RONAN VINCENT BROWN

Department of Foreign Language StudiesProfessor

Field of study

  • Humanities & social sciences, Linguistics, Applied Linguistics and TEFL

Educational Background

  • 1993, University of Wales

Papers

  • Incidental Vocabulary Learning from Extensive Reading: Directions for Future Research
    Studies in English Language and Literature, 51(1,2,3), 1-23, Mar. 2011
  • Incidental vocabulary acquisition from reading, reading-while-listening, and listening to stories
    Waring, R. & Donkaewbua, S.
    Reading in a Foreign Language University of Hawaii, 20(2), 136-163, Oct. 2008
  • Extensive listening in English as a foreign language
    The Language Teacher JALT, 31(12), 15-19, Dec. 2007
  • Graded reading programs: Case 3
    Oxford University Press Graded Reading Programs: The Experience of School and University Teachers in Japan, 8-12, Oct. 2006
  • Really Learn 100 Phrasal Verbs(Review)
    The Language Teacher JALT, 28(1), 36-38, Jan. 2004
  • A Review of the Use of Modern Popular Songs in the University EFL Classroom
    Studies in English Language and Literature, 39(3), 81-95, Mar. 1999
  • Teaching as the Management of Learning
    福岡大学人文論叢, 26(2), 1996
  • The Skill of Listening in English Language Teaching
    福岡大学LLニュースレター記念誌, 1996
  • A Discussion of What is Involved in Knowing a Language
    福岡大学人文論叢, 26(3), 1996
  • The Management of Conflict in an Educational Organization
    単著
    福岡大学人文論叢, 25(3), 1995
  • Fluency Activities and Small-Group Work in TEFL
    福岡大学人文論叢, 24(4), 1995
  • Careful with That Lot: An Alternative Grammar Auction.
    単著
    The Language Teacher, JALT, (12), 1995
  • Approaches to Marketing the Educational Institution in Society
    福岡大学人文論叢, 25(2), 1995
  • Conversational English and the Japanese Language Learner
    教育学修士論文, 1995
  • Achieving Literacy in English as a Foreign Language with Special Reference to Arabic Speakers
    文学修士論文, 1993

Miscellaneous

  • Multi-word Verbs:Multiple Challenges for Learners of English as a Foreign Language
    Studies in English Language and Literature, 48(1・2合併), 81-122, Nov. 2007
  • Factors to Consider when Teaching English Conversation
    Studies in English Language and Literature, 48(1・2合併), 153-189, Nov. 2007
  • An Evaluation of Extensive Reading Activities for Teaching Language
    Studies in English Language and Literature, 45(3), 127-145, Mar. 2005
  • Extensive Reading in Action in the University EFL Class
    Studies in English Language and Literature, 41(1・2合併), 79-123, Dec. 2000
  • Extensive Reading for English Literature Majors
    Studies in English Language and Literature, 40(3), 27-53, Mar. 2000
  • Turn-Taking and Topic Management in Conversational English: A Pedagogical Perspective
    Studies in English Language and Literature, 38(1・2・3合併), 105-131, 1998

Lectures, oral presentations, etc.

  • Oxford teacher's forum
    JALT 2008: The 34th JALT International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning, Nov. 2008, Tokyo
  • Extensive reading classroom activities
    Asia TEFL 2006: The 4th Asia TEFL International Conference, Aug. 2006, Seinan Gakuin, Univ. Fukuoka
  • Vocabulary Acquisition from Reading, Reading -while-listening, and Listening only to stories
    JALT 2005: The 31st JALT lnternational Conference on Language Teaching and Learning, Oct. 2005, Granship Conference Center, Shizuoka
  • Researching Extensive Listening
    JALT 2003: The 29th JALT International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning, Nov. 2003, Shizuoka, Granship
  • Using Song Lyrics in the Language Classroom
    The 28th Annual JACT International Conference on Language Learning/Teaching, Nov. 2002, Granship Conference Center Shizuoka Japan

Academic society affiliations

  • JALT