Jeffrey Stewart Morrow

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Does anyone have or know of any research regarding English information after the Hanshin and Tohoku earthquakes in Japan in 1995 and 2011?

After the earthquakes in Kumamoto one year ago, there was a lack of English information. I want to find out if the situation was similar in the Hanshin and Tohoku earthquakes.

02 May 2017 3,109 4 View

Can anyone share experiences while traveling of English ability in global tourist destination employees?

If you have time, could you relate experiences of English ability among tourist destination staff? For example, can they understand language that is directed to them? Can they respond quickly and...

03 March 2017 2,769 3 View

Does anyone know of any survey data regarding post-earthquake effects of expats living in foreign countries, and also tourism businesses?

I am teaching at the Prefectural University of Kumamoto in Kumamoto, Japan, the location of the most recent big earthquakes here. I am interested in conducting surveys in two areas: 1) foreign...

29 September 2016 749 8 View

Is a low R squared value necessarily negative in a social study?

The R squared value indicates the goodness of fit of the model; that is, it can help explain the variability of the data close to the mean, but in social studies there are many outliers and data...

10 May 2016 2,214 7 View

What is the best way to assess spoken English ability in non-native speakers?

Besides the CEFR, there are not many methods of assessing spoken English ability, and the CEFR's reference levels can leave quite a bit of room for interpretation. What are some other useful...

05 April 2016 4,533 17 View