Research theme for competitive and other funds (3)：
2015 - 2016 Learning Management Systems: Tracking learner development and developing effective evaluative rubrics
2012 - 2015 Education Innovation Grant: Critical Thinking Skills Development through Japanese History (Reacting To The Past)
2006 - 2007 Exploring Language and Identity: Nature of Code-switching among Japanese Students
Papers (12)：
Jim McKinley. The impact of Western criticisms of Japanese rhetorical approaches on learners of Japanese. Language Learning in Higher Education. 2014. 4. 2. 303-319
Jim McKinley. Displaying critical thinking in EFL academic writing: A discussion of Japanese to English contrastive rhetoric. RELC Journal. 2013. 44. 2. 195-208
McKINLEY JAMES. Introduction to Sophia International Review special issue: Globalization as an Educational Focus. Sophia International Review. 2012. 34. 34. 1-2
McKINLEY JAMES. Group workshops: Saving our writing center in Japan. Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal. 2011. 2. 4. 292-303
McKINLEY JAMES, Mathew Thompson. The Globalization of Japanese Higher Education and the FLA Core. Sophia International Review. 2011. 33. 33. 61-64
2006 - 2012 Victoria University of Wellington Graduate School, Division of Humanities Linguistics & Applied Langages
- 2012 University of Victoria Arts
2000 - 2001 University of Sydney Graduate School, Division of Humanities Linguistics
1990 - 1994 Susquehanna University Faculty of Humanities English
Professional career (5)：
Honors English (Susquehanna University)
BA English(Honors) (Susquehanna University)
MA Applied Linguistics (University of Sydney)
Doctor of Philospphy (University of Victoria)
Ph.D (Victoria University of Wellington)
Work history (3)：
2003/03/10 - 2004/07/16 University of Sydney Lecturer
2000/09/27 - 2004/07/01 University of Sydney EFL Teacher
Sophia University Faculty of Liberal Arts, Department of Liberal Arts Associate Professor
Association Membership(s) (5)：
Japan Association of Language Teachers
, Asia TEFL
, ALANZ (Applied Linguistics Association of New Zealand)
, International Society of Language Studies
, AAAL (American Association for Applied Linguistics)
