Curriculum Vitae
Name: Douglas Rapley
Work address: University of Sharjah, University City, Sharjah,
UAE
Work telephone: 971 6 5050240 E-mail: [email protected]
Current Position
English instructor – University of Sharjah Language Institute, September 2014 - present
Previous Employment
English Development Coordinator - Degree Program, IPC Tertiary Institute, April 2013 - 2014
Lecturer - Degree Program, IPC Tertiary Institute, April 2012 - 2014
Courses taught: Research Skills, Japanese Civilisation, Social Conflict in Modern Japan
Lecturer - Foundation Program, IPC Tertiary Institute, April 2011 - March 2012 Courses taught: English as a Second Language
English Department HOD & Lecturer, Kawasaki Medical School, April 2009 - March 2011
Courses taught: Medical English, Presentation Skills/Oral Communication, English as a Foreign Language
English Department Assistant HOD & Lecturer, Kawasaki Medical School, April 2006 - March 2009
Courses taught: Medical English, U.S. History, English as a Foreign Language
Part-time Lecturer, Kawasaki Medical School, 2004 - 2006 Courses taught: U.S. History, New Zealand Culture
Part-time Lecturer, Kawasaki College of Allied Health Professionals, 2004 - 2006 Courses taught: English as a Foreign Language
Part-time Lecturer, Tamano Institute of Health and Human Services, 2004 - 2006 Courses taught: Medical English, English as a Foreign Language
Part-time Lecturer, Kurashiki Sakuyo University, 2004 - 2006 Courses taught: English as a Foreign Language
Part-time Lecturer, Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts, 2005 - 2006 Courses taught: English as a Foreign Language
English teacher, Kurashiki Board of Education, 1997 - 2004 Courses taught: English as a Foreign Language
Previous Additional Employment
English editor for The Japanese Society of Clinical Ecology Journal, 2008 - 2015
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics and Second Language Teaching, Massey University, 2018. Thesis title: Blurring the boundaries: Japanese students negotiating their
experiences in a New Zealand tertiary institution with international characteristics.
Master of Arts Degree in Second Language Teaching, Massey University, 2008.
Thesis title: Policy and reality: The teaching of oral communication by Japanese teachers of English in public junior high schools in Kurashiki City, Japan.
Post Graduate Diploma in Second Language Teaching, Massey University, 2005.
Certificate in English Teaching to Adults (RSA CELTA), University of Cambridge, 2003.
School for International Training TESOL Certificate, School For International Training, 2003.
Diploma of Teaching (Secondary), Christchurch College of Education, 1996.
Majors: Geography, Social Studies, Physical Education, Drama
Bachelor of Arts Degree, University of Canterbury, 1993.
Majors: Geography, History, Linguistics, Business Management
Refereed Publications
Rapley, D. & Skyrme, G. (2022). Studying Abroad at ‘Home’: Going to Japan in New Zealand.
Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education, 14(1).
Rapley, D. (2019). Online support for Japanese students studying abroad: A virtual umbilical cord. New Zealand Studies in Applied Linguistics. 25(1).
https://www.alanz.org.nz/journal/online-support-for-japanese-students-studying-abroada- virtual-umbilical-cord/
Rapley, D. (2010). Learning to speak English: Japanese junior high school student views. The Language Teacher. 34(6), 31-38
Rapley, D. (2010). Public speaking & presentation skills for medical students in Japan.
In R. Reinelt, (Ed.), The New Decade and (2nd) FL teaching: The initial phase Rudolf Reinelt Laboratory EU Matsuyama, Japan. 100-106
Rapley, D. (2010). The evolution and implementation of a public speaking course.
川崎医会誌一般教 (Kawasaki Medical Journal). 36, 21-25
Rapley, D. (2009). Policy and reality: The teaching of oral communication by Japanese teachers of English in public junior high schools in Kurashiki City, Japan. Asian EFL Journal.
http://www.asian-efl-journal.com/Thesis-D-Rapley.pdf
Rapley, D. (2008). Japanese public junior high school policy and reality. In A.M. Stoke (Ed.), JALT2008 Conference Proceedings. (pp. 103-113). Tokyo: JALT. 103-115
Other Publications
Rapley, D. (2002). Old, therefore bad? English Kurashiki. 33, 6-7
Conference Presentations
Rapley, D. (2015, March 13). Effective data collection techniques in longitudinal research.
Presented at TESOL Arabia Conference, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Rapley, D. (2014, October 25). A longitudinal approach to discover identity evolution. Presented at TESOL Arabia Mini Conference, American University of Sharjah, United Arab
Emirates
Rapley, D. (2014, July 12). Japanese membership and identity while studying in New Zealand.
Presented at CLESOL 2014. Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
Rapley, D. (2012, October). The pre-arrival expectations of a group of Japanese tertiary students bound for studies in New Zealand. Presented at CLESOL 2012. IPC Tertiary Institute, New Zealand.
Rapley, D. (2011, September). The state of English tuition in Japanese junior high schools.
Presented at IPC Tertiary Institute Staff Research Seminar. IPC Tertiary Institute, New Zealand.
Rapley, D. (2010, September). Public speaking & presentation skills for medical students in Japan. Presented at 5th FL Teaching and Research Mini-Conference in Matsuyama.
Ehime University, Japan.
Rapley, D. (2009, December). Learning to speak in English: The views of Japanese junior high school students. Presented at School of Language Studies Seminar Series 2009. Massey University, New Zealand.
Rapley, D. (2009, August). The evolution of a public speaking course. Presented at 7th Asia
TEFL International Conference. Bangkok, Thailand.
Rapley, D. (2008, November). Junior high school EFL policy & reality: Teaching speaking skills. Presented at PAC7 at JALT2008 Annual Conference. Tokyo, Japan.
Rapley, D. (2008, July). The origins of our struggles. Presented at Japan Society for Medical English Education Conference. Tokyo, Japan.
