Dr Owen Minns

Applied Linguistics and Academic English Assistant Professor at Nihon University, Japan. Interests: SLA, Sneakers, Lists, Hip Hop, Identity, 日本語 & 🏉.

[Dr Owen Minns @OTMinns]

All ready for my presentation at @JALT_PanSIG today. I'll be presenting my research on foreign English teachers learning Japanese.
If you are interested in attending, it's in Building 8, Room 108 at 13.05 today.

[Dr Owen Minns @OTMinns]

My latest article for @Lg_on_the_Move is about my PhD dissertation that examined how English teachers learn Japanese. Breaks down my own connection with my research and some of the broader results. Stay tuned for a book version of my PhD next year.

[Language on the Move @Lg_on_the_Move]

In this new post on Language on the Move, @OTMinns shares his research on the linguistic consequences of privileged mobility.
#TESOL
https://t.co/eQ9euy8tvS

[Dr Owen Minns @OTMinns]

Reading about Japanese language education in Tokyo.
https://t.co/hNm2vf5ylV

Shocking how much of it is provided by volunteers and that it would take 100 years for all the foreigners in Shibuya-ku to complete classes.
Has anyone ever had a good experiences with these classes?

[Dr Glenn Hadikin @Glenn_Hadikin]

https://t.co/LonxJO2RRV The call for papers is now live for BAAL2024. Our conference theme is 'Applied linguistics in contemporary contexts: practices, approaches and future directions'. See you in Essex on 5th, 6th and 7th September. #BAAL2024 #AppliedLinguistics

[Dr Owen Minns @OTMinns]

The weird life of an Academic is you patiently wait for the end of term to get all the non-teaching stuff done and then you spend a large amount of your time stressing that you are not getting enough done.
#AcademicChatter

[Dr Owen Minns @OTMinns]

Weird not to be attending @BAAL2023York First few years of my PhD, I was really deeply involved with conference organising and being on the EC. Presented 3 times, organised Post-grad events and live-tweeted.
Hope it's a great conference for everyone. #BAAL2023York

[Dr Owen Minns @OTMinns]

@JazzSpider Thanks Matt, hoping we can share a pint soon.

[Dr Owen Minns @OTMinns]

Pleased to announce that I am now Dr Minns. Passed my Viva back in January and minor corrections were accepted last month.
I haven't been active on Twitter in the last few years but I wanted thank you to all the people on here that supported and took part in my research.

[Dr Owen Minns @OTMinns]

@tagsah Thanks Tag. I hope you are well.

[Dr Owen Minns @OTMinns]

@11thhourspecial Cheers man. I thought all my PhD scars would be mental but now I have a physical one too. Hope things are good with you.

[Dr Owen Minns @OTMinns]

Back in my favourite cafe doing the final edits for submitting my thesis later this month. It’s been a very long and winding road but it’s great to be almost finished. Even fracturing my knee cap in September was a minor setback.

[Dr Owen Minns @OTMinns]

@shipventsajar This is groovy as hell. Getting me out of my afternoon funk. Do you know who the dude is?

[Dr Owen Minns @OTMinns]

As I write up the final conclusions to my PhD and get ready to start a full-time job next week, I'm forever reminded how accurately my partner captured the last few years of my life back in 2019.

[Dr Owen Minns @OTMinns]

My partner has produced the most accurate representation of my life as a PhD student. Happy new year to all and I hope everyone has a productive 2019, no matter what your battling with. #phdchat

[Dr Owen Minns @OTMinns]

@Glenn_Hadikin An amazing present from my mum a few years ago.

[Dr Owen Minns @OTMinns]

I’ve really enjoyed #BAAL2020 today but the highlight has been the birthday bento my partner prepared for me.

[Dr Owen Minns @OTMinns]

@11thhourspecial Cheers man, I love BAAL but I’m amused even a pandemic can’t prevent my involvement on/around my birthday. How’s things?

[Dr Owen Minns @OTMinns]

I'll be making my return to Twitter tomorrow by live-tweeting this event from the main BAAL account. Really happy to be able to take part in this event but it feels like every birthday I have will forever be overshadowed by a BAAL event.

[BAAL: British Association for Applied Linguistics @__BAAL]

BAAL members, don't forget the BAAL 2020 Online Conference is tomorrow.

We start at 9:00am BST with the PGR/ECR Workshop.

Full programme details: https://t.co/aJx2tFCiSR

Join the conversation throughout the day at #BAAL2020

[Dr Owen Minns @OTMinns]

Looking forward to sharing the next stage of my research/teaching/postapocalytic life.

[Dr Owen Minns @OTMinns]

I step out for a moment (4 months) from Twitter and the world went mad. Been a strangely interesting few months, getting on with finishing my PhD and starting two new jobs at unis here in Tokyo while my partner was put on sick leave for 6 months and the Pandemic went down.

[Dr Owen Minns @OTMinns]

My partner's sick leave has been great, she's massively stressed over the past few years and she's finally had the time to get back some of her hobbies and old energy. She's even started making her accessories, check them out here: https://t.co/RfjeQOnx6t