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PROFILE

• I currently live in Yokohama with my family. My wife is a teacher a Tamagawa Elementary School and I have 2 daughters, ages 14 and 11. My oldest daughter attends the Tamagawa International Baccalaureate Middle Year Program and my youngest will join the Tamagawa International Baccalaureate Program in 2021. My hobbies include cycling, snowboarding and hiking. I spent 3 years living and teaching in Kyoto before moving to Tokyo in 2009. From 2002 ~ 2009 I was a full-time employee at the Tamagawa Nanaimo Campus in British Columbia, Canada. My research interests include Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL), Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL), Curriculum Development, Extensive Reading and Learning Management Systems (LMS).

Affiliation

• Tamagawa University　College of Tourism and Hospitality　Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management

Title

• Professor

Other affiliations

ACADEMIC DEGREES

• Master Degree　Saint Michael's College Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Program　1997-05
• Bachelor of Arts & Sciences　University of Vermont　1995-05

Area of research

• Computer system　　Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
• Learning support system　　Learning Management Systems (LMS)
• Learning support system　　Course Management Systems (CMS)
• Educational technology　　-
• Educational technology　　Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL)

Research project

• Online Tutor Reservation System　　
• Implementing and Managing Online Extensive Reading: Student performance and perceptions　Individual　Smartphones, tablets, and today's touch screen laptops are powerful tools capable of serving hundreds of specialised, complex operations and applications to anyone, seemingly anywhere in the world. For second language learners and those who teach them, these tools suddenly have the potential to recast the reading experience for 21st century students and invigorate Extensive Reading (ER) research. Exploration into digital ER exclusively through the medium of mobile devices is only an emerging...
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Biographical information

• 2010　～ Present　　Tamagawa University College of Tourism and Hospitality Management　Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management　Associate Professor
• 2010　～ Present　　Center for English as a lingua franca　Center for English as a lingua franca　Associate Professor
• 1995-04-01　～　2016-02-01　-　　English language teacher

Graduate School attended

• Saint Michael's College　Department of Arts　Completed　1997-03-01

University attended

• The University of Vermont　Faculty of Liberal Arts　Department of Literature　1995-03-01　Graduated
• The University of Colorado, Boulder　Faculty of Literature　English Department　1993-05-01　Other

Teaching qualification / certification

• Driver's Licence　2010-04-28
• Restricted Maritime Operator's Certificate　2007-04-22
• First Responder　2006-04-01
• Food Safety - Levels 1 and 2　2004-03-01
• Masters of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)　1997-03-01

Affiliated academic society

• The Center for English as a lingua franca forum　Reviewer & Editor　2021　～ Present　
• The Center for English as a Lingua Franca Journal　Reviewer & Editor　2016　～ Present　
• Japan Association of Language Teachers　member　2015　～　2015
• Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET)　Member　2014　～　2014
• The Center for English as a Lingua Franca Journal　reviewer & editor　2014　～　2016

Record of committee membership

• College of Tourism and Hospitality Management　2019　～ Present　
• College of Tourism and Hospitality Management　2019　～ Present　
• Center for English as a lingua franca　2018　～ Present　
• The Center for English as a Lingua Franca　2018　～ Present　
• The Center for English as a Lingua Franca　2016　～ Present　

Academic prizes awarded

Research achievements (PUBLICATIONS)

• Studying “Abroad” Online: Reflections from a Japanese University　Research Journal for the Department of Tourism, Tamagawa University　Travis Cote　2021
• Digital literacies & Study abroad: A review of Japanese university students in Australia　Computer-Assisted Language Learning - Electronic Journal　Travis Cote and Brett Milliner　2019-09
• A SURVEY OF EFL TEACHERS’ DIGITAL LITERACY: A REPORT FROM A JAPANESE UNIVERSITY　Teaching English with Technology　Travis Cote & Brett Milliner　2018
• Digital literacies in the Japanese university context: preparing for a study abroad program　CALL in Context Proceedings　Travis Cote and Brett Milliner　2017
• One year of extensive reading on mobile devices: engagement and impressions　Critical CALL ? Proceedings of the 2015 EUROCALL Conference, Padova, Italy　Travis Cote, Brett Milliner　2015-12-02

Research achievements (PUBLICATIONS/REVIEWS (Misc))

• Teaching @ Tamagawa: Cracking the fear in the classroom　Travis Cote　ZENJIN　Tamagawa University　No.844　December 2019　27　　27　2019-12
• English as a lingua franca for students in the College of Tourism and Hospitality Management　Travis Cote, Brett Milliner　The Journal of Tamagawa University College of Tourism and Hospitality　　　2　　　　2015
• Implementing and Managing Online Extensive Reading: Student Performance and Perceptions　Travis Cote, Brett Milliner　The International Association for Language Learning Technology　　45　1　70　　　2015
• Mobile-based Extensive Reading: An Investigation into Reluctant Readers　Brett Milliner, Travis Cote　International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching　　5　4　1　～　15　2015
• Comparing two approaches to extensive reading (ER) management: M-Reader and Xreading　Milliner Brett, Cote Travis　Annual Report of Center for Teacher Education Research, Tamagawa University　　　5　　　　2015

Research achievements (BOOKS)

• Tamagawa University Center for English as a lingua franca forum　　Tamagawa University Center for English as a lingua franca forum　　2021-03-31　Editorial Supervisor
• Center for English as a Lingua Franca Journal　　Tamagawa University, Center for English as a Lingua Franca　　2016-03-31　Editorial Supervisor
• Journal of Saitama City Educators　　Saitama City Educators Publication　　2015-10-30　Editor
• Journal of Saitama City Educators　　Journal of Saitama City Educators　　2015-10-01　Editor
• Center for English as a Lingua Franca Journal　　Tamagawa University, Center for English as a Lingua Franca　　2015-03-31　Editorial Supervisor

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

• Japanese university students and digital literacies: preparing for the study abroad context　GLoCALL 2018 Conference & 15th ChinaCALL Conference 2018　2018-08-18
• Report on the CELF Tutor Service　CELF-ELTama Forum　2017-08-22
• Digital literacies in the Japanese university context: preparing for a study abroad program　XVIIIth International CALL Conference: CALL in Context　2017-07-08
• Digital Literacies in the Japanese University Context: Preparing for a study abroad program　XVIIIth International CALL Conference: CALL in Context　2017-07
• An investigation of digital literacy: Preparing Japanese university freshmen for study abroad　The Japan Association of Language Teachers (JALT), Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) Special Interest Group (SIG) 2016 Conference　2016-06-04

Research achievements (Other)

• https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Travis_Cote　
• https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=aLfjoDsAAAAJ&hl=en　
• https://tamagawa.academia.edu/TravisCote　
• Digital Mobile Language Learning (DMLL) Online Journal (htttp://dmll.jaltcall.org)　2013
• Digital Mobile Language Learning (DMLL) Online Articles (htttp://dmll.jaltcall.org)　2013

Research achievements (Patents)

Overseas research

• -　　2015-11-12　～　2015-11-14
• -　　2015-11-05　～　2015-11-09
• -　　2015-08-24　～　2015-08-31
• -　　2015-02-25　～　2015-03-01

Overseas research activities

Acceptance of special research students

Courses you have taught (To be displayed on Researchmap)

Course taught (Course for regular students)

• 2025　1　English for Study Abroad　Monday　2　学科科目　語学　観　13　
• 2025　1　English Communication Strategies　Monday　56　学科科目　演習　観　11　
• 2025　1　English Communication Strategies　Monday　56　学科科目　演習　観　2　
• 2025　1　Intensive English Training C　Wednesday　2　学科科目　語学　観　11　
• 2025　1　English for Study Abroad　Wednesday　4　学科科目　語学　観　13　

Course taught (Course for correspondence students)

Other subjects

• 2013　Special class　国内英語集中研修　University students

Educational innovation, text books and other matters worth mentioning

• 2014　Educational Testing Service (ETS) Propell Teacher Workshop for the TOEIC Listening and Reading Test.　2014-08-04
• 2013　CUIP On-Campus Intensive English Language Course - "Small Talk"　2013-03-12
• 2013　COSMOS Festival - Always Think About National Tourism Society　2013-11-09

Presentations / Lectures

• Business trip lecture　Extensive Reading on mobile devices: is it a worthwhile strategy?
• 2018　For on-campus　2018 ELF Program Teacher Orientation
• 2015　Business trip lecture　An online approach to Extensive Reading in an English for Academic Purposes curriculum
• 2015　Business trip lecture　English as a lingua franca: From policy to practice in a Japanese university
• 2015　For on-campus　ELF Program student guidance

Involvements with student field work / Study trips

Extracurricular activities, etc.

• 2022　Committee activities in campus and various administrative activities　CELF Online Tutor Reservation System　Sub-committee chair & coordinator
• 2021　Committee activities in campus and various administrative activities　CELF Online Tutor Reservation System　Sub-committee chair & coordinator
• 2020　Committee activities in campus and various administrative activities　ELF Online Tutor Reservation System　Sub-Committee Chair & Coordinator
• 2019　Guidance on extracurricular activities etc.　Blackboard CMS Orientation for part-time ELF teachers　Coordinator
• 2016　Committee activities in campus and various administrative activities　English Speaking Society　Faculty representative

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

• Executive officers / chairman etc. at conference operation　Tamagawa University English Speaking Society　Faculty Representative　2018　～ Present　
• Executive officers / chairman etc. at conference operation　English Speaking Society (ESS)　Faculty representative　2015　～　2016
• Executive officers / chairman etc. at conference operation　North Cedar Volunteer Fire Department - British Columbia　Canadian Volunteer Firefighter　2007-08-01　～　2009-03-01

SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES

Achievements in fine arts / sports