LUCAS, Matt |
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Faculty, Department/Institute
- Faculty of Foreign Language Studies Department of Foreign Language Studies
Academic status (qualification)
- Associate Professor Apr. 1,2020
Research fields
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Applied linguistics |
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keyword | Cross-linguistic influence,Grammatical accuracy,Awareness-raising |
Research field | Applied linguistics |
Research Topics Overview | 主な研究分野は応用言語学/第二言語習得研究、特に言語間の影響と英語学習者の文法的な正確さ向上。 |
Research Career
- 2019/4/1~2020年/3/31
- 2016/4/1~2019年/3/31
- 2013/4/1~2016年/3/31
Research Publications
No. | Type of publication | Date of publication (Date of presentation) | Title | Type of research result | Jointly authored or single authored | Publisher and journal name | Volume number |
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1 | Magazine article15 | 2023/1/18~2023,01,18,,, | Book review: Crosslinguistic influence and second language learning (Kevin McManus, Routledge) | Academic Journal | Single-Author | TESOL Journal | |
2 | Papers1 | 2022/9/30~2022,09,30,,, | Exploring web-based contrastive instruction to enhance deictic referencing accuracy in L2 spoken performance | Academic Journal | Single-Author | The Journal of Asia TEFL | 19(3), 937 - 961 |
3 | International academic conference8 | 2022/3/22~2022,03,22,,, | Accuracy matters: Factors affecting web-based explicit instruction of plural marking | Other | Single-Author | ||
4 | Papers1 | 2020/8~2020,08,00,,, | Agglutination, loanwords, and Japanese morpholexical categoryhood: Cross-linguistic factors in the grammatical handling of verbs and adjectives in written English | Academic Journal | The Linguistics Journal | 14(1), 7 - 43 | |
5 | Papers1 | 2020/3~2020,03,00,,, | Cross-linguistic influence and plural marking: enhancing error recognition and written accuracy among Japanese EFL learners through web-based awareness-raising | Academic Journal | Single-Author | Language Awareness | 29(2), 155 - 177 |
6 | Papers1 | 2019/10~2019,10,00,,, | Harnessing web-based contrastive instruction to address English relative clause accuracy and subject-object asymmetry | Academic Journal | System | 85, 102 - 112 | |
7 | Papers1 | 2018/6~2018,06,00,,, | Not all nouns are created equal: Japanese EFL learners, written English, and plural marking of | Academic Journal | Single-Author | The Asian EFL Journal Quarterly | 20(6) 114 - 144 |
8 | International academic conference8 | 2018/2/9~2018,02,09,,, | Cross-linguistic influence in deictic referencing among Japanese EFL learners | Other | Single-Author | ||
9 | Book2 | 2018/2~2018,02,00,,, | Research-based vocabulary instruction strategies | Other | Co-authored chapter | In J. I. Liontas (Ed.), The TESOL encyclopedia of English language teaching (Winner of the Association of American Publishers 2019 PROSE Award) Wiley-Blackwell: USA | |
10 | Book2 | 2018/2~2018,02,00,,, | Encouraging and motivating vocabulary development | Other | Co-authored chapter | Encouraging and motivating vocabulary development | |
11 | International academic conference8 | 2018/1/26~2018,01,26,,, | Ameliorating relative clause accuracy issues among Japanese learners with online instruction | Other | Single-Author | ||
12 | Papers1 | 2017/5/10~2017,05,10,,, | Cross-linguistic awareness-raising practices can enhance written performance in EFL classes in Japanese universities | Academic Journal | Co-author | International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism | 22(8) 958 - 973 |
13 | International academic conference8 | 2017/3/21~2017,03,21,,, | The potential influence of Japanese agglutinative forms on English accuracy | Other | Single-Author | ||
14 | International academic conference8 | 2017/1/21~2017,01,21,,, | Defossilizing pluralization errors with cross-linguistic web-based instruction | Other | Single-Author | ||
15 | International academic conference8 | 2016/11/27~2016,11,27,,, | Cross-linguistic influence from English loanwords | Other |
Magazine articleBook review: Crosslinguistic influence and second language learning (Kevin McManus, Routledge)In refereedAcademic JournalSingle-AuthorLUCAS, MattTESOL Journal2023/1/18~10.1002/tesj.699Despite its impact being documented for decades, the role of prior language knowledge and experience—commonly referred to as crosslinguistic influence (CLI)—is a frequently overlooked aspect of second language learning. Previous texts have served to further our understanding of this phenomenon, most notably with Jarvis and Pavlenko’s (2008) Crosslinguistic influence in language and cognition and Alonso’s (2016) Crosslinguistic influence in second language acquisition. Carrying on from where these landmark volumes left off, the book under review—the latest edition to Routledge’s Cognitive Science and Second Language Acquisition Series—substantially adds to a growing body of work associated with CLI. It initiates a renewed look at this specialized subfield of second language acquisition (SLA), made accessible through its well-written, cogent style along with its clear agenda of three overarching aims (p. 2). The first of these aims is to provide a review of language learning theories that attribute critical roles for CLI; the second examines empirical studies that investigate the role of CLI in second language learning; and the third builds upon the second by focusing on instructional studies that attempt to reduce the negative effects of CLI. This last aim is particularly welcomed, as it highlights the much-needed element of “So what?”, providing a foundation for research-based insights to translate into pedagogical applications.
PapersExploring web-based contrastive instruction to enhance deictic referencing accuracy in L2 spoken performanceIn refereedAcademic JournalSingle-AuthorLUCAS, MattThe Journal of Asia TEFL19(3), 937 - 9612022/9/30~Learners whose first language lacks a system for acknowledging countability and associated plural forms may experience problems in English when surrounding sentences are deictically referenced (e.g., that/those; it is/they are). Moreover, noun phrases may be omitted or repeated, resulting in further inaccuracies. This exploratory study (N = 81) sought to establish whether a synthesis of input-based and output-based contrastive instruction delivered through an online medium would improve deictic referencing accuracy in a controlled speaking task among Japanese university EFL learners. The findings revealed that for deictic plural forms, no significant differences were observed between the experimental and control groups. However, for noun phrase omissions and repetitions, the experimental group displayed significant within-group improvements, suggesting partial effectiveness of the treatment. The study reiterates the resistant nature of linguistic features influenced by the underlying concept of countability, yet highlights the rich potential that web-based contrastive instruction may provide in enhancing grammatical accuracy.
International academic conferenceAccuracy matters: Factors affecting web-based explicit instruction of plural markingIn refereedOtherSingle-AuthorLUCAS, Matt2022/3/22~TESOL 2022 International Convention & English Language Expo(Online)
PapersAgglutination, loanwords, and Japanese morpholexical categoryhood: Cross-linguistic factors in the grammatical handling of verbs and adjectives in written EnglishIn refereedAcademic JournalLUCAS,MattThe Linguistics Journal14(1), 7 - 432020/8~
PapersCross-linguistic influence and plural marking: enhancing error recognition and written accuracy among Japanese EFL learners through web-based awareness-raisingAcademic JournalSingle-AuthorLUCAS,MattLanguage Awareness29(2), 155 - 1772020/3~10.1080/09658416.2020.1737096
PapersHarnessing web-based contrastive instruction to address English relative clause accuracy and subject-object asymmetryIn refereedAcademic JournalLUCAS,Matt; TAKEUCHI, OsamuSystem85, 102 - 1122019/10~10.1016/j.system.2019.102112
PapersNot all nouns are created equal: Japanese EFL learners, written English, and plural marking ofIn refereedAcademic JournalSingle-AuthorLUCAS,MattThe Asian EFL Journal Quarterly20(6) 114 - 1442018/6~This study investigated Japanese EFL learners’ performance on tasks designed to assess accuracy in obligatory plural marking of countable nouns. A total of 210 students from two universities in Western Japan each completed an error recognition task, and two writing tasks that were devised to compare awareness of the need for plural marking on three different types of countable nouns: (i) English loanwords having no Japanese equivalent (e.g., バナナ (banana)—bananas); (ii) English loanwords that also have Japanese equivalents (e.g., さくらんぼ (sakuranbo)・チェリー (chierii)—cherries); and (iii) nouns that have only a Japanese form (e.g., 柿 (kaki)—persimmons). The results of the error recognition task indicated that learners were least able to identify plural omission errors on English loanwords having no Japanese equivalent. On the other hand, participants identified more plural omission errors on English loanwords that also have Japanese forms than on nouns that have only Japanese (i.e., no loanword) forms. However, on both the picture description and free writing tasks, a somewhat different pattern emerged. Japanese EFL learners produced the fewest plural endings on English loanwords having no Japanese alternative, but they produced the highest percentage of obligatory plural endings on nouns with Japanese-only forms. Accuracy of plural marking for nouns, which in Japanese have both an English loanword and a Japanese equivalent, fell between the other two categories. Possible implications for pedagogy are discussed as well as future avenues of research.
International academic conferenceCross-linguistic influence in deictic referencing among Japanese EFL learnersIn refereedOtherSingle-AuthorLUCAS,Matt2018/2/9~The 14th Annual CamTESOL Conference on English Language Teaching: Regional ELTPhnom Penh, Cambodia
BookResearch-based vocabulary instruction strategiesIn refereedOtherCo-authored chapterLUCAS,Matt;GROGAN, Myles;TAKEUCHI, OsamuIn J. I. Liontas (Ed.), The TESOL encyclopedia of English language teaching (Winner of the Association of American Publishers 2019 PROSE Award) Wiley-Blackwell: USA2018/2~
BookEncouraging and motivating vocabulary developmentIn refereedOtherCo-authored chapterLUCAS,Matt;GROGAN, Myles;TAKEUCHI, OsamuEncouraging and motivating vocabulary development2018/2~
International academic conferenceAmeliorating relative clause accuracy issues among Japanese learners with online instructionIn refereedOtherSingle-AuthorLUCAS,Matt2018/1/26~The 38th Thailand TESOL International ConferenceChiang Mai, Thailand
PapersCross-linguistic awareness-raising practices can enhance written performance in EFL classes in Japanese universitiesIn refereedAcademic JournalCo-authorLUCAS,Matt; YIAKOUMETTI, AndroulaInternational Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism22(8) 958 - 9732017/5/10~https://doi.org/10.1080/13670050.2017.1325833In our globalised world, the desire for the acquisition of English has led to increased research into the appropriate pedagogical approaches for learning and teaching the language. This manuscript focuses on the use of learners’ mother tongue in the learning and teaching of English in an effort to identify ways in which cross-linguistic awareness-raising practices can be utilised to maximise EFL written performance. The study’s targeted grammatical features were articles and plural suffixes of countable nouns and the study’s EFL population was drawn from two Japanese universities. A quasi-experimental design was employed with an experimental group receiving cross-linguistic instruction and a control group continuing without cross-linguistic input. Statistical analyses demonstrate that the experimental group outperformed the
control group. Although the empirical project is located within the context of Japanese tertiary education, the study is of international relevance as it deals with the perennial issue of how best to harness learners’ familiar L1 for the improvement of their L2 within the frameworks of cross-linguistic instruction and awareness-raising.
International academic conferenceThe potential influence of Japanese agglutinative forms on English accuracyIn refereedOtherSingle-AuthorLUCAS,Matt2017/3/21~TESOL International Convention and English Language Expo: Doctoral Research ForumSeattle, WA, United States
International academic conferenceDefossilizing pluralization errors with cross-linguistic web-based instructionIn refereedOtherSingle-AuthorLUCAS,Matt2017/1/21~The 37th Thailand TESOL International ConferenceBangkok, Thailand
International academic conferenceCross-linguistic influence from English loanwordsIn refereedOtherLUCAS,Matt2016/11/27~Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT)Nagoya, Japan
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