Teacher Information

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PROFILE

• - As a teacher-researcher, my goal is to empower and inspire my students to further develop their English language abilities and to contribute to academia with innovative research that is both meaningful and groundbreaking.

Affiliation

• Tamagawa University　Center for English as a Lingua Franca　

Title

• Associate Professor

Other affiliations

ACADEMIC DEGREES

• Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics　The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia　2002-11
• Graduate Certificate in Second Language Teaching　Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia　2000-11
• Certificate of Dental Prosthetic Technology　Kangaroo Point College of Tertiary and Further Education - School of Technology　1986-11

Area of research

• Linguistics　　-English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), Communicative competence, Pragmatics, Cross-cultural understanding
• Foreign language education　　-Communication strategies, Listening comprehension, classroom management, Technology to enhance learning, Learner development, Teacher development

Research project

• Developing resources for teaching and assessing communication strategies in E LF-informed pedagogy: An empirical approach based on learners' communicative competence　Collaboration in Organization　To develop a corpus of communication strategies (CSs) employed by learners in spoken and written communication during authentic English as a lingua franca (ELF) interactions. From this corpus, ELF-informed teaching and assessment materials will be developed containing the following components: 1) Language Awareness: Introduction to ELF-informed pedagogy; 2) Teaching Materials to Develop CSs in Spoken Communication through: a) Implicit learning and b) Explicit learning; 3) Rubrics to Assess Spoken Communication; 3) Teaching Materials to Develop CSs in Written Communication; 4) Rubrics to Assess Written Communication; 5) Integrating ELF into a Course/Program. Each component will be trialed using a mixed method approach to determine its efficacy, and the findings will be presented and published. Finally, all of the materials (i.e., 1-5) will be made accessible via a website, and a printed teaching manual. To the best of the researchers’ knowledge, there are no such ELF-informed resources currently available.

Biographical information

• 2015-04　～ Present　　Center for English as a Lingua Franca　　Assistant Professor – Full-time
• 2013-09　　2015-03　Center for Education　Shizuoka University　English Instructor – Part-time
• 2013-04　　2015-03　Center for English as a Lingua Franca　Tamagawa University　English Instructor – Part-time
• 2013-04　　2015-03　Foreign Language Education Center　Tokai University　English Instructor – Part-time
• 2007-04　　2013-03　Foreign Language Education Center　Tokai University　Junior Associate Professor – Full-time

Graduate School attended

University attended

• University of Queensland　　　2002-12-20　Graduated
• Griffith University　　　2001-04-07　Graduated

Teaching qualification / certification

• Certificate of Teaching English as a Foreign Language　2000-01

Affiliated academic society

• Japan Association for Language Teachers (JALT)　Member　2019　～ Present　
• College and University Educators: JALT SIG　Member　2019　　
• The Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET) ELF SIG　Member　2017　～ Present　
• English Teachers in Japan (ETJ)　Member　2012-05-01　～ Present　
• The Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET)　Member　2012-05-01　～ Present　

Record of committee membership

• TOEIC Chair　2022-04-01　～　2023-03-31
• CELF Academic Coordinator: Assistant Chair　2022-04-01　～　2023-03-31
• COSMOS - Assistant　2021-04-01　　2022-03-31
• CELF-ELTama Forum Chair　2021-04-01　～　2022-03-31
• JACET Organizing Committee Member　2020-12　　2021-08-29

Academic prizes awarded

• Griffith Award for Academic Excellence 2000　2000-11-01

Research achievements (PUBLICATIONS)

• Linguistic expertise in extended other-initiated repair sequences in ELF interactions　The Center for English as a Lingua Franca Forum　Satomi Kuroshima, Blagoja Dimoski, Tricia Okada, Yuri Jody Yujobo & Rasami Chaikul　2023-04-01
• 'Translanguaging' Gestures and Onomatopoeia as Resources for Repairing the Problem　The Center for English as a Lingua Franca Forum Journal　Satomi Kuroshima, Blagoja Dimoski, Tricia Okada, Yuri Jody Yujobo & Rasami Chaikul　2022-04-01
• Navigating Boundaries through Knowledge: Intercultural Phenomena in ELF Interactions　Englishes in Practice　Satomi Kuroshima, Blagoja Dimoski, Tricia Okada, Yuri Jody Yujobo, Rasami Chaikul　2022-04-01
• The Effects of Communication Strategy Training on Speaking Task Performance　RELC Journal　Brett Milliner, Blagoja Dimoski　2022-03-30
• The effects of a metacognitive intervention on lower-proficiency EFL learners’ listening comprehension and listening self-efficacy　Language Teaching Research Journal　Brett Milliner, Blagoja Dimoski　2021-05-04

Research achievements (PUBLICATIONS/REVIEWS (Misc))

• Say hello to the world　Blagoja Dimoski　Zenjin　Tamagawa University　5　860　31　～　31　2021
• The Power of Strategies　Blagoja Dimoski　ELF Talk (CELF Homepage)　Tamagawa University　　　　　　2020-12-08
• Creating Global Opportunities in the Classroom　Blagoja Dimoski　ELF Talk (CELF Homepage)　Tamagawa University　　　　　　2017-04-04
• JALT Chiba Chapter Report: June—Teaching Pragmatics Through Consciousness-Raising Tasks by Megumi KawateMierzejewska.　Blagoja Dimoski　The Language Teacher　Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT)　30　9　42　～　43　2006-09
• JALT Chiba Chapter Report: May—Systems for Success by Roger Pattimore.　Blagoja Dimoski　The Language Teacher　Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT)　30　8　57　～　57　2006-08

Research achievements (BOOKS)

• The Center For English as a Lingua Franca Journal　Travis Cote, Brett Milliner, Blagoja Dimoski　Tamagawa University　　2018-04-01　Co-author
• The Center For English as a Lingua Franca Journal　Brett Milliner, Travis Cote, Blagoja Dimoski　Tamagawa University　　2017-04-01　Co-author

Research achievements (Lectures, oral presentations, posters, etc.)

• Understanding asymmetric ELF encounters through speaker perceptions　14th International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca　2024-09-12
• ELFJ Corpus: An additional resource for ELF-aware pedagogy and research　20th Annual CamTESOL Conference　2024-02-24
• ELFJ Corpus: A resource for ELF researchers and its potential applications in ELF-aware pedagogy　2023 CELF Forum　2023-09-08
• Conducting research on communication strategies in spoken ELF: Aims, outcomes, and future directions　The 4th&5th JACET ELF SIG International Workshops　2023-02-26
• Moving towards ELF-informed pedagogy in ELT: Pedagogical applications and implications for communication strategy training (Colloquium)　13th International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca (online)　2022-12-20

Research achievements (Other)

• Reviewer for The Center for English as a Lingua Franca Forum　2024
• Reviewer of abstracts for the JACET 63rd International Conference　2024
• Reviewer for The Center for English as a Lingua Franca Forum　2023-12
• ELFJ Corpus　2023-03
• Reviewer for The Center for English as a Lingua Franca Forum　2022-12

Research achievements (Patents)

Overseas research

• Presentation & Participation　Prague City University & Charles University　2024-09-11　～　2024-09-14
• Presenter & Participant (online)　National Cheng Kung University, Tainan　2022-12-20　　2022-12-20
• Presenter & Participant (online)　National Cheng Kung University, Tainan　2022-12-20　　2022-12-20
• Presentation & Participation (online)　Hellenic Open University　2021-12-04　　2021-12-04
• Presenter & Participant (online)　GLA University, Mathura-281406, India　2021-12-04　　2021-12-04

Overseas research activities

Acceptance of special research students

Courses you have taught (To be displayed on Researchmap)

Course taught (Course for regular students)

• 2024　1　ELF 202　Monday　78　US　語学　文・農・工・経・教・芸・LA・観　14　
• 2024　1　ELF Communication for Teachers　Monday　910　US　語学　文・農・工・経・教・芸・LA・観　24　
• 2024　1　ELF Academic Literacy 上級　Tuesday　56　US　語学　文・農・工・経・教・芸・LA・観　3　
• 2024　1　ELF 202　Wednesday　56　US　語学　文・農・工・経・教・芸・LA・観　14　
• 2024　1　科学英語表現　Thursday　56　院科目　大学院　農　15　

Course taught (Course for correspondence students)

Other subjects

• 2019　Special class　Kodairenkei Summer Program　Kodairenkei: Tamagawa High School students
• 2019　Special class　Kodairenkei Summer Program　Kodairenkei: Tamagawa High School students
• 2016　Other　Winter Session　CELF
• 2016　Special class　ELF lesson with Evergreen students from the U.S.　CELF

Educational innovation, text books and other matters worth mentioning

• 2015　Student Nameplate System I use a student nameplate system in all my classes that helps students self-manage their own learning and provides me with individual student information which assists me in meeting my students' needs.　2005-04-01

Presentations / Lectures

• 2020　For on-campus　CELF Professional Development Research Seminar: Explicit listening strategy training for lower-proficiency learners: Is it worthwhile?
• 2019　For on-campus　Demonstration ELF Lesson
• 2019　For on-campus　Demonstration ELF Lessons
• 2019　For on-campus　Research Report on presentation given at the 12th International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca, in Medellin, Colombia in July 2019 "Conforming to native speaker norms?: An initial investigation of Japanese learners’ communicative capability in ELF interactions"
• 2018　For on-campus　Demonstration ELF Lesson

Involvements with student field work / Study trips

• 2011　Other　Tokai University 42nd Overseas Educational Cruise　　97　2011-02-14　～　2011-03-27

Extracurricular activities, etc.

• 2024　Committee activities in campus and various administrative activities　CELF Forum Subcommittee　Subcommittee Chair
• 2023　Committee activities in campus and various administrative activities　Kyoumu　Interviewer
• 2023　Committee activities in campus and various administrative activities　Kyoumu　Interviewer
• 2023　Committee activities in campus and various administrative activities　Kyoumu　Interviewer
• 2023　Committee activities in campus and various administrative activities　Kyoumu　Interviewer

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

• Executive officers / chairman etc. at conference operation　The IAFOR International Conference on Education – Dubai　Session Chair　2017-02-28　　2017-02-28

SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES

• Volunteer participant: Assisting DELE students for teacher training　Assisting DELE students　2019-12-09　　2019-12-09
• Volunteer Interviewee　Tamagawa High School IB Program　2019　　2019
• Volunteer participant: Assisting DELE students for teacher training　Assisting DELE students　2018　　2018
• Communication Strategies & Japanese Culture　Volunteer Community Lessons　2016-02　～　2016-02

Achievements in fine arts / sports