Organization
Undergraduate School School of Global Japanese Studies Professor
Title
Professor
External link
Degree
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Ph.D. ( 2009.5 University of Hawaii at Manoa )
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B.A. ( 2005.5 University of Northern Colorado )
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M.A. ( 1999.12 University of Colorado at Denver )
Research Interests
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Discourse and sport
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Literature and language teaching
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Curriculum and materials development
Research Areas
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Humanities & social sciences / Linguistics / Discourse and sport
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Humanities & social sciences / Foreign language education / Curriculum and materials development
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Humanities & social sciences / Foreign language education / Literature and language teaching
Research History
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Meiji University Professor Professor of English
2020.4
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Meiji University Associate Professor Associate Professor of English
2016.4 - 2020.3
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Hawaii Pacific University Assistant Professor
2010.8 - 2016.1
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Tama University Lecturer
2008.4 - 2010.8
Papers
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A pedagogical mythology for possible selves Reviewed
Brian Rugen
Explorations in Teacher Development 26 ( 1 ) 4 - 8 2020
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Field of Samurai dreams: A discursive construction of baseball in Japan Reviewed International journal
Brian Rugen
Aethlon: The Journal of Sport Literature 36 ( 1 ) 79 - 89 2019.3
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Strengthening project-based learning with genre checkpoints Reviewed
Brian Rugen
The English Teacher 48 ( 3 ) 115 - 127 2019
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Developing teacher immediacy in language teacher education Reviewed
Brian Rugen
The Language Teacher 42 ( 2 ) 13 - 17 2018
Books
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JALT2018—Diversity and Inclusion
（ Role： ContributorChapter: "Instructional communication: A course design case" (pp. 81-85).）
Tokyo: JALT 2019
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Teacher Agency and Policy Response in English Language Teaching
（ Role： ContributorChapter: "Introducing curricular change in ESL composition: an action research perspective" (pp. 174-187)）
Routledge 2017
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Narrative research in applied linguistics
（ Role： ContributorChapter: "Language learner, language teacher: Narrative identities in conversation" (pp. 199-217)）
Cambridge University Press 2013 （ ISBN:9781107042698 ）
MISC
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"Rooting interest" Reviewed
Brian Rugen
The Twin Bill: A Literary baseball Journal 2026.3
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"Running Bridges" Reviewed
Brian Rugen
Aethlon: The Journal of Sport Literature 2025.7
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"Tokyo Road" Reviewed International journal
Brian Rugen
Like the Wind literary magazine 2016.12
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"Chasing Deer" Reviewed
Brian Rugen
Kyoto Journal 2013.8
Presentations
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"Masculinity and sport in the short stories of Tom Perrotta" International conference
16th International Conference on the Short Story in English 2023.6
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"Teaching Poetry at the University Level"
PanSIG 2023 2023.5
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"A Pedagogical Mythology for Possible Selves" International conference
19th Annual CamTESOL Conference 2023.2
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"How to travel during a pandemic: Developing a course in travel literature" International conference
The Japan Association for Language Teaching 48th International Conference 2022.11
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"Functions of yume in the multimodal representation of emotion in a Japanese baseball film trailer" International conference
7th New Zealand Discourse Conference 2019.12
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Pedagogical Potential of Travel Literature as a Hybrid Genre of Nonfiction International conference
The 2024 MLA Annual Conference 2024.1
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"Literary debates: Developing critical thinking in the EFL reading classroom"
Brian Rugen
5th Thailand TESOL International Conference 2026.1
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"Idealized masculine identities and the questing hero in the modern sport documentary"
Brian Rugen
19th International Pragmatics Conference; Brisbane, Australia 2025.6
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"Improving literature circles through pedagogical translanguaging"
Brian Rugen
21st Annual CamTESOL Conference; Phnom Penh, Cambodia 2025.2
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"Tips for using literature circles in a Japanese EFL context"
Brian Rugen
Okinawa JALT 21st Center Language Teaching Conference 2024.10
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