RECENT PRESENTATIONS

 

Harada, T. (2010, May). Few long-term effects of early immersion on L2 segmental timing in adulthood. Paper presented at the Sixth International Symposium on the Acquisition of Second Language Speech New Sounds, Poznań, Poland.

 

Harada, T. (2009, November). Academic writing in content-based language teaching through technology (CoBaLTT). Paper presented at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Annual Convention and World Languages Expo, San Diego, CA.

 

Harada, T. (2009, October). No pronunciation advantage for immersion learners over late L2 learners. Paper presented at the Second Language Research Forum, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.

 

Harada, T. (2009, May). Limited effects of early language learning on second language speech production. Paper presented at the 157th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Portland, OR.

 

Harada, T. (2009, January). Content-based academic writing instruction through online discussions in an EFL setting. Paper presented at the 1st Philippine International English Language Conference, Manila, the Philippines.

 

Harada, T. (2008, November). Effects of childhood exposure to a second language on the production of voice onset time and closure duration. Paper presented at the 156th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Miami, FL.

 

Harada, T. (2008, September). The retention of segmental timing in Japanese by English-speaking immersion graduates. Paper presented at the 2nd International Workshop on Language and Speech Science, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.

 

Harada, T. (2007, August). Long-term phonological benefits of childhood L2 experience in a Japanese immersion program. Paper at the 16th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS), Saarbrœcken, Germany.

 

Harada, T. (2007, April). Long-term effects of an immersion program on the production of Japanese VOT by English-speaking adults. Paper presented at the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Annual Conference, Costa Mesa, California.

 

Harada, T. (2006, November). The long-term retention of phonetic categories by Japanese immersion graduates. Paper presented at the 4th Joint Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America and the Acoustical Society of Japan (ASA/ASJ), Honolulu, HI.

 

Harada, T. (2006, August).「日本語イマージョン教育に於ける音声習得とその維持」カナダ日本語教育振興会年次大会、国際交流基金トロント文化センター

 

Harada, T. (2006, June). To what extent can L2 speakers acquire L2 pronunciation? Paper presented at the Symposium for the 2006 English Phonetic Society of Japan (EPSJ) Kanto Chapter Conference.

 

Harada, T. (2005, August). Acquisition of L2 Japanese speech by English-speaking children and implications for the teaching of pronunciation. Lecture given at the 2005 Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC Canada.

 

Lee, B., Harada, T., & Guion, S. G. (2004, June). Acoustic analysis of the production of stressed, unstressed and reduced English vowels by early and late Korean and Japanese learners. Paper presented at the 2004 English Language and Literature Association of Korea (ELLAK) International Conference, Bundang, Korea.

 

Harada, T. (2004, May). Age of acquisition effects on English stress in Japanese-English bilinguals. Paper resented at the 2004 AAAL Conference, Portland, OR.

 

Harada, T. (2003, August). L2 influence on L1 speech in the production of VOT. Paper presented at the 15th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences (ICPhS), Barcelona, Spain.

 

Harada, T. (2002, December). L2 influence on L1 VOT in Japanese English bilinguals. Paper presented at 13th World Congress of Applied Linguistics (AILA) 2002, Singapore.

 

Harada, T. (2001, October). L2 influence on L1 speech in the production of VOT. Paper presented at the Pacific Second Language Research Forum (PacSLRF) 2001, Honolulu, HI.

 

Harada, T. (2001, March). Technology and Japanese language teaching. Lecture given at the COFLT and ATJO Spring Conference, Forest Grove, OR.

 

Harada, T. (2001, February). The acquisition of segmental timing by Japanese immersion children: Degree of perceived foreign accent. Paper presented at the 2001 AAAL Conference, St. Louis, MO.

 

Harada, T. (2000, September). Perceived degree of foreign accent in Japanese immersion children. Paper presented at the Second Language Research Forum, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI.

 

Harada, T. (2000, September). The acquisition of voice onset time by children in a Japanese immersion program. Paper presented at New Sounds 2000, the Fourth International Symposium on the Acquisition of Second-Language Speech, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

 

Harada, T. (2000, April). Integrating technology into Japanese language teaching. Lecture given at the TJSC Spring Workshop, Los Angeles, CA.

 

Harada, T. (2000, March). Non-native speaking English teachers: challenges, resources, and experiences. Discussion led at the TESOL 2000 Annual Convention, Vancouver, British Columbia.

 

Harada, T. (2000, March). The acquisition of geminates by children in a Japanese immersion program. Paper presented at the 2000 AAAL Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia.

 

Harada, T. (1998, April). Teaching Japanese pronunciation communicatively. Paper presented at the TJSC Spring Workshop, Los Angeles, CA.

 

Harada, T. (1998, March). Mishearings of content words by ESL learners. Paper presented at the TESOL Ô98 Annual Convention, Seattle, WA.

 

Harada, T. (1997, March). Is there a critical period for acquiring aspiration? The acquisition of voice onset time (VOT) by Chinese speakers of English. Paper presented at the TESOL Õ97 Annual Convention, Orlando, FL.

 

Harada, T. (1996, November). How does the adjunct model affect academic listening skills? In case of the UCLA summer advanced English program (AEP). Paper presented at the Los Angeles Area Regional CATESOL Conference, Pomona, CA.

 

Harada, T. (1996, February). An analysis of mishearings by ESL learners. Paper presented at the Southern California ESL Teaching Conference, Los Angeles, CA.

 

Harada, T. (1995, November). Theme-based oral communication activities through closed captions. Paper presented at the Los Angeles Area Regional CATESOL Conference, Los Angeles, CA.