■ Profile
Akinori Seki is a Professor at Tokyo Keizai University, specializing in cross-cultural communication and motivation toward learning foreign languages. As the chairperson of the International Exchange Committee at the university, he actively promotes the development of international and multicultural collaboration networks worldwide. Outside of the university, he serves as the President of the Asia Association of Education and Exchange (AAEE), an educational organization with over 20,000 followers on Facebook. Having organized more than 35 international exchange programs in English with university students in Japan, Southeast and South Asia, he diligently observes student attitudes toward English learning and their styles of intercultural communication during these programs. Additionally, he holds the position of the official regional advisor for the Union of Friendship Organizations on People's Diplomacy, Vietnam. |
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■ Business career
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2017/04~ |
Tokyo Keizai University Center for General Education Professor |
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2012/04~2013/03 |
Nepal Tourism and Hotel Management College Guest Professor |
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2011/03~2012/03 |
Chulalongkorn University Fuculty of Education Guest Professor |
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2007/04~2017/03 |
Tokyo Keizai University Center for General Education Associate Professor |
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2004/04~2006/03 |
Niigata Women's College Assistant Professor |
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1999/08~2004/03 |
Niigata Women's College Full time Lecturer |
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1994/04~1998/07 |
Niigata Kita High School Full-time Teacher |
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■ Degree/Academic background
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Faculty of Education, Niigata University, Graduated, |
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〔Master Course〕, Graduate School, Division of Education, Niigata University, Completed, |
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1994/03/31 Degree Acquisition |
Niigata University, |
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■ Qualification and license
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■ Reseach Areas
cross-cultural exchange, cross-cultural communication, learning motivation, Foreign Language Teaching (Key Word:Cross-cultural Exchange, Cross-cultural communication, Learning motivation, Foreign language learning and teaching)
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■ Research Subject
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■ Book and thesis
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■ Academic conference presentation
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2024/10/27 |
Teaching STEM and Not Forgetting the ‘A’ (HORASIS Global Meeting) |
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2024/06/21 |
The Reality and Challenges of Multicultural Conviviality in Japan -Towards Fostering Multicultural Competence among the Youth- (International Conference on Higher Education for Human Resource Requirements and Local Socio-Economic Development—International Experiences and Suggestions for Vietnam) |
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2023/12/04 |
The Neccesity of Asian Youthe Employment (Horasis Asia Meeting 2023) |
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2023/10/23 |
Recovering Time, Education and Productivity Lost to COVID (Horasis Global Meeting 2023) |
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2023/03/05 |
A Consideration of the Qualities Educators Should Possess in a Diverse World -Insights Gained through Supporting International Exchange and Multicultural Collaboration Projects in the Asian Region- (17th Education and Development Conference [2023]) |
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2022/11/20 |
Extending Gender Diversity to all Parts of Asia (Horasis Asia Meeting) |
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2022/09/25 |
Nurturing Creative, Open and Transparent Leaders in Uncertain Times. (Horasis India Meeting) |
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2021/12/14 |
A New Approach to Cross-Cultural Exchange Programs ーAAEE Cross-Cultural Learning Methodー (2021 ANPOR-APCA Annual Conference) |
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2021/03/07 |
Fostering International Collaboration in Education: A Comparative Case Study of Student Exchange Programs in Vietnam and Nepal (16th Education and Development Conference [EDC2021]) |
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2020/03/13 |
Delivering Graduate Outcomes - A Case for Student-Centered International |
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2019/11/08 |
Student-Centered International Collaboration Projects in the Asian Context (2019 ANPOR-APCA Annual Conference, Chiang Mai, Thailand) |
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2019/03/06 |
Reflection on Internationalization of the Japanese Education Since 1980s (13th Annual Education and Development Conference) |
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2018/11/29 |
Impact of Two-Week Intensive International Camp on the Development of Intercultural Awareness of Tertiary Students (ANPOR Annual Conference) |
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2018/11/09 |
The Reality of Internalization of Education in Japan (EIG (Educational Internalization Conferences) National Research Project/KHGD/16-20 Development Policy to Promote Vietnam Educational Internalization) |
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2018/03/06 |
Conflict Management in International Cultural Exchange Programs (13th Annual Education and Development Conference) |
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2018/02/17 |
The Importance of Cross-Cultural Learning: Nepali Students' Reflection on an Exchange Program with Japanese Students (the 23rd International Conference of Nepal English Language Teachers' Association (NELTA)) |
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2017/02/24 |
The Constructive Impact of Short-term Exchange Projects among Nepalese and Japanese Students (the 22nd International Conference of Nepal English Language Teachers' Association (NELTA)) |
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2016/11/10 |
Developing Intercultural Learning and Competency through a Student Exchange Program: Implications for Students and Teachers (2016 ANPOR Annual Conference, Siem Reap, Cambodia) |
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2016/03/07 |
An Investigation of ‘Buddy Model’ on Learning New Cultures (Twentieth International Conference of NELTA) |
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2015/11/27 |
Effect of ‘Buddy Model’ on Learning New Cultures through Short-Term Intercultural Student Exchange Programs (ANPOR Conference Bangkok 2015) |
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2015/02/17 |
Motivating Students to Learn English through International Cultural Exchange Activities. (Ninteenth International Conference of NELTA) |
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2014/11/30 |
Development and Reality of English Language Education in Nepal (2014 Asian Network for Public Opinion Research Conference, Niigata, Japan.) |
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2014/11/30 |
English Language Proficiency of Vietnamese Students Majoring in Economics (2014 Asian Network for Public Opinion Research Conference, Niigata, Japan.) |
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2014/08/09 |
Fostering Intercultural Awareness through International Student Exchange Activities across Asia (ULAB 2nd International Conference on English Language Teaching and Learning, bangladesh) |
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2014/03/06 |
Asia's Future depends on the Young Generation (Ninth Annual Education and Development Conference) |
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2000/11 |
Parents Preparing Biracial Children for Japanese Public Education (JACET National Conference) |
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1995/09/05 |
Comparison of Negotiation of Meaning in NS-NNS and NNS-NNS Interaction (JACET National Conference) |
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■ Lecturer and lecture
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■ Main Courses Taught
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Cross-cultural Communication
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Special Seminar (Cross-cultural Communication)
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Graduaton Thesis
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Reading English Research Papers (Graduate School)
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■ Educational ability
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■ Activity in society
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■ Belonging society
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2008/04 |
Asia Association of Education and Exchange |
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2018/04 |
The Asian Network for Public Opinion Research (ANPOR) |
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■ Committee and society
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2009/04/01~ |
Asia Association of Education and Exchange President |
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2019/10/30 |
Binh Phuoc Union of Friendship Organizations on People Diplomacy, Vietnam Adviser of Binh Phuoc Union of Friendship Organizations on People Diplomacy, Vietnam |
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