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TAURA Hideyuki

Department / Course Graduate School of Language Education and Information Science

Title / Position Professor

Other Affiliations
1.	Kinugasa Research Organization Institute of International Language and Culture Studies
2.	Research Organization of Open Innovation & Collaboration Research Center for Cognitive Sciences, Ritsumeikan University

Academic background
1.	2007/04/19 Degree Acquisition	Doctoral Program (2nd Semester) │ Graduate School, Division of Literature and Linguistics │ Macquarie University, Sydney │ Completed │ 博士(言語学) (Linguistics)
2.	1997/05/20 Degree Acquisition	Master Course │ Graduate School, Division of Literature and Linguistics │ Macquarie University, Sydney │ Completed │ 修士(応用言語学）

Business career
1.	2017/04/01 ～ 2017/09/16	Visiting scholar │ │ Essex University, UK
2.	2016/10/01 ～ 2017/03/31	Visiting scholar │ │ University of Technology, Sydney
3.	2006/10/01 ～ 2010/03/31	Professor of Applied Linguistics │ │ Osaka Prefecture University
4.	2002/05 ～ 2002/10	Visiting Professor │ │ Macquarie University, Sydney
5.	1999/10/01 ～ 2003/03/31	Professor │ │ National Fukui Medical University
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Committee and society
1.	2018/07	Language Learning
2.	2017/03	Narrative Inquiry
3.	2017/01	Journal of Child Language Acquisition and Development
4.	2015/01	Springer
5.	2010/03 ～	The Japan Journal of Multilingualism and Multiculturalism
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Research activities
1.		fNIRS (functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy)
2.		Cognitive Science Society
3.		The Japanese Council of Nuclear Neuroimaging
4.		Japan Association for Interpretation Studies
5.		Japanese Cognitive Science Society
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Subject of research
1.	Bilingualism
2.	Study on Narrative Development Stages of Early Bilinguals
3.	Comparative Study on Meta-language Ability: Japanese Monolingual vs. Early Japanese-English Bilingual Child
4.	Study on CALP Development Stage in International Schools in Japan
5.	Language acquisition, retention, and attrition
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Research summary
My research convers two areas: (1) psycholinguistic research on bilinguality (language acquisition, maintenance and attrition) of highly balanced bilingual children, and (2) SLA research on effective English teaching in Japan. For both, I’ve been integrating neuro-lingistic approaches by using such a brain-imaging device as functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS). Almost no answers to the questions to "「What brain structure does a bilingualist has compared with a Japanese monolingualist?", "Although there are a huge number of books concerning how to improve the English ability, is there any scientific research on how to try and remember the words and grammatical items you have learned?" have not been made clear so far in the applied linguistics field. As what he/she is researching directly contributes to this field, is it the perfect field for challenging persons? Let us research the acquisition method of the maintainable and sustainable second language through the research on the language loss. I have been mainly engaged in the pcycholinguistic experiments and the analysis of the data that have been collected for a long time so far but now I have adopted the method using infrared spectroscopic method (Brain Imaging) since 6 years ago. Concerning sharing the knowledge acquired by the research on the second language acquisition and loss with foreign language education fields, I have been considering the effective learning methods to the specific learners by collecting the data on various education fields. Furthermore, I would like to advance this research to spread to the general areas. Concretely, I have been engaged in the research on shadowing and combination of subtitles and sounds of DVD movies to improve the listening ability, the use of subtitles and sight translation to improve the speed reading ability, the effect of the language training abroad, etc. Since I witnessed the high quality of the English teachers through the study tour to the colleges in the Shanghai district in China, I have been continuously engaged in the field research on the English education and teacher training in China. Student advisees' dissertation topics >In addition to the culture and brain activation related topics, the other topics are as follows: "Examining Language Attrition in Japanese Returnee Students using Functional Near-infrared Spectroscopy" "An fNIRS Study on the Impact of the Critical Period for Language Acquisition in Japanese-English Bilinguals with Differing Degree of L2 Proficiency" "The effect that the age at first learning of second language has on the subject of language fluency: research on bilinguality using fNIRS brain imaging method" "A verification of Chinese-Japanese bilingual's dual-coding hypothesis intended for native speaker of Chinese" >In addition to the learner's strategy and grammar teaching related topics, the other topics are as follows: "Effects of Studying in English Speaking Countries and Acquiring High Proficiency on Japanese EFL Learners' English Rhythm" "The Effect of Proficiency and Self-efficacy on the Language Learning Strategies" "The relationship between various sociolinguistic factors during the first 3 months after studying abroad and English language skills" "The displayed speed of English subtitles and the spoken speed of English sounds, and the understanding level - intended for Japanese learners of English language" "Langauge acquisition comparison of JFL and JSL: Intended for beginners of Japanese language for Chinese" "A research on the effect of short English training abroad - from the viewpoints of accuracy, fluency and listening ability" "「A research on the improvement of English ability through short-period oversea study and a verification of the second overseas study after a year and two years from the first overseas study: 3 case studies

Present specialized field
Linguistics, Foreign Language Education, Cognitive science, Brain biometrics (Keyword：Second language acquisition (SLA), language attrition, bilingualism, psycholinguistics, language and brain, English education)

Books
1.	2019/09	"Attrition Studies on Japanese Returnees" in Kopke, B. & Schmid, M. (Eds.) "Oxford Handbook of Language Attrition │ ,pp.391-402
2.	2016/01	How to improve your English in a scientific way │ ,pp.全208頁
3.	2014/07	Introduction to Bilingualism │ ,pp.67-79, 149-160, 175-190
4.	2008/05	Bilinguality and Bilingualism in Japanese School-Aged Children (第2版) │ ,pp.全212頁
5.	2008/02	Language Attrition and Retention in Japanese Returnee Students │ ,pp.全495頁
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Papers
1.	2025/09/30	Nature vs Nurture on A Neonate’s Language Acquisition: An fNIRS Study on the Effect of Fetal Bilingual Experiences – Phase I │ International Institute of Language and Culture Studies, Ritsumeikan University │ 37 (1),pp.1-9
2.	2024/11/30	Quadrilingual Language Progression and Regression from a Neurolinguistic CDST Perspective │ Ritsumeikan Studies in Langauge and Culture │ 36 (2),pp.107-118
3.	2024/07/31	Examining Bilingual Language Processing, Using both Physiological and Conventional Linguistic Approaches │ Ritsumeikan Studies in Langauge and Culture │ 36 (1),pp.3-12
4.	2023/09/30	Individual Differences Between Two Japanese Returnees – Attriters of English: A Six-Year Longitudinal Neuro-psycholinguistic Study to Test the CDST │ International Institute of Language and Culture Studies, Ritsumeikan University │ 35 (1),pp.111-123
5.	2022/03/31	Studying Abroad and its Effects on L2 Brain Structures │ JAAL in JACET (Japan Association of Applied Linguistics in Japan Association of College English Teachers) Proceedings │ 4,pp.16-23
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Academic conference presentation
1.	2025/10/25	Psycho-neurolinguistic Inquiry into L2 Oral Narratives vs L2 Written Narratives
2.	2025/09/09	The Role of Working Memory in Bilingual Language Processing & Brain Activation
3.	2025/08/07	From California to International School in Japan to Boston: Dynamic Change in L2 Skills and Brain Activation over Time
4.	2025/05/27	The Effect of Family Language Experiences upon a Neonate’s Perception of L1, L2, & L3: A preliminary fNIRS Study
5.	2025/03/28	In-Person vs. Online Human Interaction: Insight from a Neuro-linguistic Study on a Simultaneous Interpreter
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Other research achievements
1.	2019/12/04	After 16 years in Japan, Sri Lankan woman still classified as an exchange student (The Japan Times2019.12.4記事への知見提供)
2.	2017/05/02	Narrative development and brain activation in L1 and L2 (SOAS Linguistics Departmental Seminar Seriesでの招待講演＠ロンドン大学SOAS)
3.	2017/03/16	Developmental Narrative Ability in a Bilingual L1 & L2 Narrative Development and Brain Connectivity (Research Seminar at University of Technology, Sydney)
4.	2016/10/06	Research Results at Osaka International School" "Longitudinal Brain-Imaging Study (関西学院大阪インターナショナルスクール招待講演)
5.	2016/03/16	Language and brain (台湾国立高雄第一科技大学外国語学院)
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Subject
1.	E02-第二言語習得論

Teaching achievements

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1.	2016/06	JALT CALL & BRAIN 2016において"Two Differing Spotlights on Bilingual Attrition Research – Brain-Imaging and Linguistic Data Analysis”2016.6.4@Tamagawa University.

Research exchange preferred theme
1.	brain science in relation with language acquisition and retention Joint research

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