Minton, Timothy

Board Member, Japan Society for Medical English Education (JASMEE) Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Medical English Education President, The 19th JASMEE Academic Meeting (2016) Representative Honorary Secretary, The Cambridge & Oxford Society, Tokyo Executive Director, The Japan-British Society Secretary, The Tokyo Club Board Member, The English-Speaking Union of Japan (ESUJ)

My work focuses mainly on the practical aspects of English teaching and learning, particularly in the field of English grammar and usage, and most of my publications are part of an ongoing exploration of the nature and causes of grammatical and semantic misconceptions commonly held by Japanese learners at all levels of proficiency. The materials I use for this research range from students’ writing to school and university textbooks and other writings in or on the English language published in Japan. Another closely related field of study I am engaged in is problems specific to English usage in the presentation, both written and oral, of medical research. This work is being pursued in collaboration with other members of the Japan Society for Medical English Education.

• Misconceptions, grammar, semantics, teaching/learning methods, English for Specific Purposes (medical English)