KAKITANI JO

Profiles

Profiles

• 氏名

  KAKITANI JO

Affiliation

• Liaison Office of Premedical Science Departments, Senior Assistant Professor

Profile and Settings

Affiliation

• Dokkyo Medical University, Department of Languages and Humanities, Senior Assistant Professor

Degree

• PhD, Lancaster University

Research Interests

• TESOL
• Applied Linguistics
• Second Language Acquisition

Research Areas

• Humanities & Social Sciences, Foreign language education, Second Language Acquisition

Research Experience

• Apr. 2025, 9999, Chuo University, Concurrent Lecturer
• Apr. 2024, Mar. 2026, Dokkyo Medical University, Assistant Professor
• Apr. 2016, Mar. 2024, Utsunomiya University, Assistant Professor
• Apr. 2026, 9999, Dokkyo Medical University, Senior Assistant Professor

Education

• 2019, 2025, Lancaster University, Department of Linguistics and English Language (PhD), United Kingdom
• 2014, 2015, University of Southern California, Rossier School of Education (MA)
• 2009, 2012, Cornerstone University, Department of Social Science (BA)

Research achievements

Published Papers

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• Oral task repetition research via videoconferencing, Kakitani, J., Research Methods in Applied Linguistics, 4(3), 2025

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• Distributed practice and second language oral fluency development, Kakitani, J, Doctoral dissertation (Lancaster University), 2025
• The effects of distributed practice on second language fluency development, Kakitani, J; Kormos, J, Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 46(3), 770-794, 2024

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• Equivalency of picture-based speaking tasks: An investigation of complexity, accuracy, lexis, and fluency, Kakitani, J, The Language Teacher, 47(2), 3-10, 2023

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• Using PeerEval for peer feedback in oral presentations, Kakitani, J, The Language Teacher, 46(4), 32-34, 2022
• History and systems of Reality Therapy, Kakitani, I, Journal of Choice Theory Psychology, 12(1), 27-33, 2012

Presentations

• How do learners’ perceptions change over repeated practice? An investigation of short- vs. long-spaced fluency training, Kakitani, J, Task-Based Language Teaching in Asia 2024, 06 Jul. 2024, Oral presentation
• What difference does spacing make in fluency practice? An investigation of short- vs. long-spaced practice, Kakitani, J; Kormos, J, The 20th World Congress of International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA), 20 Jul. 2023, Public symposium
• Distributed practice and L2 fluency development: Challenges and potential of online fluency training, Kakitani, J; Kormos, J, The 9th International Conference on Task-Based Language Teaching, 29 Aug. 2022, 29 Aug. 2022, 31 Aug. 2022, Oral presentation
• Distributed practice effects on L2 oral fluency development, Kakitani, J; Kormos, J, The 31st Conference of the European Second Language Association, 26 Aug. 2022, 24 Aug. 2022, 27 Aug. 2022, Oral presentation
• Examining the equivalency of picture-based speaking tasks, Kakitani, J, JALT2021, 15 Nov. 2021, Oral presentation
• Eigo Reading jugyo ni okeru iPad no katsuyo jissenhoukoku, Miura, T; Kakitani, I; Sato, K, Kantokoshinetsu Association of Teachers of English (KATE), 10 Aug. 2019
• Reading Comprehension Strategies: A Focus on During-reading and Post-reading Activities in a Communicative Classroom, Kawata, M; Egawa, M; Benner, B; Mine, E; Sato, K; Kakitani, I, 55th JACET conference, 02 Sep. 2016
• Rearranging seat assignments: Strategy to build a sense of community., Kakitani, I, Annual CATESOL, 13 Nov. 2015, Poster presentation
• Strategies for creating an optimal learning environment., Kakitani, I., CATESOL OC Spring Workshop, 02 May 2015, Poster presentation
• Affective factors that lead to an optimal learning experience., Kakitani, I., CATESOL LA regional, 25 Apr. 2015, Poster presentation
• Videoconferencing for L2 oral task repetition research and practice, Kakitani, J., JALTCALL 2025, 19 Jul. 2025, Oral presentation