Master's Thesis
2024. Exploring Language Assessment Literacy Dimensions of Teachers in Japan: A Mixed Methods Study.
Supervisor: Prof. Yasuyo Sawaki
Profile
I am a PhD student in the Graduate School of Education at Waseda University, Japan.
Research Overview
My research is broadly situated in the field of language assessment and testing.
I am particularly interested in language assessment literacy, speaking assessment, rater training, argument-based validation, assessing topical knowledge together with language ability, and AI-mediated language assessment.
Dissertation
Bachelor's Thesis
2022. Language Assessment Literacy of Pre-service and In-service Teachers in Japan: The Replication Study of Vogt and Tsagari (2014).
Supervisor: Prof. Yutaka Ishii
Education
- 2024 – Present
- PhD Student, Graduate School of Education, Waseda University, Japan
- 2022 – 2024
- MA in Education, Graduate School of Education, Waseda University, Japan
- 2018 – 2022
- BA in Education, Chiba University, Japan
Work Experience
- October 2025 – Present
- Research Intern, Equmenopolis, Inc.
- April 2025 – Present
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Part-time Lecturer,
Tokyo Future University
Course: Teaching English to Young Learners - April 2023 – Present
- Part-time English Teacher, Waseda University Senior High School and Junior High School
- October 2022 – December 2022
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Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Education, Waseda University
Course: Language Assessment for Classroom Teachers
Professional Activities
- July 2025 – Present
- Public Relations Officer, Student Committee, Asian Association for Language Assessment (AALA)
- July 2024 – June 2025
- Student Committee Member, Asian Association for Language Assessment (AALA)
Research Grants
2025 EIKEN Research Grant
Principal Investigator, 38th EIKEN Research Grant.
Speaking Assessment in High School CLIL Classes: Rubric Development with Content Knowledge and Language Knowledge as Constructs.
Co-researchers: Chiho Young-Johnson and Daisuke Izumi
Teaching Licenses
- 2024 — 中学校教諭専修免許状（外国語）
- 2024 — 高等学校教諭専修免許状（外国語）
- 2022 — 中学校教諭一種免許状（外国語）
- 2022 — 高等学校教諭一種免許状（外国語）
- 2022 — 中学校教諭二種免許状（保健体育）
- 2022 — 小学校教諭二種免許状
Professional Memberships
Personal
I am originally from Katori City, Chiba, Japan. My hometown is known for the Sawara Grand Festival.