Michael Thomas

Michael Thomas (PhD) is a professor in applied linguistics (special emphasis learning technologies) at Nagoya University of Commerce & Business (Japan). Previously, he taught second language learning at the University of Heidelberg (Germany). His research interests are in learning technologies, digital literacies, and the philosophy of language. He is author of The Reception of Derrida: Translation and Transformation (2006) and editor of the Handbook of Research on Web 2.0 and Second Language Learning (2009). He is on the editorial boards of the International Journal of Emerging Technologies & Society, the Asian Journal of EFL, and the Asian ESP Journal. He is also a reviewer for the British Journal of Educational Technology. Dr. Thomas is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments (IJVPLE). His current research focuses on a new book entitled Interactive Whiteboards and Emerging Technologies with Euline Cutrim Schmid and Task-Based Language Teaching and Technology with Hayo Reinders.

Publications

Interactive Whiteboards for Education: Theory, Research and Practice
Interactive Whiteboards for Education: Theory, Research and Practice
Michael Thomas, Euline Cutrim Schmid. © 2010. 340 pages.
Interactive learning technologies and multimedia resources in the classroom foster new educational curricula, while offering alternative roles for students and teachers....
Handbook of Research on Web 2.0 and Second Language Learning
Handbook of Research on Web 2.0 and Second Language Learning
Michael Thomas. © 2009. 636 pages.
Over the last few years, second generation Internet-based services, or Web 2.0 technologies, have emerged as the new buzzwords in information communication technologies. The...