Basic Information

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James REID


Title

Assistant Professor

Nationality

UNITED KINGDOM

Profile

I joined AIU in 2012, where I teach Academic Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Academic Reading in the EAP and BE programmes. More recently, I've been working on a textbook called Introducing the Liberal Arts, which is now used in the EAP3 Academic Reading course that all EAP students take.

Before coming to AIU, I taught in a range of international contexts. I spent five years teaching EAP and ESAP at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China, and during that time I also worked as an IELTS examiner for the British Council in cities like Shanghai and Beijing.

Earlier in my career, I taught ESP courses in the UK for professional groups such as police officers, military personnel, and healthcare staff, and I also worked in Tokyo as a corporate English trainer.

Research Field

My research focuses on English for Academic Purposes (EAP), English-medium instruction (EMI), and student agency in higher education, particularly among Confucian Heritage Culture (CHC) learners studying in English-medium environments. My doctoral research examined how CHC students can develop transformative agency when they are invited not simply to follow a curriculum but to participate in redesigning it.

My earlier research also explored how educational environments shape student learning practices. This includes a CHAT-based analysis of residential learning communities at a liberal arts university in Japan and research on transmedia education in a British university in China, examining how multimodal projects can support critical engagement and scholarly habitus among international students.

Message to Students

Please call me Jamie (my given name). You are very welcome to visit my office (A2-7) during my office hours: Mon - Thu 11:00 am to 11:45 am, and appointments are not necessary.


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Academic Background (Graduate Level) 【 display / non-display 】

  • Lancaster University, Graduate School, Division of Education

    Doctor's Course, 2026/03, Completed, UNITED KINGDOM

  • The University of Essex, Graduate School, Division of Linguistic Sciences

    Master's Course, 2006/07, Completed, UNITED KINGDOM

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Degree Earned 【 display / non-display 】

  • PhD Higher Education, Education, Lancaster University, 2026/03

  • M.A. Applied Lingusitics (Distinction), M.A. Applied Lingusitics, The University of Essex, 2006/08

  • CAMBRIDGE RSA CELTA, English linguistics, International House, 1999/01

  • B.A. (Hons) History, History of Europe and America, The University of Wales, 1996/08

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Professional Career On-Campus 【 display / non-display 】

  • Akita International University Faculty of International Liberal Arts English for Academic Purposes Program, Coordinator, English for Academic Purposes Program, 2023/04 -

  • Akita International University Faculty of International Liberal Arts English for Academic Purposes Program, Assistant Professor, 2020/04 -

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External Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • University of Birmingham Education, Teaching Fellow, 2025/06 - 2025/08

  • The British Council Education, IELTS Speaking and Writing Examiner, 2008/03 - 2012/07

  • The University of Nottingham Ningbo China Education, Lecturer in Academic English, 2007/08 - 2012/07

  • Colchester English Study Centre Education, English for Specific Purposes (ESP) Instructor, 2003/06 - 2007/06

  • English Language Education Council (ELEC) Education, English for Specific Purposes (ESP) Instructor, 2001/03 - 2003/07

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Field of Expertise 【 display / non-display 】

  • Education

  • Linguistics

  • Foreign language education

  • English linguistics

  • Historical studies in general

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Academic Papers 【 display / non-display 】

  • Zoology. In J. Reid, M. Sim, C. Brown, & C. Williams (Eds.), Introducing the Liberal Arts: A guidebook for English Learners. Emerald Publishing.(2026)), Zoology. In J. Reid, M. Sim, C. Brown, & C. Williams (Eds.), Introducing the Liberal Arts: A guidebook for English Learners. Emerald Publishing.(2026)), vol.1 (1) (p.200 - 220) , 2026/10, Reid, J.

    Research paper (other scientific conference materials, etc.), Single Author, English

  • Environmental science. In J. Reid, M. Sim, C. Brown, & C. Williams (Eds.), Introducing the Liberal Arts: A guidebook for English Learners. (2026), Environmental science. In J. Reid, M. Sim, C. Brown, & C. Williams (Eds.), Introducing the Liberal Arts: A guidebook for English Learners. (2026), vol.1 (1) (p.200 - 220) , 2026/10, Reid, J.

    Research paper (other scientific conference materials, etc.), Single Author, English

  • Geology. In J. Reid, M. Sim, C. Brown, & C. Williams (Eds.), Introducing the Liberal Arts: A guidebook for English Learners. (2026), Geology. In J. Reid, M. Sim, C. Brown, & C. Williams (Eds.), Introducing the Liberal Arts: A guidebook for English Learners. (2026), vol.1 (1) (p.200 - 220) , 2026/10, Reid, J.

    Research paper (other scientific conference materials, etc.), Single Author, English

  • Introduction to the sciences. In J. Reid, M. Sim, C. Brown, & C. Williams (Eds.), Introducing the Liberal Arts: A guidebook for English Learners.(2026))., Introduction to the sciences. In J. Reid, M. Sim, C. Brown, & C. Williams (Eds.), Introducing the Liberal Arts: A guidebook for English Learners.(2026))., vol.1 (1) (p.200 - 220) , 2026/10, Reid, J.

    Research paper (other scientific conference materials, etc.), Single Author, English

  • Political science. In J. Reid, M. Sim, C. Brown, & C. Williams (Eds.), Introducing the Liberal Arts: A guidebook for English Learners. (2026), Political science. In J. Reid, M. Sim, C. Brown, & C. Williams (Eds.), Introducing the Liberal Arts: A guidebook for English Learners. (2026), vol.1 (1) (p.200 - 220) , 2026/10, Reid, J.

    Research paper (other scientific conference materials, etc.), Single Author, English

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Books 【 display / non-display 】

  • Introducing the Liberal Arts: A guidebook for English Learners (2026) , Emerald Publishing, 2026/10, Reid, J., Sim, M., Brown, C., & Williams, C.

    Textbook, Joint Editing and Writing, English

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Presentations 【 display / non-display 】

  • The Hawaii International Conference on Education , International Conference, 2023/01, Shifting the Scholarly Habitus: Using Mirror Data on Cultural on Cultural Differences to Effect Classroom Change,, Oral Presentation (general)

  • Transmedia in Language Learning Workshops , International Conference, 2021/01, Transmedia in Language Learning Workshops, Symposium, Workshop, Panelist (nomination)

  • The Inaugural Conference on Asian Linguistic Anthropology, The CALA 1, International Conference, 2019/01, The Change Laboratory in CLIL settings: foregrounding the voices of East Asian students, Oral Presentation (general)

  • 39th Thailand TESOL International Conference, International Conference, 2019/01, A Time to CLIL. Integrating Content and Language Learning in University Education, Oral Presentation (general)

  • Researching Work and Learning 10, International Conference, 2017/12, Implementing Residential Learning Communities at a Liberal Arts College in Japan: A CHAT analysis., Oral Presentation (general)

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On-Campus Classes/Subjects In Charge of 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2025, Fall, EAP104-Q_F, EAP Academic Reading

  • 2025, Fall, EAP104-P_F, EAP Academic Reading

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Community Activities Outside University 【 display / non-display 】

  • Waseda Juku Workshops，2026/01 - 2026/02

    Along with two other AIU EAP professors, I also deliver a six week programme of academic skills workshops for high school students at Waseda Juku, giving them a taste of university level study.

  • Waseda Juku Workshop，2025/01 - 2025/02

    6 workshops on Academic Skills

  • Waseda Juku Workshop，2024/01 - 2024/02

    6 Academic Skills workshops

  • Akita University English Conversation Classes，2023/04 - 2023/08

    I taught English 30 100 minute English Conversation classes at Akita University

  • Waseda Juku Academic Workshops，2023/01 - 2023/03

    I conduct 6 three hourworkshops with colleagues to introduce Academic Reading, Presentation and Essay Writing Skills to High School Students

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