Atsushi’s research field includes second language writing, creative writing, English haiku, CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning), learner autonomy and learner strategies.   If you are interested in his academic work, click here to read his journal articles.

Atsushi is now working on his dissertation.  His main focus is second language writing.  The goal of this study is to examine the contribution of writing English haiku to academic English writing in ESL/EFL contexts.  Click here to read his dissertation work.  

Atsushi loves teaching.  Teaching is his life.  He has taught both English and Japanese in different contexts.

Japanese (Instructor)

• The Yamasa Institute, Okazaki-shi, Aichi-ken, JAPAN
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA

English (Tutor, Volunteer Instrucor)

• Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA
• Hon-Amanuma Junior High School, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN

If you want to know more about him, read his full CV (Atsushi Iida CV).

私の研究分野は、第2言語ライティング、クリエイティブライティング、俳句、学習者の自律心、学習方略、コンピュータ使用の言語学習、英語教授法、日本語教授法です。アメリカの大学、そして日本の語学学校で日本語を教えていることもあり、英語に限らず日本語も研究しています。