Visiting Scholars
PROFESSOR DEXTER DA SILVA
Professor Dexter Da Silva has been living and teaching in Japan for the past 15 years. He is currently a Professor at Keisen University in Tokyo, where he teaches courses in English as a Foreign Language, Second Language Acquisition, EFL Teaching Methodology, Psycholinguistics, and Educational Psychology. He is also an adjunct instructor for the Columbia University Teachers’ College MA TESOL Program in Tokyo, where he teaches Reading Methodology and Practicum courses. He visits schools throughout Japan regularly for observations of teachers and student teachers. He has presented at conferences in Japan, South Korea, Australia, and Italy, on student motivation and teaching methodology, and has written articles on student motivation, autonomy, Japanese university English language programs, and content-based language teaching. Whilst at CPACS, Professor Da Silva’s particular research project focussed on peace education and in particular developing ideas around a ‘pedagogy for trust’ for teaching and learning environments.
