J-CLIL Organization
(Updated in May 2024)
Headquarters
President
Makoto Ikeda (Sophia University)
Vice President
Kazuko Kashiwagi (Shitennoji University)
Barry Kavanagh (Tohoku University)
Head of the Secretariat
Tatsuma Shirai(National Institute of Technology, Kurume College)
Assistant to the Chairman
Tatsuma Shirai(National Institute of Technology, Kurume College)
Directors
Rieko Yamashita (Musashino University)
Mark deBoer(Akita International University)
Hazuki Nakata (Konan Women's University)
Masaru Yamazaki (Wako Kokusai High School)
Yuki Yamano (Shirayuri University)
Tatsushi Yo (Waseda University)
Auditors
Maki Yazaki(Chuo University)
Hiroki Kondo(Saresio Gakuin)
Adviser
Shigeru Sasajima (CLIL Institute for Teacher Education)
Hirosada Iwasaki (former University of Tsukuba)
Steering Committee
*Tatsuma Shirai (National Institute of Technology, Kurume College)
Koto Kei (Kanto Gakuin University)
Ma Gyokusho (Soka University)
Masaru Yamazaki (Wako Kokusai High School)
Hisahiko Kyozuka(Kyoikukaihatsusyuppan)
Yukiko Abe (The University of Kitakyushu)
Accounting
*Tatsuma Shirai(National Institute of Technology, Kurume College)
Yosuke Kawano(Gakushuin Girls' Junior & Senior High School)
Yusuke Yamamoto(Otsuma Junior & Senior High School)
Hitomi Sakamoto(Toyo Gakuen University)
Name list management
*Tatsuma Shirai(National Institute of Technology, Kurume College)
Akinobu Harajima (Meiji University High School and Junior High School)
Kota Kawakami (University of Edinburgh Graduate School)
Mayumi Takizawa (Bunkyo Gakuin University)
Naomi Tsuda(Meiji University)
Website Management
*Hazuki Nakata (Konan Women's University)
Yukiko Ito (Osaka Seikei University)
Barry Kavanagh (Tohoku University)
Michele Joel (Kyorin University)
Annual Conference Executives (incl. International Conference Preparation)
*Kazuko Kashiwagi (Shitennoji University)
Taizo Kudo (Nagoya Gakuin University)
Yukiko Ito (Osaka Seikei University)
Hazuki Nakata (Konan Women's University)
J-CLIL Newsletter Editorial Board
*Rieko Yamashita (Musashino University)
Chizuko Aiba (University of Shizuoka)
Yoko Yamato (Seisa University)
Rima Togashi (Aoyama International Education Institute)
Kiyu Itoi(Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University)
Yukiko Abe (The University of Kitakyushu)
Asian Journal Editorial Board
*Mark deBoer(Akita International University)
Saki Suemori (Tsukuba University)
Barry Kavanagh (Tohoku University)
Andy Roomy(Tokai University)
Kana Seki (Waseda University Graduate Student)
Keisuke Tanino (Osaka Prefecture University College of Technology)
J-CLIL bookshelf
*Keiko Tsuchiya (Yokohama City University)
Maria Dolores Perez Murillo (Complutense University of Madrid)
Stephen McNamara (Kwansei Gakuin University) 荊紅涛(関東学院大学)
Koto Kei (Kanto Gakuin University)
CLIL Teacher Education Program Preparation (Incl. Overseas Seminars)
*Shigeru Sasajima (CLIL Institute for Teacher Education)
Rimi Ushizu(atelier COR)
Honorary Members
Do Coyle (University of Edinburgh, UK)
Margarette Gearon (Melbourne Graduate School of Education)
Russell Cross (Melbourne Graduate School of Education)
Richard Johnstone (University of Stirling, UK)
Maria D. Perez Murillo (Complutense University in Madrid, Spain)
Taina Wewer (Teacher Training School of Turku University)
Alan Dobson (CLIL advisor, UK)
Heini-Marja Pakula (Turku University, Finland)
Michelle J. Mellion-Doorewaard (Radboud University, the Netherlands)
Kevin Schuck (Penta College Jacob van Liesveldt, the Netherlands)
Suzanne Dijon (Lycée Jacques de Vaucanson, France)
Ya-fen Lillian Fan (National Taiwan University of Science and Technology)
Angel Lin (Simon Fraser University, Canada)
Yang Wenhsien (National Kaohsiung University of Hospitality and Tourism, Taiwan)
Onno van Wilgenburg (Nuffic: Netherlands Organization for International Co-operation in Higher Education)
Rick de Graaff (Utrecht University)
Tessa Mearns (Leiden University)
Rosie Tanner (Education consultancy)
宋莉 Song Li (哈爾濱工業大学: Harbin Institute of Technology)
張莉 Zhang Li (順邁華美外国語学校: Shunmai Huawei Foreign Language School)
Mª Elena Gómez Parra (University of Cordoba)
Christiane Dalton-Puffer (University of Vienna)
Yoko Sturt Matsumoto (The University of Edinburgh)
Magdalena Custodio Espinar (Comillas Pontifical University, Spain)
Supporting members
Global Step Academy
Sanshusha
Kyoiku Kaihatsu Shuppan
Seibido
ELEC
SINEWAVE
EF Education First Japan
Gakushu Atelier COR
ECC
Zoshindo / Jukenkenkyusha
Global Sky Education
Cambridge University Press
Polyglots
ELSA Japan
J-CLIL HOKKAIDO Chapter
Chapter President
Nobumasa Hirayama(Sapporo Miyanomori Elementary School)
Vice Chapter President
Yumi Nakajima(Sapporo Shin'ei Elementary School)
Tomoka Taneya(Sapporo Fujinosawa Elementary School)
Kota Matsunaga(Sapporo Kitazono Elementary School)
Shunsuke Mori(Sapporo Tonden Nishi Elementary School)
J-CLIL TOHOKU Chapter
Chapter President
Barry Kavanagh (Tohoku University)
Vice Chapter President
Satsuki Kojima (Miyagi University)
Secretariat
Todd Enslen (Tohoku University)
Brian Birdsell (Hirosaki University)
J-CLIL KANSAI Chapter
Chapter President
Kazuko Kashiwagi (Shitennoji University)
Vice Chapter President
Taizo Kudo (Nagoya Gakuin University)
Steering Committee Chairpersons
Yukiko Ito (Osaka Seikei University)
Hazuki Nakata (Konan Women's University)
Steering Committee
Keisuke Shimazaki (Sakai City Board of Education)
Nicole Takeuchi (Osaka Seikei University)
Keisuke Tanino (Osaka Prefecture University College of Technology)
Shizuka Matsuda(Osaka City Yodo Junior High School)
Takuya Morita (Ikeda Senior High School Attached to Osaka Kyoiku University )
Hideyuki Kashimoto (Osaka Seikei Collage)
J-CLIL CHUGOKU
Chapter President
Yuko Uesugi(Eikei University)
Vice Chapter President
Nigo, Yoshihiro(Yamaguchi Gakugei University)
Yumi Yamaguchi (National Institute of Technology, Tsuyama College)
Hidenobu Hori(National Institute of Technology, Tsuyama College)
Ayaka Akagi(Sakaiminato Sougou Technical High School, Tottori)
J-CLIL Kyushu Chapter
Chapter President
Tatsuma Shirai (Kurume National College of Technology)
Yukiko Abe (University of Kitakyushu)
Mai Kuramoto (Kagoshima University)
Monica Hamciuc (Kagoshima University)
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Special Interest Groups
J-CLIL Primary & Secondary
(CLIL at elementary and junior high schools)
Chairperson
Yuki Yamano (Shirayuri University)
Vice Chairperson
Hitomi Sakamoto (Toyo Gakuen University)
Steering Committee Chairperson
Takahiro Tadokoro (Utsunomiya University)
Steering Committee
Akiyo Watanabe (Tochigi Prefectural Imaichi High School)
J-CLIL Secondary
(CLIL at Junior and Senior high schools)
Chairperson
Yusuke Yamamoto(Otsuma Junior & Senior High School)
Steering Committee
Masaru Yamazaki (Wako Kokusai High School)
Koibuchi Kentaro (Yokohama Jogakuin Junior & Senior High School)
Yukari Takagi (Kanagawa Prefectural Tsurumi Sogo High School)
Ken Iwata (Yokohama Jogakuin Junior & Senior High School)
Akinobu Harajima (Meiji University High School and Junior High School)
Kota Kawakami (University of Edinburgh Graduate School)
Tatsuma Shirai (Kurume National College of Technology)
Hiromi Tsuda(Meiji University)
J-CLIL Kosen
(CLIL at Tech College)
Tatsuma Shirai (Kurume National College of Technology)
Yoshimi Kawabata (National Institute of Technology, Ishikawa College)
Katsumi Ichimura (National Institute of Technology, Nagaoka College)
J-CLIL East Asia
Chairperson
Tatsushi Yo (Waseda University)
Vice Chairperson
Koto Kei (Kanto Gakuin University)
Steering Committee
Ma Gyokusho (Soka University)
Sasajima Shigeru (Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin University)
J-CLIL Japanese (CLIL in Japanese Language Education)
Chairperson
Yukiko Okuno (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
Steering Committee
Reiko Sato (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Mayumi Yamada (Tokyo Metropolitan University)
Akiko Kobayashi (Ritsumeikan University)
Sasajima Shigeru (Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin University)
Yoko Sturt Matsumoto (The University of Edinburgh) *Advisor
Australia-Japan CLIL Teachers' Network
Chairperson
Mayumi Takizawa(Bunkyou Gakuin University)
Hitomi Sakamoto(Toyo Gakuen University)
Yukiko Okuno(Tokyo Metropolitan University)
Shigeru Sasajima(CLIL-ite)*Advisor
Collaboration with Other Organizations
Association Ensenanza Bilingue
Shigeru Sasajima(CLIL Institute for Teacher Education)
Yosuke Kawano(Gakushuin Girls' Junior & Senior High School)
CLILRen&ICLHE East Asia
Keiko Tsuchiya (Yokohama City University)
JALT CEFR & LP SIG
Gabriela Schmidt (Nihon University)
2024 Fiscal Year Commissioned Project
Overseas Returnee Children's Education Promotion Foundation
"Development, Training, Implementation, and Verification of a Hard CLIL Program in Full-time Japanese Elementary Schools"
Makoto Ikeda (Sophia University)

J-CLIL office: Ikeda Lab.
Sophia University
7-1 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-8554
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