David Gregory Coulson

David Gregory Coulson’s background is in foreign language learning (French and Japanese) and he has taught English and applied linguistics in Japan for 28 years. Now, he supervises Master’s research students in English and Japanese applied linguistics at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto. His interests are in vocabulary acquisition, English medium instruction, and syllabus design and reform.

Publications

Educational Reform and International Baccalaureate in the Asia-Pacific
Educational Reform and International Baccalaureate in the Asia-Pacific
David Gregory Coulson, Shammi Datta, Michael James Davies. © 2021. 414 pages.
The need to reform secondary-level education to prepare young people for new economic realities has emerged. In an age of constant career changing, cognitive flexibility is a...
Local Implementation of International Baccalaureate in the Japanese Secondary School System: How Good Practice Is Positively Impacting Education Provision
Local Implementation of International Baccalaureate in the Japanese Secondary School System: How Good Practice Is Positively Impacting Education Provision
David Gregory Coulson, Shammi Datta, Mai Sugawara. © 2019. 16 pages.
Japan is moving from a traditional focus on prescriptive English education towards a more forward-looking hybrid model, melding the influences of the world-class international...