B.A. in Language and Culture, The University of Osaka
Research Interests: SLA, psycholinguistics, L2 speech perception and production, L2 pronunciation instruction, individual differences in L2 learning (especially musicality)
Selected Publications:
Furukawa, J. (2025, June 14鈥�15). The Effects of Musical Experience on Categorical Perception of English Liquids: The Case of Japanese EFL Learners [Presentation]. 25th International Annual Conference of the Japan Second Language Association (J-SLA 2025), Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan. https://en.j-sla.org/events/j-sla2025
Furukawa, J. (2024, June 8鈥�9). The Relationship Between Melody Recognition and Japanese Intonation Recognition in Native English Speakers: A Pilot Study [Presentation]. 30th Annual Conference of the Kansai English Language Education Society (KELES), Ryukoku University, Kyoto, Japan. https://sites.google.com/view/keles2024