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
Crafting publishable manuscripts: An editor’s perspective

Dennis Koyama

Proceedings of the 27th Annual Temple University Japan Campus Applied Linguistics Colloquium, 42-52, Jun, 2026 Peer-reviewedInvitedLead authorCorresponding author
Bridging Human and GenAI Writing: Comparison of Student Writers in Japan and the UAE with Generative AI Models

Theron Muller, Philip M. McCarthy, Dennis Koyama, Jerry Talandis, Sebah Al-Ali

Proceedings of Asian Conference on Pattern Languages of Programs, People, and Practices, 12, 2026 Peer-reviewed
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

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

Tracking Students’ Challenges and Learning Outcomes in EMI

Sayaka Sugimoto, Dennis Koyama

Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) Conference, Nagoya, Nov, 2026
Teaching academic English with the updated TOEFL iBT® test: Listening and Reading

Dennis Koyama, John M. Norris

ETS Japan, Oct 29, 2026 Invited
When complexity is not enough: What makes a task require critical thinking?

Critical Thinking in the Classrooms, Tokyo, Japan, Sep 12, 2026
From concept naming to ecological reasoning: A corpus-assisted study of critical thinking reflections in EMI

Dennis Koyama

The 6th Asia Pacific Corpus Linguistics Conference (APCLC), Toyama, Sep 11, 2026
The future of language teaching: What still matters (and why)

Elizabeth Lavolette, Dennis Koyama, Bruno Vannieu, Noriko Hanabusa

JALT CALL, Jun 13, 2026 Invited

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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