John Adamson

Affiliation

  • University of Niigata Prefecture, Japan

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Professor John Adamson

University of Niigata Prefecture, Japan

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20313095-7158-4760

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Esteemed Journal Editor & Advisor

  • English as a Foreign Language International Journal
  • Linguistics International Journal
  • Middle East Journal of TEFL
  • Modern Journal of Studies in English Language Teaching and Literature
  • International Journal of Law, Language & Discourse

Biography

John Adamson is a Professor at the University of Niigata Prefecture in Japan. As Chief Editor of EFL International Journal, he is active in editorial work and has established two other journals – Asian ESP Journal and The Linguistics Journal.

He is an esteemed Advisor to the Academic Education International Journal group. He received his Ed.D. from Leicester University in the U.K. focusing on a discourse analysis of interviews with Thai college students on their learning strategies.

He is a co-editor of Innovating EFL Teaching in Asia (2011) by Palgrave Macmillan, Exploring EFL Fluency in Asia (2014) by Palgrave Macmillan, and also co-editor (with Roger Nunn) of Accepting Alternative Voices in EFL Journal Articles (2009) and Editorial and Authorial Voices in EFL academic publishing (2012).

John frequently volunteers time to delivering lectures to new academics on matters of research and publication. John is currently researching journal editorial systems and how reviewers are developed. He is also involved in studies into EAP and CLIL.

Publications

A Genre Analysis of the Schematic Structure and Linguistic Features of Reviewers’ Reports on Research Manuscripts

Authors: El-Sakran,T., Nunn, R.C. & Adamson, J.L.
Year: 2019
Journal: Asian ESP Journal
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Translanguaging in the Japanese Tertiary Sector: Exploring Perceptions and Practices of English Medium Content and English Language Instructors

Authors: Adamson, J.L. & Yamauchi, D.
Year: 2020
Publisher: In E. Mede, K. Dikilitaş & D. Atay (Eds.). Pedagogic and Instructional Perspectives in Language Education: The Context of Higher Education. (pp. 95-117). Berlin: Peter Lang. ISBN:978-3-631-80971-6
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Journal editors’ perceptions of academic publishing outside major publishing houses

Authors: Adamson, J.L., Muller, T.J., Martins, C., Hann, N., & Nunn, R.C.
Year: 2021
Publisher: ESBB (English Scholarship beyond Borders), 7(2), 59-88
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Translanguaging in EMI in the Japanese tertiary context: Pedagogical Challenges and Opportunities

Authors: Adamson, J.L. & Fujimoto-Adamson, N.
Year: 2021
Publisher: In B.A. Paulsrud, Z. Tian & J. Toth (Eds.). English-Medium Instruction and Translanguaging. (pp. 15-28). Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters
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Designing Qualitative Research for Studies in Asia: Decentering Research Practices for Local Norms of Relevance

Authors: Adamson, J.L.
Year: 2022
Publisher: In U. Flick (Ed.). The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research Design. (pp. 1048- 1062). London: Sage
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Recent Conference Presentations

Reflections on the direction of ESP in a changing era", ESP Korea, "Direction and Strategy for ESP in the Post-Covid-19 Era

Date: November 5th, 2022
Location: Gyeongin National University of Education Anyang Campus, Korea
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English for Academic Purposes: Current Trends", University College of Yayasan Pahang, “Adaptive Education: Empowering Quality Education through Teaching & Learning

Date: August 23rd, 2022
Location: University College of Yayasan Pahang
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"ESP and CLIL: Perspectives and Trends" KATE-sig (The Korea Association of Teachers of English) conference “ESP: The present and the future”

Date: February 7th – 12th, 2022
Location: South Korea
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“Journal editors’ perceptions of academic publishing outside major publishing houses”, ESBB Annual Conference with Theron Muller, Custódio Martins, Naeema Hann & Roger C. Nunn, “Crossing Borders of Scholarship for Teaching and Learning English: Remapping Routes and Building Bridges”

Date: December 4th, 2021
Location: Dhofar University, Oman
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“English for Academic Purposes: Current Trends” KASELL (The Korean Association for the Study of English Language and Linguistics) Annual Fall conference (online)

Date: November 13th, 2021
Location: Hanyang Women’s University, Seoul, Korea
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Volunteer activities

Conference organizer/vetting

  • English Scholars Beyond Borders (ESBB): Conference Organizer/vetting 2014-2017.
  • Linguistic and Intercultural Education, Alba Iulia, Romania, Nov. 2008 Scientific Committee member.
  • International School Principals Conference (ISPC), June 2021, Istanbul “Autonomy in Education”: Scientific/Arbitration Committee.