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- Title:
- Associate Professor
- Teacher Group:
- Language and Communication
Classes
Language Processing
Class Content
Second language pragmatics
This course will focus on technology and language learning. Students will learn how
language learners learn, acquire, and change their use of second language(s) using a
variety of information and communication technologies in a variety of social contexts.
Topics include digital literacy, communicative competence, interaction, pragmatics,
writing, computer-mediated communication, and relevant research methods including
qualitative methods and post-qualitative inquiry. In class, students will critically read
and discuss books and research articles. Students are expected to understand the
structure of relevant research articles, summarize, and critique their content. The goal is
for students to be able to decide on their own topic, conduct a literature review,
summarize what is the consensus in the field and what is missing, and conduct a mini
research project or write a position paper without taking data.
Brief Outline of History & Achievements
2020 Ph.D in Applied Linguistics, University of Melbourne
Selected publications:
Abe, M. (2023). Topic management in L2 task-based written interactions. Language
Learning & Technology, 27(1), 1–18.
Abe, M. (2021). L2 interactional competence in asynchronous multiparty text-based
communication: study of online collaborative writing. Computer Assisted Language
Learning, 34(4), 409–433.
Abe, M. (2020). Interactional practices for online collaborative writing. Journal of
Second Language Writing, 49, 100752.
To Personal Page on Hokkaido University's Researcher Directory
abem@imc.hokudai.ac.jp
Research Areas
Technology and language learning, second language writing, second language pragmatics, computer-mediated communication