RESEARCH
Professors in the CLR have a variety of research interests and publish widely. Some of them have their own labs and supervise undergraduate and/or graduate students there, while others carry out their research in the classroom or in other venues. Professors in the CLR have a proven track record of successful grant applications on all levels: national, prefectural, university-internal, and others.
FUNDING
Various sources of funding exist for CLR professors and we have been very successful at obtaining funding at all levels: (1) funding at the national government level - a.k.a. "kakenhi", (2) funding at the Fukushima prefectural level - a.k.a "kenzaidan", (3) funding available internally at the U of Aizu - a.k.a. "CRF" (Competitive Research Funding), and (4) other special funding.
Current grants:
| Years (April – March) | Professor(s) | Role | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2028 | Peter ILIC | P.I. | AI-Driven Exploration of Device-Dependent Learning Styles in EFL Education |
| 2024–2027 | Stuart BENSON | P.I. | The nature of vocabulary in academic computer science speech |
| 2023–2026 | Tzu-Yin CHEN | P.I. | Exploring the Role of Prosody in Processing Compound Structures in East Asian Languages: A Comparative Study |
| 2023–2026 | Nick CARR & John BLAKE | P.I. & Co-Investigator | Dynamic Genre-Specific Automated Online Feedback Tool |
| 2023–2026 | Allan NICHOLAS & John BLAKE | P.I. & Co-Investigator | A Computerized Diagnostic Language Assessment of Japanese EFL Learners' Spoken Requesting |
| 2023–2026 | John BLAKE | Co-Investigator | Theory, Methodology and Tools for Tailoring CAPT Feedback |
MORE grants that current CLR members hold or have held in the past
PUBLICATIONS
A list of some selected publications by current CLR professors can be found here: PUBLICATIONS.
LABS
Within the CLR, there are currently 3 labs:
CLR Phonetics Lab ● L2 phonetics, Aizu dialect, ...
Technical Communication Lab ● human-computer interaction, tech. docs, ...
Texts and Tools (TNT) Lab ● online tools helping people learn English