Dennis Koyama

(小山デニス)

Profile Information

Affiliation: Associate Professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Department of Liberal Arts, Sophia University

Degree: M.A.(The University of Hawai'i)
Ph.D.(Purdue University)

Researcher number: 60817980
J-GLOBAL ID: 201901018265597582
researchmap Member ID: 7000029063

Courses taught:
Overview of Data Science
Thinking Processes (critical thinking)
Academic English Skills
English Composition 1
English Composition 2
Public Speaking

(Subject of research)
Validity of TOEFL iBT Speaking Section for Japanese University Students in English-Medium Courses
Teaching and Assessing Critical Thinking in English-Medium Courses
International Perspectives on Professional Development for Language Instructors

Research Interests

Research Areas

Awards

Papers

Why Understanding General Education as a Complex Dynamic System Matters

Dennis Koyama

Jun 23, 2026 Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author
The Syllabus Assessment Paragraph as a Micro-Teaching Philosophy

Dennis Koyama

College Teaching, Dec 24, 2025 Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author
Reconceptualizing academic literacy development in a Japanese university

Gary G. Fogal, Dennis Koyama

121-140, Apr 11, 2025 Peer-reviewedLast author
Critical thinking as an ecology

Koyama, Dennis

Critical Thinking in Language Learning, 11(1) 13-25, Dec, 2024 Lead authorCorresponding author
Why a dispositional view of ecological literacy is needed

Dennis Koyama, Takehiro Watanabe

Teaching in Higher Education, 28(5) 1108-1117, Jul 4, 2023 Peer-reviewedLead authorCorresponding author

Books and Other Publications

Development of Innovative Pedagogical Practices for a Modern Learning Experience

Dennis Koyama (Role: Editor, Editor)

CSMFL Publications, Dec, 2021 (ISBN: 9788194848363)

Presentations

Teaching academic English with the updated TOEFL iBT® test: Listening and Reading

Dennis Koyama, John M. Norris

ETS Japan, Oct 29, 2026 Invited
Maternal Guilt and Shame in Japan: Insights From Online Narratives

Yuka Minagawa, Dennis Koyama, Holly Hunter

Population Association of America Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, USA., May 7, 2026, Population Association of America
Bridging human and GenAI writing: Comparison of student writers in Japan and the UAE with generative AI models

Theron Muller, Philip McCarthy, Dennis Koyama, Gerald Talandis Jr, Sebah Al-Ali

12th Asian Conference on Pattern Languages of Programs, People, and Practices (HILLSIDE), Yokohama, Japan
Mothering and women’s well-being in Japan

Yuka Minagawa, Dennis Koyama, Holly Hunter

Réseau Espérance de Vie en Santé 2026 (REVES 2026), Tokyo, Japan
Designing for inquiry: Scaffolding question-asking in multilingual EMI settings

Dennis Koyama, Sayaka Sugimoto

60th RELC International Conference, Singapore, Mar 9, 2026

Professional Memberships

Research Projects

A mixed-methods study of transitional challenges and learning outcomes of university students in English medium instruction (EMI)

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Apr, 2025 - Mar, 2030

Sayaka Sugimoto, Dennis Koyama
An Analysis of the Role of Family as a Determinant of Physical and Mental Health in Japan

Sophia University, Sophia University Special Academic Research Promotion Fund, Apr, 2024 - Mar, 2027

Yuka Minagawa, Dennis Koyama
Teaching and Assessing Critical Thinking in English-Medium Instruction Courses: Perspectives from Japan

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2020 - Mar, 2024

KOYAMA Dennis
Teaching and Assessing Critical Thinking in English-Medium Courses

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) Program, Apr, 2020 - Mar, 2024
Validity of TOEFL iBT Speaking Section for Japanese University Students in English-Medium Courses

Educational Testing Services (ETS) TOEFL Board of Examiners, Apr, 2011 - Mar, 2013

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