教員紹介・ゼミナール

講師　[基幹教員]

英語教育（EFL／ESL）、スピーキング能力開発、異文化間コミュニケーション

My research focuses on enhancing university studentsʼ speaking confidence, fluency,
and intercultural communicative competence through CLIL and EMI approaches.
It integrates experiential learning through structured discussion, presentation tasks,
and cross-cultural virtual exchange programs connecting students in Japan with peers in India,
Malaysia, and other Asian contexts. The research emphasizes real-world communication,
non-native to non-native interaction, and global readiness.

Key contributions include the development of a Structured Fluency Practice Model that systematically improves learners’ speaking confidence and performance, and the design of intra-Asian virtual exchange programs that foster intercultural awareness and willingness to communicate. My work also integrates educational technology (EdTech) and digital learning platforms to support vocabulary development, interaction, and reflective learning. These approaches contribute to practical, scalable models for improving communicative competence and preparing students for global academic and professional environments.

Muthumaniraja, S. (2026, February 12–14). Proposing ACIS: A new spiral model of confidence development in virtual intercultural exchanges among Asian women EFL learners [Conference presentation]. Sojo University, Kumamoto, Japan.

Muthumaniraja, S. (2025, August 18–19). Empowering women through English: A case study of India–Japan virtual exchange program [Conference presentation]. iELT-Con 2025, Penang, Malaysia.

Muthumaniraja, S., Vashisht, D., & Khurana, P. (2025). Perfectionism and anxiety in Japanese EFL classrooms: A conceptual exploration. TPM: Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology, 32(S8), 2318–2327.

Muthumaniraja, S., Khurana, P., & Vashisth, D. (2025). A comparative analysis of student perceptions of English language programs in Japan and India: Effectiveness, satisfaction, confidence, support, and recommendation. i-manager’s Journal on English Language Teaching, 15(1), 27–38.

Muthumaniraja, S. (2023). Introducing a CLIL-based speaking task for university-level ESP learners in Japan. The Center for English as a Lingua Franca Journal, 3, 25–39.

August 2023 - in progress - Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Gender Studies—focusing on ESL education in Japan, The Northcap University, India.
March 2008, Masters in Business Administration Periyar University, Tamil Nadu, India.
June 2014, Trinity Cert Tesol Trinity College of London (Shane English Schools, Japan)March 2020, CLIL (Content Integrated Language Learning) Oxford TEFL Spain.

March 2008, Masters in Business Administration Periyar University, Tamil Nadu, India.