Ayako Hiasa

Conference presentations

• Hiasa, A. (March, 2024). Attitudes toward diverse English accents among sixth-grade EFL students. Paper presented at the TESOL 2024 International Convention & English Language Expo, 21-23 March in Tampa, Florida, USA.

• Hiasa, A. (March, 2024). Multilingual Teacher Identities in the Japanese Middle School: Counter Discourse Against Nativespeakerism. Paper presented at AAAL, 16-20 March in Houston, Texas, USA.

• Hiasa, A. (February, 2024). Three Contact Zones of Outer and Expanding Circle teachers and Expanding Circle learners: A review of literature. Paper presented at the 30th Annual Graduate Linguistics, Applied Linguistics & TESOL Symposium, Arizona State University, 17 February in Tempe, Arizona, USA.

• Ritzkert, B., & Hiasa, A. (February, 2024). Conceptualizing the Micro-Moments in the Japanese EFL Classroom Through Positioning Theory and Spatial Pedagogy. Paper presented at 23rd Interdisciplinary SLAT Roundtable, University of Arizona, 3 February in Tuscon, Arizona, USA

• Hiasa, A. (August, 2023). Introducing four-skills-based tests in Japanese college entrance exams: Why did the plan fail? Paper presented at the 21st Asia TEFL International Conference, 17-19 August, online.

• Hiasa, A. (March, 2023). “Suho speaks clearly and slowly”: Attitudes towards various English accents among 6th-grade EFL students. Paper presented at AAAL, 18-21 March in Portland, Oregon, USA.

• Hiasa, A. (March, 2023). Pedagogical Use of Machine Translation in Novice L2 Writing Classes. Paper presented at the TESOL 2023 International Convention & English Language Expo 22-24 March in Portland, Oregon, USA.

• Hiasa, A. & Sakamoto, M. (August, 2022). Conceptualizing and understanding assistant language teachers (ALT) in Japan:　Discrepancies among government policy documents. Paper presented at the annual conference of Multidisciplinary Approaches in Language Policy and Planning (LPP2022), 25-27 August in Montreal, Canada.

• Hiasa, A. (August, 2022). Framework for using machine translation in novice L2 writing. Paper presented at the 20th Asia TEFL International Conference, 5-6 August, online.

• Hiasa, A. (April, 2022). The commodification of language affect in the eikaiwa industry: A critical review of literature. Paper presented at the 28th Annual Graduate Linguistics, Applied Linguistics & TESOL Symposium, Arizona State University, 2 April in Tempe, Arizona, USA.

• Hiasa, A. (March, 2022). A survey study on 6th-grade EFL students on their perception of NS/NNS English accents. Poster presentation at AAAL, 19-22 March in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

• Hiasa, A. (October, 2021). Process writing and machine translation: A writing project at an EFL elementary school. Paper presented at the 21st JES (Japan Association of English Teaching in Elementary Schools) Annual National Conference, 23 October, online.