Specialized field
English Education, Psycholinguistics, Educational Technology
Research theme
(1) Teaching and evaluating foreign language (English) oral communication skills, (2) application of ICT (information and communication technology) to foreign language (English) education, (3) development of an automatic evaluation system for reading aloud and shadowing using audio engineering technology, (4) role and measurement of auditory vocabulary and working memory as abilities necessary for foreign language (English) acquisition, (5) promotion and evaluation of the acquisition of oral skills in elementary school English education.