Mayumi Hamada is an associate professor at the University of Marketing and Distribution Sciences in Kobe. Her current research interests include CLIL, learning motivation, and career education. She has developed a new CLIL course that combines career education and English learning, based on positive psychology and cognitive neuroscience. She is currently developing English teaching materials to enhance students’ self-esteem and self-realization. She is the co-author of textbooks in the Macmillan Cinema English series and "Grammar Network" by Cengage.