2023
Nishizawa, H. (2023, June). L2 listening assessment focusing on the shared-L1 benefit, text scriptedness, and learners’ learning context. Paper presented at LTRC 2023, New York City, New York, USA.
Nishizawa, H. (2023, March). Authenticity of listening input: How strong is the shared-L1 effect in more authentic texts?. Paper presented at AAAL 2023, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Nishizawa, H. (2023, February). Examining the authenticity of listening texts in high-stakes tests. Paper presented at Hawai‘i TESOL 2023 Annual Conference, Laie, Hawai‘i, USA.
2022
Nishizawa, H. (2022, November). Authenticity of listening input in high-stakes tests: A fluency perceptive. Paper presented at JLTA 2022. Online.
Grüter, T., Kim, J., Nishizawa, H., Wang, J., Alzahrani, R., Chang, Y., Nguyen, H., Nuesser, M., Ohba, A., Roos, S., Yusa, M. & Zhu, Y. (2022, November). L2 proficiency modulates attention to the mouth during speech processing: An extended replication of Birulés et al. (2020). Poster presented at BUCLD 47, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Isbell, D., Crowther, D., & Nishizawa, H. (2022, September). In the ear of the beholder: Duolingo English Test spoken performances and university stakeholder perceptions of comprehensibility and academic acceptability. Paper presented at LARC-MwALT-ECOLT 2022, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Isbell, D, Chang, Y., Choe, A., Coney, N., Holden, D., Kim, J., Nishizawa, H. (2022, September). Test use policy in a disrupted market: Making sense of multiple English proficiency test options for university admissions. Work in Progress presented at LARC-MwALT-ECOLT 2022, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Grüter, T., Kim, J., Nishizawa, H., Wang, J., Alzahrani, R., Chang, Y., Nguyen, H., Nuesser, M., Ohba, A., Roos, S., Yusa, M. & Zhu, Y. (2022, August). Does proficiency modulate attention to a talker's mouth? An extended replication of Birulés et al. (2020). Paper presented at ISBPAC 2022, Tromsø, Norway.
Crowther, D., Isbell, D., & Nishizawa, H. (2022, June). Standardized test performance in the ear of the beholder: University stakeholder perceptions of comprehensibility and academic acceptability. Paper presented at PSLLT 2022, St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada.
Nishizawa, H. (2022, March). The factor structure of an English listening test featuring non-standard accents. Paper presented at AAAL 2022, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Isbell, D., Crowther, D., & Nishizawa, H. (2022, March). Speaking Performances, Stakeholder Perceptions, and Scores: Extrapolating from the Duolingo English Test to the University. Paper presented at LTRC 2022, Tokyo, Japan (virtual).
Crowther, D., Isbell, D., & Nishizawa, H. (2022, March). What characterizes ‘acceptable’ academic English speaking? Examining task and linguistic/temporal influences on university stakeholders’ judgments. Paper presented at AAAL 2022, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
2021
Nishizawa, H. (2021, July). Reverse Linguistic Stereotyping in On-Line Processing: Word Recognition of Minimal Pitch-Accent Pairs in Tokyo Japanese. Paper presented at PSLLT 2021, Ontario, Canada (virtual).
Nishizawa, H. & Grüter, T. (2021, July). Effects of sentential context and nativeness of speaker in processing minimal pitch-accent pairs in Tokyo Japanese. Poster presented at ISBPAC 2021, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (virtual).
2019
Nishizawa, H. (2019, September). Comprehension and perception of non-native speech and listeners' background. Paper presented at SLRF 2019, East Lansing, MI, USA.
Nishizawa, H. (2019, September). Dynamics of L2 speech, intelligibility, comprehensibility, accentedness and language attitudes. Paper presented at PSLLT 2019, Flagstaff, AZ, USA.
Nishizawa, H. (2019, April). Self-reference practice and identity construction - data from Instagram-. Paper presented at 23rd Annual College of LLL Graduate Student Conference, University of Hawaiʻi, USA.
Nishizawa, H. (2023, June). L2 listening assessment focusing on the shared-L1 benefit, text scriptedness, and learners’ learning context. Paper presented at LTRC 2023, New York City, New York, USA.
- Travel funded by
- Center for Japanese Studies Graduate Student Travel Award (Center for Japanese Studies, University of Hawaiʻi)
- East-West Center Conference Scholarship
Nishizawa, H. (2023, March). Authenticity of listening input: How strong is the shared-L1 effect in more authentic texts?. Paper presented at AAAL 2023, Portland, Oregon, USA.
- Travel funded by
- 2023 AAAL Graduate Student Award sponsored by Duolingo
- The Ruth Crymes Memorial Grant (Department of Second Language Studies, University of Hawaiʻi)
- Graduate Student Organization Award (University of Hawaiʻi)
Nishizawa, H. (2023, February). Examining the authenticity of listening texts in high-stakes tests. Paper presented at Hawai‘i TESOL 2023 Annual Conference, Laie, Hawai‘i, USA.
2022
Nishizawa, H. (2022, November). Authenticity of listening input in high-stakes tests: A fluency perceptive. Paper presented at JLTA 2022. Online.
Grüter, T., Kim, J., Nishizawa, H., Wang, J., Alzahrani, R., Chang, Y., Nguyen, H., Nuesser, M., Ohba, A., Roos, S., Yusa, M. & Zhu, Y. (2022, November). L2 proficiency modulates attention to the mouth during speech processing: An extended replication of Birulés et al. (2020). Poster presented at BUCLD 47, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Isbell, D., Crowther, D., & Nishizawa, H. (2022, September). In the ear of the beholder: Duolingo English Test spoken performances and university stakeholder perceptions of comprehensibility and academic acceptability. Paper presented at LARC-MwALT-ECOLT 2022, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Isbell, D, Chang, Y., Choe, A., Coney, N., Holden, D., Kim, J., Nishizawa, H. (2022, September). Test use policy in a disrupted market: Making sense of multiple English proficiency test options for university admissions. Work in Progress presented at LARC-MwALT-ECOLT 2022, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Grüter, T., Kim, J., Nishizawa, H., Wang, J., Alzahrani, R., Chang, Y., Nguyen, H., Nuesser, M., Ohba, A., Roos, S., Yusa, M. & Zhu, Y. (2022, August). Does proficiency modulate attention to a talker's mouth? An extended replication of Birulés et al. (2020). Paper presented at ISBPAC 2022, Tromsø, Norway.
Crowther, D., Isbell, D., & Nishizawa, H. (2022, June). Standardized test performance in the ear of the beholder: University stakeholder perceptions of comprehensibility and academic acceptability. Paper presented at PSLLT 2022, St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada.
Nishizawa, H. (2022, March). The factor structure of an English listening test featuring non-standard accents. Paper presented at AAAL 2022, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Travel funded by
- Duolingo English Test
Isbell, D., Crowther, D., & Nishizawa, H. (2022, March). Speaking Performances, Stakeholder Perceptions, and Scores: Extrapolating from the Duolingo English Test to the University. Paper presented at LTRC 2022, Tokyo, Japan (virtual).
Crowther, D., Isbell, D., & Nishizawa, H. (2022, March). What characterizes ‘acceptable’ academic English speaking? Examining task and linguistic/temporal influences on university stakeholders’ judgments. Paper presented at AAAL 2022, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
2021
Nishizawa, H. (2021, July). Reverse Linguistic Stereotyping in On-Line Processing: Word Recognition of Minimal Pitch-Accent Pairs in Tokyo Japanese. Paper presented at PSLLT 2021, Ontario, Canada (virtual).
Nishizawa, H. & Grüter, T. (2021, July). Effects of sentential context and nativeness of speaker in processing minimal pitch-accent pairs in Tokyo Japanese. Poster presented at ISBPAC 2021, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (virtual).
2019
Nishizawa, H. (2019, September). Comprehension and perception of non-native speech and listeners' background. Paper presented at SLRF 2019, East Lansing, MI, USA.
Nishizawa, H. (2019, September). Dynamics of L2 speech, intelligibility, comprehensibility, accentedness and language attitudes. Paper presented at PSLLT 2019, Flagstaff, AZ, USA.
Nishizawa, H. (2019, April). Self-reference practice and identity construction - data from Instagram-. Paper presented at 23rd Annual College of LLL Graduate Student Conference, University of Hawaiʻi, USA.