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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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2012
Journal Article
A comparison of learners' and teachers' attitudes toward communicative language teaching at two universities in Vietnam
Mai Ngoc, Khoi and Iwashita, Noriko (2012). A comparison of learners' and teachers' attitudes toward communicative language teaching at two universities in Vietnam. University of Sydney Papers in TESOL, 7, 25-49.
2012
Journal Article
Cross-linguistic influence as a factor in the written and oral production of school age learners of Japanese in Australia
Iwashita, Noriko (2012). Cross-linguistic influence as a factor in the written and oral production of school age learners of Japanese in Australia. Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 35 (3), 290-311. doi: 10.1075/aral.35.3.04iwa
2012
Book Chapter
Patterns of corrective feedback in a task-based adult EFL classroom setting in China
Iwashita, Noriko and Li, Huifang (Lydia) (2012). Patterns of corrective feedback in a task-based adult EFL classroom setting in China. Task-based language teaching in foreign language contexts: research and implementation. (pp. 137-161) edited by Ali Shehadeh and Christine A. Coombe. Amsterdam, Netherlands: John Bemjamins Publishing Company. doi: 10.1075/tblt.4.11iwa
2011
Other Outputs
Student Achievement in Asian Languages Education - Part 1: Project Report
Scarino, Angela, Elder, Catherine, Iwashita, Noriko, Kim, Sun Hee Ok, Kohler, Michelle and Scrimgeour, Andrew (2011). Student Achievement in Asian Languages Education - Part 1: Project Report. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian Government, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
2010
Journal Article
The effect of intensive recast treatments on the long-term development of less salient structures in Japanese as a foreign language
Iwashita, Noriko (2010). The effect of intensive recast treatments on the long-term development of less salient structures in Japanese as a foreign language. Nihongo Kyoiku, 146, 18-33.
2010
Conference Publication
Features of oral proficiency in task performance by EFL and JFL learners
Iwashita, Noriko (2010). Features of oral proficiency in task performance by EFL and JFL learners. Second Language Research Forum, Honolulu, Hawaii, 17-19 October 2008. Somerville, MA, USA: Cascadilla Proceedings Project.
2009
Journal Article
Effects of learner background on the development of writing skills in Japanese as a second language
Iwashita, Noriko and Sekiguchi, Sachiyo (2009). Effects of learner background on the development of writing skills in Japanese as a second language. Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 32 (1), 03.1-03.20. doi: 10.2104/aral0903
2008
Journal Article
Lexical profiles in EAP speaking task performance
Iwashita, N. (2008). Lexical profiles in EAP speaking task performance. Indonesian Journal of English Language Teaching, 4 (2), 111-121.
2008
Journal Article
Assessed levels of second language speaking proficiency: How distinct?
Iwashita, N., Brown, A., McNamara, T. and O'Hagan, S. (2008). Assessed levels of second language speaking proficiency: How distinct?. Applied Linguistics, 29 (1), 24-49. doi: 10.1093/applin/amm017
2008
Book Chapter
Summary and discussion of studies in the acquisition of Japanese as a second language in Australia
Iwashita, N. and Harrington, M. W. (2008). Summary and discussion of studies in the acquisition of Japanese as a second language in Australia. 多様化する言語習得環境とこれからの日本語教育. (pp. 79-96) edited by Sakamoto Akira, Nagatomo Kazuhiko and Koyanagi Kaoru. Tokyo, Japan: 3A Corporation.
2006
Journal Article
Syntactic complexity measures and their relation to oral proficiency in Japanese as a foreign language
Iwashita, Noriko (2006). Syntactic complexity measures and their relation to oral proficiency in Japanese as a foreign language. Language Assessment Quarterly: An International Journal, 3 (2), 151-169.
2006
Journal Article
Does NS feedback in NS-NNS conversation facilitate SLA?
Iwashita, N. (2006). Does NS feedback in NS-NNS conversation facilitate SLA?. Journal of Acquisition of Japanese as a Second Language, 9, 42-62.
2006
Journal Article
The Role of Task-Based Conversation in the Acquisition of Japanese as a Second Language: Differential Effects of Feedback
Iwashita, N. (2006). The Role of Task-Based Conversation in the Acquisition of Japanese as a Second Language: Differential Effects of Feedback. Journal of Acquisition of Japanese as a Second Language, 9, 42-61.
2005
Journal Article
An Examination of Rater Orientations and Test Taker Performance on English for Academic Purposes Speaking Tasks
Brown, A., Iwashita, N. and McNamara, T. (2005). An Examination of Rater Orientations and Test Taker Performance on English for Academic Purposes Speaking Tasks. TOEFL Monograph Series, 29, 1-157.
2005
Journal Article
Factors affecting second language achievement in primary school
Iwashita, N. and Liem, I (2005). Factors affecting second language achievement in primary school. Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 28 (1), 36-51. doi: 10.1075/aral.28.1.03iwa
2005
Book Chapter
Planning for Test Performance: Does it Make a Difference?
Elder, Catherine and Iwashita, Noriko (2005). Planning for Test Performance: Does it Make a Difference?. Planning and Task Performance in a Second Language. (pp. 219-238) edited by R. Ellis. Amsterdam, Netherlands: John Benjamin. doi: 10.1075/lllt.11.14eld
2004
Journal Article
The role of conversation in SLA: Review of studies on negative feedback and directions of future research
Iwashita, N. (2004). The role of conversation in SLA: Review of studies on negative feedback and directions of future research. Acquisition of Japanese as a Second Language, 7, 163-185.
2004
Book Chapter
Part IV: Second Language Testing and Assessment
McNamara, T., Brown, A., Grove, E., Hill, K. and Iwashita, N. (2004). Part IV: Second Language Testing and Assessment. Handbook of Research in Second Language Teaching and Learning. (pp. 773-887) edited by Hinkel, E.. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
2003
Journal Article
A comparison of analytic and holistic scales in the context of a specific- purpose speaking test
Iwashita, N. and Grove, E. (2003). A comparison of analytic and holistic scales in the context of a specific- purpose speaking test. Prospect, 18 (3), 25-31.
2003
Journal Article
Negative feedback and positive evidence in task-based interaction: Differential affects on L2 development
Iwashita, Noriko (2003). Negative feedback and positive evidence in task-based interaction: Differential affects on L2 development. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 25 (1), 1-36. doi: 10.1017/S0272263103000019
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
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
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Doctor Philosophy
Assessment of interactional competence at university language course in Vietnam.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kayoko Hashimoto
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
The Impact of Mediation on Technology-supported Individual and Collaborative Writing
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Paul Moore
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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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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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