フーパー トッド准教授フーパー トッド
所属
国際学部 国際学科
専門分野
教育学, マンガ研究, 言語学
キーワード
EFL ／ critical thinking ／ comics studies
関連リンク
プロフィール
| 出身 | I'm from Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A. |
|---|---|
| 生年 | I was born in 1973. |
| 家族構成 | I am married with two children. |
| 尊敬する人物 | I admire Mark Twain for his sense of humor about life. |
| 愛読書 | My favorite book is "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. The setting of this book is just a few hours drive from my hometown. |
| 好きな映画 | I love the movie "Napoleon Dynamite." It makes me laugh every time I see it. |
| 好きな国・地域 | I like Japan. It has a fascinating culture. |
| 子どものころの夢 | I wanted to become a marine biologist because I wanted to work with dolphins, but I'm not good at math, so I gave up on a science career. |
| 休日の過ごし方 | I like to read good books and spend time with my family. |
| 好きな言葉 | "Work smarter, not harder." |
| 学内おすすめスポット | The common area on the first floor of building 3 is a lot of fun. |
University Activities
I believe that it is important to study a language through subjects and topics that are of interest to students.
In my 3rd and 4th year seminar, we study American comics. This provides an excellent opportunity to learn about American culture, design, and social issues. Additionally, the dialogues in comics contain a lot of practical and useful vocabulary and phrases that don't often appear in language textbooks.
In my second-year Discussion course, we study Anne of Green Gables. This story provides the opportunity to discuss friendship, fears, dreams, relationships, and feelings. These are things that are deeply personal to students and are of deep interest to them.
In my third-year Studies in Popular Culture course, students get the chance to explore the fantasy genre and to engage in creative writing. This includes both Harry Potter fan fiction and fantasy adventure stories. This gives students the opportunity to express themselves in English creatively.
Outside of classes, I also work with the student club called the English Game Circle. This is open to all students who want to practice their English outside of class while playing games. If you are free during club meetings, join us!
Whatever your interests are, find a way to use English to pursue those interests. That will give you the motivation to continue your English studies.
Research Interests
My main research interest is critical thinking in English education. In particular, I focus on academic writing. Academic writing requires writers to give evidence for their ideas. In my research, I look at methods of observation to collect evidence, ways that students can use this evidence to formulate ideas, and the process of academic writing, which is how students present their evidence-based ideas.
Additionally, I do research in comics studies. My current research in this field is looking at how Japanese onomatopoeia in manga are translated into English.
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Things to keep in mind. . .
Studying at university is different from studying at high school. You'll need to be more independent in your studies. To succeed at this, it is important to have a goal. What are you trying to achieve by the time you graduate? Once you have a goal, you have to think about what you need to achieve that goal. Don't wait for others to tell you what to do. You have decide this for yourself.
Once you have learned how to set goals and how to plan to achieve those goals, you will have gained the most important skills that you will need for your future life.
