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Spring Ryan Edward

Section

Institute for Excellence in Higher Education

Job title

Professor

Degree

博士（国際文化）（東北大学）
修士（国際文化）（東北大学）

researchmap

https://researchmap.jp/7000010038

J-GLOBAL ID

201401059346820970

Education 3

Tohoku University　Graduate School of International Cultural Studies

2011/04 - 2014/03
Tohoku University　Graduate School of International Cultural Studies

2009/04 - 2011/03
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte　Department of Languages and Culture Studies

2001/08 - 2005/05

Committee Memberships 5

The Association for Teaching English through Multimedia　President

2024/11 - Present
The Association for Teaching English through Multimedia　Journal Editing Committee

2018/04 - Present
The Association for Teaching English through Multimedia　Vice President

2022/11 - 2024/11
The Association for Teaching English through Multimedia　Head of International Relations

2022/11 - 2024/11
The Association for Teaching English through Multimedia　Vice President of East Japan Branch

2018/12 - 2024/11

Professional Memberships 6

言語処理学会

2021/08 - Present
LET

2021/04 - Present
Japanese Society for Language Science

2018/04 - Present
Association of Teaching English through Multimedia

2017 - Present
THE ENGLISH LINGUISTIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN
日本言語学会

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Research Areas 2

Humanities & social sciences / Foreign language education /
Humanities & social sciences / Linguistics /

Awards 11

Best Paper Award

2023/05　Using digital storytelling and project-based learning with elementary school EFL learners
Best Paper Award

2022/11　The Japanese Society for Language Sciences　A pilot study of an integrated AI-humanwriter-rater system: How I learned to stop worrying and love the machine
President's Award

2017/03　Tohoku University
Tohoku University Educational Contribution Award

2017/01　Tohoku University
総長賞

2014/03　東北大学
TESL-EJ Award for Excellence

2024/02　Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language Electronic Journal　Ton Ten 2023 Reviewer
Best paper Award

2020/11　Association for Teaching English through Multimedia
第48号英語学論説資料収録論文集に選抜

2017/01　日本論説資料保存会
Certificate of Appreciation

2015/10/23　Foreign Language Association of North Carolina
Best Student Paper Award

2010/12　Pacific Asia Conference on Language, Information and Computation
Selected for the 51st issue of “Collected Articles on the English Language”

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Papers 70

Event conflation in high stakes testing: a comparison of usage and relationship to writing scores by language types Peer-reviewed

Ryan Spring

Cognitive Linguistics　2025/02/19
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH
DOI： 10.1515/cog-2024-0005 　

ISSN： 0936-5907

eISSN： 1613-3641

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Abstract Talmy (1985. Lexicalization patterns: Semantic structure in lexical form. In Timothy Shopen (ed.), Language typology and syntactic description, vol. 3, 36–149. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press, 1991. Path to realization: A typology of event conflation. In Proceedings of the 17th annual meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics Society, 480–519. Berkeley Linguistics Society) introduced the concept of event conflation: that two micro events can be conceptualized and expressed as a single macro event. He proposed a linguistic typology based on ths concept, and second language acquisition studies have suggested that learners whose first language is of a different type than their target language have extra difficulty interpreting and reproducing event conflation in the target language phrases. However, the degree to which using conflation patterns similar to the first language in one’s target language impedes communication is still unclear. To observe the effect of first and second language type mismatches on communicative ability, data was taken from the independent writing task of the TOEFL iBT^® Public Use Dataset and the Event Conflation Finder was used to extract and analyze instances of path encoding. Framing tendencies and correlations between these tendencies and rater scores were compared amongst learners whose first languages are often argued to be one of the three major types: satellite-framed, mixed-framed, and verb-framed. I found that only learners with verb-framed first languages exhibited a clear pattern of correlation between typical satellite-framing patterns and rater scores, suggesting that satellite-framed expressions are more difficult for learners whose first language is verb-framed.
Creating an automated tool to assist with event-conflation studies: An explanation and argument for its importance Peer-reviewed

Ryan Spring, Naoyuki Ono

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics　3　(1)　100054-100054　2024/01
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI： 10.1016/j.rmal.2023.100054 　

ISSN： 2772-7661
Incorporating project-based language learning into distance learning: Creating a homepage during computer-mediated learning sessions

Fumie Kato, Ryan Spring, Chikako Mori

Language Teaching Research　27　(3)　621-641　2023/04/01

DOI： 10.1177/1362168820954454 　

ISSN： 1362-1688

eISSN： 1477-0954
The role of ASR in EFL pronunciation improvement: An in-depth look at the impact of treatment length and guided practice on specific pronunciation points. Peer-reviewed

Spring, R, Tabuchi, R

Computer Assisted Language Learning Electronic Journal　23　(3)　163-185　2022/08
The possibility of improving automated calculation of measures of lexical richness for EFL writing: A comparison of the LCA, NLTK and SpaCy tools Peer-reviewed

Ryan Spring, Matthew Johnson

System　106　102770-102770　2022/06
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI： 10.1016/j.system.2022.102770 　

ISSN： 0346-251X
Acquiring the core-peripheral distinction in split intransitivity Peer-reviewed

Lili Wu, Ryan Spring

Journal of Second Language Studies　5　(1)　144-169　2022/01/27
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
DOI： 10.1075/jsls.19043.wu 　

ISSN： 2542-3835

eISSN： 2542-3843

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<title>Abstract</title> This study presents the results of an experimental investigation into the L2 acquisition of the core-peripheral distinction in the syntax of split intransitivity by L1 Mandarin EFL learners to verify whether or not their L2 acquisition is lexically constrained by the Split Intransitivity Hierarchy, which predicts that core verbs have primacy in both L1 and L2 acquisition over peripheral ones (<xref>Sorace, 2000</xref>, <xref>2004</xref>, <xref>2011</xref>). Two diagnostics of English split intransitivity, the prenominal past participles (PPPs) and the <italic>for hours</italic> constructions, were used to test native English speakers and Mandarin EFL learners’ gradient acceptability with respect to core-peripheral verb classes. The results of an acceptability judgment test show that both native speakers and nonnative speakers are sensitive to the core-peripheral distinction in the two diagnostics, and EFL learners exhibit a native-like sensitivity to core unaccusatives in PPPs but not in the <italic>for hours</italic> constructions. The results confirm that the core-peripheral distinction can be accounted for neither by L1 transfer nor L2 input, which suggests for the behavior is due to direct access to semantic universals in the L2 acquisition of split intransitivity syntax.
Instructor- versus peer-based participation scores in EFL classes: Comparisons and correlation to oral proficiency. Peer-reviewed

Ryan Spring

The Electronic Journal for English as a Second Language　26　(3)　2021/11
Assessing the Practicality of Using an Automatic Speech Recognition Tool to Teach English Pronunciation Online Peer-reviewed

Spring Ryan, Tabuchi Ryuji

STEM Journal　22　(2)　93-104　2021/05/31
Publisher: The Society for Teaching English through Media
DOI： 10.16875/stem.2021.22.2.93 　

ISSN： 1598-1002

eISSN： 2765-7078
Factors Influencing Motion Event Categorization Choices in Non-linguistic Tasks: The Effects of Manner Noticeability and Boundary Crossing on English and Japanese Speakers

Spring Ryan

Studies in Language Sciences　19　(0)　19-34　2021
Publisher: The Japanese Society for Language Sciences
DOI： 10.34609/sls.19.0_19 　

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<p>This study reports the results of a non-linguistic categorization task given to L1 Japanese and L1 English speakers. The task was designed to determine if only L1 affects focus (and subsequently categorization) in motion events, or if there are other factors, namely the presence of boundary crossing or the noticeability of the manner of motion, which universally affect focus. The results of a binomial logistic regression analysis of speaker's categorization patterns revealed that L1 type and the presence of some manner types (causative, speed, default) influenced participants' categorization decisions, but whether or not boundary crossing or expressive manner was depicted did not. They also show that both groups of speakers tended to categorize manner over path when manner types at the end of the manner noticeability hierarchy (i.e. causative and default) were included in the test item, indicating that there is a tendency to focus more on certain types of manner, regardless of L1 type. Based on these results, the interpretation of some previous studies regarding motion event descriptions may have to be reconsidered.</p>
Can video-creation project work affect students’ oral proficiency? An analysis of fluency, complexity and accuracy

Ryan Spring

TESL-EJ　24　(2)　2020/08

eISSN： 1072-4303
Maximizing the benefits of video-creation PBLL in the EFL classroom: A preliminary analysis of factors associated with improvement in oral proficiency. Peer-reviewed

Ryan Spring

STEM Journal　21　(4)　107-126　2020/03
Using Multimedia Tools to Objectively Rate the Pronunciation of L1 Japanese EFL Learners. Peer-reviewed

Ryan Spring

ATEM Journal: Teaching English through Multimedia　25　113-124　2020/03
Factors associated with improvement in oral fluency when using video-synchronous mediated communication with native speakers

Ryan Spring, Fumie Kato, Chikako Mori

FOREIGN LANGUAGE ANNALS　52　(1)　87-100　2019/03

DOI： 10.1111/flan.12381 　

ISSN： 0015-718X

eISSN： 1944-9720
Teaching Phrasal Verbs More Efficiently: Using Corpus Studies and Cognitive Linguistics to Create a Particle List

Ryan Spring

Advances in Language and Literary Studies　9　(5)　121-121　2018/10/31
Publisher: Australian International Academic Centre
DOI： 10.7575/aiac.alls.v.9n.5p.121 　

eISSN： 2203-4714

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Phrasal verbs are important for EFL and ESL education because of their high frequency, but can be difficult for learners because of their number and polysemy. While there are a number of studies on phrasal verbs, the widening focus of such studies has left a gap between theory and practical instruction. This study improves upon previous studies related to teaching phrasal verbs through cognitive linguistics by combining the theory of event conflation with corpus-based research to create a list of phrasal verb particles and meanings that is concise and yet comprehensive enough to account for approximately 95% of common phrasal verb meanings. It also reports the results of an experiment in which learners taught with this particle list improved more on pre-/post-tests of phrasal verbs than learners that studied a list of the most common phrasal verbs as whole entities (p<0.001, d=1.34). Quantitative and qualitative data presented in this study also indicate that learners taught with the particle list improved their ability to conjecture the meanings of novel phrasal verbs more effectively than learners who studied common phrasal verbs as whole units.
Mutually Beneficial Foreign Language Learning: Creating Meaningful Interactions Through Video-Synchronous Computer-Mediated Communication Peer-reviewed

Fumie Kato, Ryan Spring, Chikako Mori

FOREIGN LANGUAGE ANNALS　49　(2)　355-366　2016/01

DOI： 10.1111/flan.12195 　

ISSN： 0015-718X

eISSN： 1944-9720
事象フレームの言語類型と第二言語習得：移動と状態変化の表現をめぐって Peer-reviewed

Spring, Ryan

語彙意味論の新たな可能性を探って　408-431　2015/11
Path doubling : Evidence for the existence of prototype schema in motion event framing choices Peer-reviewed

Ryan Spring, Naoyuki Ono

Studies in language sciences : journal of the Japanese Society for Language Sciences　13　166-191　2014/12
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How cognitive typology affects second language acquisition: A study of Japanese and Chinese learners of English Peer-reviewed

Ryan Spring, Kaoru Horie

COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS　24　(4)　689-710　2013/11

DOI： 10.1515/cog-2013-0024 　

ISSN： 0936-5907

eISSN： 1613-3641
Learning and Practicing Idiomatic Expressions Using Multimodal Video Materials

Sachiko Nakamura, Ryan Spring

JALT Postconference Publication　2024　(1)　268-274　2025/08/31
Publisher: The Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT)
DOI： 10.37546/jaltpcp2024-32 　

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This study investigated how multimodal video materials, designed to facilitate the learning of idiomatic expressions through the repetition of sentences containing target items, impact the pronunciation accuracy and speech rate of Japanese EFL learners while they are reproducing the expressions orally. We found that learners improved at both aspects, but that pronunciation accuracy improved more. Responses to an open-ended survey question indicated that participants generally had positive attitudes toward the materials. Participants with positive feelings often left comments about idiom learning and retention, while those with negative attitudes often commented on fluency, which might be related to why speech rate improved less.本研究では、慣用表現を含む文を繰り返し発話することで慣用表現の学習を促すよう設計されたマルチモーダル動画教材が、日本人英語学習者の慣用表現を口頭で再現する際の発音の正確さ及び発話速度にどのような影響を及ぼすかを調査した。その結果、両面で改善が見られたものの、発話速度に比べて発音の正確さがより大きく向上したことが分かった。自由記述式のアンケート結果からは、参加者の多くが教材に対して肯定的な態度を示したことが明らかになった。肯定的な態度を示した参加者は慣用表現の学習や記憶保持に関するコメントを多く寄せていたのに対し、否定的な意見を持つ参加者の大半は流ちょうさに関するコメントをしており、これは発話速度の改善が相対的に小さかったという量的分析の結果と関連する可能性がある。
Annotating Errors in English Learners’ Written Language Production: Advancing Automated Written Feedback Systems Peer-reviewed

Steven Coyne, Diana Galvan-Sosa, Ryan Spring, Camélia Guerraoui, Michael Zock, Keisuke Sakaguchi, Kentaro Inui

Lecture Notes in Computer Science　292-306　2025/07/20
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
DOI： 10.1007/978-3-031-98459-4_21 　

ISSN： 0302-9743

eISSN： 1611-3349
What affects EGAP lecture listening? The dynamics of practice, notetaking ability, and perceived difficulty in an EFL context

Shizuka Sakurai, Ryan Spring

JACET Journal of Developmental Education　5　1-19　2025/03
Negative transfer in the L2 acquisition of passive constructions among French learners in Burkina Faso Peer-reviewed

Alain Noindonmon Hien, Ryan Spring

STUDIES IN AFRICAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES　(58)　121-144　2024/12
Publisher: University of Warsaw
DOI： 10.32690/SALC58.5 　

ISSN： 2545-2134
Rage Against the Machine: An Argument for Caution When Using ChatGPT in EFL and for Increased Human-AI Integration

Ryan Spring

Proceedings of the 2024 STEM International Conference (Seoul, Korea)　37-40　2024/10
Automated feedback on fluency and complexity measures for L2 academic paragraphs: Student perspectives and impacts on human-rater scores. Peer-reviewed

Emily MacFarlane, Ryan Spring

Technology in Language Teaching & Learning　6　(3)　1-18　2024/10

DOI： 10.29140/tltl.v6n3.1536 　
The impact of note-taking, peer feedback, and automated feedback on summary writing: A study in the Japanese EFL context

Ryan Spring, Sayumi Chico

International Journal of English for Academic Purposes: Research and Practice　4　(2)　177-196　2024/09
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
DOI： 10.3828/ijeap.2024.11 　

eISSN： 2634-4610

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Summary writing can be challenging for Japanese EFL learners, who tend to have difficulty with over-copying from source texts, reaching appropriate lengths, and choosing information for inclusion. This study reports on three interventions taken in tandem in an academic writing class: note-taking, peer feedback, and automated feedback. The results suggest that combining these interventions into process-writing-based practice effectively enhanced students’ summary writing ability; text-length and content scores increased from a pre- to post-test and the amount of source text copying decreased. Furthermore, we found that students who had higher language ability and more of a tendency to over-copy initially were more likely to improve. Finally, students reported that they preferred the automated feedback and the greatest change in learners’ writing was observed after the automated feedback, so we think that plays an important role in improving summary writing ability. This article was published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ .
Teaching phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions through multimodal flashcards. Peer-reviewed

Spring, Ryan, Takeda, Jessica

STEM Journal　25　(2)　40-53　2024/05

DOI： 10.16875/stem.2024.25.2.40 　
The creation and impact of multimodal online tools for English for General Academic Purposes (EGAP) at Tohoku University Peer-reviewed

Jessica Takeda, Ryan Spring

Bulletin of the Institute for Excellence in Higher Education Tohoku University　10　125-129　2024/03
The impact of ASR-based interactive video activities on speaking skills: Japanese EFL learners’ perceptions. Peer-reviewed

Sachiko Nakamura, Ryan Spring, Shizuka Sakurai

Teaching English as a Second Language Electronic Journal (TESL-EJ)　27　(4)　2024/02

DOI： 10.55593/ej.27108a5 　
The effect of multimodal flashcards on L2 derivational vocabulary knowledge: A preliminary analysis of attempts and quiz question modes Peer-reviewed

Ryan Spring, Jessica Takeda

Japan Association of Language Education and Technology Kanto Chapter　8　1-24　2023/12

DOI： 10.24781/letkj.8.0_1 　
A Human-AI Integrated Rating System for Improving Second Language Writing:The Case of Japanese Learners of English for General Academic Purposes

Ryan Spring

Reports of Japan Association for Language Education and Technology (LET), Kansai Chapter, Methodology Special Interest Group (SIG)　15　22-43　2023/10/11
Publisher: Research Square Platform LLC
DOI： 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3350837/v2 　

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Abstract In order to solve the problem of teachers not assigning and evaluating student writingbut not completely trusting AI raters, I created and tested a rating scheme in which an AImodel would rate students’ language use based on understandable criteria and humanswould quickly check the AI responses while rating content and structure. Teachers triedthe scheme and improvements were made based on new data and newly availableresearch. An online practice tool was also created for students so that they couldunderstand how the AI would rate their language use and practice accordingly. The AIrating models were improved over the course of three semesters based on student dataand the ratings of external professional raters. As a result, an increasing number ofteachers used the rating scheme, the number of students that practiced writing and wereevaluated increased university-wide, and reasonable levels of fairness assessment weremaintained.
Transformations of number of words and phrases signaling supporting details: Potential variables for automated rating Peer-reviewed

Ryan Spring

Language Education & Technology　60　1-24　2023/10

DOI： 10.24539/let.60.0_1 　
A big-data investigation of Satellite-framing over time: Is English writing becoming more satellite-framed?

Ryan Spring, Naoyuki Ono

The 24t Annual International Conference of the Japanese Society for Language Sciences (JSLS) Handbook　125-128　2023/07
A Study of Practical Usage of the Present Perfect of English: A Contribution toward English Education from Media Corpus Peer-reviewed

Atsuko Otsuki, Ryan Spring, Keina Hamagami, Sachiko Nakamura

ATEM Journal: Teaching English through Multimedia　28　17-30　2023/06
The impact of a curriculum-based formative assessment on EGAP Peer-reviewed

Ryan Spring, Shizuka Sakurai

JACET Selected Papers　9　65-84　2023/03
An examination of correlations between multiword expression interpretability and general proficiency test scores Peer-reviewed

Kevin Crowley, Sam Haugh, Ryan Spring

APU Journal of Language Research　8　46-61　2023/03

DOI： 10.34409/apujlr.8.1_47 　
Improvements and Continual Development to the EGAP-based English Curriculum at Tohoku University Peer-reviewed

Ryan Spring, Shizuka Sakurai, Takeshi Okada

Bulletin of the Tohoku University Institute for Excellence in Higher Education　9　125-129　2023/03
The possibility of using satellite-framed expressions as a measure of phrasal complexity in EFL writing: Preliminary findings and considerations.

Ryan Spring

Proceedings of the 49th Conference of the Japan Association for English Corpus Studies (JAECS)　7-12　2023
A pilot study of an integrated AI-human writing-rater system: How I learned to stop worrying and love the machine. Peer-reviewed

Ryan Spring

The 23rd Annual International Conference of the Japanese Society for Language Sciences (JSLS) Handbook　130-134　2022/07
Using digital storytelling and project-based learning with elementary school EFL learners. Peer-reviewed

Spring, Ryan, Soe, Thiri, Aiezza, Christopher

ATEM Journal: Teaching English through Multimedia　27　3-16　2022/05
Comparing syntactic complexity measures counted by Tregrex-based tagging and UD-based tagging for evaluating L1 Japanese EFL paragraph writing

Ryan Spring, Matthew Wade Johnson

Proceedings of the 28th Annual Meeting of the Association for Natural Language Processing　319-323　2022/03
The New Normal: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Accelerated the Adoption of a New English Curriculum Invited Peer-reviewed

Vincent Scura, Richard Meres, Barry Kavanagh, Ryan Spring

Bulletin of the Institute for Excellence in Higher Education, Tohoku University　8　61-68　2022/03
The Typology of Motion Expressions in English, Japanese, and Persian: Reconsidering the Cline versus Typology Debate Based on Heading Peer-reviewed

Parimah Javanmardi, Ryan Spring, Satoshi Uehara

Open Journal of Modern Linguistics　12　(01)　29-43　2022/02
Publisher: Scientific Research Publishing, Inc.
DOI： 10.4236/ojml.2022.121004 　

ISSN： 2164-2818

eISSN： 2164-2834
The Tohoku method: A new academic English curriculum at Tohoku University and its preliminary evaluation. Peer-reviewed

Sakurai, Shizuka, Spring, Ryan, Takebayashi, Shuichi

The JACET 60th Commemorative International Convention Proceedings　53-54　2021/08
The possibility of negative L1 transfer from local dialect in he/she errors Peer-reviewed

The JACET 60th Commemorative International Convention Proceedings　210-211　2021/08
同期型オンライン授業における学生のカメラ使用による効果 Peer-reviewed

スプリング・ライアン, 中村佐知子

映像メディア英語教育研究　26　143-154　2021/05
スピーキング 3 秒採点と赤ペン添削システム開発とオンライン授業人手による主観評価から機械(AI)による客観評価へ

田淵龍二, スプリング・ライアン

言語処理学会第27回年次大会予稿集　298-303　2021/03
Report on Teaching English A1 and B1 Core Skills in 2020: Implications from Student Survey, Core Skills Tests, and TOEFL Data

SPRING Ryan, OKADA Takeshi

東北大学高度教養教育・学生支援機構紀要 = BULLETIN OF THE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION TOHOKU UNIVERSITY　(7)　309-318　2021/03
Publisher: 東北大学高度教養教育・学生支援機構
ISSN： 2189-5945
A comparative study of refusal strategies among Chinese learners of Japanese and English Is there an L2 centered pragmatic competence?

CUI HAINING, SPRING RYAN

Tohoku psychologica folia　(78)　1-18　2020/03/24
Publisher: 東北大学文学研究科心理学研究室
ISSN： 0040-8743
How Watching Subtitled YouTube Videos Can Affect EFL Listening and Reading Abilities.

Sachiko Nakamura, Ryan Spring

ATEM Journal: Teaching English through Multimedia　25　3-16　2020/03
Can Studying an L3 Make Meaningful Impact on the Acquisition of an L2?:A Primary Analysis of Students Studying Third Languages at Tohoku University

SPRING Ryan, HIEN Alain

東北大学高度教養教育・学生支援機構紀要 = BULLETIN OF THE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION TOHOKU UNIVERSITY　(6)　79-87　2020/03
Publisher: 東北大学高度教養教育・学生支援機構
ISSN： 2189-5945
Using short animations to help teach phrasal verbs from a cognitive typology standpoint: Implications from two years of comparative data. Peer-reviewed

Ryan Spring

STEM Journal　20　(4)　105-122　2019/12
Student perspectives of learning phrasal verbs with animations. Peer-reviewed

Ryan Spring

Proceedings of the 2019 ET2 Educational Transmedia Teaching ETAK-STEM Joint International Conference　41-46　2019/05
Project-based Foreign Language Learning with a Skype Partner:The Effects and Problems of a First Attempt at Methodological Integration

(5)　287-296　2019/03
Publisher:
ISSN： 2189-5945
Project Based Language Learning Through Short Film Creation : Is It Possible to Teach All 4 Skills?

(24)　3-16　2019
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Proposal of a Hierarchy for Manner Salience Affecting Motion-Framing Choices in English : At What Point Did I Make This Weird?

36　175-181　2019
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How and Why to Teach English Metaphors to Japanese Learners Through Visual Media: With Practical Examples From Steven Universe

Spring, Ryan, Suarez, Gerard

STEM Journal　19　(4)　109-126　2018/11
Publisher: The Society for Teaching English through Media
DOI： 10.16875/stem.2018.19.4.109 　

ISSN： 1598-1002
The Importance of L1 Awareness in Teaching English as a Foreign Language: Examples from Korean and Japanese EFL learners

SPRING Ryan, SHEWACK Eric

東北大学高度教養教育・学生支援機構紀要 = BULLETIN OF THE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION TOHOKU UNIVERSITY　(4)　269-276　2018/03
Publisher: 東北大学高度教養教育・学生支援機構
ISSN： 2189-5945
The effect of L2 onset on L2 and L3 learning: The case of native speakers of burkinabe languages

Alain Hien, Ryan Spring

Proceedings of the 32nd Pacific Asia Conference on Language, Information and Computation, PACLIC 2018　187-195　2018
Applying Advances in Cognitive Linguistic Typology to Phrasal Verb Instruction

SPRING, RYAN

Conference handbook of the 35th annual conference of the English Linguistic Society of Japan　145-148　2017/11
The possibilities and challenges of incorporating project based language learning into E-learning to improve Japanese language learning Peer-reviewed

SPRING RYAN EDWARD

Proceedings of CASTEL / J 2017　218-223　2017/07
Developing Practical English Skills through Project Based Language Learning Peer-reviewed

SPRING Ryan

(3)　191-197　2017
Publisher:
ISSN： 2189-5945
The Tohoku University-UNC Charlotte Skype Partner Program : An Investigation of its Use as a Tool for Improving English Communication Peer-reviewed

スプリング・ライアン, 加藤冨美恵, 森千加香

高度教養教育・学生支援機構紀要　(2)　263-269　2016
Publisher:
ISSN： 2189-5945
会話能力向上のためのスカイプ利用の有効性

Kato, Fumie Mori, Chikako

第二言語習得研究会（JASLA）第２６回全国大会予稿集　28-33　2015/12/19
Pilot Study: Investigation of the Effectiveness of Skype for Enhancing the Oral Abilities of Japanese and English Learners Peer-reviewed

Fumie Kato, Chikako Mori, Ryan Spring

Proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of Southeastern Association of Teachers of Japanese　87-100　2015/05
Getting in the Right Frame of Mind to Learn English as a Second Language Peer-reviewed

SPRING Ryan

1　(1)　115-123　2015
Publisher:
ISSN： 2189-5945
To what extent does musical aptitude influence foreign language pronunciation skills? A multi-factorial analysis of Japanese learners of English Peer-reviewed

Matthew Dolman, Ryan Spring

World Journal of English Language　4　(4)　1-11　2014/12
The effects of Talmy's cognitive framing typology on second language acquisition: A study of Japanese and Chinese speakers' acquisition of English motion and change-of-state events.

Ryan Spring

2014/03
Cognitive Typology and Second Language Acquisition Beyond Motion: The Effects of Change-of-State Framing Peer-reviewed

Ryan Spring, Naoyuki Ono

日本言語学会第147回予稿集　100-105　2013/12
英語のフレーム化習得に関する認知言語学的研究：中国語・日本母語母語話者を対象に Invited

Ryan Spring, Kaoru Horie

日本語とＸ語の対象：言語を対象することで分かること　95-104　2011
A Look into the Acquisition of English Motion Event Conflation by Native Speakers of Chinese and Japanese Peer-reviewed

Ryan Spring

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 24TH PACIFIC ASIA CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE, INFORMATION AND COMPUTATION　563-572　2010

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Misc. 13

Initial Findings from an Online Fluency Tool for 1st-year University Students.

Emily MacFarlane, Ryan Spring, Jessica Takeda

Center for Culture and Language Education, Tohoku University 2023 Nenpo　10　87-94　2025/03
英語教育のためのマネーボール Invited

スプリング・ライアン

東北大学出版会会報（宙）　(37)　3-5　2024/10
Analysis of difficulty in listening to lectures: What makes lectures more or less difficult for Japanese EFL students? Peer-reviewed

Shizuka Sakurai, Ryan Spring

(8)　26-30　2022/12
Free, Online Multilingual Statistics for Linguistics and Language Education Researchers Peer-reviewed

Ryan Spring

(8)　32-38　2022/12

DOI： 10.13140/RG.2.2.12037.63202 　
Improvements in automatically calculating vocabulary use in EFL writing. Invited

Spring, Ryan, Johnson, Matthew Wade

OASIS Database　2022/06
Common pronunciation mistakes that affect intelligibility: A preliminary error analysis of Tohoku University EFL students. Peer-reviewed

Ryan Spring

Annual Report of the Center for Culture and Language Education　7　37-44　2022/03
Creating formative assessments for English A1 and B1 classes.

Spring, Ryan

6　25-28　2021/03
Using Arrival for discussions and motivation in an EFL context. Invited

Spring, Ryan

STEM Journal　20　(2)　155-157　2019/05
A survey of tools to objectively evaluate L2 speech.

Ryan Spring

4　35-39　2019/03
Adding CLIL to a project based course: Creation of supplementary CLIL materials for PES classes

SPRING RYAN EDWARD

Report of 2016 Activities by the Center for Culture and Language Education　(3)　23-26　2018/03
英語学習の個人化

Spring, R

東北大学全学教育広報（曙光）　(43)　9-11　2017/03
Raising English learners’ ability to conjecture and glean the meanings of new words: Supplementary lessons to improve reading ability

Spring, R, Scura, V

2015年言語・文化教育センター年報第　(2)　29-34　2017/03
Using advances in SLA research practically in the EFL classroom

Spring, Ryan

2014年言語・文化教育センター年報　2016/01

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Books and Other Publications 7

Strategies for growing and enhancing university-level Japanese programs

Kato, Fumie, Spring, Ryan E.

Routledge　2020

ISBN: 9780367373849
From linguistic theory to the classroom : a practical guide and case study

Spring, Ryan

Cambridge Scholars Publishing　2019

ISBN: 9781527537163
Active Learning Workbook for English Conversation with Verb Cue Words

Atsuko Otsuki, Ryan Spring, Keiko Hamanaka

TK Publishing　2023/03

ISBN: 9784909908704
Pathways to Academic English, 4th Edition

Ryan Spring, Vincent Scura

Tohoku University Press, Sendai　2023/03

ISBN: 9784861633881
Active Learning Workbook for English Conversation with Verb Cue Words

Atsuko Otsuki, Junko Matsuzaki Carreira, Ryan Spring

Metropolitan Press　2022/04

ISBN: 9784909908490
Pathways to Academic English, 3rd Edition

Ryan Spring, Pamela Vittorio, Vincent Scura

Tohoku University Press　2022/03

ISBN: 9784861633751
Pathways to academic English

東北大学高度教養教育・学生支援機構

Tohoku University Press　2021

ISBN: 9784861633539

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Presentations 96

The Role of Note Quality in EFL Learners' Listening Comprehension of Academic Lectures

Shizuka Sakurai, Ryan Spring

JACET 64th International Convention　2025/08/28
Annotating Errors in English Learners’ Written Language Production: Advancing Automated Written Feedback Systems

Steven Coyne, Diana Galvan-Sosa, Ryan Spring, Camélia Guerraoui, Michael Zock, Keisuke Sakaguchi, Kentaro Inui

AIED 26th Annual International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Eduacation　2025/07/25
準実験的英語教育研究における実験群・対照群の再検討

スプリング・ライアン

外国語教育メディア学会関東支部第152回 (2025年度春季) 研究大会　2025/07/12
Exploring ASR-Based Interactive Videos: Where We Are and What's Next

Sachiko Nakamura, Ryan Spring

The 26th Temple University Applied Linguistics Colloquium　2025/02/09
Using automatic speech recognition to create free fluency and pronunciation tests and practice tools

Ryan Spring

Applied Linguistics Circle Meetup 2024　2024/12/12
Retention Training for Learning Idiomatic Expressions

Sachiko Nakamura, Ryan Spring

JALT2024 International Conference and Educational Materials Exhibition　2024/11/17
Introducing AI in a 4-skills Academic English Program Invited

Shizuka Sakurai, Ryan Spring, Sachiko Nakamura, Jessie Takeda

JALT2024 International Conference and Educational Materials Exhibition　2024/11/16
Introduction of an intelligent tutoring character to enhance online engagement

Ryan Spring

The 29th Association for Teaching English through Multimedia (ATEM) National Convention　2024/11/11
Teaching speech acts through interactive video speaking activities: Advanced data and focusing on feedback

Sachiko Nakamura, Ryan Spring, Atsuko Otsuki, Keina Hamagami

The 29th Associatoin for Teaching English through Multimedia (ATEM) National Convention　2024/11/11
Rage Against the Machine: An Argument for Caution When Using ChatGPT in EFL and for Increased Human-AI Integration.

Ryan Spring

2024 Society of Teaching English through Multimedia (STEM) International Conference　2024/10/05
Multimodal Online Tools at Tohoku University Invited

Emily MacFarlane, Jessie Takeda, Ryan Spring

Sendai JALT & Sendai JACET Joint presentation event　2024/09/29
New and Open Topics in Teaching English through Multimedia

Ryan Spring

3rd Tohoku Area Special Study Session of ATEM　2024/09/07
How to avoid common mistakes with statistics: Hints and free tools

Ryan Spring

63rd JACET International Convention　2024/08/28
Changes in EFL learners' comprehension, note-taking ability, and self-perceived difficulty when listening to lectures

Shizuka Sakurai, Ryan Spring

The 63rd Annual Conference of the Japan Association for Language Education & Technology　2024/08/07
A free human-AI integrated text-readability tool: Making the best of teacher intuition and corpus research

Ryan Spring

LET East-Japan Branch 150th Research meeting　2024/06/24
Interactive Video-speaking Tests: Possibilities and Challenges

Ryan Spring

ATEM East Japan Spring 2024 Conference　2024/05/26
Toward pedagogically-informed automated writing feedback for language learners

Steven Coyne, Diana Galvan-Sosa, Camélia Guerraoui, Michael Zock, Ryan Spring, Keisuke Sakaguchi, Kentaro Inui

JALT CALL 2024 Conference　2024/05/18
Using the Event Conflation Finder to Explore the Effects of Register and Time Period on Conflation Patterns Invited

Ryan Spring

Japan Association for English Corpus Studies 2024 Spring Research Meeting　2024/05/11
What REALLY makes learners better writers?

Ryan Spring

JACET Tohoku Branch Conference　2023/11/11
Mulimodal online flashcards: Implementation & effects

Jessica Takeda, Ryan Spring

Tohoku English Language Teaching Expo　2023/12/10
Feedback Provision in Academic Writing Classes

Ryan Spring, Emily MacFarlane

JALT 2023 International Conference　2023/11/25
Measuring students’ use of satellite-framing objectively: Usages in rating the persuasive paragraph writing of L1 Japanese EFL learners

Ryan Spring

The 2nd Annual Research Meeting of the LET Methodology SIG　2023/11/18
Engaging Students in Speaking Activities with Video Prompts

Ryan Spring

The 28th ATEM (The Association for Teaching English through Multimedia) International Conference　2023/11/05
Expanding the Use of Visual Media for the Future: Our Shared Past and Visually Representing Automated Feedback for Students Invited

Ryan Spring, Makoto Imura

2023 STEM-Seta Seoul Joint International Conference　2023/10/28
Workshop: How to Make Better Videos for Your Classes Part 2: Camera Proximity

Sachiko Nakamura, Ryan Spring

Association for Teaching English through Multimedia East Japan Special Tohoku Research Meeting Number 2　2023/09/23
The Possibility of Using Satellite-framed Expressions as Measure of Phrasal Complexity in EFL Writing: Preliminary Findings and Considerations

Ryan Spring

Japan Association for English Corpus Studies, 49th Conference　2023/09/09
Quality over Quantity: Unlocking Key Factors in Improvement at Note-taking While Listening to Academic Lectures at a Japanese University

Shizuka Sakura, Ryan Spring

JACET 62nd International Convention　2023/08/29
Impact of a Login System and Motivational Tools on the Usage of Online EFL Practice Tools

Ryan Spring, Jessica Takeda

The Japan Association for Language Education and Technology 62st Annual National Conference　2023/08/08
A big-data investigation of Satellite-framing over time: Is English writing becoming more satellite-framed?

Ryan Spring, Naoyuki Ono

The Japanese Society for Language Sciences (JSLS) 24th Annual Conference　2023/07/09
How to Make Better Videos for Your Classes Part 1: Framing

Ryan Spring, Sachiko Nakamura

ATEM (The Association for Teaching English through Multimedia) East Japan Branch Chapter Hybrid Spring Conference　2023/07/01
Washback Effect of AI-Human Integrated Scoring on an EFL Curriculum over Three Semesters

Ryan Spring

The 149th LET (The Japan Association for Language Education & Technology) Kanto Branch Research Conference　2023/06/10
Practically integrating human and AI rating for individual EFL teachers: In the interest of fairness

Ryan Spring

American Association for Applied Linguistics 2023 Conference　2023/03/19
Measuring EFL Production for Education Research Objectively: An Overview of Fluency and Complexity Indices Invited

Ryan Spring

The 3rd Annual LET Methodology Research Group Meeting　2023/01/21
Statistics for Linguistics and Language Education Made Easy

Ryan Spring

The 13th ATEM (The Association for Teaching English through Multimedia) East Japan Branch Chapter Hybrid Conference　2022/12/17
Effects of Simple Automated Feedback on Summary Writing

Ryan Spring

The 148th LET (The Japan Association for Language Education & Technology) Kanto Branch Research Conference　2022/12/10
Effects of Implementing a Multi-Modal Online Tool on an English Curriculum

Jessica Takeda, Ryan Spring

The 148th LET (The Japan Association for Language Education & Technology) Kanto Branch Research Conference　2022/12/10
言語研究の実践的応用と新展開の探り方：認知類型論、移動、変化、句動詞とプログラミング！？ Invited

スプリング・ライアン

第22回名古屋大学人文学研究科言語学分野公開講演会　2022/11/18
Effects of various interventions on various levels of L1 Japanese EFL learners’ phrasal verb acquisition

Ryan Spring

JALT Vocab SIG 2022 Symposium on Vocabulary & Learning　2022/10/29
A pilot study of an integrated AI-human writing-rater system: How I learned to stop worrying and love the machine

Ryan Spring

The Japanese Society for Language Sciences 24th Annual International Conference (JSLS 2022)　2022/09/25
The impact of a curriculum-based formative assessment on EGAP

Shizuka Sakurai, Ryan Spring

The 61st JACET International Convention　2022/08/24
Effects of Automated Feedback on Student Acquisition of Different Types of Vocabulary

Ryan Spring, Jessica Takeda

The Japan Association for Language Education and Technology (LET) 61st Annual National Conference　2022/08/10
Argumentative signal words as a potential predictor of human rating

Ryan Spring

The Japan Association for Language Education and Technology (LET) 61st Annual National Conference　2022/08/10
Creating Your Own Videos: Innovations and Creating more Possibilities Invited

Ryan Spring, Sachiko Nakamura

The Association for Teaching English through Multimedia (ATEM) Open Online Presentation Series.　2022/08/05
外国語教育におけるスピーキング宿題の可能化：Google Scriptsによる自動音声認識ツール

スプリングライアン

LET関東支;年春季研究大会　2022/06/18
Comparing syntactic complexity measures counted by Tregrex-based tagging and UD-based tagging for evaluating L1 Japanese EFL paragraph writing

Ryan Spring, Matthew Wade Johnson

The 28th Annual Meeting of the Association for Natural Language Processing　2022/03/15
Use of interactive videos in university EFL learning

Ryan Spring, Sachiko Nakamura, Shizuka Sakurai

The 12th Annual East Japan Branch Conference of the Association for Teaching English through Multimedia.　2022/03/13
Using Automatically Calculated Measures of Complexity to Aid in Essay Grading

Ryan Spring

The 146th LET (The Japan Association for Language Education & Technology) Kanto Branch Research Conference　2021/12/11
Making English the Lingua Franca in EFL Multimedia: Then and Now Invited

Yun Joon, Jason Lee, Ryan Spring, Yoona Roh, Naoko Kaneda

The 26th ATEM (The Association for Teaching English through Multimedia) International Conference　2021/11/06
How the English of Movies, TV Dramas, and YouTube Can Contribute to the Development of Practical English Education: Present Perfect

Atsuko Otsuki, Sachiko Nakamura, Ryan Spring, Keina Hamigami

The 26th ATEM (The Association for Teaching English through Multimedia) International Conference　2021/11/06
he/sheエラーと母語干渉と地域性の訛り

スプリング・ライアン, 田淵龍二

JACET第60回記念国際大会　2021/08/28
The Tohoku method: A new academic English curriculum at Tohoku University and its preliminary evaluation

Shizuka Sakurai, Ryan Spring, Shuichi Takebayashi

JACET 60th Commemorative International Convention　2021/08/28
オンラインでのスピーキング授業 - ⾚ペン添削と修正⼒

田淵龍二, スプリング・ライアン

外国語教育メディア学会（LET）第60回全国研究大会　2021/08/22
Using digital storytelling and project based learning with elementary school EFL learners

Ryan Spring, Thiri Soe, Christopher Aiezza

Spring Meeting of the East Japan Branch of ATEM　2021/03/16
スピーキング3秒採点と赤ペン添削システム開発とオンライン授業人手による主観評価から機械（AI）による客観評価へ

田淵龍二, スプリング・ライアン

言語処理学会第27回年次大会（NLP 2021）　2021/03/16
スピーキング指導可視化ルーツ開発と指導意思決定支援AI自動赤ペン添削で弱点を図示する学習履歴マイニング

田淵龍二, スプリング・ライアン

第26回人工知能学会インタラクティブ情報アクセスと可視化マイニング研究会（SIGAM）　2021/03/08
全自動赤ペン添削をオンライン授業に取り入れた学習―コロナ時代でのスピーキング練習への挑戦―

スプリング・ライアン, 田淵龍二

言語教育エキスポ2021　2021/03/07
全自動赤ペン添削によるスピーキング学習支援の提案―AIによる自動音声認識を3秒で添削―

田淵龍二, スプリング・ライアン

言語教育エキスポ2021　2021/03/07
The effects of student camera usage in synchronous courses: Student views

Ryan Spring, Sachiko Nakamura

The 11th Annual Meeting of the East Japan Branch of ATEM (The Association for Teaching English through Multimedia)　2020/12/20
Factors affecting improvement in speaking ability through video creation PBLL: A preliminary analysis

Ryan Spring

Autumn Meeting of the East Japan Branch of ATEM　2020/09/13
マルチメディアツールによる客観的な発音評価：実践と実証

スプリング・ライアン

映像メディア英語教育研究学会（ATEM）第10回東日本支部大会　2019/12/15
Using student-generated digital media products for foreign language learning: How, why, and the practical benefits

Ryan Spring, Matthew Love, Yosuke Fukai

The 25th ATEM (The Association for Teaching English through Multimedia) National Convention　2019/10/19
How does video-creation PBLL affect the speaking skills of L1 Japanese EFL Learners? Through objective analysis of oral proficiency

Ryan Spring

The 25th ATEM (The Association for Teaching English through Multimedia) National Convention　2019/10/19
How Watching Subtitled YouTube Videos Can Help with Listening and Reading: A Preliminary Analysis

Ryan Spring, Sachiko Nakamura

Tohoku Area Special Research Meeting of the East Branch of ATEM　2019/09/29
Advances in teaching phrasal verbs through cognitive typology: Theory and practical pedagogical suggestions

Ryan Spring

Language and Language Education: Theory, Practice and Application　2019/08/24
Manner of motion salience affecting framing and categorization choices cross-linguistically: The case of Japanese and English native speakers

Ryan Spring, Suguru Mikami

The Japanese Society for Language Sciences 21st Annual International Conference　2019/07/07
映像メディアを取り入れた句動詞の指導：映像導入の前後データの比較

スプリング・ライアン

映像メディア英語教育研究学会（ATEM）東日本支部夏季例会　2019/06/16
Do Japanese students have enough communicative competency to participate in CLIL? Exposing an incorrect assumption and inferiority complex

Ryan Spring

2nd Annual J-CLIL Tohoku Chapter Conference　2019/06/15
The effect of proper scaffolding on class participation

Ryan Spring

2nd Annual J-CLIL Tohoku Chapter Conference　2019/06/15
Student perspectives of learning phrasal verbs with animations

Ryan Spring

2019 ET2 Educational Transmedia Teaching ETAK-STEM Joint International Conference　2019/05/18
東北大学で短編映画作成を通したプロジェクト型外国語学習：フランス語と英語の習得関連性をめぐって

スプリング・ライアン, 深井陽介

映像メディア英語教育研究学会（ATEM）第9回東日本支部大会　2018/12/16
Proposal of a hierarchy for manner salience affecting motion-framing choices in English: At what point did I make this weird?

Ryan Spring

36th Annual Conference of the English Linguistic Society of Japan　2018/11/24
Creating a better list of PV particles

Ryan Spring

37th Annual TESOL France Colloquium　2018/11/18
Changing from teaching English through movies to teaching through multimedia: Shifting from top down approaches to class design to bottom up approaches

Ryan Spring, Kaoru Kiyosawa, Masahiro Suzuki

The 24th ATEM (The Association for Teaching English through Multimedia) National Convention　2018/10/27
Increasing listening and speaking skills through Skype: The results of 3 years of data

Ryan Spring

The 24th ATEM (The Association for Teaching English through Multimedia) National Convention　2018/10/27
Curation of Online Videos for English Learners

Ryan Spring, Sachiko Nakamura, Harumi Go

The 24th ATEM (The Association for Teaching English through Multimedia) National Convention　2018/10/27
Setting Film-Making as the Project in a Project Based Language Learning Class

Ryan Spring

2018 TEEM International Conference　2018/09/16
Adding CLIL to PBLL: Creation of a CLIL-based textbook for an international project-based course

Ryan Spring

1st Annual J-CLIL Tohoku Chapter Conference　2018/06/16
映画英語教育におけるトップダウン・ボトムアップ手法の可能性－４技能の向上からクリティカル・シンキング、専門分野の講義まで－

SPRING RYAN EDWARD

マルチメディア英語教育学会東日本支部春季例会　2018/03/25
ホームページ作成を目標としたプロジェクト型外国語学習－会話能力向上を目指したスカイプ交流－

SPRING RYAN EDWARD

日本第二言語習得学会28回全国大会　2017/12/16
Applying Advances in Cognitive Linguistic Typology to Phrasal Verb Instruction

SPRING RYAN EDWARD

The 35th Conference of the English Language Society of Japan　2017/11/18
Short animations as a tool for teaching phrasal verbs of motion and change from a cognitive linguistic perspective

SPRING RYAN EDWARD

23rd Annual Conference of the Association of Teaching English through Movies　2017/11/11
認知言語学と句動詞の習得－事象合成の観点から－ Invited

SPRING RYAN EDWARD

外国語習得・脳科学融合セミナー　2017/09/07
The Possibilities and Challenges of Incorporating Project Based Language Learning into E-learning to Improve Japanese Language Learning International-presentation

SPRING RYAN EDWARD

The 7th International Conference on Computer Assisted Systems For Teaching & Learning Japanese　2017/08/06
認知言語学の英語教育への適応：事象合成から句動詞の教育へ

SPRING RYAN EDWARD

第6回IEHE教育開発セミナー：言語学研究と外国語教育へ　2017/07/06
英語コミュニケーション能力向上のためのプロジェクト型外国語学習：短編映画作成の適用と妥当性

SPRING RYAN EDWARD

映画英語教育研究学会東日本支部夏季例会　2017/06/25
移動と状態変化表現の第二言語習得：認知言語類型論の観点から

スプリング・ライアン

名古屋大学　2017/02/20
インターネット経由のプロジェクト型外国語学習

スプリング・ライアン, 加藤冨美江, 森千加香

日本第二言語習得学会第27全国大会　2016/12/18
会話能力向上のためのスカイプ利用の有効性

スプリング・ライアン, 加藤冨美江, 森千加香

日本第二言語習得学会第26全国大会　2015/12/20
The effectiveness of using Skype to improve communicative abilities

Ryan Spring, Kato Fumie, Chikako Mori

The Foreign Language Association of North Carolina 49th Fall Conference　2014/10/24
認知言語類型論と第二言語習得：移動・状態変化事象の英語表現の習得をめぐって

東北大学高度教養教育・学生支援機構第５回正午ＰＤ回　2014/10/23
Talmy’s Typology and Second Language Acquisition

小野尚之

English Linguistic Society of Japan Spring Forum　2014/04/20
Cognitive typology and second language acquisition beyond motion: The effects on change-of-state framing

小野尚之

日本言語学会　2013/11/23
Satellitization: New Evidence for Cognitive Processes in Motion Event Framing International-presentation

小野尚之

1st World Congress of Scholars of English Linguistics　2012/06/05
Applied Cognitive Typology: A study of the L2 acquisition of a satellite-framed language by native speakers of Japanese and Chinese International-presentation

堀江薫

5th Annual Conference on Language, Discourse and Cognition　2011/04/27
A look into the acquisition of English motion event conflation by native speakers of Chinese and Japanese International-presentation

24th Pacific Asia Conference on Language, Information and Computation　2010/12
英語のフレーム化習得に関する認知言語学的研究：中国語・日本語母語話者を対象に

堀江薫

対象言語学シンポジウム―日本語とＸ語の対象―　2010/07/17

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Research Projects 10

リテンション・トレーニングによる英語4技能と語彙習得への効果の検証

中村佐知子, スプリング・ライアン

Offer Organization: 日本学術振興会

Institution: 東北大学

2024/04 - 2028/03
Research on the difficulties and effective teaching methods of note-taking and summarizing English oral lectures

Shizuka Sakurai, Ryan Spring

Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Institution: Tohoku University

2023/04 - 2028/03
Creation of automated speaking/writing assistant tools for EGAP

Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

System: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Institution: Tohoku University

2022/04 - 2027/03
全学英語カリキュラム HP 用の知的教育システム作成・導入

スプリング・ライアン, 武田ジェシカ

Offer Organization: 東北大学

System: 令和5年度教育開発推進経費

Institution: 高度教養教育・学生支援機構

2023/06 - 2024/03
英語カリキュラムに対応する多モードの学習ツール開発と実証研究

武田ジェシカ, スプリング・ライアン, 三浦隆行

Offer Organization: 東北大学

System: 令和4年度教育開発推進経費

Institution: 高度教養教育・学生支援機構

2022/04 - 2023/03
TOEFL ITPからiBTに繋がるEGAP教育のための教材研究と開発

スプリング・ライアン, 岡田毅, 桜井静

Offer Organization: 東北大学

System: 令和3年度教育開発推進経費

Institution: 高度教養教育・学生支援機構

2021/05 - 2022/03
Factors affecting speaking improvement through project based language learning

Spring Ryan

Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

System: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Institution: Tohoku University

2019/04 - 2022/03

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In this research project, I observed the effects of project-based language learning (PBLL) on EFL students’ oral abilities. Specifically, I verified that PBLL generally leads to increases in students’ spoken accuracy and complexity, but less often in their fluency. Furthermore, I analyzed what factors were associated with greater increases in oral ability and found that students who more actively participated in class tended to increase spoken fluency, whereas students who properly studied vocabulary and prepared for classes tended to increase spoken complexity. Furthermore, students who took active speaking roles in their projects tended to increase their spoken accuracy and complexity. Finally, I discovered that instructor-based scores of in-class participation were more associated with increases in fluency, whereas student-based teamwork scores were more associated with initial fluency.
A survey of the effectiveness of skype partners as a tool for improving English communicative ability Competitive

System: The Other Research Programs

2014/12 - 2019/12
Applying Advances in Cognitive Typology to the Teaching of Phrasal Verbs

Spring Ryan

Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

System: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Institution: Tohoku University

2016/04 - 2019/03

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Recent advances in cognitive linguistics has suggested that the expressions of motion and change events in Japanese and English are created from different focal points. Second Language Acquisition research has suggested that this difference makes it difficult for Japanese EFL learners to create these expressions in English in a typical fashion. This research builds off of these previous studies and the discovery that many phrasal verbs in English are in fact expressions of motion and change, and created a new way of teaching phrasal verbs to Japanese EFL learners. These new teaching methods were tested and it was found that students who studied using these methods felt that it was easier to study phrasal verbs, and they showed more improvement in phrasal verb knowledge than students who were taught phrasal verbs through conventional methods.
認知類型論による第二言語習得の研究 : 日本人と中国人による英語移動・変化表現の習得

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Offer Organization: 日本学術振興会

System: 科学研究費助成事業特別研究員奨励費

Category: 特別研究員奨励費

Institution: 東北大学

2012 - 2013

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本研究の目的は二つある。①Talmyが提案した認知言語類型化の要因が本当に認知プロセスによるものかどうかを明らかにする。これを証明するために、具体的に英語母語話者がi)頻繁に衛星化(移動を現す動詞に同じ意味を現す前置詞などを加えること)を生じることii)学習が進めに連れて、衛星化を起こす割合が少なくなることを明らかにする。②Talmyの言語類型化がどのぐらい第二言語の状態変化表現の習得に影響を及ぼすかを明らかにする。これを証明するために、具体的に日本語母語話者と中国語母語話者が英語を学習する際に、どのぐらい自分の母語の表現に沿って英語で表現しようとするか、どのぐらい英語の普段パターンに沿って表現するかを明らかにし、日本語母語話者と中国語母語話者の間の相違点と共通点を明らかにする。以上に述べた目的①を達成するために、第一言語習得の実験を行う必要がある。アメリカに行き、英語母語話者である小学生・中学生・高校生に実験をやってもらう。被験者がどの程度で衛星化を行ったか検討し、統計分析ソフトなどでデータを分析する。得られた結果を基にして、学習が進むにつれて、衛星化が少なくなることを証明する。目的②を達成するために、第二言語習得における言語の理解に関する実験と言語の産出に関する実験を行う。言語の理解に関する実験では短い動画を被験者に見せ、提供される英文が成立するかどうかを判断してもらう。言語の産出に関する実験では、短い動画を被験者に見せ、英語で1文で動画を描写してもらい、被験者はどの程度母語のフレームに沿うか、どの程度英語のフレームを使用するかを検討する。全てのデータを統計分析ソフトなどで分析する。得られた結果を基にして、学習者が自分の母語と異なるタイプを学習する際に、どのぐらい異なるフレーム化を理解・使用することができるかを証明する。

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Social Activities 7

映像メディア英語教育学会東日本支部副部長

2018/12 - 2024/11
映像メディア英語教育学会会長

2024/11/09 - Present
Vice President and Head of International Relations for ATEM

2022/11/05 - 2024/11/09
留学する前の英語勉強

2017/02/06 -

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東北大学交換留学オリエンテーションで今後、留学に行く学生のために留学する前についての英語の勉強し方についての発表を行った。
How NOT to give a good presentation

2016/05/09 -

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東北大学星稜キャンパースのFalling Walls Laboratoryのために、希望者のプレゼンテーション力を向上させるセミナーを行った。
招待講演

2014/08/20 -

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ノース・カロライナ州立大学シャーロット校にて招待講演を行った。タイトルは「What can you do with your Japanese major/minor?」であった。
招待講演

2012/11 -

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中南財経政法大学の日本語科にて招待講演を行った。タイトルは「認知言語類型論と第二言語習得:中国語母語話者と日本語母語話者の英語習得を対象に」であった。

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Media Coverage 3

Living Globally

The Official Magazine of The University of North Carolina at Charlotte　The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

2018/05/01

Type: Newspaper, magazine
スカイプで伸ばす英語力

東北大学新聞

2015/12/16

Type: Newspaper, magazine
Globe

東北大学

2014/10/01

Type: Newspaper, magazine

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東北大学大学院国際文化研究科の雑誌

Academic Activities 2

Co-Editor

2024/01/01 - Present

Activity type: Academic society, research group, etc.
The Electronic Journal for English as a Second Language

2020 - Present

Activity type: Peer review