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Roever, Carsten, Yuki Higuchi, Miyuki Sasaki, Tomoko Yashima and Makiko Nakamuro 2023 Validating a test of L2 routine formulae to detect pragmatics learning in stay abroad Applied Pragmatics 5:1, pp. 41–63 | Article

There has long been interest in the effect of stay abroad on pragmatic development in second language (L2) pragmatics research. However, few testing instruments exist to assess pragmatics learning in stay abroad and provide information about learners’ development to help institutions evaluate… read more

Larsson, Tove, Shawn Loewen, Rhonda Oliver, Miyuki Sasaki, Nicole Tracy-Ventura and Luke Plonsky 2020 Chapter 5. Towards achieving work-life balance in academia: Comments and personal essays from six applied linguists Professional Development in Applied Linguistics: A guide to success for graduate students and early career faculty, Plonsky, Luke (ed.), pp. 49–64 | Chapter

The competing demands of teaching, research, and service seem to never end. Consequently, as academics, we often find ourselves feeling unable to realize our professional goals while also maintaining a life outside of work. Recognizing that there is no one-size-fits-all way to achieve or… read more

Sasaki, Miyuki, Kyoko Baba, Ryo Nitta and Paul Kei Matsuda 2020 Exploring the effects of web-based communication tasks on the development and transferability of audience awareness in L2 writers Australian Review of Applied Linguistics 43:3, pp. 277–301 | Article

This article reports on two quasi-experimental studies that investigated the possible development and transfer of audience awareness in novice EFL writers as they engaged in online writing tasks through a Social Networking Service (SNS). Japanese students from two universities were asked to… read more

Ross, Steven John, Naoko Yoshinaga and Miyuki Sasaki 2002 11. Aptitude-exposure interaction effects on Wh-movement violation detection by pre-and-post-critical period Japanese bilinguals Individual Differences and Instructed Language Learning, Robinson, Peter (ed.), pp. 267–299 | Article

Sasaki, Miyuki, Yuki Higuchi, Makiko Nakamuro, Carsten Roever and Tomoko Yashima Introducing regression discontinuity design to applied linguistics: The case of Japanese government study-abroad scholarships Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education: Online-First Articles | Article

This report presents regression discontinuity design (RDD) as a powerful analytical tool for use in applied linguistics showcased through our study of the impact of Japanese government study-abroad (SA) scholarships. RDD enables the estimation of causal effects in scenarios where a true… read more