Summary
Atsushi Mizumoto, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at Kansai University with over a decade of experience researching vocabulary learning strategies, corpus linguistics, and language assessment. He combines rigorous empirical methods from corpus linguistics with practical testing and assessment work to improve foreign language education outcomes. Educated at Kansai University and Ritsumeikan, he has held teaching and research posts across multiple Japanese universities since 2005. Known for bridging classroom practice and quantitative research, he often focuses on how real-world learner data can inform test design and vocabulary pedagogy. Based in Osaka, he brings both deep disciplinary scholarship and a pragmatic interest in tools and corpora that support evidence-based language teaching.
12 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (BA), English Studies, Bachelor of Arts (BA), English Studies at Kansai Gaidai University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Foreign Language Education and Research, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Foreign Language Education and Research at Kansai University
Master of Arts (MA), Language Education & Information Sciences, Master of Arts (MA), Language Education & Information Sciences at Ritsumeikan University
English, Japanese