Samar Kassim

Passionate about cultivating an enriching academic environment for university students, offering tailored learning experiences and comprehensive support. Proficient in diverse instructional strategies to enhance English language skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Provides individualized guidance and empathetic mentorship to empower students in their academic journey.

• Date of Birth: 03/10/92
• Gender: Female
• Nationality: United States of America

• Japan Association of Language Teaching (JALT) (09/17-Current)
• JALT Global Issues Special Interest Group, Membership Chair (09/21-Current)

• "Affordances for English Learning in an Academic English Dormitory in Japan", AsiaTEFL 2023, Daejeon, South Korea, 2023
• "Students Perceptions of Automated Writing Feedback", PanSIG 2019, Konan University, Kobe, Japan, 2019
• "Impact of Virtual Reality on Speaking Activities", EUROCALL 2019, UCLouvain, Belgium, 2019
• "Integrating an Intercultural Communicative Approach into the Language Classroom", KOTESOL, Seoul, Korea, 2019
• "Using Virtual Reality in Speaking Activities", JALT 2019, Nagoya, Japan, 2019

• Duarte, A., & Kassim, S. (2023). Remote Viewing Habits of Japanese University Students During COVID-19. Osaka JALT Journal, 10.
• Kassim,S. (2021). Student perceptions of the automated essay scoring system write & improve. Language Education and Research Center Journal, 16, 76-101. (referred)
• Kassim, S., & Stone, A. (2020). Two VR Speaking Activities for University EFL Classrooms. Kyushu Sangyo University Common Computer and Networking Center Journal, Vol 40. www.cnc.kyusan-u.ac.jp/pdf/aboutus/common/40/html5.html#page=3
• Zoni Upton, J., & Kassim, S. (2020). Integrating an Intercultural Communicative Approach into the Language Classroom. In D. Shaffer & J. Kimball (Eds.), KOTESOL Proceedings 2019(pp. 185-193). Korea TESOL. (referred)
• Kassim, S., Witkin, N., & Stone, A. (2019). Student perceptions of virtual reality use in a speaking activity. In Meunier, Fanny; Van de Vyver, Julie; Bradley, Linda; Thouësny, Sylvie (Eds), CALL and complexity – short papers from EUROCALL 2019 (pp. 223-228). Research-publishing.net. https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2019.38.1013 (referred)
• Kassim, S. (2019). [Review of the book Reflecting on Critical Incidents in Language Education: 40 Dilemmas for Novice TESOL Professionals, by Thomas S.C. Farrell and Laura Baecher]. The JALT Journal, 41(1), 55-58.
• Kassim, S. (2018). Authenticity and Students’ Motivation and Perception of Usefulness. Hawaii Pacific University TESOL Working Paper Series, 16. (referred)
• Kassim, S. (2018). [Review of the textbook Content-based English: Around the World (Book 1), by John Spiri]. The Language Teacher,42(5), 36-37

• Learning Advisor Education Program Course 1 (Advising Skills), Research Institute of Learner Autonomy Education, Kanda University of International Studies
• Learning Advisor Education Program Course 6 (Guided Research), Research Institute of Learner Autonomy Education, Kanda University of International Studies
• Japanese Language Proficiency Test N1, Japan Educational Exchanges and Services - (08/2023)

Jennie Roloff Rothman, Associate Professor at Kanda University of International Studies, Supervisor, rothman-j@kanda.kuis.ac.jp

Nicholas Bovee, Associate Professor at Kyushu Sangyo University, Supervisor, Supervisor, bovee@mail.kyusan-u.ac.jp

Maglorzata Polyczynska, Senior Lecturer at Kanda University of International Studies, polczynska-m@kanda.kuis.ac.jp