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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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2019
Conference Publication
L2 teachers generating theories during training: a case study of learner engagement in task-based interaction
Spinelli, Franciele, Iwashita, Noriko, Nguyễn, Mai and Dao, Phung (2019). L2 teachers generating theories during training: a case study of learner engagement in task-based interaction. 14th University of Sydney TESOL Research Network Colloquium, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 14 September 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
L2 teachers generating theories during training: a case study of the concept of learner engagement in L2 task-based interaction
Nguyễn, Mai, Dao, Phung, Iwashita, Noriko and Spinelli, Franciele (2019). L2 teachers generating theories during training: a case study of the concept of learner engagement in L2 task-based interaction. 11th International Language Teacher Education Conference, Minneapolis, MN, United States, 30 May-1 June 2019.
2019
Journal Article
The role of recasts and negotiated prompts in an FL learning context in China with non-English major university students
Li, Huifang (Lydia) and Iwashita, Noriko (2019). The role of recasts and negotiated prompts in an FL learning context in China with non-English major university students. Language Teaching Research, 25 (2), 209-233. doi: 10.1177/1362168819839727
2019
Book Chapter
Development of English question formation in the EFL context of China: recasts or prompts?
Li, Huifang (Lydia) and Iwashita, Noriko (2019). Development of English question formation in the EFL context of China: recasts or prompts?. Widening contexts for processability theory. (pp. 327-348) edited by Anke Lenzing, Howard Nicholas and Jana Roos. Amsterdam, Netherlands: John Benjamins Publishing. doi: 10.1075/palart.7.14li
2019
Book Chapter
Peer interaction assessment: Overview of research and directions
Iwashita, Noriko (2019). Peer interaction assessment: Overview of research and directions. Social perspectives on language testing: Papers in honour of Tim McNamara. (pp. 105-120) edited by Carsten Roever and Gillian Wigglesworth. Berlin, Germany: Peter Lang.
2018
Journal Article
Assessing writing ability in a foreign language at secondary school: variation in performance on a communicative writing task
Iwashita, Noriko and Spence-Brown, Robyn (2018). Assessing writing ability in a foreign language at secondary school: variation in performance on a communicative writing task. Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 41 (1), 28-60. doi: 10.1075/aral.17038.iwa
2018
Journal Article
Interactional competence: genie out of the bottle
Plough, India, Banerjee, Jayanti and Iwashita, Noriko (2018). Interactional competence: genie out of the bottle. Language Testing, 35 (3), 427-445. doi: 10.1177/0265532218772325
2018
Journal Article
Teacher mediation in L2 classroom task-based interaction
Dao, Phung and Iwashita, Noriko (2018). Teacher mediation in L2 classroom task-based interaction. System, 74, 183-193. doi: 10.1016/j.system.2018.03.016
2018
Journal Article
Review of Jan H. Hulstijn, Language Proficiency in Native and Non-native Speakers: Theory and Research. Amsterdam, Netherlands: John Benjamins, 2015. 195 pp. ISBN: 9789027213259
Iwashita, Noriko (2018). Review of Jan H. Hulstijn, Language Proficiency in Native and Non-native Speakers: Theory and Research. Amsterdam, Netherlands: John Benjamins, 2015. 195 pp. ISBN: 9789027213259. Language Testing, 35 (2), 319-322. doi: 10.1177/0265532217701468
2018
Book Chapter
Grammar and language proficiency
Iwashita, Noriko (2018). Grammar and language proficiency. TESOL encyclopedia of English language teaching. (pp. 1-7) edited by John Liontas. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781118784235.eelt0069
2018
Book Chapter
Using corrective feedback on writing to enhance Vietnamese learners' autonomy
Pham, Nhu Luan and Iwashita, Noriko (2018). Using corrective feedback on writing to enhance Vietnamese learners' autonomy. International Perspectives on Teaching the Four Skills in ELT: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing. (pp. 205-218) edited by Anne Burns and Joseph Siegel. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-63444-9
2017
Other Outputs
Features of discourse and lexical richness at different performance levels in the APTIS speaking test
Iwashita, Noriko, May, Lyn and Moore, Paul (2017). Features of discourse and lexical richness at different performance levels in the APTIS speaking test. British Council.
2017
Book Chapter
The IELTS roller coaster: stories of hope, stress, success and despair
Yucel, Megan and Iwashita, Noriko (2017). The IELTS roller coaster: stories of hope, stress, success and despair. Narrative research in practice: stories from the field. (pp. 209-223) edited by Rachael Dwyer, Ian Davis and elke emerald. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-1579-3_10
2016
Journal Article
Learner attention to form in ACCESS task-based interaction
Dao, Phung, Iwashita, Noriko and Gatbonton, Elizabeth (2016). Learner attention to form in ACCESS task-based interaction. Language Teaching Research, 21 (4), 454-479. doi: 10.1177/1362168816651462
2016
Other Outputs
Languages literature review: Senior syllabus redevelopment
Iwashita, Noriko, Rochecouste, Judith, Diaz, Adriana, Hanna, Barbara, Kennett, Belinda and Kim, Sun Hee Ok (2016). Languages literature review: Senior syllabus redevelopment. South Brisbane, Australia: Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority.
2016
Book Chapter
Interactional behaviours of low-proficiency learners in small group work
Choi, Hyunsik and Iwashita, Noriko (2016). Interactional behaviours of low-proficiency learners in small group work. Peer interaction and second language learning: pedagogical potential and research agenda. (pp. 113-134) edited by Masatoshi Sato and Susan Ballinger. Amsterdam, Netherlands: John Benjamins Publishing Company. doi: 10.1075/lllt.45.05cho
2015
Other Outputs
An examination of discourse competence at different proficiency levels in IELTS Speaking Part 2
Iwashita, Noriko and Vasquez, Claudia (2015). An examination of discourse competence at different proficiency levels in IELTS Speaking Part 2. Melbourne, Australia: British Council, Cambridge English Language Assessment, and IDP: IELTS Australia.
2014
Journal Article
Dimensions of L2 performance and proficiency: complexity, accuracy and fluency in SLA
Iwashita, Noriko (2014). Dimensions of L2 performance and proficiency: complexity, accuracy and fluency in SLA. Language Testing, 31 (3), 389-392. doi: 10.1177/0265532214524157
2014
Book
Peer interaction and second language learning
Philp, Jenefer, Adams, Rebecca Jane and Iwashita, Noriko (2014). Peer interaction and second language learning. New York, NY, USA: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203551349
2013
Journal Article
Talking, tuning in and noticing: Exploring the benefits of output in task-based peer interaction
Philp, Jenefer and Iwashita, Noriko (2013). Talking, tuning in and noticing: Exploring the benefits of output in task-based peer interaction. Language Awareness, 22 (4), 353-370. doi: 10.1080/09658416.2012.758128
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
Factors influencing learners' willingness to communication in the English Syllabus in the Indonesian universities.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Min Jung Jee
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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
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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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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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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