Tomohisa Machida (Ph.D.: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) is a professor in the Graduate School at Akita International University. By collaborating with local boards of education, he provides in-service teacher training sessions to elementary and junior high school teachers in many prefectures. His research interests include elementary-school English education, language anxiety, and teacher education. His recent publications are "The 6 Principles for Exemplary Teaching of English Learners: Young Learners in a Multilingual World" (TESOL Press), and "Blue Sky elementary 5 & 6" (Keirinkan).