Amy TOMS

略歴

2020 – 2022 ALC Education Inc. (Business English and University courses)
2019 – 2020 Getgo (Adult eikaiwa)
2017 – 2018 Westgate Corporation (University program)
2016 – 2018 English in Action (intensive English courses in high schools throughout Europe)
2015 – 2016 English Garden (language school in Spain)
2015 – Alice in Citta (Linguistic Assistant in Milan)
2010 – 2014 Clinical Psychologist (United Kingdom)

研究テーマ

Mask-wearing and communication, gender awareness in language education, reflective practice, psychological factors influencing language learning.

研究概要

My doctoral research focused upon body image and professionals working in eating disorders services.
The goal of my research was to explore the impact of working within an eating disorders service on professional’s own body image. I am interested in both body image and reflective practice.

My clinical research explored the experience of placement breakdown from the perspective of young people in care, foster carers and social workers. The goal was to examine the risk and protective factors connected with placement breakdown. My clinical research interests include children in care, trauma and attachment theory.

At Fukuoka Women’s University, my research interests include reflective practice, gender awareness and global issues in language education.

主要研究業績等

• Gallacher, A., Thompson, A., Toms, A., Lazic, D. & Tanoue, Y.(2025) Insights from the Initial Implementation of Xreading. AsiaTEFL Proceedings 2024: Papers from the 22nd AsiaTEFL Conference (Publication Pending)
• Toms, A.(2025) Lesson Plan: Challenging Dress Codes through Critically Evaluating and Re-designing Uniforms. Journal and Proceedings of GALE 2025 (Vol. 17), 62-80.
• Toms, A, Williams, E.A., & White, C. (2024) GALE SIG Forum: Gender-Friendly Practices in Language Classrooms. PanSIG Journal 2023, 263-270.
• Toms, A. (2024) [Review of the book "We are the leaders we've been waiting for: Women and leadership development in college", by Julie Owen]. Journal and Proceedings of GALE 2024 (Vol. 16), 66-68.
• Toms, A. (2023) The Effects of Mask-Wearing on Japanese University Students Taking an English Oral Communication Class In R.J. Dickey & H.K. Lee (Eds.), AsiaTEFL Proceedings 2023: Papers from the 21st AsiaTEFL Conference (pp. 1363-1378) AsiaTEFL. (ISBN: 979-11-982534-0-8)
• Rostill-Brookes, H., Larkin, M., Toms, A. & Churchman, C.(2011) A shared experience of fragmentation: Making sense of foster placement breakdown. Clinical Child Psychology & Psychiatry 16 (1), p103-27.

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学会発表

• Toms, A. & Lazic, D.(2024) Reflective Practice for Teacher and Curriculum Development. JALT 2024 International Conference - Moving JALT into the Future: Opportunity, Diversity, and Excellence (November 15-18, 2024), Shizuoka, Japan.
• Toms, A.(2024) A six-week project introducing Japanese university students to the theme of activism. Online presentation at the 12th European Conference on Education (ECE2024), London, UK (July 11-15 2024).
• Toms, A. (2023) The Effects of Mask-Wearing on Japanese University Students Taking an English Oral Communication Class. Poster presentation at the 21st AsiaTEFL International Conference at Daejeon, South Korea (August 17-20, 2023).
• Tuttle, T., Toms, A., White, C. & Williams, E.A. (2023) GALE SIG Forum: Gender-friendly Practices in Language Classrooms. Forum presentation at the JALT PanSIG 2023 Conference (May 12 - 14, 2023) at Kyoto Sangyo University.
• Rostill, H. Toms, A. Larkin, M. & Churchman, C.(2007) Learning from unexpected placement breakdowns. Paper presented at the annual conference of the British Psychological Society Faculty for Children and Young People, Leeds.
• Rostill.H, Wilkinson.K, Harrop.C. & Toms.A.(2005) The role of social support in mediating the transition from care to independent living. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the British Psychological Society Faculty for Children and Young People, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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関連専門分野

Clinical Psychology/ Psychological factors affecting language learning.

所属学会

Japan Association of Language Teachers (JALT)

活用可能な分野（社会への貢献等）

2002 - 2023: Newsletter Editor for GALE SIG in JALT (Gender Awareness in Language Education)

2023 - 2024: Proofreader for GALE Journal (Gender Awareness in Language Education)