Faculty profiles

Basic information

Gerard Marchesseau
  • Affiliation
    Associate Professor
  • Affiliated education department
    Human Education
  • Affiliated course
    Global Education， English
  • Affiliated center
    Center for English Language Education at Elementary Schools[CELEES]
  • E-mail
    gerard@naruto-u.ac.jp

Degree

Master of Applied Linguistics (TESOL): Macquarie University()

Current fields of research and their synopses

Keywords

Content-based language teaching, English education, Lesson study, Team teaching, Motivation

Overview

My broad area of research is language education and classroom research, including motivation and team teaching.

Affiliated academic societies

Japan Association of Language Teachers， The Japan Society of English Language Education， Shikoku English Language Education Society

Major research achievement

Books

  1. Inquiries of Pedagogical Shifts and Critical Mindsets Among Educators （2024/02/28） （Individual authorship）
    Publisher： IGI Global
  2. Raising bilingual and bicultural children in Japan （2018/04/17） （Joint authorship）
    Publisher： JALT Bilingual SIG
    Pages of article： Chapter 4: Bilingual Child-raising: 'And we thought this would be easy...'

Academic papers

  1. Relationships among EFL learners’ knowledge of pronunciation, oral performance, and intelligibility （2009/01/01） （Joint authorship）
    Name of journal：Annual Review of English Language Education in Japan (ARELE)
    Volume / Issue / Page： 第20号
  2. Effective Team Teaching （2008/03/01） （Individual authorship）
    Name of journal：EIKEN Step Bulletin
    Volume / Issue / Page： 通巻73呉
  3. Assessing the Level Gap in English Ability For Elementary School Students （2006/01/01） （Joint authorship）
    Name of journal：Shikoku English Language Education Society
    Volume / Issue / Page： 第27号
  4. An Examination of Team Teaching in Japanese English Classrooms : International Lessons for Improving English Language Education （2005/12/01） （Joint authorship）
    Name of journal：Proceeding for International Conference for Education 2005
  5. The evolution of contrastive rhetoric and a suggested pedagogic approach （2005/11/01） （Individual authorship）
    Name of journal：Shikoku English Language Education Society
    Volume / Issue / Page： 25,pp.31-40.

Proceedings

  1. Does Japanese Education Live up to the Promise? （2018/11/03） （Individual authorship）
    Name of journal：Hamzanwadi International Conference on Education
  2. Establishing Positive Test Washback in Communicative University English Classes （2015/12/18） （Individual authorship）
    Name of journal：Hong Kong International Conference on Education, Psychology and Society
  3. Assistant Language Teachers as a Catalyst for Communicative Competence in Japan （2014/12/06） （Individual authorship）
    Name of journal：The Sixth CLS International Confernce, 2014 (National University of Singapore)

Research bulletin of Naruto University of Education

  1. Student Feedback About Online Learning （2024/03/31） （Individual authorship）
    Name of journal：Research bulletin of Naruto University of Education

Bulletin, etc.

  1. Achievement and motivation in English learning （2020/04/01） （Individual authorship）
    Name of journal：Naruto English Studies
  2. Effective team teaching using the presentation, practice, production method （2016/04/01） （Individual authorship）
    Name of journal：Journal of English Studies, Naruto University of Education
  3. Roles and limitations for Assistant Language Teachers in elementary school English classes （2016/04/01） （Individual authorship）
    Name of journal：Naruto University of Education Center for English Education at Elementary Schools Journal
  4. An Investigation of Task-based Language Teaching in Elementary School （2014/03/31） （Joint authorship）
  5. An applied linguistics perspective on bilingual child-raising: Communicative language teaching on trial? （2013/01/09） （Individual authorship）
    Name of journal：Bilingual Japan: The newsletter of the JALT special interest group on bilingualism
  6. Establishing Positive Test Washback in Communicative University English Classes （2011/03/31） （Individual authorship）
    Name of journal：Naruto English Studies
    Volume / Issue / Page： 第22号
  7. Lessons from a Communicative Test for Young Learners （2011/03/31） （Individual authorship）
    Name of journal：NUE Center for English Language Education in Elementary School Journal
    Volume / Issue / Page： 創刊号
  8. The effect of presenting vocabulary items in collocation vs. teaching new items in isolation （2010/04/01） （Joint authorship）
    Name of journal：Naruto English Studies
    Volume / Issue / Page： 21 pp. 79-88
  9. The state of the JET programme, team teaching and English education in Japan　 （2006/04/01） （Individual authorship）
    Name of journal：Naruto English Studies
    Volume / Issue / Page： 21, pp. 168-174

Conference presentations

  1. Practical Team Teaching video examples （2021/08/25） （Presentation ）
    Classification： Domestic academic society (regional block)
    Name of academic society：SPODフォーラム2021
    Venue： Kochi
  2. Models for team teaching and classroom English for Japanese teachers （2019/06/22） （Symposium / invited lecture）
    Classification： Domestic academic society (regional block)
    Name of academic society：四国英語教育学会
    Venue： Ehime University
  3. Does Japanese Education Live up to the Promise? （2018/11/04） （Symposium / invited lecture）
    Classification： Overseas academic society
    Name of academic society：Hamzanwadi International Conference on Education
    Venue： Lombok, Indonesia
  4. The Link between English ability and motivation for pre-service teachers in Japan （2017/09/15） （Symposium / invited lecture）
    Classification： Overseas academic society
    Name of academic society：The Japan-U.S. Teacher Education Consortium
    Venue： University of Hawaii at Manoa
  5. Gerard Marchesseau, Linking motivation and progress for pre-service English teachers （2016/12/02） （Symposium / invited lecture）
    Classification： Overseas academic society
    Name of academic society：National University of Singapore, CLS international conference
  6. An investigation into team teaching in Japanese elementary school Foreign Language Activities classes （2016/06/18） （Symposium / invited lecture）
    Classification： Domestic academic society (regional block)
    Name of academic society：四国英語教育学会
    Venue： Kochi Prefectural University
  7. Establishing Positive Test Washback in Communicative University English Classes （2015/12/18） （Presentation ）
    Classification： Overseas academic society
    Name of academic society：Hong Kong International Conference on Education, Psychology and Society
    Venue： Hong Kong
  8. Introduction of English into the Japanese Elementary School Curriculum （2015/06/20） （Presentation ）
    Classification： Overseas academic society
    Name of academic society：International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET)
    Venue： Naruto University of Education
  9. Assistant Langauge Teachers as a Catalyst for Communicative Competence in Japan （2014/12/05） （Presentation ）
    Classification： Overseas academic society
    Name of academic society：The Sixth CLS International Conference
    Venue： National University of Singapore
  10. Integrating Meaning with Form to Practice Pronunciation （2014/11/01） （Presentation ）
    Classification： Domestic academic society (regional block)
    Name of academic society：East Shikoku JALT Chapter "MyShare Mountain Retreat"
    Venue： Maikoawa Schoolhouse, Konan, Kochi
  11. Myths and reality concerning native-speakers of English in English language classrooms in Japan （2013/05/31） （Presentation ）
    Classification： Overseas academic society
    Name of academic society：Japan U.S. Teacher Education Consortium (JUSTEC)
    Venue： Tacoma, Washington
  12. Issues and Challenges in Elementary School English Education in Japan （2012/07/08） （Presentation ）
    Classification： Overseas academic society
    Name of academic society：JUSTEC (Japan United-States Teacher Education Consortium)
    Venue： Naruto University of Education
  13. A Post-Friendship Program Exchange Trip Between Naruto Universitiy of Eduation and Scales Elementary School. （2012/07/07） （Presentation ）
    Classification： Overseas academic society
    Name of academic society：JUSTEC (Japan - United States Teacher Education Consortium)
    Venue： Naruto University of Education
  14. Primary school English: Theory, practice and MEXT （2011/11/21） （Presentation ）
    Classification： Overseas academic society
    Name of academic society：Japan Association of Language Teachers
    Venue： Tokyo
  15. Feature Presentation: Results from an Ongoing JUSTEC Collaboration project （2011/09/12） （Co-author）
    Classification： Overseas academic society
    Name of academic society：23rd Annual JUSTEC Conference
    Venue： University of Massachusetts Lowell
  16. English and Engineers （2011/03/03） （Symposium / invited lecture）
    Classification： Domestic academic society (regional block)
    Name of academic society：阿南高専国際交流フォーラム
    Venue： Anan National Institute of Technology
  17. Results of a communicative test for young learners （2010/11/01） （Presentation ）
    Classification： Overseas academic society
    Name of academic society：The Japan Association for Language Teaching 36th International Conference
    Venue： Aichi Industry and Labor Center, Nagoya
  18. Meaning Focused Activities in Elementary School （2010/09/01） （Presentation ）
    Classification： Domestic academic society (regional block)
    Name of academic society：East Shikoku JALT chapter meeting
    Venue： Tokushima University
  19. Striving for Positive Washback in Assessment: A Preliminary Study （2008/08/01） （Presentation ）
    Classification： Domestic academic society (nationwide)
    Name of academic society：第34回全国英語教育学会東京大会研究発表
    Venue： Showa Women's University
  20. Bridging Level Gaps in Primary English Education （2006/11/01） （Co-author）
    Classification： Overseas academic society
    Name of academic society：The Japan Association for Language Teaching 32nd International Conference
    Venue： Kitakyusyu International Conference Center
  21. Assessing the English Level Gap in Elementary School : The first stage of an action plan research project （2006/08/01） （Co-author）
    Classification： Domestic academic society (nationwide)
    Name of academic society：第32回全国英語教育学会高知大会研究発表
    Venue： Kochi University
  22. （2006/07/01） （Co-author）
    Classification： Domestic academic society (nationwide)
    Name of academic society：第7回小学校英語教育学会(JES)岐阜大会
  23. An Examination of Team Teaching in Japanese English Classrooms : International Lessons for Improving English Language Education （2005/12/01） （Co-author）
    Classification： Overseas academic society
    Name of academic society：International Conference for Education 2005
    Venue： University of Singapore, Singapore

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research

  1. （2014）
    Classification：Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)
  2. （2009）
    Classification：Grant-in-Aid for Specially Promoted Research
  3. （2008）
    Classification：Grant-in-Aid for Specially Promoted Research

Research activities over the past five years

Books

  1. Inquiries of Pedagogical Shifts and Critical Mindsets Among Educators （2024/02/28） （Individual authorship）
    Publisher： IGI Global

Research bulletin of Naruto University of Education

  1. Student Feedback About Online Learning （2024/03/31） （Individual authorship）
    Name of journal：Research bulletin of Naruto University of Education

Bulletin, etc.

  1. Achievement and motivation in English learning （2020/04/01） （Individual authorship）
    Name of journal：Naruto English Studies

Conference presentations

  1. Practical Team Teaching video examples （2021/08/25） （Presentation ）
    Classification： Domestic academic society (regional block)
    Name of academic society：SPODフォーラム2021
    Venue： Kochi