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Overview
Background
Noriko Iwashita joined The University of Queensland in 2005. Prior to joining UQ, she was a Research Fellow at the Language Testing Research Center (LTRC) . At the LTRC she was involved in a variety of projects ranging from language assessment to bilingual and foreign language education in ESL, Japanese and other languages (e.g., Chinese and Indonesian). She was involved with colleagues at the LTRC in three large ETS (Educational Testing Service, USA) research projects funded for the development of a new TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) speaking test. She taught Japanese at various levels in Melbourne for many years and taught Applied Linguistics courses and supervised undergraduate and graduate students' research projects at The University of Melbourne and Universities in the USA.
Dr Noriko Iwashita’s research interests include the interfaces of language assessment and SLA, peer interaction in classroom based research and task-based assessment, and cross-linguistic investigation of four major language traits.
Research Interests: • Role of interaction in second language learning • Peer interaction assessment • Task-based language teaching, learning and assessment • Construct of oral proficiency in second language acquisition research and second language assessment and testing research
Availability
- Dr Noriko Iwashita is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, Kobe University
- Bachelor of Education, La Trobe University
- Masters (Coursework), University of Melbourne
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Enhancing collaboration: exploring regulated learning strategies in the co-regulatory processes of collaborative L2 writing
Stell, Annita and Iwashita, Noriko (2024). Enhancing collaboration: exploring regulated learning strategies in the co-regulatory processes of collaborative L2 writing. System, 125 103410, 103410. doi: 10.1016/j.system.2024.103410
2024
Book Chapter
Teachers’ and learners’ beliefs about task-based language teaching: a systematic review
Dao, Phung, Iwashita, Noriko, Nguyen, Mai and Arias-Contreras, Carolina (2024). Teachers’ and learners’ beliefs about task-based language teaching: a systematic review. Individual differences and task-based language teaching. (pp. 228-260) edited by Shaofeng Li. Amsterdam, Netherlands: John Benjamins Publishing Company. doi: 10.1075/tblt.16.08dao
2023
Journal Article
Embracing the extend platform in postgraduate education: unveiling student perspectives on technological trends in course delivery
Tran, Hao, Stell, Annita and Iwashita, Noriko (2023). Embracing the extend platform in postgraduate education: unveiling student perspectives on technological trends in course delivery. Trends in Higher Education, 2 (4), 689-704. doi: 10.3390/higheredu2040040
2023
Journal Article
Teacher learners theorizing from practice: A case of the concept of learner engagement in interactive second language learning tasks
Nguyen, Mai Xuan Nhat Chi, Dao, Phung, Iwashita, Noriko and Spinelli, Franciele (2023). Teacher learners theorizing from practice: A case of the concept of learner engagement in interactive second language learning tasks. Teaching and Teacher Education, 129 104151, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.tate.2023.104151
2023
Book Chapter
Interactional competence in video-mediated speaking assessment in Vietnam
Iwashita, Noriko, Nguyen, Giang Hong and Nguyen, Van-Trao (2023). Interactional competence in video-mediated speaking assessment in Vietnam. Fundamental considerations in technology mediated language assessment. (pp. 275-285) edited by Karim Sadeghi and Dan Douglas. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
2022
Conference Publication
The impact of L2 learners’ diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds on small group discussions.
Spinelli, Franciele, Iwashita, Noriko, Eden, Chilmeng, Jeong, Woojeong and Chen, Wanxi (2022). The impact of L2 learners’ diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds on small group discussions.. ALANZ/ALAA/ALTAANZ Applied Linguistics Conference 2022, Wellington, New Zealand, 25-27 November 2022. doi: 10.13140/rg.2.2.24052.12163
2022
Journal Article
Nurturing teachers’ research mindset in an inquiry‐based language teacher education course
Nguyen, Mai Xuan Nhat Chi, Dao, Phung and Iwashita, Noriko (2022). Nurturing teachers’ research mindset in an inquiry‐based language teacher education course. The Modern Language Journal, 106 (3), 599-616. doi: 10.1111/modl.12795
2022
Journal Article
Flipped classroom experiences: Comparing undergraduate and postgraduate perceptions of self-regulated learning
Dianati, Seb, Iwashita, Noriko and Vasquez, Claudia (2022). Flipped classroom experiences: Comparing undergraduate and postgraduate perceptions of self-regulated learning. Issues in Educational Research, 32 (2), 473-493.
2022
Journal Article
Editorial
Sharifian, Farzad, Zhang, Lawrence Jun, Matsuda, Paul Kei, O’Boyle, Aisling, O’Neill, Fiona, Gong, Qian, Woodhams, Jay M., Tseng, Amelia, Iwashita, Noriko and Dovchin, Sender (2022). Editorial. Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 45 (1), 1-3. doi: 10.1075/aral.00038.edi
2022
Journal Article
A dialogic approach to fostering TESOL teacher‐learners’ research engagement: insights from a ‘ Learning‐to‐Research ’ procedure
Dao, Phung, Nguyen, Mai XNC, Iwashita, Noriko and Spinelli, Franciele (2022). A dialogic approach to fostering TESOL teacher‐learners’ research engagement: insights from a ‘ Learning‐to‐Research ’ procedure. TESOL Quarterly, 56 (2), 775-787. doi: 10.1002/tesq.3127
2022
Book Chapter
Speaking assessment
Iwashita, Noriko (2022). Speaking assessment. The Routledge handbook of second language acquisition and speaking. (pp. 130-143) edited by Tracey M. Derwing, Murray J. Munro and Ron I. Thomson. New York, NY United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003022497-12
2021
Journal Article
Comparison of test performance on paper-based testing (PBT) and computer-based testing (CBT) by English-majored undergraduate students in China
Yu, Wenjing and Iwashita, Noriko (2021). Comparison of test performance on paper-based testing (PBT) and computer-based testing (CBT) by English-majored undergraduate students in China. Language Testing in Asia, 11 (1) 32. doi: 10.1186/s40468-021-00147-0
2021
Conference Publication
How to balance student and staff expectations and experiences
Spinelli, Franciele, Dianati, Seb and Iwashita, Noriko (2021). How to balance student and staff expectations and experiences. National SaP Roundtable, Sydney, NSW Australia, 23-25th November 2021. Sydney, NSW Australia: University of Western Sydney. doi: 10.13140/rg.2.2.13985.79202
2021
Other Outputs
Japanese stakeholders’ perceptions of IELTS writing and speaking tests and their impact on communication and achievement
Iwashita, Noriko, Sasaki, Miyuki, Stell, Annita and Yucel, Megan (2021). Japanese stakeholders’ perceptions of IELTS writing and speaking tests and their impact on communication and achievement. IELTS Research Reports Online Series Melbourne, VIC, Australia: British Council, Cambridge English Language Assessment and IDP: IELTS Australia.
2021
Journal Article
Review of Mackey, A. Interaction, Feedback and Task Research in Second Language Learning: Methods and Design
Iwashita, Noriko (2021). Review of Mackey, A. Interaction, Feedback and Task Research in Second Language Learning: Methods and Design. TESOL Quarterly, 55 (2), 655-657.
2021
Journal Article
Understanding the Construct of Speaking Proficiency and its Implications for Classroom-Based Assessment
Iwashita, Noriko (2021). Understanding the Construct of Speaking Proficiency and its Implications for Classroom-Based Assessment . The European Journal of Applied Linguistics and TEFL , 10 (1), 63-78.
2021
Book Chapter
Peer feedback in second language oral interaction
Iwashita, Noriko and Dao, Phung (2021). Peer feedback in second language oral interaction. The Cambridge handbook of corrective feedback in second language learning and teaching. (pp. 275-299) edited by Hossein Nassaji and Eva Kartchava. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108589789.014
2021
Book Chapter
Operationalising interactional competence in computer-mediated speaking tests
Iwashita, Noriko, May, Lyn and Moore, Paul J. (2021). Operationalising interactional competence in computer-mediated speaking tests. Assessing speaking in context: expanding the construct and its applications. (pp. 283-302) edited by M. Rafael Salaberry and Alfred Rue Burch. Bristol, United Kingdom: Multilingual Matters. doi: 10.21832/9781788923828-013
2020
Journal Article
Student perceptions of technological tools for flipped instruction: the case of Padlet, Kahoot! and Cirrus
Dianati, Seb, Nguyen, Mai, Dao, Phung, Iwashita, Noriko and Vasquez, Claudia (2020). Student perceptions of technological tools for flipped instruction: the case of Padlet, Kahoot! and Cirrus. Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 17 (5) 4, 1-16.
2019
Journal Article
Teachers' perceptions of learner engagement in L2 classroom task-based interaction
Dao, Phung, Mai Xuan Nhat Chi Nguyen, and Iwashita, Noriko (2019). Teachers' perceptions of learner engagement in L2 classroom task-based interaction. Language Learning Journal, 49 (6), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/09571736.2019.1666908
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Noriko Iwashita is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Assessment of interactional competence at university language course in Vietnam.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kayoko Hashimoto
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Doctor Philosophy
Developing Asynchronous Multimedia-based instructional framework in the development of English language skills
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Factors influencing learners' willingness to communication in the English Syllabus in the Indonesian universities.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Min Jung Jee
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Teachers' Perceptions and the Role of Professional Development in Implementing Task-Based Language Teaching in Indonesian Secondary Schools
Principal Advisor
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
A Case Study of Collaborative Writing for L2 English Learners
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sheng-hsun Lee
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Rating behaviour and rater cognition: The case of an English Speaking test
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Barbara Hanna
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Living with IELTS: The Stories of IELTS Test Candidates
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Paul Moore
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
The Impact of Mediation on Technology-supported Individual and Collaborative Writing
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Paul Moore
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the nature of structural priming in L2 using immediate recall tasks
Principal Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
The Effects of Planning Time on Discourse Competence in Oral Task Performance
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Adriana Diaz
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Portraits of Vietnamese Teachers of English: An Inquiry into Their Language Proficiency Development
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Barbara Hanna
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
The marking of aspect in the past tense in French: The role of languaging abstract grammatical concepts
Principal Advisor
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
A Corpus-Driven Study of Loanwords: Synchronic and Diachronic Change of English-Derived Words in Contemporary Japanese
Principal Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Recasts and negotiated prompts: A counterbalanced approach?
Principal Advisor
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
A sociocultural analysis of teacher language assessment literacy (LAL) development: Stories from novice Vietnamese EFL teachers
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Paul Moore
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Assessing Inference-Making Ability on EAP Reading Tests: Clarity, Consistency, and Cognitive Validity
Associate Advisor
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
The development of L2 writing in a computerized process-centered learning project
Associate Advisor
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
STRATEGIES OF COMMUNICATION: Intercultural Workplace Communication between an Australian Expatriate and Japanese Co-Workers in Japan.
Associate Advisor
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AS A MEANS OF DEVELOPING ORAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND L2 CONFIDENCE: THE CASE OF TERTIARY STUDENTS IN AN INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE COURSE
Associate Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
A validation framework for an online English language Exit Test: A case study using Moodle as an assessment management system
Joint Principal Advisor
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