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  SAUNDERS Misato
   Department   Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Center for Language Education
   Position   Lecturer
■ Education
1. 2024/04～ 〔Doctorial Course (2nd Semester)〕 Foreign Language Education, The graduate program of Foreign Language Education and Research, Kansai University
2. 2022/04～2024/03 〔Master Course〕 Foreign Language Education, The graduate program of Foreign Language Education and Research, Kansai University, Completed, Master of Arts in Foreign Language Education and Research
■ Current research
During my master's program, I conducted research on language advising at the SALC, autonomous learning, self-regulated learning, and learner and teacher beliefs. In my doctoral program, I am continuing my research on improving the well-being of foreign language teachers.
■ Current specialized field
Foreign language education 
■ Books and theses
1. 2025/06/30 Article Exploring perspectives of language advisors and advisees about language advisors’ roles in a Japanese university context. Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal 16(2),pp.342-359 (Collaboration) 
2. 2025/02/20 Book Toward a Diverse Society 3: Learning English through Video  3,pp.1, 33, 81, 105-8, 40, 88, 112 (Collaboration) 
3. 2020/06 Article Classroom-Based Training Towards Learner Autonomy JASAL Journal 1(1),pp.37-61 (Collaboration) 
■ Academic or professional association memberships
1. 2018/09～ 日本自律学習学会
■ Conference presentations
1. 2019/05/18 Personality Traits That Influence Progress, Presenter： Misato Saunders, The name of academic society (JALT PanSIG)
2. 2018/12/14 The Difference of Tendencies between Successful Students and Unsuccessful Students in Studying English at the Self-Access Learning Center (SALC) (JASAL)
■ Qualification and licenses
1. 2024/04/30 Junior High School & High School Teacher Specialization License
■ Educational ability
● Practice example of education method
1. 2024/08/20～2025/03/31 Grassroots 2024 Grant for APU-RU: A collaborative Project by Faculty and Students to Enhance Language Learning Support
■ E-Mail address
  kyoin_mail
■ External Researcher ID
orcID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1644-1277