FUNDED GRANTS
Shachter, J., Bao, D., Harumi, S. (2024-2027) - ¥800,000. Investigating how expatriate English language teachers can overcome the obstacle of student silence in Japanese university classrooms. JSPS KAKENHI: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C).
Shachter, J. (2023) - ¥470,000. The emerging role of podcasting in qualitative methodology. Kyushu Sangyo University (Overseas Travel Fund).
Shachter, J. (2023) - ¥100,000. The effects of student silence on English language teacher wellbeing. Kyushu Sangyo University (Sangaku Fund).
Shachter, J. (2022) - ¥470,000. The flexibility of a podcast: Benefits for teachers, students, researchers. Kyushu Sangyo University (Overseas Travel Fund).
Shachter, J. (2022) - ¥150,000. Evaluating the efficacy of under-researched foreign language anxiety speaking interventions. Kyushu Sangyo University (Sangaku Fund).
Shachter, J. (2022) - Rank (A). Evaluating the efficacy of under-researched foreign language anxiety speaking interventions. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C).
Shachter, J. (2021) - ¥199,000. Collecting self-reported measures of verbal LL anxiety via iPad and correlating those measures with HR response. Kyushu Sangyo University (Kiban Kenkyu Fund).
Shachter, J. (2020) - ¥223,000. Using Fitbits to explore the correlation between heart rate and self- reported language Learning anxiety measurements. Kyushu Sangyo University (Kiban Kenkyu Fund).
Shachter, J. (2020) - $1,700. Using Fitbits to physiologically measure language learner speaking anxiety. Macquarie University (School of Psychological Sciences).
Shachter, J. (2019) - ¥500,000. Testing the convergent validity of an original heart rate aggregation software. Kyushu Sangyo University (Sangaku Fund).
Shachter, J. (2019) - Rank (A). Testing the convergent validity of an original heart rate aggregation software. JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Activity Early (Career Scientist).
Shachter, J. (2019) - ¥452,982. Designing and building an original research web application, which allows researchers to monitor language-learning anxiety in real time via a physiological measure. Kyushu Sangyo University (Computing and Network Center).
Shachter, J. (2018) - Rank (A). Using wearable heart rate monitors to validate self-reported learning language anxiety measurements. JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Activity, (Start-Up).
PRESENTATIONS
Shachter, J. (2024). “Tracking foreign language teacher emotional reactions to student silence: An autoethnographic case study in Japan,” to be presented at The Psychology of Language Learning (PLL) 5th International Conference, Department of Languages and Literatures, National Distance Education University, Madrid, Spain, May 15-18, 2024.
Shachter, J. (2024). “Teaching reading skills in 'Surround Sound',” presented at The International Conference on Applied Linguistics & Languages Teaching (ALLT), Taipei, Taiwan, April 19-20, 2024.
Shachter, J. (2023). “Learning through listening: The path to becoming a better teacher, researcher
and academic writer,” invited guest lecturer (MA TESOL), Kansai University, October 16, 2023.
Shachter, J. (2023). "The Lost in Citations Podcast: A resource for brain science researchers,” presented at The PanSIG 2023 Conference, Brain SIG Forum, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto, Japan, May 14, 2023.
Shachter, J. (2023). "Silence and emotion: An autoethnographic event-based sampling study,” presented at The PanSIG 2023 Conference, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto, Japan, May 14, 2023.
Haswell, C.G., & Shachter, J. (2023). "New routes for qualitative research using podcast interviews,” presented at The PanSIG 2023 Conference, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto, Japan, May 13, 2023.
Haswell, C.G., & Shachter, J. (2023). "How can we learn what academics think about their peers' opinions,” presented at The 30th Annual KOTESOL International Conference, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, South Korea, April 29-30, 2023.
Shachter, J. & Haswell, C.G. (2023). "The flexibility of a podcast: Benefits for researchers, teachers, and students,” presented at Language Center of National Taipei University (Invited online lecture), March 28, 2023.
Shachter, J. (2023). "The flexibility of a podcast: Benefits for researchers, teachers, and students,” presented at The 57th RLEC International Conference, Seameo Regional Language Centre, Singapore, March 14, 2023.
Shachter, J., & Haswell, C.G. (2023). "Silence in the language classroom,” presented at The Sojo University Teaching and Learning Forum, Kumamoto, Japan, February, 18 2023.
Shachter, J. (2022). "Japanese students contributing to a pro-verbalisation pedagogy,” presented at The 48th Annual JALT International Conference, Fukuoka International Congress Center, Japan, November 13, 2022.
Shachter, J., & Haswell, C.G. (2022). "How to accommodate silent learners in your classroom: Insights from scholars in the field,” presented at The 48th Annual JALT International Conference, Fukuoka International Congress Center, Japan, November 12, 2022.
Shachter, J., & Haswell, C.G. (2022). "Using an academic podcast to gain insights on student silence,” presented at The Listening Conference 2022, Campus Plaza, Kyoto, Japan, September 25, 2022.
Shachter, J. (2022). "Correlating heart rate response with state feelings in a language classroom,” presented at The PanSIG 2022 Conference, University of Nagano, Nagano, Japan, July 9, 2022.
Shachter, J., & Haswell, C.G. (2022). "Using alternative methods of research to investigate psychology-related journal articles,” presented at The Eighth Annual Conference on Global Higher Education, Lakeland University, Tokyo, Japan, June 4, 2022.
Shachter, J., & Haswell, C.G. (2022). “Lost in Citations,” presented at Online Teaching Japan, (Facebook Livestream), March 12, 2022.
Haswell, C.G., & Shachter, J. (2022). "Opportunities afforded by the production of a research-oriented podcast,” presented at 18th Annual CamTESOL International Conference, (Online), February 20, 2022.
Haswell, C.G., & Shachter, J. (2021). "Turning the 'Lost in Citations' podcast into a research opportunity,” presented at The 47th Annual JALT International Conference, (Online), November 14, 2021.
Shachter, J. (2021). "Anxious language learners in your classroom: A starting point," presented at Kyushu Sangyo University's Global English Education Summit, (Online), September 27, 2021.
Shachter, J. (2021). "The Fitbit Data Collection System," presented at The 2021 EuroCALL Conference, (Online), August 27, 2021.
Mitchell, T., & Shachter, J. (2021). "The effects of gamified instruction on Japanese English language learner vocabulary recall," presented at The JALTCALL 2021 Conference, (Online), June 5, 2021.
Shachter, J. (2021). "Is there a need to integrate self-reported measures of Japanese college entrance examination test anxiety with heart rate response?," presented at The PanSIG 2021 Conference, (Online), May 15, 2021.
Haswell, C.G., & Shachter, J. (2021). "The developing state of English as a Lingua Franca,” presented at The 3rd APLJ Symposium, (Online), May 12, 2021.
Shachter, J. (2020). Reporting the results of research and development developed in 2019 –– “Designing and building The Fitbit Data Collection System,” presented at Kyushu Sangyo University's Computer Network Center, Fukuoka, Japan, November 30, 2020.
Shachter, J. (2020). “Using Fitbits to physiologically measure language learner speaking anxiety,” presented at the Macquarie University graduate student showcase at The 46th annual JALT International Conference, (Online), November 24, 2020.
Shachter, J. (2020). “Teaching reading skills in 'Surround Sound',” presented at The 46th annual JALT International Conference, (Online), November 24, 2020.
Shachter, J. (2020). “Examining weaknesses in current test anxiety measuring systems,” Macquarie Research Students’ Roundtable, presented at The 46th annual JALT International Conference, (Online), November 17, 2020.
Shachter, J. (2020). “Proof of concept for an indicator of learner anxiety via wearable fitness trackers,” presented at The Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) International Conference, (Online), July 19, 2020.
Shachter, J. (2020). “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, 2020.
Shachter, J. (2019). “Can a Fitbit empirically measure learner anxiety?” presented at The 45th Annual JALT International Conference, WINC AICHI, Nagoya, Japan, November 4, 2019.
Shachter, J. (2019). “Tracking and quantifying Japanese English language learner speaking anxiety,” presented at The 27th Annual KOTESOL International Conference, Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, October 13, 2019.
Shachter, J. (2019). “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.
Shachter, J. (2019). “Are your students nervous?” presented at The PanSIG 2019 Conference, Konan University, Nishinomiya, Japan, May 18, 2019.
Shachter, J. (2018). “Using a 'Nervousness Metric' to connect with your students and increase engagement,” presented at The 30th Annual Kyushu-Okinawa Chapter JACET Conference, Kyushu Sangyo University, Fukuoka, Japan, October 13, 2018.
