a previous study conducted over a decade ago, students’ motivation was closely linked to classroom experiences and the support and actions of the teacher (Boon, 2012). Today, however, the learning landscape has undergone a dramatic change. Students now have instant access to...

Strategies for teaching large classes

The article covers a wide range of techniques for handling large groups whilst giving them attention, interest, practice and assessment opportunities.