User:John Stephenson

I am a linguist specialising in acquisition of second language phonology and comprehension-based language learning. Following a BA in linguistics (Manchester) and an MA in language acquisition (Durham), I lectured part-time at the universities of York and Durham in the UK. Currently I teach linguistics and English at Mie University in Japan. My first work to be published, 'Learner Attitudes to Comprehension-Based Language Learning' is to appear as a chapter in the Multilingual Matters volume, Input Matters (2007).

• スタッフ紹介（文化学科） Faculty of Humanities staff introductions, Mie University, Japan.
• J-Life blog, about linguistics and living in Japan.
• My recent Citizendium edits - look here to see what I've been working on. I am mostly responsible for the original information on many of the Linguistics Workgroup pages.
• Articles which I've made or intend to make a significant contribution to include Linguistics, Second language acquisition, Monitor Theory, the Critical Period Hypothesis, Applied linguistics, Phonology, Phonetics, the Syllable, the Comprehension approach, Contact language, Creole language, Japanese English, Singapore English, Martha Young-Scholten, Scarborough... and Doctor Who.