Eric Lawrence Shewack

Seeking employment which involves international affairs and cross-lingual communication, leveraging over 10 years of experience as an overseas English as a Second Language educator. I offer a proven record of establishing effective communication with non-native speakers of English through rapport and cultural awareness.

Comparing the Effects of Serif and Sans Serif Fonts on Reading Accuracy and Speed in Print and Digital Media: A Cross-Cultural Study of EFL Learners from Japan and Korea

• August 2025
• 2025 ATEM Chubu Branch and Nagoya University G30 International Program Joint Research Conference

The Potential for Zoom as an In-Class Communication Tool in a Post-Pandemic World

• November 2022
• The 27th Annual ATEM Convention: Improving Communication Skills through Multimedia: Focusing on Perception. Online.

A Further Look at Font Selection and Its Effect on L1 Japanese EFL Learners Reading Speed and Accuracy

• November 2021
• The 26th ATEM (The Association for Teaching English through Multimedia) National Convention.

The effect of font type on readability and comprehension of texts in an EFL setting

• September 2019
• The First Special Tohoku Area Study Session of ATEM: The Association of Teaching English Through Multimedia. Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.

Beyond Presentations: PowerPoint for ESL Activities, Games and Review

• June 2019
• The 25th ATEM (The Association for Teaching English through Multimedia) National Convention. Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.

Eastern vs. Western Thought and ESL

• May 2018
• Crossing Borders: KOTESOL National Conference 2018, ELT in The Modern World. Yongin, South Korea.

• Ryan, Spring, Ph.D., spring.ryan.edward.c4@tohoku.ac.jp, +81 (080) 6738-7661, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
• Naoyuki, Ono, Ph.D., naoyuki.ono.b7@daito.ac.jp, nono@ic.daito.ac.jp, +81 (090) 2953-4934 (home), Daito Bunka University, Tokyo, Japan
• Toshiko Oda, Ph.D, toda@tku.ac.jp, +81 (042) 561-3711, Tokyo Keizai University, Associate Professor

• Shewack, E. (2023). A Further Look at the Effect of Typeface Selection and EFL Reading Speed and Accuracy. ATEM Journal: Teaching English Through Multimedia, Vol. 28(1), pp 3-16. https://doi.org/10.24499/atemnew.28.0_3
• Kobayashi, Y., Nakagawa, C., Shewack, E. (2022). Evaluation of an English Communication Class from Students' and Teachers’ Perspectives: A Comparison of Face-to-Face and Distance Learning Formats in the Pandemic. Journal of the Japan Association for Developmental Education, 16(2), pp 11-24. https://doi.org/10.18950/jade.2022.04.14.01
• Ishikawa, Y., Koybayashi, K., Horiguchi, Y., Oda, T., Shewack, E., Tuncay, S., (2021). Remote teaching for General Education English courses in 2020 and hints for teaching post-pandemic. Tokyo Keizai University Journal of Humanities and Natural Sciences, 148(1), pp 195-229.
• Shewack, E. (2020). Digital and print media: Does typeface affect EFL reading speed and accuracy? ATEM Journal: Teaching English Through Multimedia, 25(1), pp 101-111.
• Shewack, E. (2019). Eastern vs. Western Thought and ESL. The English Connection: A KOTESOL Publication. Vol. 23(1), pp 16-19.
• Shewack, E., Spring, R. (2018). The Importance of L1 Awareness in Teaching English as a Foreign Language: Examples from Korean and Japanese. Bulletin of the Institute for Excellence in Higher Education: Tohoku University. Vol. 4(2), pp 269-276.
• Shewack, E. (2017). The first person Korean pronouns wuli and nae: A Study of Selective Usage in a Collective Society. Database of Tohoku University Graduate School of International Cultural Studies.