ALLEN David


Position

Associate Professor

Affiliation

Faculty of Core Research Humanities Division

Headquarters for Campus Educational System Reform Center for Foreign Language Education

Faculty

Languages and Culture

Education Organization (Master's Program)

English and French Languages, Literatures and Cultures

URL

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Research Keywords 【 display / non-display 】

  • applied linguistics, psycholinguistics, bilingualism, SLA, second language writing, corpus linguistics, language testing, language teacher training

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Research Pursuits 【 display / non-display 】

  • My research has focused on a variety of areas related to language learning and teaching. I am particularly interested in bilingual lexical processing, that is, how language users recognise and produce words in different languages and the influence that one language has upon another. I am also very interested in usage-based approaches to language acquisition, including connectionism. I am also very keen to research aspects of language teaching methodology, such as peer feedback, and I am very interested in language testing, particularly in washback, that is, the influence that tests have upon teaching and learning.

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Educational Pursuits 【 display / non-display 】

  • I teach 12 classes per academic year, including graduate courses in Second Language Acquisition, Language Teaching Methodology for upper level students, English Phonetics for sophomores, IELTS and TOEFL preparation courses, as well as English composition, presentation and other language classes.

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Future Research Plans, Research Prospects, and Joint Research Potential 【 display / non-display 】

  • I have broad-ranging interests in language learning and teaching and will continue to research various issues. I will continue conducting behavioural experiments into cognitive processing and use various advanced statistics. I will also expand my work in language testing as this is a crucial aspect of language education in Japan, and one which demands greater academic attention. I am also still very interested in peer feedback and second language writing and wish to develop my research in this area using both qualitative and quantitative methods.

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Academic 【 display / non-display 】

  • University of Nottingham, School of English, Psycholinguistics, Graduate School(Doctor's Course), 2013.10, 卒業, United Kingdom

  • Cambridge ESOL, English language teaching qualification , Other, 2008.07, 中退, United Kingdom

  • University of Sheffield, School of English, Applied Linguistics, Graduate School(Master's Course), 2007.11, 卒業, United Kingdom

  • Cambridge ESOL, English language teaching qualification, Other, 2005.03, 卒業, United Kingdom

  • University of Gloucestershire, School of Psychology, Psychology, University, 2001.07, 卒業, United Kingdom

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Degree 【 display / non-display 】

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Nottingham, 2013.10

  • Delta (Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults), Cambridge ESOL, 2008.07

  • Master of Arts, University of Sheffield, 2007.11

  • CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults) , Cambridge ESOL, 2005.03

  • Bachelor of Science, University of Gloucestershire, 2001.07

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Campus Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • Headquarters for Campus Educational System Reform Center for Foreign Language Education, Associate Professor, 2014.10 - 2018.09

  • Faculty of Core Research Humanities Division, Associate Professor, 2018.10 -

  • Headquarters for Campus Educational System Reform Center for Foreign Language Education, Associate Professor, 2018.10 -

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External Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • University of Tokyo Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Integrated Human Sciences Program for Cultural Diversity, Lecturer, 2016.04 - 2018.09

  • University of Tokyo Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Language and Information Sciences Master's Program, Lecturer, 2017.04 - 2018.03

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Books 【 display / non-display 】

  • International Perspectives on English Private Tutoring: Theories, Practices, and Policies

    English Private Tutoring and Washback in Japan, Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.06, ALLEN David, YUNG Kevin Wai Ho, HAJAR Anas, Scholarly book, 37-58

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Papers 【 display / non-display 】

  • The English Speaking Achievement Test for Japanese Junior High School Students (ESAT-J): An Analysis of Public Criticisms Using the Socio-Cognitive Framework

    Language Assessment Quarterly, , 2024.12, ALLEN David, KOIZUMI Rie, Original, Research paper (scientific journal), Capital Author

  • Washback from Four-Skills English Exams in the Japanese Secondary School Context

    Language Assessment Quarterly, , 2024.12, ALLEN David, YAMAMURA Kimie, MEGURO Sayaka, NAKAMURA Takamichi, Original, Research paper (scientific journal), Capital Author

  • The distribution of cognates and their impact on response accuracy in the EIKEN tests

    Language Testing, , 2023.04, ALLEN David, NAKAMURA Keita, Original, Research paper (scientific journal), Capital Author

  • A content analysis of prefectural senior high school entrance exams: What aspects of English do they assess and how?

    Shiken: A Journal of Language Testing and Evaluation in Japan, , vol.26(2)(p.1 - 18), 2022.12, O'KEEFE, Peter, ALLEN David, Original, Research paper (scientific journal), Coauthor

  • The impact of cognate strategy training on guessing accuracy for unknown visually-presented words: The case of Japanese learners of English

    Language Teaching Research , , 2022.07, ALLEN David, Original, Research paper (scientific journal), Single Author

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Presentations 【 display / non-display 】

  • An analysis of criticisms regarding a recently implemented speaking test in Japan: Applying the sociocognitive framework

    ALLEN David, KOIZUMI Rie, International, 2023.10, , British Council New Directions in Language Assessment Conference, Hanoi, Viet Nam , British Council, Not Invited, Main Speaker

  • The impact of Cambridge exams and traditional university exams in a high school in Japan

    ALLEN David, YAMAMURA Kimie, MEGURO Sayaka, NAKAMURA Takamichi , Domestic, 2023.09, , Asian Association of Language Assessment (AALA) Annual Conference, Asian Association of Language Assessment (AALA) , Not Invited, Main Speaker

  • An analysis of the criticisms of the ESAT-J using the sociocognitive framework

    ALLEN David, KOIZUMI Rie, Domestic, 2023.09, , JLTA 2023 Annual Conference, Japan Language Testing Association, Not Invited, Main Speaker

  • he distribution and impact of cognates in the EIKEN tests

    ALLEN David, Domestic, 2023.09, , Asian Association of Language Assessment (AALA) Annual Conference, Asian Association of Language Assessment (AALA) , Not Invited, Main Speaker

  • The impact of Cambridge B1 Preliminary and B2 First in a high school context in Japan

    ALLEN David, YAMAMURA Kimie, MEGURO Sayaka, NAKAMURA Takamichi , Domestic, 2022.12, , JLTA 2022 Annual Conference (online), Japan Language Testing Association, Not Invited, Main Speaker

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Prize for Research Activities 【 display / non-display 】

  • JLTA Best Paper Award

    Japan Language Testing Association, ALLEN, David, 2022.05, Domestic

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Receipt of outside funds (Education, Research, Contribution to Society and industry-academia[government] collaboration) 【 display / non-display 】

  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)2021, 400,000Thousand yen

  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)2020, 400,000Thousand yen

  • その他2016, 650,000Thousand yen

  • その他2015, 486,000Thousand yen

  • その他2014, 486,000Thousand yen

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Contributions as an officer, member, etc., of an academic society 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2019.11 - 2022.03，Other, 1881-5537‍, Domestic

  • 2017.08 - now，Other, International

  • 2017.08 - now，Other, International

  • 2016.11 - now，Other, Domestic

  • 2017.11 - now，Other, 1881-5537‍, Domestic

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