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ASHTON　STEVEN

    Department of Life Sciences　Lecturer
Last Updated :2025/07/26

Researcher Information

Degree

  • Master of Science（1987/12 Imperial College London）
  • Bachelor of Science（1984/07 University of Sussex）

Research funding number

  • 90822982

J-Global ID

Research Areas

  • Humanities & social sciences / Cultural properties / James Bond 007 and popular culture
  • Humanities & social sciences / Foreign language education / Teaching English through workshops, Student motivation

Association Memberships

  • The Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT)   

Published Papers

  • Student Creation and Rendition of Dialogs with Correct Sentence Stress
    Steven Ashton
    The Language Teacher 48 (6) 35 - 36 2024/11 [Refereed]
  • Creative Expression Through Simple Syllable Poetry
    Steven Ashton
    The Language Teacher 46 (3) 22 - 23 2022/05 [Refereed]

Books etc

Conference Activities & Talks

  • James Bond 007: And HOW did they do THAT?  [Invited]
    Steven Ashton
    Toyo Global Leaders Lecture (Toyo University, Itakura campus), Gunma, Japan  2023/12  Public discourse  Toyo University, Itakura campus  Toyo University Faculty of Food and Environmental Sciences
  • Creative Writing Exercises that Outfox Translation Apps  [Not invited]
    Steven Ashton
    Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT), 49th Annual International Conference on Language Teaching  2023/11  Oral presentation  Tsukuba  Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT)
  • Discussing and Presenting Engineering Projects in English  [Invited]
    Steven ASHTON
    Institution of Professional Engineers, Japan: Professional development workshop for younger members of the institution、Tokyo  2023/08  Invited oral presentation
  • English for Engineers: An Oral Communication Workshop  [Invited]
    Steven ASHTON
    Institution of Professional Engineers, Japan: Professional development workshop for younger members of the institution、Tokyo  2022/07  Invited oral presentation
  • English Speaking Skills Workshop  [Invited]
    Steven Ashton
    Institution of Professional Engineers, Japan: Professional development workshop for younger members of the institution、Tokyo  2018/05  Invited oral presentation
  • Confident in conversation: How to really enjoy speaking English  [Invited]
    Steven Ashton
    Institution of Professional Engineers, Japan: Professional development workshop for younger members of the institution、Tokyo  2017/05  Invited oral presentation
  • English for science students  [Invited]
    Steven Ashton
    Special lecture on optical engineering, Tokai University, Shonan campus  2017/01  Invited oral presentation
  • Keep talking! How to begin and continue a conversation in English  [Invited]
    Steven Ashton
    Institution of Professional Engineers, Japan: Professional development workshop for younger members of the institution、Tokyo  2016/10
  • Can't stop talking! How to keep an English conversation flowing  [Invited]
    Steven Ashton
    Institution of Professional Engineers, Japan: Professional development workshop for younger members of the institution、Tokyo  2016/06  Invited oral presentation
  • Preparing science students to give English presentations at international conferences  [Invited]
    Steven Ashton
    Toyo University: Professional development seminar, Itakura campus  2016/02  Invited oral presentation
  • Is English impossible to like?  [Invited]
    Steven Ashton
    Special lecture on optical engineering, Tokai University, Shonan campus  2016/01  Invited oral presentation
  • Speak Up! Shout Out! A workshop to give you the confidence to enjoy having a conversation in English  [Invited]
    Steven Ashton
    Institution of Professional Engineers, Japan: Professional development workshop for younger members of the institution、Tokyo  2015/07  Invited oral presentation
  • The role of the ALT and effective team-teaching  [Invited]
    Steven Ashton
    Ishikawa Prefectural Board of Education: ALT skill development seminar, Kanazawa  2014/09  Invited oral presentation
  • Your English is better than you think!  [Invited]
    Steven Ashton
    Institution of Professional Engineers, Japan: Professional development workshop for younger members of the institution、Tokyo  2014/05  Invited oral presentation

Committee Membership

  • 2019/04 -2020/03   Ministry of Education, Japan   Textbook Research Council
  • 2017/04 -2018/03   Ministry of Education, Japan   Textbook Research Council
  • 2016/04 -2017/03   Ministry of Education, Japan   Textbook Research Council
  • 2015/04 -2016/03   Ministry of Education, Japan   Textbook Research Council
  • 2014/04 -2015/03   Ministry of Education, Japan   Textbook Research Council
  • 2013/04 -2014/03   Ministry of Education, Japan   Textbook Research Council
  • 2012/04 -2013/03   Ministry of Education, Japan   Textbook Research Council
  • 2011/04 -2012/03   Ministry of Education, Japan   Textbook Research Council

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