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Hikaru Yoshizumi

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Affiliation Center for International Learning
Title Associate Professor
Room Faculty of Economics Building, 806 (Extension2806)
E-mail hyoshi ( at = @ )
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Education The Joint Graduate School (Ph.D. Program) in Science of School Education Hyogo University of Teacher Education (coursework completed without degree)
Degree Master of Arts in Communication, University of Hawaii at Manoa (2008). Master of Education, Naruto University of Education (2012).
Academic Societies Japan Society of English Language Education (JACELE)
The Chubu English Language Education Society (CELES)
The Japan Association of College English Teachers (JACET)
Japan Curriculum Research and Development Association (JCRDA)
Career July - December, 2008: TransPacific Hawaii College
April, 2012: Okayama Prefectural Yakage High School
April, 2016: Kurashiki Shonan High School
April, 2026 - current: Fukui Prefectural University

Research Interest

Research Field English education, English speaking
Research Summary Research Focus: Developing improvisational skills in English speaking

My research focuses on developing improvisational skills in English speaking. It is the ability to express ideas on the spot. Since this is a major challenge for many EFL learners in Japan, I am currently working to develop practical instructional methods by integrating theoretical frameworks with classroom-based research.
Keywords English speaking, improvisation, oral proficiency, effective instructional methods

Selected Publications

A tentative practice of the devised retelling to facilitate paraphrasing: Aiming to develop improvisation in novice English learners. JASELE Journal, 36, 209-224, 2025. (Co-authored)

「初級第二言語学習者の話すことに関する「即興性」の理論的考察－注意資源の配分の問題と母語の介入の問題に焦点を当てて－」『日本教科教育学会誌』47(1), 1-15.（共著）
[A theoretical study on ‘improvisation’ in speaking for novice L2 learners: Focusing on the issues of allocation of attentional resources and L1 intervention. The Bulletin of Japanese Curriculum Research and Development, 47(1), 1-15, 2024.] (Co-authored)

「英語の授業における統合的な言語活動を通した「気づき」を促す一考察－英語教育と学校教育のつながりを意識して－」『教育研究集録』32, 49-52, 2024.（単著）
[Fostering ‘noticing’ through an integrated language activity in the English classroom: Focusing on the connection between English education and general school education, Kyoiku Kenkyu Shuroku, 32, 49-52, 2024.] (Single-authored)

「日本の英語教育における「即興性」に関する基礎的考察－スピーキングにおける即興性の何が問題か－」『教育実践学論集』24, 15-27,2023.（単著）
[A basic study on ‘improvisation’ in the Japanese EFL environment: Why is the term often used in speaking?. Journal for the Science of Schooling, 24, 15-27, 2023.] (Single-authored)

「英語教育における「話すこと」の現状と課題－理論的考察を通して－」『鳴門英語研究』7, 23-33, 2018.（単著）
[Current status and issues of ‘speaking’ in English language education: Through theoretical considerations, Naruto English Studies, 7, 23-33, 2018.] (Single-authored)

「英語で『できること』と『できないこと』－テキストマイニングを用いた高校3年生のアンケート分析に焦点を当てて－」『中国地区英語教育学会研究紀要』47, 43-52, 2017.（単著）
[What English learners CAN and CANNOT do: Using text mining analysis of survey data from students in their last year of high school, CASELE Journal, 47, 43-52, 2017.] (Single-authored)

「中学校英語科授業のプラス1時間にどのように対応するか－英語スキルアップトレーニング法の開発－(その2)」『鳴門教育大学授業実践研究』11, 49-57, 2012.（共著）
[How to address the additional hour of junior high school English classes: Development of the ‘‘English skill-up training’’ method (Part 2), Naruto University of Education Forum for Classroom Research, 11, 49-57, 2012.] (Co-authored)

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Classes English A・B・C・D, Advanced English VIA・B
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