Humanities & social sciences / Foreign language education
Academic & Professional Experience
2020/04 - Today RIKKYO UNIVERSITYCenter for Foreign Language Education and Research EnglishAdjunct Lecturer
2017/04 - Today RIKKYO UNIVERSITYCenter For English Discussion ClassLecturer in English Education
2017/04 - Today RIKKYO UNIVERSITYCenter For English Discussion ClassEnglish Discussion Lecturer
2017/04 - 2020/03 RIKKYO UNIVERSITYCenter For English Discussion ClassLecturer in English Education(English Discussion Lecturer until March 2020)
Education
2014/01 - 2016/09 Southern New Hampshire University Graduate College of English M.A. in English and Creative Writing
1995/09 - 1999/12 The State University of New York at Cortland Education Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education N-6 and English 7-9 with a concentration in English Literature
Association Memberships
JALT (Japan Association for Language Teaching)
Published Papers
Incorporating the Elements of Fiction Into a CLIL-Based Extensive Reading Course
Michael Peragine; Christopher Mattson
Journal of Foreign Language Education and Research 4 88 - 99 2023/12
New Directions in Teaching and Learning English Discussion 6 50 - 56 2018 [Refereed]
Conference Activities & Talks
Improving Speaking Fluency
Mike Peragine; Kio Iwai; Marc Hassted
44th Thailand TESOL International Conference 2025 2025/01 Oral presentation
Improving Speaking Fluency [Not invited]
Mike Peragine; Kio Iwai; Marc Hassted
JALT International 2024 2024/11 Oral presentation
Overview of CLIL: Putting the pieces together. [Invited]
Michael Peragine; Christopher Mattson
Asia University CELE Learn Workshop 2024/06 Invited oral presentation
Managing discussions in online classes
Michael Peragine; Kio Iwai; Marc Hassted
JALT International 2020 (online) 2020/11
Awards & Honors
2022/08 Japan Educational Exchanges and Services & the Japan Foundation Certificate of Japanese Language Proficiency Level N3
2022/03 Oxford TEFL Content Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) Course Certification
2015/04 Association of College Honor Society International English Honor Society English Language and Literature (Sigma Tau Delta)
2001/07 State of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing Single-Subject Teaching Credential, Authorized Field: English
2000/09 State of New York Education Department Public School Teacher Certificate, Certification Area: English 7-12
2000/02 State of New York Education Department Public School Teacher Certificate, Certification Area: Pre K-6 & English 7-9
Teaching Experience
English Discussion, Reading & Writing, Presentation, Debate, and elective courses
Rikkyo University
Tutorial English
Waseda University Academic Solutions Corporation
Business English and Presentation
Inter Group Corporation (The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), The Ministry of Defense (MOD), The Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), and NSK Ltd.)
Part-time English instructor
NHK Culture Center (Aoyama)
Business English and Presentation
CTS Nichibei Co.Ltd (The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), NEC System Technologies, Ltd., Thermos L.L.C., Tombow Pencil Co., Omron Corporation, and Mitsubishi Steel Mfg. Co., Ltd.)
Business English, TOEIC, and Presentation
7-Seas Corporate Training (Microsoft Corporation, Mitsui Busan, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Siemens, Modec Inc., and Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. )
Global Communication
Jissen Women's Junior College (Hino Campus)
English Communication, Business English, TOEIC
GEOS (Shinjuku, Yokohama, Thailand)
English Communication
Peace Boat / Global English Training (GET), 63rd International Voyage
English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
ELS Language Center University Prep Program, Pepperdine University
8th grade English teacher / ESL Reading & Writing
Los Angeles Unified School District (Nightingale Middle School / King Middle School)
Substitute teacher / Home-school teacher for at-risk students
Chappaqua Central School District, Robert E. Bell Middle School (New York),