Job Title
Professor
Department
Applied Linguistics
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Research Interests
As a person of Japanese heritage born and raised in Ireland, I have had a longstanding interest in language, culture and identity, particularly in motivational perspectives on engaging with different languages and cultures. Much of my research revolves around issues of motivation and autonomy in language learning and their implications for classroom practice and teacher education. My preference is for qualitative methods of inquiry.
Biography
I have been working in language education and language teacher education since 1982, and have taught in Japan, Ireland and the UK. I obtained my PhD in 1996 from Trinity College, Dublin, where I also coordinated a research-and-development project to set up institution-wide language programmes, and then pursued postdoctoral research funded by Atlantic Philanthropies to promote language learner autonomy in Irish secondary schools. This project involved designing and evaluating a version of the Council of Europe's European Language Portfolio. I moved to Warwick in 2002 where I have been teaching primarily on our MA and PhD courses. I became Director of Graduate Studies in 2013, before serving for five years as Head of Department from 2018 to 2023.
- Ushioda, Ema, 2023. Intuition and reflexivity : the ethics of decision-making in classroom practitioner research. Journal for the Psychology of Language Learning, 5 (2)
- Coumel, Marion, Ushioda, Ema, Messenger, Katherine, 2023. Second language learning via syntactic priming : investigating the role of modality, attention and motivation. Language Learning, 73 (1), pp. 231-265
- Coumel, Marion, Ushioda, Ema, Messenger, Katherine, 2022. Learning multiple L2 syntactic structures via chat-based alignment : what is the role of learners? prior knowledge and conscious decisions?. System, 109
- Wang, Zi, McConachy, Troy, Ushioda, Ema, 2021. Negotiating Identity tensions in multilingual learning in China : a situated perspective on language learning motivation and multilingual identity. The Language Learning Journal, 49 (4), pp. 420-432
- Ushioda, Ema, 2017. The impact of global English on motivation to learn other languages : towards an ideal multilingual self. Modern Language Journal, 101 (3), pp. 469-482
- Ushioda, Ema, Dörnyei, Z., 2017. Beyond global English : motivation to learn languages in a multicultural world : Introduction to the Special Issue. Modern Language Journal, 101 (3), pp. 451-454
- Ushioda, Ema, 2016. Language learning motivation through a small lens : a research agenda. Language Teaching, 49 (4), pp. 564-577
- ?egarac, Vladimir, Spencer-Oatey, Helen, Ushioda, Ema, 2014. Conceptualizing mindfulness?mindlessness in intercultural interaction. International Journal of Language and Culture, 1 (1), pp. 75-97
- Ushioda, Ema, 2013. Motivation matters in mobile language learning : A brief commentary. Language Learning & Technology, 17 (3), pp. 1-5
- Ushioda, Ema, Chen, Szu-An, 2011. Researching motivation and possible selves among learners of English: the need to integrate qualitative inquiry. Anglistik, Vol.22 (Iss.1), pp. 43-61
- Ushioda, Ema, 2011. Why autonomy? Insights from motivation theory and research. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, Vol.5 (No.2), pp. 221-232
- Ushioda, Ema, 2011. Language learning motivation, self and identity: current theoretical perspectives. Computer Assisted Language Learning, Vol.24 (No.3), pp. 199-210
- Ushioda, Ema, 2011. Context matters: a brief commentary on the papers by Housen et al. and Muñoz. IRAL - International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, Vol.49 (No.2), pp. 187-189
- Ushioda, Ema, Smith, Richard, Mann, Steve J., Brown, Peter J., 2011. Promoting teacher?learner autonomy through and beyond initial language teacher education. Language Teaching, Vol.44 (No.1), pp. 118-121
- Ushioda, Ema, 2010. Motivation and SLA: bridging the gap. EUROSLA Yearbook, Vol.10 (No.1), pp. 5-20
- Kennedy, Judith, Smith, Richard, Ushioda, Ema, 2008. Taking stock of ELTED (a conversation). English Language Teacher Education and Development, Vol.11, pp. 52-57
- Ushioda, Ema, 2006. Language motivation in a reconfigured Europe: access, identity, autonomy. Journal of Multilingual & Multicultural Development, Vol.27 (No.2), pp. 148-161
- Ushioda, Ema, 2005. Language learning motivation : current insights and implications. BATJ Journal, Vol.6, pp. 57-63
- Ushioda, Ema, 2003. Engaging with the curriculum through the ELP. Neusprachliche Mitteilungen aus Wissenschaft und Praxis, Vol. 56 (No. 3), pp. 147-53
- Ushioda, Ema, 2000. Tandem language learning via e-mail: From motivation to autonomy. ReCALL, Vol. 12 (No. 2), pp. 121-128
- Little, D., Ushioda, Ema, 1998. Designing, implementing and evaluating a project in tandem language learning via e-mail.. ReCALL, Vol. 10 (No. 1), pp. 95-101
- Ridley, J., Ushioda, Ema, 1997. Using qualitative research methods to explore L2 learners' motivation and self-perceptions.. Teamga, Vol. 17, pp. 29-42
- Ushioda, Ema, 1994. L2 motivation as a qualitative construct. Teanga, Vol. 14, pp. 76-84
- Ushioda, Ema, 1993. Redefining motivation from the L2 learner's point of view. Teanga, Vol. 13, pp. 1-12
- Ushioda, Ema, 2023. An ethical perspective on collaborative research. In Erickson, Gudrun; Bardel, Camilla; Little, David (eds.), Collaborative Research in Language Education : Reciprocal Benefits and Challenges, Berlin, De Gruyter Mouton, pp. 197-205
- Dörnyei, Zoltán, Ushioda, Ema, 2021. Teaching and researching motivation. London, Routledge
- Ushioda, Ema, 2020. Language motivation theory : re evaluating the role of qualitative inquiry, or the ?wine and conversation' approach. In Al-Hoorie, A. H.; MacIntyre, P. D. (eds.), Contemporary Language Motivation Theory 60 Years Since Gardner and Lambert (1959), Bristol, Multilingual Matters, pp. 194-211
- Pinner, R., Ushioda, Ema, 2020. Personalisation and professionalism : managing the relationship between teacher and learner as people. In Lowe, R. J.; Lawrence, L. (eds.), Duoethnography in English Language Teaching: Research, Reflection and Classroom Application, Bristol, Multilingual Matters, pp. 71-88
- Ushioda, Ema, 2020. Researching L2 motivation : past, present and future. In Lamb, M.; Csizér, K.; Henry, A.; Ryan, S. (eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Motivation for Language Learning, Cham, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 661-682
- Ushioda, Ema, 2020. Language learning motivation : an ethical agenda for research. Oxford, Oxford University Press
- Ushioda, Ema, 2020. Doing complexity research in the language classroom : a commentary. In Sampson, Richard J.; Pinner, Richard S. (eds.), Complexity Perspectives on Researching Language Learner and Teacher Psychology, Bristol, Multilingual Matters, pp. 269-283
- Ushioda, Ema, 2018. Motivation and multilingualism. In Singleton, D.; Aronin, L. (eds.), Twelve Lectures on Multilingualism, Bristol, Multilingual Matters, pp. 179-211
- Ushioda, Ema, 2015. Context and complex dynamic systems theory. In Dörnyei, Zoltán; MacIntyre, Peter D.; Henry, Alastair (eds.), Motivational dynamics in language learning, Bristol ; Buffalo, Multilingual Matters, pp. 47-54
- Ushioda, Ema, 2014. Motivation, autonomy and metacognition : exploring their interactions. In Lasagabaster, D.; Doiz, A.; Sierra, J. M. (eds.), Motivation and Foreign Language Learning: From Theory to Practice, Amsterdam, John Benjamins, pp. 31-49
- Ushioda, Ema, 2014. Motivational perspectives on the self in SLA : a developmental view. In Mercer, S.; Williams, M. (eds.), Multiple perspectives on the self in SLA, Bristol, UK, Multilingual Matters, pp. 127-141
- Ushioda, Ema, 2013. Motivation and ELT : global issues and local concerns. In Ushioda, Ema (ed.), International Perspectives on Motivation : Language Learning and Professional Challenges, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 1-17
- Ushioda, Ema, 2013. Motivation in second language acquisition. Chapelle, Carol A. (ed.), The encyclopaedia of applied linguistics, Oxford, Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Ushioda, Ema, 2013. Motivation and ELT : looking ahead to the future. In Ushioda, Ema (ed.), International Perspectives on Motivation : Language Learning and Professional Challenges, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 233-239
- Ushioda, Ema, 2013. Foreign language motivation research in Japan : an 'insider'perspective from outside Japan. In Apple, M. T.; Da Silva, D.; Fellner, T. (eds.), Language Learning Motivation in Japan, Bristol, Multilingual Matters, pp. 1-14
- Ushioda, Ema, 2012. Motivation. In Burns, Anne; Richards, Jack C. (eds.), The Cambridge Guide to Pedagogy and Practice in Second Language Teaching, Cambridge, U.K., Cambridge University Press, pp. 77-85
- Ushioda, Ema, 2012. Christian faith, motivation and L2 learning : personal, social, and research perspectives. In Shepard Wong, Mary; Kristjánsson, Carolyn; Dörnyei, Zoltán (eds.), Christian faith and English language teaching and learning : Research on the interrelationship of religion and ELT, New York, Routledge, pp. 223-229
- Ushioda, Ema, 2012. Motivation: L2 learning as a special case?. In Mercer, S.; Ryan, S.; Williams, M. (eds.), Psychology for language learning: Insights from research, theory and practice, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 58-73
- Ushioda, Ema, 2012. Person-in-situation approaches. In Robinson, P. (ed.), Routledge encyclopaedia of SLA, New York, USA, Routledge, pp. 483-485
- Ushioda, Ema, Dörnyei, Zoltán, 2011. Motivation. In Gass, Susan M.; Mackey, Alison (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition, Oxford, U.K., Routledge, pp. 396-409
- Ushioda, Ema, 2011. Motivating learners to speak as themselves. In Murray, Garold; Gao, Xuesong; Lamb, Terry (eds.), Identity, Motivation and Autonomy in Language Learning, Bristol, U.K., Multilingual Matters, pp. 11-24
- Dörnyei, Zoltán, Ushioda, Ema, 2011. Teaching and researching motivation. Harlow, Pearson Education
- Ushioda, Ema, 2010. Researching growth in autonomy through I-statement analysis. In O'Rourke, Breffni; Carson, Lorna (eds.), Language Learner Autonomy: Policy, Curriculum, Classroom, Bern, Switzerland / Oxford, U.K., Peter Lang AG, pp. 45-62
- Dörnyei, Zoltán, Ushioda, Ema, 2009. Motivation, language identities and the L2 self: future research directions. In Dörnyei, Zoltán; Ushioda, Ema (eds.), Motivation, language identities and the L2 self, Bristol, U.K., Multilingual Matters, pp. 350-356
- Dörnyei, Zoltán, Ushioda, Ema, 2009. Motivation, language identities and the L2 self: a theoretical overview. In Dörnyei, Zoltán; Ushioda, Ema (eds.), Motivation, language identities and the L2 self, Bristol, U.K., Multilingual Matters, pp. 1-8
- Smith, Richard, Ushioda, Ema, 2009. Autonomy: under whose control?. In Pemberton, Richard; Toogood, Sarah; Barfield, Andy (eds.), Maintaining Control: Autonomy and Language Learning, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong University Press, pp. 241-253
- Ushioda, Ema, 2009. A person-in-context relational view of emergent motivation, self and identity. In Dörnyei, Zoltán; Ushioda, Ema (eds.), Motivation, language identity and the L2 self, Bristol, U.K. ; Buffalo, N.Y., Multilingual Matters, pp. 215-228
- Ushioda, Ema, 2008. Motivation and good language learners. In Griffiths, Carol (ed.), Lessons from Good Language Learners, Cambridge, U.K., Cambridge University Press, pp. 19-34
- Ushioda, Ema, 2007. Motivation, autonomy and sociocultural theory. In Benson, P. (ed.), Learner autonomy 8: Teacher and learner perspectives, Dublin, Ireland, Authentik, pp. 5-24
- Brown, Peter, Smith, Richard, Ushioda, Ema, 2007. Responding to resistance. Barfield, A.; Brown, S. (eds.), Reconstructing autonomy in language education : inquiry and innovation, Basingstoke, UK, Palgrave Macmillan
- Brown, P., Smith, R. C., Ushioda, Ema, 2007. Responding to resistance. In Barfield, A.; Brown, S. H. (eds.), Reconstructing autonomy in language education: Inquiry and innovation, Basingstoke, UK, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 71-83
- Ushioda, Ema, 2007. Motivation and language. Östman, J.-O.; Verschueren, J. (eds.), Handbook of Pragmatics (2007), Amsterdam, Holland, John Benjamins
- Ushioda, Ema, 2006. Motivation and autonomy in language learning. In Kötter, M.; Traxel, O.; Gabel, S. (eds.), Investigating and facilitating language learning. Papers in honour of Lienhard Legenhausen, Trier, Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier, pp. 283-295
- Ushioda, Ema, 2003. Motivation as a socially mediated process. In Little, D.; Ridley, J.; Ushioda, E. (eds.), Learner autonomy in the foreign language classroom: Teacher, learner, curriculum and assessment, Dublin, Ireland, Authentik, pp. 90-102
- Little, D., Ridley, J., Ushioda, Ema, 2002. Towards greater learner autonomy in the foreign language classroom. Dublin, Ireland, Authentik
- Ushioda, Ema, 2001. Language learning at university: Exploring the role of motivational thinking. In Dörnyei, Z.; Schmidt, R. (eds.), Motivation and second language acquisition, Honolulu, HI, University of Hawaii, Second Language Teaching and Curriculum Center, pp. 93-125
- Ushioda, Ema, 2001. Learner autonomy in Irish L2 classrooms: New initiatives. In Karlsson, L.; Kjisik, F.; Nordlund, J. (eds.), All together now, Helsinki, Finland, University of Helsinki Language Centre, pp. 219-225
- Little, D., Ushioda, Ema, 2000. LSP, LAP and institution-wide language programmes: A theory-driven case study.. In Ruane, M.; O Baoill, D. (eds.), Integrating theory and practice in LSP and LAP, Dublin, Ireland, Applied Language Centre, University College Dublin, and IRAAL, pp. 43-54
- Ushioda, Ema, 1998. Effective motivational thinking: A cognitive theoretical approach to the study of language learning motivation. In Alcón Soler, E.; Codina Espurz, V. (eds.), Current issues in English language methodology, Castelló de la Plana, Spain, Publicacions de la Universitat Jaume I, pp. 77-89
- Little, D., Ushioda, Ema, 1998. Institution-wide language programes: A research-and-development approach to their design, implementation and evaluation. London, England, CILT
- Ushioda, Ema, 1997. The role of motivational thinking in autonomous learning. In Little, D.; Voss, B. (eds.), Language centres: Planning for the new millennium, Plymouth, England, CERCLES, pp. 38-50
- Ushioda, Ema, 1996. Developing a dynamic concept of L2 motivation. In Hickey, T.; Williams, J. (eds.), Language, education and society in a changing world, Dublin, Ireland, IRAAL/Multilingual Matters, pp. 239-245
- Ushioda, Ema, 1996. Learner autonomy 5 : The role of motivation. Dublin, Ireland, Authentik
- Little, D., Ushioda, Ema, 1994. Testing oral skills through collaborative group activities. In Aub-Buscher, G. (ed.), The linguistic challenge of the new Europe, Plymouth, England, CERCLES, pp. 123-138
- Harsch, Claudia, Ushioda, Ema, Ladroue, Christophe, 2016. Investigating the predictive validity of TOEFL iBT® scores and their use in informing policy in a UK university setting. TOEFL® COE
- Ushioda, Ema, 2011. Review of Key Terms in Second Language Acquisition. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, Taylor & Francis, pp. 204-206
- Ushioda, Ema, 2009. Review of Self-esteem and foreign language learning, by Ushioda, Ema. Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Cambridge University Press, pp. 129-130
- Ushioda, Ema, 2007. Review of Motivation, Language Attitudes and Globalisation: A Hungarian Perspective. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, Taylor & Francis, pp. 175-179
- Ushioda, Ema, 2003. Review of Individual Differences in Instructed Language Learning. First Language, Sage, pp. 249-254
- Ushioda, Ema, Ridley, J., 2002. Working with the European Language Portfolio in Irish post-primary schools: Report on an evaluation project. Trinity College, Centre for Language & Communication Studies
- Little, D., Ushioda, Ema, Appel, M. C., Moran, J., O'Rourke, B., Schwienhorst, K., 1999. Evaluating tandem language learning via e-mail: Report on a bilaterlal project. Trinity College, Centre for Language & Communication Studies
- Ushioda, Ema, 1993. Acculturation theory and linguistic fossilization: A comparative case study. Trinity College, Centre for Language & Communication Studies
| Title | Funder | Award start | Award end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navigating the ethical complexities of using generative AI for academic writing | Leverhulme Trust | 31 Mar 2025 | 30 Mar 2027 |
| Syntactic priming as implicit learning: comparing second and first language speakers | Leverhulme Trust | 02 Oct 2017 | 02 Feb 2022 |
| Investigating the predictive validity of TOEFL iBT scores and their use in informing policy and pedagogy in a UK university setting | Educational Testing Service | 15 Jun 2013 | 31 Aug 2015 |
| The impact of teacher training at pre-service and early in-service levels on teacher performance in the classroom | Anglo Mexican Foundation, The | 01 Apr 2014 | 20 Dec 2014 |
