Jonathan Shachter（ジョナサン・シャクター）
Lecturer（講師）

• Master of Education (Teaching English Learners): American College of Education
• Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages: University of Cambridge
  
• Bachelor of Music (Trumpet Performance): Virginia Tech.

Faculty List

Teaching Experience​

• Listening & Speaking I - IV
• Reading & Writing I - IV
• Sairishu
• Shakaijin English

Additional Responsibilities

• Vocabulary
• Textbook development
• Educational technology
• ​Listening & Speaking course coordinator
  

Research Interests

• Effects of nervousness on performance and cognition

• Publications
• Conferences
• Grants
• Affiliations
• Contact

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Journals

1. Shachter, J., Stewart J. (2020). Designing and building the Fitbit Data Collection System. Kyushu Sangyo University Computing and  Networking Center Journal (In Press).
   
2. Shachter, J., Kangas, M., Sweller, N., Stewart, J. (2020). Proof of Concept for an Indicator of Learner Anxiety via Wearable Fitness Trackers. In International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (In Press). Springer, Cham.
   
3. Shachter, J. (2018). Tracking and Quantifying Japanese English Language Learner Speaking Anxiety. The Language Teacher, 42, 3-7.​

Presentations

1. Teaching reading skills in 'Surround Sound', to be presented at JALT International Conference, Online, November 16-23, 2020
   
2. Proof of concept for an indicator of learner anxiety via wearable fitness trackers, to be presented at The Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) International Conference, Online, July 19-24, 2020
   
3. A 'Surround Sound' approach to content-based reading instruction, presented at The Second Annual Performance in Education SIG in Sapporo Conference, Hokusei Gakuin University, Sapporo, Japan, February 1-2, 2020
   
4. Can a Fitbit empirically measure learner anxiety? presented at The 45th Annual JALT International Conference, WINC AICHI, Nagoya, Japan, November 1-4, 2019
   
5. Tracking and quantifying Japanese English language learner speaking anxiety, presented at The 27th Annual KOTESOL International Conference, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, October 12-13, 2019
   
6. Using a ‘Surround Sound’ pedagogical construct to maximize efficacy in content-based reading instruction, presented at The 31st Annual Kyushu-Okinawa Chapter JACET Conference, Tokai University, Kumamoto, Japan, July 13, 2019
   
7. Are your students nervous?, presented at The PanSIG 2019 Conference, Konan University, Nishinomiya, Japan, May 18-19, 2019
   
8. Using a Nervousness Metric to Connect with Your Students and Increase Engagement. JACET Conference, Oct. 13, 2018. Fukuoka, Japan.

Grants

1. Shachter, 2020. Using Fitbits to explore the correlation between heart rate and self-reported Language Learning anxiety measurements, Kiban Kenkyu (KSU internal grant).
   
2. Shachter, 2020. Masters in Research Grant, Macquarie University.
   
3. Shachter, 2019. Testing the convergent validity of an original heart rate aggregation software, Sangaku Department (KSU internal grant).
   
4. Shachter, 2019. Testing the convergent validity of an original heart rate aggregation software. JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Activity Early Career Scientist. Rank (A).
   
5. Shachter, 2019. Designing and building an original research web application which allows researchers to monitor language learning anxiety in real time via a physiological measure. 九州産業大学総合情報基盤センター研究開発計画補助金. (KSU internal grant)
6. Shachter, 2018. Using wearable heart rate monitors to validate self-reported Learning Language Anxiety measurements. JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Activity start-up. 順位 (A)

Professional Affiliations

• JALT
• JACET
• KOTESOL

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