Tahara Tatsuro

タハラタツロウ | Tahara Tatsuro

Affiliation and department：
Job title： Research Associate
Homepage URL (1)： https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tatsuro-Tahara

Research field (3)： Tertiary education , Primary/secondary education and curricula , Foreign language education

Research keywords (12)： Academic Writing , Writing Center , Wasahback Effect , Mixed Methods Research , Needs Analysis , English-Medium Instruction (EMI) , Diagnostic Assessment , Washback Effect , Language Assessment , Language Testing , Applied Linguistics , English Education

Research theme for competitive and other funds (6)：

2024 - 2025 大学入試センター試験英語問題の分析:予備校の模試問題との比較・対照
2022 - 2025 大学入試英語リーディング問題の内容分析:外部試験と独自試験の比較・対照
2023 - 2024 日本の大学英語授業におけるTOEICクラス内で小テストの波及効果を媒介する要因
2023 - 日本の大学TOEIC授業における小テストが学習者に与える影響の媒介要因
2022 - 2023 大学入試英語問題のテスト内容分析:外部試験に焦点を当てて

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Papers (4)：

Allen David, Tahara Tatsuro. A review of washback research in Japan. JLTA Journal. 2021. 24. 3-22
Tahara Tatsuro, Kudo Shuhei, Moriya Ryo. Needs Analysis for English-Medium Instruction (EMI) Courses in Japan: From the University Students' Perspectives. EIKEN BULLETIN. 2021. 32. 190-217
Tahara Tatsuro. Simulation of an Argument-Based Approach to Validate the Use of External Four-Skill Tests as University Admission Tests in Japan: The Case of Waseda University. Transcultural Studies. 2020. 9. 88-108
Tahara Tatsuro. Japanese university students’ perspectives on English language needs in secondary and university education. The Bulletin of the Graduate School of Education of Waseda University, Separate Volume. 2018. 26. 1. 153-169

MISC (4)：

Tahara Tatsuro, Kudo Shuhei, Moriya Ryo. Needs Analysis for English-Medium Instruction (EMI) Courses in Japan: From the University Students' Perspectives. Eiken Research Funding Web Short Presentation. 2022
Kudo Shuhei, Tahara Tatsuro, Moriya Ryo. Using focus groups to identify the English language needs in English-medium instruction courses at a Japanese university. Proceedings of the 24th Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics Conference. 2019. 122-123
Tahara Tatsuro. Using expectancy-value theory for examining washback in a TOEFL iBT preparation course at a Japanese university. Proceedings of the 23rd Conference of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics. 2018. 9-10
Tahara Tatsuro. Test-taking strategy use in responding to reading comprehension question in a university entrance examination in Japan. Proceedings of the 21st Conference of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics. 2016. 26-27

Lectures and oral presentations (27)：

Administration of the Waseda University Writing Center: Focusing on its Principles and Practices
(Tsukuba Global Science Week 2024 2024)
TOEIC®授業の小テストが学習者に与える影響:日本の大学における媒介要因の探索的調査
(外国語教育メディア学会関東支部第150回(2024年春季)研究大会 2024)
日本におけるライティングセンターが掲げる理念の分類
(The 11th Waseda University Writing Forum 2024)
A baseline washback study of placement testing in a university English-speaking course in terms of instructors’ decision-making behaviours
(The 26th Annual Conference of the Japan Language Testing Association Conference 2023)
A baseline washback study of a new placement test for university students using Assessment Use Argument framework
(The 26th Annual Conference of the Japan Language Testing Association Conference 2023)

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Education (3)：

2016 - 2022 Waseda University Graduate School of Education
2014 - 2016 Waseda University Graduate School of Letters, Arts and Sciences
2010 - 2014 Waseda University School of Culture, Media and Society

Professional career (1)：

Master of Arts in Literature (Waseda University)

Work history (3)：

2022/04 - 現在 Waseda University Global Education Center Research Associate
2021/04 - 現在 Bunkyo Gakuin University Faculty of Business Administration Part-time lecturer
2018/04 - 2022/03 Tokyo University of Agriculture Faculty of Agriculture Part-time lecturer

Committee career (4)：

2024/04 - 2025/03 Japan Language Testing Association 会計監査委員
2021 - 2022 Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC) 2022 Committee Member
2019 - 2021 Asian Association for Language Assessment (AALA) Student Committee Co-Chairs
2017 - 2018 Asian Association for Language Assessment (AALA) Student Committee Committee Member

Awards (2)：

2022 - Japan Language Testing Association (JLTA) JLTA Best Paper Award A Review of Washback Research in Japan
2019/07 - Eiken Foundation of Japan 32th Eiken Foundation of Japan Research Grant Needs Analysis for English-Medium Instruction (EMI) Courses in Japan: From the University Students' Perspectives

Association Membership(s) (7)：

The Japanese Association for Research on University Admissions , The Japan Association for Self-Access Learning , Japan Society for Mixed Methods Research , International Language Testing Association , Asian Association for Language Assessment , The Japan Association for Language Education & Technology , Japan Language Testing Association

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