Atsushi MizumotoKansai University · Faculty of Foreign Language Studies (FFLS)
Atsushi Mizumoto
Ph.D. in Foreign Language Education
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Introduction
Atsushi Mizumoto, Ph.D. in Foreign Language Education, is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at the Faculty of Foreign Language Studies, Kansai University, Japan. His current research interests include vocabulary learning and teaching, learning strategies, language testing and assessment, and corpus use for educational purposes. He is the recipient of Best Academic Paper Award from Japan Society of English Language Education in the Year of 2014.
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April 2007 - March 2010
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Publications (47)
Background
While self‐regulated learning (SRL) strategy‐based writing instruction has been proposed in English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms, there is insufficient evidence with Japanese EFL learners and little discussion on incorporating online resources into SRL strategy‐based writing instruction, despite the availability of various onli...
Vocabulary acquisition is a crucial element in achieving second language proficiency. This study focuses on learners as active participants in vocabulary learning, exploring the relationships among growth mindset, self-regulated vocabulary learning, and vocabulary knowledge. We collected data from a sample of 259 Chinese university students. These...
Research into self-regulating capacity in vocabulary learning is recognized as a significant topic within the second language domain. The self-regulating capacity in vocabulary learning scale (SRCvoc; Tseng et al. 2006) is arguably the most widely used tool for assessing this construct. The common factor model, which is applied through confirmatory...
With advances in artificial intelligence (AI), many language teachers have started exploring the classroom implications of AI-powered technology, including machine translation (MT). To examine the usefulness of MT technology in writing instruction, we conducted a mixed-methods study comparing two types of written feedback: comprehensive direct Teac...
Acquiring English collocations poses a major challenge for second language (L2) learners. It has been well noted that even advanced L2 English learners have difficulty using basic verb + noun collocations. Among the factors that make it difficult to acquire L2 collocations, the influence of learners’ first language (L1) has been repeatedly pointed...
Researchers often make claims regarding the importance of predictor variables in multiple regression analysis by comparing standardized regression coefficients (standardized beta coefficients). This practice has been criticized as a misuse of multiple regression analysis. As a remedy, I highlight the use of dominance analysis and random forests, a...
New Word Level Checker (NWLC) has been developed by the author since November 2019. NWLC analyzes vocabulary levels (difficulty levels) of English texts using corpus-based word lists. This paper describes the details of NWLC and how to make use of it. First, the rationale for creating NWLC, as well as the word lists included in the application, are...
This paper introduces a novel online vocabulary profiling application called the New Word Level Checker (https://nwlc.pythonanywhere.com/) and word list resources used by the application. First, the rationale for developing another web vocabulary profiler and the word lists included in the application are described. Next, the lexical units (i.e., h...
In this short chapter, I emphasize how data analysis tools play a vital role in the open science research cycle. I also introduce freely available tools that can be used for open science research practices in applied linguistics. Recommendations are given on what developers should keep in mind when developing, releasing, and disseminating their too...
This study adopts Oxford's (2017) definition of language learning strategies (LLS) framed by self‐regulation theory and explores the longitudinal development in the use of three second language (L2) writing strategies (global planning, local planning, L1‐to‐L2 translation) by Japanese university students as it interacts with cognitive, affective, a...
This study investigates 3 unexplored issues regarding Second Language (L2) Motivational Self System theory. It further validates the theory using multiple structural equation modeling (SEM) along with a procedure comparing the strength of corresponding paths. Japanese university freshmen (N = 2,631) responded to a questionnaire and took the TOEFL-I...
With advances in information and computer technology, genre‐based writing pedagogy has developed greatly in recent years. In order to further this growth in technology‐enhanced genre writing pedagogy, this study developed a data‐driven and theory‐based practical support tool for writing research articles. This web‐based, innovative tool, powered by...
The knowledge about affix plays a vital role in the development of word knowledge and vocabulary acquisition. A test for diagnostic information on the level of affix knowledge would be useful in order to inform the test users of what learners have gained or lacked in this integral component of vocabulary knowledge. This paper reports the developmen...
This article reports on a pilot study to evaluate usability, effectiveness, and impact of Academic Word Suggestion Machine (AWSuM), a webbased, innovative tool, powered by the combination of rhetorical moves and lexical bundles with an auto-complete feature. Eight L2 writers participated in the study. Their open-ended comments after using the tool...
This study compares cognitive processing and cerebral activation during a cloze test to a multiple-choice reading test. Data were obtained through an innovative neuroimaging technique (near-infrared spectroscopy, NIRS) and stimulated recall interviews. Fifteen Japanese EFL (English as a foreign language) learners participated. Greater brain activat...
Placement testing is a crucial issue in Japanese universities. In the majority of language programs, classes are streamed by proficiency levels based on students’ placement test score for efficient instruction because university students’ proficiency levels vary greatly even in the same program. The Visualizing English Language Competency Test® [VE...
The purpose of this study is twofold: firstly, to validate a questionnaire of self-regulated vocabulary learning strategies (VLS), based on a strategic self-regulation (S 2 R) model of language learning (Oxford, 2011), and secondly, to investigate the relationships between self-regulated VLS and vocabulary size. An explanatory factor analysis on th...
In spite of researchers’ and practitioners’ increasing attention to data-driven learning (DDL) and increasing numbers of DDL studies, a multi-item scale to measure learners’ attitude toward DDL has not been developed thus far. In the present study, we developed and validated a psychometric scale to measure learners’ perceived preferences and benefi...
Description Interactive shiny application for running a meta-analysis, provides support for both random effects and fixed effects models with the 'metafor' package. Additional support is included for calculating effect sizes plus support for single case designs, graphical output, and detecting publication bias.
Interactive shiny application for running classical test theory (item analysis)
In this article, we suggest that using R, a statistical software environment, is advantageous for quantitative researchers
in applied linguistics. We first provide a brief overview of the reasons why R is popular among researchers in other fields
and why we recommend its use for analyses in applied linguistics. In order to illustrate these benefits...
Interactive shiny application for running a meta-analysis, provides support for both random effects and fixed effects models with the 'metafor' package. Additional support is included for calculating effect sizes plus support for single case designs, graphical output, and detecting publication bias.
In this study, a meta-analysis was conducted targeting the studies that employ data-driven learning (DDL) approach in the Japanese EFL classroom context. After a thorough literature search, 32 effect sizes from 14 primary studies that took place in the Japanese EFL classroom were retrieved, coded, and calculated. The synthesized results, based on t...
This study reviewed three representative aspects (themes, methods, and outcomes) of the published articles in ARELE, volumes 1 to 24. The review of 450 ARELE articles revealed the following results: (a) the 24 ARELE volumes could be divided into two periods (the first 12 and the second 12); (b) articles in each period have characteristic words to r...
The current study aimed to explore the effects of integrating a self-regulated learning approach on self-efficacy in vocabulary learning. A group of 115 English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners from a university in Japan participated in this longitudinal study. The participants were assigned as the treatment group, the contrast group 1, and the...
Researchers, especially in the field of educational psychology, have argued that self-efficacy plays an important role in self-regulated learning. As such, teaching of self-regulated learning often focuses on enhancing self-efficacy. However, few studies have examined how the process of self-regulated learning might lead to the enhancement of self-...
This study examined the effects of self-efficacy on language learning strategies by focusing on vocabulary learning strategies (VLSs). A group of 281 EFL learners from two universities participated in the study. They completed the Vocabulary Size Test (Nation & Beglar, 2007), questionnaires on self-efficacy, and an open-ended question about their u...
This article explores the cerebral mechanism of reading aloud activities in L2 learners. These activities have been widely used in L2 learning and teaching, and its effect has been reported in various Asian L2 learning contexts. However, the reasons for its effectiveness have not been examined. In order to fill in this gap, two studies using a brai...
In this paper, we validate Macaro's (2006) model of strategy use among language learners by assessing the amount of neural activity around the prefrontal cortex, the supposed locus of working memory (WM). We also examine whether WM activation during first language (L1) strategy deployment is lower than WM activation during second language (L2) stra...
This article reports on an adaptation and validation study of SRCvoc (self-regulating capacity in vocabulary learning scale;
Tseng et al. 2006) in a Japanese EFL setting. The piloting phase revealed that factor structures were different from those in the original
study. The main study, including a self-reported measure of procrastination to explore...
This paper reports on the comparison of two types of scale descriptors in a questionnaire on language learning strategies. The main purpose of this study was to investigate which type of the two scale descriptors, frequency-based or trueness-based, is better for language learning strategy research. With a few weeks' interval, a questionnaire on lea...
This study examined the effectiveness of explicit instruction of vocabulary learning strategies (VLSs) over a 10-week semester with a group of 146 female EFL learners from two Japanese universities. A vocabulary test and questionnaires on VLSs and motivation were administered at the beginning of the course. The learners were divided into two groups...
In spite of the widespread use of the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) as a general indication of one's English proficiency in Japan, not much has been revealed as to what contributes to TOEIC scores, especially in terms of individual differences such as those in learning strategies and motivation. The current project was und...
This study attempts to compare aural and written vocabulary knowledge (size) of Japanese university EFL (English as a Foreign Language) learners and investigate their relationship to listening and reading abilities, and overall English proficiency. To this end, two types of vocabulary size tests were developed using a word list tailored to Japanese...
The current study was undertaken to clarify the relationshlps between vocabulary learning strategies, motivation, and extracurricular study time in relation to TOEIC scores. A total of 244 university EFL learners participated in the study where questionnaires asking about vocabulary learning strategies and motivation were administered. In addition...