Research

Smith, M. D. (2024). Kobe University Highly Appreciated Teachers List 2024.

Smith, M. D. (2024). The University of Bath Doctoral Recognition Award 2024.

Smith, M. D. (2023). Kobe University Highly Appreciated Teachers List 2023.

Smith, M. D. (2022). The University of Bath Dr Robert Horton Prize for Publication 2022.

Smith, M. D., & McCurrach, D. P. (2022). The Asian Conference for Innovation in Education Best Presentation Award 2022.

Smith, M. D. (2019). The Korean TESOL Association Research Paper of the Year Award 2019.

Smith, M. D. (2025). From shōnen to shakaijin: Governing neoliberal subjectivity in Japan’s "credential society". Asian Anthropology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/1683478X.2025.2454857

Smith, M. D., Nam, B. H., & Colpitts, B. D. F. (2025). Cosmopolitan nationalism as higher education policy? Converging and diverging discourses from China, Japan, and Korea. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 46(1), 67–86. https://doi.org/10.1080/01596306.2024.2436338

Smith, M. D., & Colpitts, B. D. F. (2025). Japan’s pursuit of meritocracy, cosmopolitanism, and global rankings in higher education: A Bourdieusian interpretation. Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 45(1), 178–193. https://doi.org/10.1080/02188791.2022.2086102

Smith, M. D. (2024). Shakaijin, shadow education, & the entrepreneurial self: Fabricating personhood in neoliberal Japan. Japan Forum, 36(4), 412–434. https://doi.org/10.1080/09555803.2024.2368863

Smith, M. D., Niboshi, R., Samuell, C., & Timms, S. F. N. (2024). The potential of self-access language centres in fostering lifelong global citizenship: Towards a community of practice approach. Quality Education for All, 1(2), 21–40. https://doi.org/10.1108/QEA-12-2023-0026

Smith, M. D. (2024). Entrepreneurs of the Self: Symbolic capital and social (re)production in the neoliberal knowledge economy. Globalisation, Societies and Education, 22(2), 184–194. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767724.2022.2089975

Smith, M. D., & Past, T. H. (2024). Navigating shallow waters: Symbolic violence and its implications for transformative education for sustainable development in neoliberal Japan. Power and Education. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/17577438241239828

Smith, M. D. (2024). The entrepreneur of the Self: Understanding neoliberalism-as-enterprise in Japan’s Top Global University Project. Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education, 15(5S), 71–77. https://doi.org/10.32674/jcihe.v15i5(S).5883

Smith, M. D., & Samuell, C. (2024). Neoliberalism and the social imaginary: Interpreting study abroad policy in Japanese higher education. Pedagogy, Culture & Society, 32(1), 163–181. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14681366.2021.2024591

Smith, M. D. (2023). The neoliberal structures of English in Japanese higher education: Applying Bernstein’s pedagogic device. Current Issues in Language Planning, 24(3), 334–356. https://doi.org/10.1080/14664208.2022.2102330

Smith, M.  D. (2022). Rejecting instrumental-deterministic CALL: Towards a critical reading of power in online English education. Power and Education. 14(1), 50–65. https://doi.org/10.1177/17577438211058964

Smith, M. D. (2022). Social reproduction as language policy: The neoliberal co-option of English in global Japan. Educational Policy, 36(7), 1652–1678. https://doi.org/10.1177/0895904821999840

Smith, M. D. (2021). CALL in a social context: Reflecting on digital equity, identity, and interaction in the post-COVID Age. Quality Assurance in Education, 29(4), 537–549. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAE-10-2020-0122

Colpitts, B. D. F., Smith, M. D., & McCurrach, D. (2021). Enhancing the digital capacity of EFL programs in the age of COVID-19: The ecological perspective in Japanese higher education. Interactive Technology & Smart Education, 18(2), 158–174. https://doi.org/10.1108/ITSE-08-2020-0123

Samuell, C., & Smith, M. (2020). A critical-comparative analysis of post-global English language education: The cases of Korea and Japan. KOTESOL, 16(1), 55–74. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4437735

Smith, M. D. (2019). A Bourdieusian interpretation of English language learning: The case of Korea. Korea TESOL Journal, 15(2), 3–22. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4427202

Smith, M. D. (2018). Centre-Periphery agency dynamics during linguistic imperialism: An investigation of Korean perspectives. KOTESOL, 14(1), 3–30. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4437743

Smith, M. D., & Kim, D. Y. (2017). On the applications of computer-assisted language learning in a military English context. The Mirae Journal of English Language & Literature, 22(2), 321–338.

Smith, M. D., Dormer, R. G., & Kim, D. Y. (2016). An examination of the relative significance of convergence & divergence in employment of FLA & SLA concepts. The Mirae Journal of English Language & Literature, 21(1), 577–594.

Smith, M. D., & Kim, D. H. (2015). English & linguistic imperialism: A Korean perspective in the age of globalization. The Mirae Journal of English Language & Literature, 20(2), 331–350.

Smith, M. D., & Samuell, C. (2026). The path to global readiness? Learner perceptions of internationalisation efforts in Japanese education. In S. Entrich, & M. Hennings (Eds.), Globalizing Education in Japan: Trends, Developments and Impact. Routledge.

Smith, M. D. (2025). Entrepreneurs of the self: Understanding neoliberal governance in Japanese education [Doctoral dissertation, the University of Bath]. The University of Bath Research Portal. https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/entrepreneurs-of-the-self-understanding-neoliberal-governance-in-

Past, T. H., & Smith, M. D. (2023). Towards a ‘leaderful’ sustainable development? An interpretive phenomenological analysis of Japanese education. In S. Egitim, & Y. Umemiya (Eds.), Leaderful classroom pedagogy through a multidisciplinary lens: Merging theory with practice (pp. 195–210). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6655-4_12

Smith, M. D. (2023). The case for intercultural hermeneutics? A brief introduction to an interpretative research framework. In P. Clark, K. Ballou, & R. Derrah (Eds.), Proceedings of the Asian Conference for Innovation in Education, 2(1), 1–14.

Smith, M. D., & McCurrach, D. P. (2021). The usage of virtual reality in task-based language teaching. Proceedings of the 28th Korea TESOL International Conference, 28(1), 153–165. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5595431

Kim, D. H., Kim, D. Y., Park, K. C., Kwon, D. W., & Smith, M. D. (2017). Readings for naval English. English Time Publishing.

Smith, M. D. (2017). Motivation in the EFL classroom: practical tips for new teachers. The English Connection, 21(3), 11–13.

Smith, M. D., & McCurrach, D. P. (2021). An examination of the relative benefits & limitations of CALL. Kwansei Gakuin University Journal of International Studies, 10(1), 83–95.

Smith, M. D. (2021). A corpus-driven study of near-synonymous command verbs used in a Military English context. Kwansei Gakuin University Humanities Review, 25(1), 69–86.

Smith, M. D., & Samuell, C. (2020). A constructivist-driven examination of English use in Japanese media. Kwansei Gakuin University Journal of International Studies, 9(1), 163–175.

Smith, M. D., & Samuell, C. (2025, May 10-11). From aspiration to adaptation: A Bourdieusian-genetic structuralist analysis of study abroad-in-practice [Conference session]. The Korea TESOL International Conference, Seoul, Korea.

Smith, M. D., & Sandeman, D. (2025, May 10-11. Navigating loss: An interpretative phenomenological exploration of university closure [Conference session]. The Korea TESOL International Conference, Seoul, Korea.

Smith, M. D., & Samuell, C. (2025, March 3-4). Global ambitions, local realities: Unpacking Japanese learner perceptions of study abroad in-practice [Conference session]. The Asian Conference for Innovation in Education, Osaka, Japan.

Smith, M. D., & Sandeman, D. (2025, March 3-4). Closure, commodification, and change: A phenomenological study of university shuttering in neoliberal Japan [Conference session]. The Asian Conference for Innovation in Education, Osaka, Japan.

Smith, M. D., & Past, T. H. (2023, April 29-30). Towards a ‘leaderful’ sustainable development? An interpretive phenomenological analysis of Japanese education [Conference session]. The Korea TESOL International Conference, Seoul, Korea.

Smith, M. D. (2023, February 14-15). Hermeneutics: A short introduction to an interpretive research framework [Conference session]. The Asian Conference for Innovation in Education, Bangkok, Thailand.

Smith, M. D. (2022, April 30-May 1). An introduction to the usage of hermeneutics in cross-cultural research [Conference session]. The Korea TESOL International Conference, Seoul, Korea.

Smith, M. D., & McCurrach, D. P. (2022, March 26). The potential of virtual reality for collaborative task-based language instruction [Conference session]. The Asian Conference for Innovation in Education, Nishinomiya, Japan.

Smith, M. D., & McCurrach, D. P. (2021, February 19-28). VR & ELL: Current strategies & future directions following COVID-19 [Conference session]. The Korea TESOL International Conference, Seoul, Korea.

McCurrach, D. P., & Smith, M. D. (2020, March 13-14). The usage of virtual reality during information-gap EFL activities [Paper presentation]. Hawaiʻi International Conference on English Language and Literature Studies, Hilo, HI, United States.

Colpitts, B. D. F., & Smith, M. D. (2019, October). Strategic usage of mixed methods research in educational research [Conference session]. Kwansei Gakuin University School of Policy Studies Professional Development Conference, Sanda, Japan.

Smith, M. D. (2013, December). Military English [Conference session]. Republic of Korea Naval Academy Winter Conference, Changwon, Korea.

Peer Reviewer: Cogent Education  (Taylor & Francis; ISSN: 2331-186X)

Peer Reviewer: Quality Education for All (Emerald; ISSN: 2976-9310)

Peer Reviewer: Journal of International Development  (Wiley; ISSN: 0954-1748)

Peer Reviewer: Capital & Class (Taylor & Francis; ISSN: 2041-0980)

Peer Reviewer: International Journal of Inclusive Education (Taylor & Francis; ISSN: 1464-5173)

Peer Reviewer: Journal of Asian Public Policy (Taylor & Francis; ISSN: 1751-6242)

Peer Reviewer: Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice (Taylor & Francis; ISSN: 1470-1278)

Peer Reviewer: Current Issues in Language Planning (Taylor & Francis; ISSN: 1747-7506)

Peer Reviewer & Proof Reader: Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education  (STAR; ISSN: 2151-0393)