Kagawa University Agriculture

１．Educational approach

　I oversee the International Scientific English Program (ISC) in the Faculty of Agriculture and the specialized English courses for the Graduate School of Agriculture. My approaches to English language education are strongly based in active learning, task-based and project-based learning. In my classes, I focus on developing English skills that are required while in agriculture and that can be applied to practical English for use on the job after graduation.
　In short, “We do not study English, but we use English to study other skills”. Communication is an important part of developing as a students, as workers, and a productive members of society. If you are a good communicator, you can be a good listener, a good team player , and a good leader. Communication is an important part of growing as a student, a member of society and an organization. We want you to develop communication skills to help you reach your goals.

２．International Student Internships

2017-2024. Assumption University of Thailand, Bangkok, Thailand. English language and culture study internship.Target students: Faculty of Agriculture 1st & 2nd year students.

2022-2024. Short Stay to Hanoi University of Science and Technology. Hanoi, Vietnam. Research and culture study internship. Target students: 12 Faculty of Agriculture 3rd & 4th year students.

2012-2019. Pre-Covid: Led and organized internships and student visits to: Indonesia (Diponegoro University), Thailand (Assumption University, Chiang Mai University, Chulalongkorn University, Kasestsart University, Silpakorn University), Taiwan (Chiayi University, Taipei University)

３．Recent Research

Investigation of technology in education (AI, the Metaverse). Investigation of learning beliefs and motivation of Japanese non-English major students English as a foreign language (EFL); Investigation of AI in strawberry production in Kagawa.

LUTES, P. (2024). Educational Development in Rural Cambodia Learning Learning (JALT), 31(1) 38-4

BROOKS, W. & LUTES, P. Task Based Learning: Effective Use to Enhance Learner Motivation and Engagement in the EFL Classroom Language and Culture : Bulletin of Institute for Language Education, (50) 81-102

LUTES, P., & TAKAMIZU, T. (2024). Report on the Kagawa University JICA 2023 Nikkei Training Project. Journal of Kagawa University International Office 11 37-44

MIYA, S., TOMIYOSHI., K, LUTES, P., & OKUDA, N. AI System Image Analysis to Detect Strawberry Fruit Development, Shokubutsu Kankyo Kogaku, 36, 115-119, 2024 DOI10.2525/shita.36.115

YAMABA, A.,LUTES, P., & OKUDA, N. (2021). Changing the Concentration of the Culture Solution before Harvesting Affected the Component Quality of Takana Brassica juncea var. integrifolia. Environment Control in Biology 59(1) 29-34

LUTES, P. (2024). Funding Your Future: Pathways to Global Collaboration and Sustainable Development in Agricultural Science in Japan, Peace as a Global Language (PGL) Association: Peace as a Global Language International Conference. Tokyo, Japan

LUTES, P. (2024). AI system image analysis to detect strawberry fruit development. The 3rd Trilateral Symposium on Sustainability – Strategies for Climate Action and Mitigation of Climate Change Impacts, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Lutes, P. & Figueroa, R. (2024) Japanese Science Majors’ Attitudes Toward Learning Science in the Metaverse. World ImmersiveLearning Labs Symposium, Tokyo, Japan

Lutes, P. (2024) Unlocking the power of AI for teachers: Understanding AI and practical applications of ChatGPT for individual teachers, English Teacher in Japan (ETJ) Kansai Expo, Osaka, Japan

LUTES, P. (2023). Cambodia: Challenges and Collaborative Projects for Growth & Education. LD30: Learning for Change and Action, Making a Difference for the Future, Tokyo, Japan