Akihiro Ito
Biographic Data
| ID | 6478963 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Akihiro Ito |
| GIVEN NAMES | Akihiro |
| FAMILY NAME | Ito |
| SIGNATURE | ITO A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aichi Gakuin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8549-4350 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Christ as Sign, Not Possession
This study critically recontextualizes selected features of Takizawa Katsumi’s theology as a framework for Christian education in Western post-Christendom contexts. Takizawa describes “Immanuel” as the primordial fact (Urfaktum; 原事実) of the God–human relation that precedes confessional recognition, and Jesus Christ as its perfect sign rather than its exclusive possession. The article also addresses critical Japanese scholarship that relates Takiz…
Characteristics of Japanese Older Adults Whose Trunk Muscle Mass Decreased during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic significantly affected the physical and mental functions in older adults, resulting in "corona-frailty". This 2-year prospective study characterized changes in quantitative measures and corona-frailty among a cohort of community-dwelling older women. Changes were evaluated using face-to-face interactions with 39 Japanese women (mean age: 76.1 ± 5.9) in 2019 (pre-pandemic baseline) and 2021 (follow-up during the…
Relationship between Eye Frailty and Physical, Social, and Psychological/Cognitive Weaknesses among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Japan
This study investigated the relationship between eye frailty and physical, social, and psychological/cognitive weaknesses among older adults in Japan. The participants were 192 community-dwelling older adult women. We measured handgrip strength, walking speed, and skeletal muscle mass; additionally, their physical, social, and psychological/cognitive frailties were surveyed using questionnaires. Eye frailty self-checks were used to assess eye fra…
Long-term quality of life following primary treatment in men with clinical stage T3 prostate cancer
The Interpretation of Japanese Word Order Patterns by Adult English-speaking Learners of Japanese as a Second Language
This paper reports on the results of an experiment on the interpretation of Japanese word order patterns by adult English-speaking learners of Japanese as a second language. The results of a comprehension experiment conducted with twenty adult learners point toward a preference for isomorphic sentence patterns over non-isomorphic sentence patterns, providing additional support for the isomorphic mapping hypothesis (IMH) (O’Grady et al. 2005) in s…
The Generalization of Instruction on Genitive Relative Clause in the Acquisition of English as a Foreign Language
This study examines the generalization of instruction in foreign language learning. A group of Japanese learners of English served as participants and received special instruction in the structure of genitive relative clauses. The participants were given a pre-test on combining two sentences into one containing a genitive relative clause wherein the relativized noun phrase following the genitive marker "whose" is either the subject, direct object…
Japanese EFL Learners' Sensitivity To Configurational Distinction In English Relative Clause Comprehension
A variety of studies have reported that the order of Noun Phrase Accessibility Hierarchy can be a valid predictor of difficulty of relative clauses, but it is unclear whether the difficulty of relative clauses should be attributed to the grammatical function of noun phrases (grammatical relation) or to configurational differences in the relative clause structure. A few articles have reported that learners of English are more sensitive to configur…
A corpus-based validation study of the universal processing hypothesis in English relative clause formation
The present study focuses on spoken and written data in the British National Corpus (BNC). Based on a review of recent studies on English relative clauses, we formulated a Universal Processing Hypothesis (OS >OO>SS> SO) as target hypothesis to be validated using a corpus data approach. A computer program was designed to calculate the frequency of appearance of the four types of relative clauses (OS, OO, SS, and SO). The results indicated this hyp…
Two types of translation tests
An Analysis of Genitive Relative Clauses in a British Written English Corpus
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Higher education reform in perspective
Japanese EFL Learners' Sensitivity to Configurational Distinction in English Relativization
The present study investigated what determined the difficulty of English relative clauses. Grammatical relation, configuration and thematic role in relative clause structures were selected as variables determining the English relative clause difficulty. The results indicated that Japanese learners of English were more sensitive to configurational distinction than grammatical relation distinction and thematic distinction. Based on the research res…
Japanese EFL Learners' Processing in English Relativization
The purpose of the present study is to investigate the effects of branching type (Factor 1) and grammatical function of noun phrase (NP) (factor 2) of English relative clauses on interlanguage performance among Japanese learners of English as a foreign language (EFL). The sentence combining test was administered to Japanese learners of English. Results indicated that both of the two factors significantly determine the difficulty of English relati…
Tests as a Second Language Research Method
In second language acquisition (SLA) research various tests are employed for theory building. However, what tests should be administered to participants in a research setting? In order to address the issue, this study was conducted to examine the reliability, validity of tests themselves, and the difference in results according to the difference of test-types, focusing on cross-sectional restrictive relative clause acquisition and relative clause…
Tests as a Second Language Research Method
In second language acquisition (SLA) research various tests are employed for theory building. However, what tests should be administered to participants in a research setting? In order to address the issue, this study was conducted to examine the reliability, validity of tests themselves, and the difference in results according to the difference of test-types, focusing on cross-sectional restrictive relative clause acquisition and relative clause…
Japanese EFL Learners' Sensitivity to Configurational Distinction in English Relativization
The present study investigated what determined the difficulty of English relative clauses. Grammatical relation, configuration and thematic role in relative clause structures were selected as variables determining the English relative clause difficulty. The results indicated that Japanese learners of English were more sensitive to configurational distinction than grammatical relation distinction and thematic distinction. Based on the research res…
Japanese EFL Learners' Processing in English Relativization
The purpose of the present study is to investigate the effects of branching type (Factor 1) and grammatical function of noun phrase (NP) (factor 2) of English relative clauses on interlanguage performance among Japanese learners of English as a foreign language (EFL). The sentence combining test was administered to Japanese learners of English. Results indicated that both of the two factors significantly determine the difficulty of English relati…
Higher education reform in perspective
An Analysis of Genitive Relative Clauses in a British Written English Corpus
Preview this article: An Analysis of Genitive Relative Clauses in a British Written English Corpus, Page 1 of 1 /docserver/preview/fulltext/itl.141-142.03ito-1.gif
Two types of translation tests
Japanese EFL Learners' Sensitivity To Configurational Distinction In English Relative Clause Comprehension
A variety of studies have reported that the order of Noun Phrase Accessibility Hierarchy can be a valid predictor of difficulty of relative clauses, but it is unclear whether the difficulty of relative clauses should be attributed to the grammatical function of noun phrases (grammatical relation) or to configurational differences in the relative clause structure. A few articles have reported that learners of English are more sensitive to configur…
A corpus-based validation study of the universal processing hypothesis in English relative clause formation
The present study focuses on spoken and written data in the British National Corpus (BNC). Based on a review of recent studies on English relative clauses, we formulated a Universal Processing Hypothesis (OS >OO>SS> SO) as target hypothesis to be validated using a corpus data approach. A computer program was designed to calculate the frequency of appearance of the four types of relative clauses (OS, OO, SS, and SO). The results indicated this hyp…
The Generalization of Instruction on Genitive Relative Clause in the Acquisition of English as a Foreign Language
This study examines the generalization of instruction in foreign language learning. A group of Japanese learners of English served as participants and received special instruction in the structure of genitive relative clauses. The participants were given a pre-test on combining two sentences into one containing a genitive relative clause wherein the relativized noun phrase following the genitive marker "whose" is either the subject, direct object…
The Interpretation of Japanese Word Order Patterns by Adult English-speaking Learners of Japanese as a Second Language
This paper reports on the results of an experiment on the interpretation of Japanese word order patterns by adult English-speaking learners of Japanese as a second language. The results of a comprehension experiment conducted with twenty adult learners point toward a preference for isomorphic sentence patterns over non-isomorphic sentence patterns, providing additional support for the isomorphic mapping hypothesis (IMH) (O’Grady et al. 2005) in s…
Long-term quality of life following primary treatment in men with clinical stage T3 prostate cancer
Characteristics of Japanese Older Adults Whose Trunk Muscle Mass Decreased during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic significantly affected the physical and mental functions in older adults, resulting in "corona-frailty". This 2-year prospective study characterized changes in quantitative measures and corona-frailty among a cohort of community-dwelling older women. Changes were evaluated using face-to-face interactions with 39 Japanese women (mean age: 76.1 ± 5.9) in 2019 (pre-pandemic baseline) and 2021 (follow-up during the…
Relationship between Eye Frailty and Physical, Social, and Psychological/Cognitive Weaknesses among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Japan
This study investigated the relationship between eye frailty and physical, social, and psychological/cognitive weaknesses among older adults in Japan. The participants were 192 community-dwelling older adult women. We measured handgrip strength, walking speed, and skeletal muscle mass; additionally, their physical, social, and psychological/cognitive frailties were surveyed using questionnaires. Eye frailty self-checks were used to assess eye fra…
Christ as Sign, Not Possession
This study critically recontextualizes selected features of Takizawa Katsumi’s theology as a framework for Christian education in Western post-Christendom contexts. Takizawa describes “Immanuel” as the primordial fact (Urfaktum; 原事実) of the God–human relation that precedes confessional recognition, and Jesus Christ as its perfect sign rather than its exclusive possession. The article also addresses critical Japanese scholarship that relates Takiz…
Linguistics (9 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Relative clause (7 works) · Second Language Acquisition and Learning (7 works) · Sentence (6 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (5 works) · Noun (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Dependent clause (4 works)