Mitsue Tabata-Sandom (FHEA, PhD) is a lecturer at Massey University in Auckland, New Zealand. Her research interests include ER, especially ER for learners of Japanese, learner beliefs, teacher beliefs, and metaphor analysis. She is the main founder of a Japanese ER website called Yomimono Ippai [Lots of Stories]. Email: m.tabata-sandom@massey.ac.nz