Comprehension processes during reading in English as a foreign language
Computational analysis of textbooks for learners of English

• Nahatame, S., & Kimura, Y. (in press). Clustering English story materials for Japanese elementary school students based on their linguistic features: A multidimensional approach using a text mining tool. JES (The Japan Association of English Teaching in Elementary Schools) Journal, 19.
• Nahatame, S. (2018). Comprehension and processing of paired sentences in second language reading: A comparison of causal and semantic relatedness. Modern Language Journal, 102, 392-415.
• Nahatame, S. (2018). Analyzing the contexts of English story materials for Japanese elementary school students: An investigation based on semantic relatedness between sentences. JES (The Japan Association of English Teaching in Elementary Schools) Journal, 18, 84-99.
• Nahatame, S. (2017). Standards of coherence in second language reading: Sentence connectivity and reading proficiency. Reading in a Foreign Language, 29, 86–112.
• Nahatame, S. (2015). Revision of predictive inferences and Japanese EFL learners’ text comprehension processes: A study of eye movements during reading. Annual Review of English Language Education in Japan, 26, 45-60.
• Nahatame, S. (2014). Strategic processing and predictive inference generation in L2 reading. Reading in a Foreign Language, 26, 54–77.

Japan Society for English Language Education
Kantou-koshinetsu Association of Teachers of English
The Japan Association of English Teaching in Elementary Schools
The Japan Association of College English Teachers
The Japan Association for Language Education & Technology
The Japan Language Testing Association
American Association for Applied Linguistics
Society for Text & Discourse

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