Welcome!

Thank you for coming to my website. Please look around and if you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact me at the address on the Contact page. You will find I have many research papers, abstracts, and software programs that you are free to download.

Laurence

Recent & Upcoming Events

Date: October 8 - 11, 2009
Presenter: Anthony, L. Chujo, K., and Oghigian, K.
Presentation: "A novel, web-based, parallel concordancer for use in the ESL/EFL classroom"
Conference: AACL 2009 - American Association for Corpus Linguistics. University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
- Conference Homepage
Date: September 4-6, 2009
Presenter: Anthony, L.
Presentation: "Online Database for ESP Resources in Japan"
Conference: JACET 48th Convention. Hokkai-Gakuen University, Sapporo, Japan.
- Conference Homepage
Date: June 20-23, 2009
Presenter: Chujo, K., Anthony, L., Oghigian, K.
Presentation: "DDL for the EFL classroom:Effective uses of a Japanese-English parallel corpus and the development of a learner-friendly, online parallel concordancer"
Conference: Corpus Linguistics 2009 International Conference. University of Liverpool, Liverppol, UK.
- Conference Homepage
Date: March 5-6, 2009
Presenter: Anthony, L.
Keynote Lecture: Concept Building and Discussion: First Steps to Technical Writing and Presentation
Conference: International Conference on English Needed by Scientists and Engineers in Today's Global Society. Sophia University, Tokyo.
- Presentation Slides [PDF])
- Sophia ESP Conference Schedule
Dec., 2008
"Improving the Q&A Experience: A Collaborative Effort"
IEEE PCS Newsletter. Vol. 52, No. 11.
Nov. 24, 2008
"Readability Workshop (Panel Discussion)"
Fukyama Heisei University, Fukuyama, Japan.
Nov. 22, 2008
"General Purpose ESP Program Design."
Plenary Speech given at the Osaka University ESP Symposium. Osaka University, Osaka, Japan.
Osaka ESP Symposium Schedule (in Japanese)
Osaka ESP Symposium Presentation Slides
Nov. 16, 2008
"IEEE Professional Communication Society - Japan Chapter Annual Seminar"
Seminar Chair. Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.
Oct. 4, 2008
"ESP Panel Discussion"
JAECS Annual Convention 2008, Tokyo, Japan.
Oct. 4, 2008
"From Language Analysis to Language Simplification with AntConc and AntWordProfiler"
JAECS Annual Convention 2008, Tokyo, Japan.
Sept. 11-13, 2008
"Discovering Grammar Basics with Parallel Concordancing in the EFL Classroom (in Japanese) "
JACET 47th Annual Convention, Tokyo, Japan.
Aug. 8, 2008
"Assessing Faculty for Employment and Promotion. (Panel Discussion)" International Symposium on Assessment in Science and Engineering, University of Aizu, Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan.
Aug. 8, 2008
"Multi-Dimensional Assessment of Student Performance in a Large Scale University English Program"
International Symposium on Assessment in Science and Engineering, University of Aizu, Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan.
Jul. 29, 2008
"Corpus Analysis Tools: Meaning, Development, Application"
Seminar given at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo, Japan.
July 14th, 2008
"Assessing the Vocabulary Complexity of Technical Documents."
Presentation on AntWordProfiler at the International Professional Communcation Conference (IPCC 2008). Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.
May 31st, 2008
Plenary speech at the Conference for IAESTE Internship, Waseda University, Tokyo. (Hosted by IAESTE). Waseda University, Ohkubo Campus, Tokyo, Japan.
May 24th, 2008
Site organizer for Workshop of Web Design and Usability (Hosted by PCS-Japan Chapter). Waseda University, Ohkubo Campus, Tokyo, Japan.
April 15, 2008 (10:30-17:00)
Introduction to English Presentation Skills. (Seminar conducted in Japanese). Hosted by Technical Information Center (TIC), Osaka, Japan.
Feb. 10, 2008 (13:00-14:20)
Seminar for Parents of Incoming Waseda University Students (in Japanese). Organized by Waseda COOP.
Dec. 10, 2007 (09:00-17:00)
Polishing Your Professional English. One-day seminar for Mechanical Engineers, Osaka, Japan. Co-presenter: Judy Noguchi
Presentation Slides and Handouts (password required)
Oct. 19, 2007 (09:30-17:00)
IEEE Professional Communication Seminar in Japan. Assistant Seminar Chair
Oct. 8, 2007 (10:00-12:00)
Special Lecture. Cheng Shiu University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Oct. 8, 2007 (10:00-12:00)
Special Lecture. National Kaohsiung University of Applied Science, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Oct. 5, 2007
2007 ESP Conference Keynote Lecture. Fooyin University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Oct 3, 2007 (10:45-12:00)
IEEE Professional Communication Society 2007 Conference Presentation (IPCC 2007), Seattle, US.
Signaling Transitions in Oral Presentations: Language and Strategies
Sept. 18, 2007 (13:30-17:55)
2007 CIEE Advanced Engineering Education Seminar No.1 - Developing Communication Expertise for the Global Age. Tokyo University, Tokyo, Japan. (in English/Japanese)
Engineering Excellence in Technical Writing: The Case for Complete Program Redesign.
Symposium Presentation Slides (PDF)
Sept. 7, 2007 (09:00-10:00)
JACET 2007 National Conference Presentation. Yasuda Women's University, Hiroshima, Japan.
Automatic Evaluation and Simplification of Vocabulary with Applications in Course Materials Development. JACET 2007 Presentation Slides (PDF)