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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Presentations 【 display / non-display 】

  • Designing washback studies: How to research washback from the Common Test of English

    ALLEN, David, Domestic, Oral presentation (invited, special), 2026.11, , Foreign language Committee invited lecture and workshop, Kochi University, Invited, Main Speaker

  • Investigating washback on teaching from a semi-direct speaking test of English in junior high schools in Metropolitan Tokyo

    ALLEN, David, International, Oral presentation (general), 2026.09, , Asian Association of Language Assessment Annual Conference, City University of Macau, Macau , Not Invited, Main Speakerhttps://aalaconference.com

  • Investigating the impact of a high-stakes language proficiency exam: A systematic review of IELTS impact research

    ALLEN, David; SEGUIS, Brigita; CLARK, Tony, International, Oral presentation (general), 2026.09, , Asian Association of Language Assessment Annual Conference, City University of Macau, Macau , Not Invited, Main Speakerhttps://aalaconference.com

  • Expanding the scope of washback research: Recent developments and future directions

    ALLEN David, Domestic, 2025.11, , TEFL-IP: Language Testing Symposium: Bringing washback into the language classroom: Connecting research and instruction, Sophia University, Invited, Main Speaker

  • Washback research: What does it involve?

    ALLEN, David, Domestic, Oral presentation (invited, special), 2026.11, , 6th Annual TEFL Praxis Conference, Kochi University of Technology, 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, 400,000yen

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

  • その他2016, 650,000yen

  • その他2015, 486,000yen

  • その他2014, 486,000yen

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

  • English Education and Assessment Editorial Advisory Board

    2025.10 - now，Committee Member, International

  • Language Assessment Quarterly Editorial Advisory Board

    2025.06 - now，Committee Member, International

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

  • 2017.08 - now，Other, International

  • 2017.08 - now，Other, International

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