Affiliation
Faculty of Medicine, Department of English, Professor
Title
Professor
External link
Kirk Steven
Research Interests
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second language spoken fluency, interactive alignment, flipped classroom
Research Areas
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Humanities & Social Sciences / Foreign language education
Education
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University of Nottingham Department of English PhD in Applied Linguistics
2008.9 - 2016.12
Country： United Kingdom
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University of Washington Department of English MA in TESOL (Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages)
2000.9 - 2002.6
Country： United States
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Linguistics and Philosophy BS in Philosophy
1986.9 - 1990.9
Country： United States
Research History
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Nippon Medical School Department of Foriegn Languages Associate Professor
2017.4
Country：Japan
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The University of Tokyo College of Arts and Sciences Project Assistant Professor
2012.4 - 2017.3
Country：Japan
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Toyo University Faculty of Literature Department of English Communication Senior Assistant Professor
2006.4 - 2012.3
Country：Japan
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旧所属 神田外語大学 外国語学部 英米語学科 講師
Professional Memberships
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Japan Society of English for Research
2018
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American Associaton of Applied Linguistics
2012
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Japan Association of Language Teachers
2006
Papers
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Moving beyond lecturing: Designing courses to improve student learning outcomes Reviewed
Steven Kirk, Sumie Nishikawa
( 47 ) 31 - 47 2019.9
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Searching for research articles on the Internet Invited Reviewed
Steven Kirk
Journal of the California Dental Association 555 - 560 2018.9
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A spoonful of science can make science writing more hedged Reviewed
David Casenove, Steven Kirk
Electronic Journal of Science Education 20 ( 3 ) 138 - 149 2016
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Flipping the Academic Writing Classroom Reviewed
Steven Kirk, David Casenove
Flipped Instruction Methods and Digital Technologies in Language Learning Classrooms 196 - 231 2016
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Flipping the ESP writing classroom Reviewed
Steven Kirk, David Casenove
OnCUE Journal 9 ( 2 ) 119 - 128 2016
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Addressing spoken fluency in the language classroom Reviewed
Steven Kirk
Exploring EFL Fluency in Asia 101 - 119 2014
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Fluency and spoken English Reviewed
Steven Kirk, Ronald Carter
Exploring New Paths in Language Pedagogy 25 - 38 2010
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Developing and evaluating a metalinguistic awareness course for second language learners
Steven Kirk, Nicolai Struc
Dialogos 9 41 - 58 2009
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A study of metalinguistic observations in second language learners' diaries
Nicolai Struc, Steven Kirk
Reitaku Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies 16 ( 2 ) 87 - 95 2008
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New perspectives in grammar teaching
Steven Kirk
Dialogos 8 119 - 143 2008
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Go slow or go slowly? Flat adverbs and the -ly sufffix
Steven Kirk
Dialogos 7 113 - 129 2007
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Sources of misunderstandings in native speaker / non-native speaker conversations
Steven Kirk
Kanda University of International Studies Research Institute of Language Studies 16 231 - 257 2006
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Focusing on language with a new lens
Steven Kirk
Working Papers in Language Education 2 57 - 64 2005
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Measuring productive and receptive pragmatic competence
Steven Kirk, Ken Benoit
Journal of the Kanda University of International Studies 16 501 - 541 2004
Presentations
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Implementing new perspectives in grammar teaching
Steven Kirk, Amanda Lloyd, Richard Moore
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Salt Lake City, UT, USA 2002.4
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Developing and evaluating a metalinguistic awareness course for second language learners
Steven Kirk, Nicolai Struc
Association of Language Awareness, Hong Kong, China 2008.7
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What do we really know about fluency?
Steven Kirk
New Insights into the Study of Conversation International Symposium, Grenada, Spain 2010.5
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Fluency and second language spoken English
Steven Kirk
18th International Conference on Pragmatics and Language Learning, Kobe, Japan 2010.7
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Helping students to build fluency Invited
Steven Kirk
5th ELT (English Langauge Teaching) Career and Professional Development Conference, Tokyo, Japan 2011.5
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Second language spoken fluency in monologue and dialogue
Steven Kirk
International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA), Beijing, China 2011.8
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Revisiting memorization and repetition in the language classroom Invited
Steven Kirk
5th Joint JALT (Japan Association of Language Teachers) Conference, Tokyo, Japan 2010.10
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Fluency and memorization-based teaching techniques
Steven Kirk
Japan Association of Language Teachers (JALT), Nagoya, Japan 2010.11
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A framework for monologic and dialogic L2 spoken fluency
Steven Kirk
American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Dallas, TX, USA 2013.3
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Meaningful memorization and repetition strategies to improve students' fluency Invited
Steven Kirk
Cambridge Day, Kaohsiung and Taipei, Taiwan 2014.4
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Integrating repetition and practice into the Communicative classroom Invited
Steven Kirk
6th ELT (English Langauge Teaching) Career and Professional Development Conference, Tokyo, Japan 2012.5
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A case study of monologic and dialogic L2 fluency
Steven Kirk
British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL), Southampton, UK 2012.9
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Student views on the implementation of flipped learning in an ESP classroom
Steven Kirk, David Casenove
Japan Association of Language Teachers (JALT) Pan-SIG, Okinawa, Japan 2016.5
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Disfluency or speech management? A case study of co-constructed fluency with two Japanese learners of English
Steven Kirk
Fluency and Disfluency across Languages and Language Varieties, Louvain, Belgium 2017.2
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Flipping the ESL Academic Writing Classroom
Steven Kirk, David Casenove
Japan Association of Language Teachers (JALT) College and University Education (CUE) SIG, Tokyo, Japan 2014.9
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Rethinking the 4/3/2 activity for fluency and accuracy development
Steven Kirk, David Casenove
Hawaii International Conference on English Language and Literature Studies (HICELLS) 2020.3
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Addressing accuracy issues in fluency activities
Steven Kirk
Hong Kong Continuing Professional Development Conference 2021.1
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A multi-modal case study of the co-construction of fluency in dialogue
Steven Kirk
American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL), Portland, OR, USA 2017.3
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The function of rhythm and interactive alignment in creating confluence in conversation
Steven Kirk
British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL), Leeds, UK 2017.9
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The basics of scientific writing Invited
Steven Kirk
After iGEM 2021.5
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Fluency as interactive alignment: A case study of second language speakers in conversation
Steven Kirk
International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA), Groningen, the Netherlands 2021.8
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Receptive versus productive pragmatic competence
Steven Kirk, Ken Benoit
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), Salt Lake City, UT, USA 2002.4
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Focusing on language with a new lens
Steven Kirk
Asia TEFL (Teachers of English as a Foreign Language), Seoul, South Korea 2004.11
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A study of metalinguistic observations in second language learners' diaries
Steven Kirk, Nicolai Struc
Association of Language Awareness, Hong Kong, China 2008.7
Research Projects
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Knowledge and acquisition of grammatical constructions in English as a Foreign Language
Grant number：21K00661 2021.4 - 2024.3
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Steven Kirk, Sumie Nishikawa
Grant amount：\2080000 （ Direct Cost: \1600000 、 Indirect Cost：\480000 ）
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Rethinking the 4/3/2 activity for fluency and accuracy development
Grant number：17K02882 2017.4 - 2022.3
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Steven Kirk, David Casenove
Grant amount：\4290000 （ Direct Cost: \3300000 、 Indirect Cost：\990000 ）