Present Members

Doctor Program

Master Program

  • Takao, H. (In-service high school teacher): Desirable Difficulties in Morphological Awareness Training for Japanese EFL Students’ Vocabulary Learning
  • Kato, M. (In-service high school teacher):

Bachelor Program

  • B4 (Inoue, studying abroad at UK): The Effects of Singing on L2 Pronunciation and Speaking Skills: A Literature Review
  • B4 (Naruo, studying abroad at US): What Makes a Confident Speaker? Psychological Resilience, Strategy Use, and Extramural Learning in Japanese EFL Speaking
  • B4 (Kusakabe, studying abroad at Australia): Does Bilingualism Enhance Cognitive Function? A Narrative Review Based on Major Previous Studies
  • B4 (Miyasada, studying abroad at Canada): The Role of Segmental and Suprasegmental Accuracy in L2 Comprehensibility: Effects of Listener L1 Background on Japanese EFL Learners’ Speech
  • B4 (Jinzai, studying abroad at Canada): Effects of Articulatory Setting Training on L2 English Pronunciation: A Study on Japanese Learners’ Improvement of /r/ and /æ/ Sounds
  • B4 (Takeda, studying abroad at NZ): Structural Relationships among L2 Anxiety, Coping Strategies, and L2 Proficiency: Exploring the Mediating Roles of Coping Strategies Used by Japanese High School Students
  • B4 (Nishina): Sustaining Multilingual Learning through Enjoyment: An Autoethnographic Study
  • B4 (Ueno): Enhancing EFL Listening Ability through Pragmatic Awareness Instruction
  • B3 (Sakai, studying abroad at US): Fluency Development of English Speech Production
  • B3 (Itatani, studying abroad at NZ):
  • B3 (Nagashima, studying abroad at UK):
  • B3 (Miyamura, studying abroad at AU)
  • B3 (Tamotsu)
  • B3 (Ono)
  • B3 (Kishimoto)
  • B3 (Izumi)
  • B3 (Matsuda)

Previous Members

Master of Education

Bachelor of Foreign Studies

  • Ooka (Former elementary school teacher): Pronunciation Instruction for Elementary School Children: Focusing on /b/, /v/, /r/, and /l/
  • Amano (Former elementary and middle school teacher): Language Education throughout Borderless World: Making Use of Plurilingualism
  • Kahara (Consultant): Grammatical Attrition in Adult English Learners: Exploring the Relationship with Learning History
  • Uehara (KDDI): The Correlation Between English Vocabulary Learning Strategies and its Outcomes Among Japanese EFL Learners at Kobe City University of Foreign Studies
  • Takanezawa (Administrative Staff): Effects of Self-Correction on Grammatical Accuracy and Fluency in English Speaking
  • Matsumoto (SME Support Jpan, studied abroad at US): The Interrelation Between L2 Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction and Computer-Assisted Language Learning: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
  • Hashimoto (Japanese Language Instructor): Exploring the Role of Social Networking Services in Remotivating Learners of Japanese as a Second Language: A Case Study of Learner Experiences
  • Hirohata (High school teacher): The Impact of Age of Acquisition on Second Language Speaking Proficiency: Exploring Pronunciation, Grammar, and Vocabulary in Early English Education
  • Tsukasako (U.S. Consulate General Osaka): Motivating the Learner: Exploring Resilience and Demotivation in Second Language Acquisition
  • Ishibashi (Kobe YMCA): Characteristics of Deaf and Severely Hard-of-Hearing People Learning L2 English: A Constructivist Interpretive Approach

Research Tools

  • Lab
    • Tobii Glass3 Eye Tracker x 2
    • Microsoft Surface Go 2 x 2
    • Cedrus Superlab 6.0
    • Cedrus Response Pad R730
    • Cedrus SV-1 Voice key
    • Sony HD Video Camera
  • Statistics

Academic Journals

Academic Societies

  • Domestic
    • 全国英語教育学会 (JASELE)
    • 大学英語教育学会 (JACET)
    • 外国語教育メディア学会 (LET)
    • 全国語学教育学会 (JALT)
    • 小学校英語教育学会 (JES)
    • 日本言語テスト学会 (JLTA)
  • International
    • American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL)
    • The European Second Language Association (EuroSLA)
    • International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA)
    • British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL)
    • Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR)
    • Society for Text and Discourse (ST&D)