Instructor of English as a Foreign Language | Doctoral Candidate| Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Joined June 2024
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😁 Learn the theories behind the practice - with Satoko Kato and Mioko Yoshinaga
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👋 Meet authors Satoko Kato and Mioko Yoshinaga!
📒 Learn about 'The Learning Mindset Notebook' (Candlin & Mynard, 2026)
🎬 Watch this ‘Beyond The Abstracts Podcast’ promo:
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📣 Join IATEFL Learner Autonomy SIG as Webinars & Podcasts Organiser!
Help shape LASIG webinars, podcasts, and online conversations around learner autonomy.
🎙️ Podcasts | 💻Webinars
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📣 Join IATEFL Learner Autonomy SIG as Outreach & Development Lead!
Help grow LASIG’s visibility, partnerships, and professional networks.
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📣Join IATEFL Learner Autonomy SIG as Local Events Organiser!
Help organise LASIG events and conferences across Europe.
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📣 Join IATEFL Learner Autonomy SIG as Co-Editor of Autonomy!
Help shape LASIG’s publication and support conversations around learner autonomy in ELT.
📝 Editing | 🌍 Networking
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🎤 Beyond The Abstracts: Season 5, Episode 2: Satoko Kato and Mioko Yoshinaga introduce 'The Learning Mindset Notebook' (2026, Candlin & Mynard)
📘 A practical language learning resource with reflective principles and activities
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Upcoming webinar organised by British Association For Applied Linguistics (BAAL)'s Research Synthesis in Applied Linguistics SIG
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Great chat at the Research Synthesis Reading Group on our review of practitioner research on language learner autonomy in Japan (Stringer & Jordan, 2025)! Recorded as a special Beyond The Abstracts episode with CILTER, University of St Andrews.
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1 Dec 2025
🧑🎓SALC staff and new learners, discover 🎓 i-Space – Kyoto Notre Dame University!
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26 Nov 2025
SAJILE Launch 26/11/25!
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(2) Read papers
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(3) Submit work
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(4) Discover our blog
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(5) Watch this space for the upcoming 2026 Special Issue on language learner autonomy!
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24 Nov 2025
👉Last chance to register for the SAJILE launch!
🕒Wednesday 26th November, 10:30am~ UK time
🗣️Talks by special guest Peter de Costa, authors Michela Gronchi, Cassie Thu Ngan Ngo, Virginia Parker, SFHEA, Yumiko F. Imanishi, and the editors!
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15 Nov 2025
❤️ Loving this graphical abstract for my new article: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
🔗 Check out @tesolgraphics for more visual summaries of secondary research in language learning and teaching
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New publication:
Stringer, T., & Jordan, E. (2025). A Qualitative Synthesis of Practitioner Research of English Language Learner Autonomy in Higher Education in Japan. Research Synthesis in Applied Linguistics, 1–45. doi.org/10.1080/29984475.202…
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10 Nov 2025
🔥 Hot off the presses
📚 How is English language learner autonomy conceptualised, practiced, and evaluated in bilingual practitioner research in Japan, and how does it align with or diverge from international trends?
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3 Nov 2025
Click now to register for the November 26th 10:30am~ (UK time) official launch of the St Andrews Journal of International and Language Education (SAJILE)
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SAJILE is the open-access International Education and Lifelong Learning Institute (IELLI) journal.
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22 Oct 2025
I presented the Self-Access Learning Center Showcase at the JASAL 2025 national conference. A splendid event, and can't wait to attend next year!
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8 Oct 2025
🎙️ New Beyond The Abstracts pod!
🔥 Tom speaks with Pia Resnik and Elouise Botes about tangled webs of learner autonomy, emotions, willingness to communicate and achievement in online language learning (2025, Language Teaching Research Quarterly).
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31 Jul 2025
📣 Learner-Recommended English Learning Resources!
📚 Apps, websites, and YouTube channels that students actually used and found useful for English practice. If you're looking for practical, learner-tested tools for English study, take a look:
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