Fumiyo Nakatsuhara

Dr Fumiyo Nakatsuhara is a Reader at the Centre for Research in English Language Learning and Assessment (CRELLA), University of Bedfordshire. Her research interests include the nature of co-constructed interaction in various speaking test formats (e.g. interview, paired and group formats), task design and rating scale development. Fumiyo's publications include the book, The Co-construction of Conversation in Group Oral Tests (2013, Peter Lang), book chapters in Language Testing: Theories and Practices (O'Sullivan, ed. 2011) and IELTS Collected Papers 2: Research in Reading and Listening Assessment (Taylor and Weir, eds. 2012), as well as journal articles in Language Testing (2011; 2014) and Language Assessment Quarterly (2017). She has carried out a number of international testing projects, working with ministries, universities and examination boards..

Fumiyo Nakatsuhara is Professor of Language Assessment at the Centre for Research in English Language Learning and Assessment (CRELLA), University of Bedfordshire, UK. Her main research interests lie in the nature of co-constructed interaction in various speaking test formats, the impact of test-taker characteristics on test performance, task design, rating scale development, and the relationship between listening and speaking skills. She has carried out a number of international testing projects, working with ministries, universities and examination boards. As the PI of the British Council’s Future of English project, Digitally-mediated EMI communication in higher education classrooms: Transforming evidence to practical resources, she is currently leading an international team involving four other institutions: Reading University UK, Reading University Malaysia, UCL, and Waseda University Japan.

Dr Fumiyo Nakatsuhara is Reader in Language Assessment at CRELLA, University of Bedfordshire, UK. Her main research interests lie in the nature of co-constructed interaction in various speaking test formats, the impact of test-taker characteristics on test performance, task design, rating scale development, and the relationship between listening and speaking skills. She has carried out a number of international testing projects, working with ministries, universities and examination boards. For example, she led a series of research projects for the use of video-conferencing technology to deliver the IELTS Speaking Test (2014-2018). Fumiyo’s publications include the books, The discourse of the IELTS Speaking Test (with P. Seedhouse, 2018, CUP) and The co-construction of conversation in group oral tests (2013, Peter Lang). Her work also appears in journals such as Language Testing, Language Assessment Quarterly, Modern Language Journal and System.