Japanology
In the Japanology Course, we explore human activities in Japan from a cultural point of view while positioning Japanese culture relative to various cultures in the world. We aim to address, jointly study and learn an extremely wide range of cultural and social issues from ancient to modern times concerning literature, arts, religion and philosophy. The course also provides opportunities to improve professional skills for reading ancient papers and reviewing documents, which are often required to deepen understanding of Japanese culture and society. Moreover, the course provides specialized training to students so that they can discuss Japanese culture and society by an academic process without being limited by popular views of Japan. Our objective is to nurture individuals who can discuss Japan with specialized skills and high-level academic capabilities.
Students' research themes
Master's course: Research on gender equality program of Kobe city: A study on the source History of Onsenji-temple in Kinosaki: A research on the thoughts of the flower arrangement practice in the Edo period; Images of Japanese performing arts displayed in journals for national propaganda; A Comparative Study of Horror Expressions and Characterization of Female Protagonists in Horror Games; A historical study on the practice of gagaku at Kumamoto-Han domain. Doctoral course: Ethnographical study on the folk music and dance for rice-planting; A study of folk literature in connection with feudal lords in the early moder era; A study on cultural policy on radio broadcasting in the post-war Okinawa under US military occupation; A study on iemoto system in cha-no-yu (tea ceremony) since the modern era; A study of the hygiens problems in East Asia in the 19th century: focusing on an open port Incheon, Korea; A study of newspaper reports on Tottori earthquake in 1943; Cinema that "Records" an Author: The "New Wave" and the Avant-Garde Art Movement of the 1950's.
Teaching staff

Nobuyuki KONNO. Professor Research fields: Japanese intellectual history, specifically on nationalism from the 1920s to the 1940s with an awareness of history and religion. Naoko TERAUCHI, Professor
Subjects: Japanese Performing Arts Research fields: Japanese traditional music and performing arts in relation to various cultures in Asia and other parts of the world.
Asia-Pacific Culture Studies
Going through major changes in economy and international exchanges, the Asia-Pacific region is rapidly growing. In this sense it is one of the most active regions in the world. However, just following the superficial flow of such development is not enough to understand the characteristics of the region. East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Area all have extremely complex and diverse traditions, and have been Transformed by the wave of globalization. Therefore, in order to have a deep understanding of the characteristics of the region, we need to conduct specialized in-depth studies on many aspects including social structure, religion, history and economic circumstances. This course has a well-established guidance system where professors with diverse specialties teach research methods in classes on a broad range of research fields.
Students' research themes
· Studies on Thai wives who have Japanese husbands · Representations and practives of Ainu Culture today ---Case studies of cultural activies in Shiraci town • Historical studies on the influence on the Japanese image in Australia from the early development of Australian-Japan relationships • Naxi native official surnamed Mu in Lijiang, Yunnan during the Ming Period 14-17 centuries • College students' conflicts about love and sex in Indonesia • Studies on secretaries and the training of secretaries in Outer Mongolia in the Qing period · A study about the Ownership of Farmlands and its Contracts in Inner Mongolia during Manchu Qing Period: Cases in Guinuacheng Tümed Banner (12th Asia Pasific Research Prize Winner article) Teaching staff Tomomi ITO, Professor Subjects: Culture and Society in Southeast Asia Research fields: Thai studies, studies on modern social history, Buddhism and women Yasushi SADAYOSHI, Professor Subjects: National Integration in Southeast Asia Research fields: Modern history of Indonesia, studies on overseas Chinese Hiroki FUKAGAWA. Associate Professor
Subjects: Culture and Society in Oceania Research fields: Cultural anthropology, social anthropology, personhood and socialty Shinichi TANIGAWA, Professor
Subjects: Society and Economy in China Research fields: Chinese politics and society Makoto TACHIBANA, Associate Professor Culture and Society in East Asia Research fields: Modern history of Mongolia, Studies on international relations in East Asia
European and American Culture Studies
In the European and American Culture Studies Course, we conduct multifaceted and comprehensive education and research on European and American societies and cultures, which have been playing a central role in world politics, economy and culture in modern times. Although the cultures developed in these regions have spread worldwide, it is it is being critically reexamined. Moreover, there has recently been progress on studies on the societies and cultures in Europe and America that only played a peripheral role in establishing the modern era. Based on these past achievements, we reexamine Western thoughts and values that are deeply rooted in our modern lives and consciousness, and seek their meanings in the 21st century. We want to reveal the unknown depths of Europe and America through a course of concrete studies in a wide range of fields including history, language, religion, philosophy, literature, art and society.
Students' research themes
The "German Legends" of the Grimm Brothers, A Study on William Morris, Acceptance of Victorian Culture in "Harry Potter", Modern French Fashion, Czech Romani Literature, Czech Baroque Studies, A Study on C. Bronte Establishment of the Mirandese language, Analysis of Visual Gags in I Love Lucy, Stereotype of the Japanese People in Holywood Movies, Problems of Italian Immigration in America, Pacifism, Isolationism and Populism in the United States of America during Interwar Periods, Japan-Russian Relations through the Imperial Families, Belarusian Nationalism, Chinese Immigrants to the US.
Teaching staff
Takuya OZAWA, Professor
Subjects: Latin America and Global History Research fields: Latin America, especially the modern history of Central America, ethnic issues and culture concerning export crops that impact Central American society. Takuya NISHITANI, Professor Subjects: Literary and Visual Culture in North America Research fields: American literature, especially Herman Melville, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and other writers of the American Renaissance; film studies, especially adaptation studies and comparative studies in the narrative representation in film and literature. Taro KINUGASA, Lecturer
Subjects: History of German and Central-Eastern Europe Research fields: Modern and contemporary history of German and central-eastern European borderlands, the separatist movement and migration in Silesia. sami NAKAMURA, Lecture Subjects: Religion and Culture in Britain esearch Fields: Anglophone Iterature, particularly utopian/dystopian fiction and science fiction (SF). My research interests include nostalgia,gender and sexuality and posthuman philosophy. Satoru FUKAMACHI, Lecturer Subjects: Trans-border Literature Research fields: British literature, mältary science fiction (especially Invasion literature), propaganda studies, and British near-future war fiction from late 19th century to WWI.
Cultural Anthropology
The Cultural Anthropology Course specializes in various themes and regions providing a high-quality education and research curriculum. Today's various cultural issues are characterized by the dynamism of the conflict, division, integration, reconciliation, generation and extinction of various cultures and values under the influence of globalization. In the course, we consider methods of allowing dialogues among various cultures based on deep intercultural understanding, by viewing the world from down-to-earth research investigation field work with broad and flexible perspectives. We welcome students who wish to be internationally successful specialists and researchers and foreign students who wish to conduct high-level anthropological studies.
Students' research themes
Master's program: cargo cult, Kazakh identity, tourism, multicultural orientalism, post-Soviet period, postcolonial, status of women in China, Boze in Akuseki Island, local Hawaiian, Peruvian living in Japan, primitive art, kula trade , fare trade in Bangladesh, Education of Nation-State, Over Sea Korean, International marriage, Vietnamese in Japan, Cultural Heritage, World Heritage, Murti-culturalism in Japan, Nikkei in Argentine, Korean American, Hispanic, bilingualism, Chinese American, Caribbean in America, Brooklyn Carnival, Native Canadian, sustainable tourism, ethnic media, multiracial in America, ethnic identity, South Americans in Japan, Nikkei Brazilian, Nikkei Hawaiian, life history, diaspora, transnationalism, Dominican baseball migrants, Pentecostalism in Jamaica, Rastafarian, Christianity and contextualization, development and women in Mexico, participation and development Doctoral program: cultural authenticity, Aneityum of Vanuatu, historical anthropology, refugee, Karenni, homestay, the Experiment in International Living Care and Family of Korea, Social Change of Korean Village in China, Feminization of Migration, Over-Sea Chinese in Vietnam, Anthropology of Tourism on Vietnam, masculinity, gender in the Caribbean, popular music, reggae, soca, dancehall, identity politics, mixed race, 'Hafu', representation Teaching staff Kiyoshi UMEYA, Professor Subjects: Ethnology Research fields: Social anthropology, East African ethnography, studies on witchcraft and sorcery, Japanese folk-religion, anthropology of development Yuka OISHI, Associate Professor Subjects: Social Anthropology Research Fields: Ecological anthropology, environmental anthropology, global history, subsistence, material culture, Siberian ethnography, Arclic area studies Hiroki OKADA, Professor
Subjects: Ethnographic Research Research fields: Societies in East Asia and Vietnam, re-organization of familes and religions in the process of colonization and modernization, minonises and multiculturalism, space anthropology.
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Transcultural Studies
As globalization continues, people and goods are increasingly crossing various borders, including national borders. In this course, we aim to comprehensively address the issues arising from a variety of transboundary movements, focusing on three perspectives: immigration, tourism, and science and technology. Through these lenses, we deepen our understanding of the conflicts and transformations resulting from the asymmetrical encounters of civilizations and cultures that globalization inevitably brings. Students' research themes Master's program: Foreigners in Meiji Japan, Text-Image Relations in the Classics, Gardens in Myths, View of Nature, Environmental Issues, Food and Toxic Chemicals, Whitehead's Philosophy of Organism, Xu Guang-qi's View on Mathematics Teaching staff Hirotaka INOUE, Professor Subjects: History of Trans-border Societies Research fields: American studies with a focus on the history of intellectuals in the United States. Masato KARASHIMA, Associate Professor Subjects: Transborder Societies and Cultures Research felds: International History of Tourism, Political Economy of Knowledge and Culture. Togo TSUKAHARA, Professor Research fields: Science history and Society, etc.
International Relations and Comparative Politics
In the International Relations and Comparative Politics course we welcome students with an interest in Japanese politics and foreign affairs. Professors in our department specialize in international relations, international political economy, security studies, public policies and urban administration. In their research, graduate students cover diverse areas including countries such as Japan, China, India, Europe, America, Middle East, etc. The staff, along with graduate and undergraduate students, are actively engaged in research in line with the international standard. Students will master a variety of methodologies and approaches through team teaching run by the academic staff. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. This department also offers foreign students the opportunity to study the internal politics and diplomacy of their home country from a comparative perspective.
Students' research themes
Thematic approach: Regional integration, Preventive diplomacy, Conflict and Peace building, Security, Ethnopolitics, Party politics, Democratization, Welfare state, Educational policy, Transnational relations, Contemporary history of International relations Regional approach: EU studies, French politics, British politics, German politics, Spanish politics, Italian politics, Politics in Northern Europe, American politics, Politics in the Middle East, Politics in ex-Yugoslavia, Indian politics, Sino-Japanese relations, Sino-Arnerican relations, Politics in the Mediterranean Teaching staff Satoru NAKAMURA, Professor
Subjects: Regional Politics Research fields: Preventive diplomacy in the Middle East, Middle East, Middle Eastern political economy, Saudi Arabian history Sho NIIKAWA, Lecturer Subjects: Political Institutions Research fields: Making and breaking governments in democracies, politics in Germany and Europe, political science methodology (especially qualitative and multimethod research) Maraharu YASUOKA, Professor
Subjects: Contemporary Politics Research fields: Comparative public policy, American politics and government, urban politics contemporary modern American politics (especially the federal system and urban issues) David ADEBAHR, Lecturer Subjects: International Relations Research fields: International relations theory, international relations of the Asia-Pacific, Japanese foreign policy.
Modernity Studies
The basic framework of our contemporary society consists of three distinct realms: the techno-economic structure, the polity, and the culture. The ruling principles of these three realms, such as functionary rationality, the idea of equality, and the expression & realization of "self," originated in Western Europe with the arrival of the modern period. Today, however, these principles are proved to be discordant and are being shaken to their roots along with the progress of globalization. This situation demands a re-examination of the meaning of "modernity" and an accurate reading of just where the world is (should be) heading in this ongoing upheaval. The Modernity Studies Group covers a wide range of disciplines from social thought, economic thought, poltical thought to epistemology and history of modern science. Through careful analysis of the prevalling principles of the three realms of the modern world, we aim to cultivate firmly grounded capabilities of cogitation that are required for tackling actual issues in our society.
Students' research themes
Master's program: M. Foucault and Herculine Barbin, Peter Berger's idea of "everyday" and religion, Alfred Schutz's idea of "relevance" Doctoral program: Ernst Junger, "technology," Niklas Luhmann, social system theory, Herbert Spencer, modernization of Japanese society, D. H. Lawrence, eco-criticism
Teaching staff
Naritoshi UENO, Professor
Subjects: Moder Political Thought
Research fields: History of political and social thought. I analyze such key concepts as "violence," "liberty" and "public sphere" in the form of social philosophy, focusing on the history of thought concerning the philoscophers of the Frankfurt School including Horkheimer and Adorno. [I have published "Fronter of the Thought – Violence" (Iwanami Shoten).] Yuji SHIKANO, Assistant Professor
Subjects: Modern Social Thought Research fields: Philosophy, psychoanalytic theory and social thought. I explore the modern social thought and culture,based on the studies on the philosophy of Giles Deleuze. His books include "Giles Deleuze's The Logic of Sense: event, amor fati and permanent revolution" (waremi Shoten) and "Giles Deleuze and Theories of revolution" (Ibunsha). Yuriko TANAKA. Professor Subjects: Philosophy and History of Modern Science
Subjects: Philosophy and History of Modern Science
Research feelds: Epstemology (philosophy of human scientific knowledge) history of atomic physics and biomedicine. [I have published "History of the Body, Suffering and Living" (Seidosha).] Tetz HAKODA, Associate Professor Subjects: Modern Social Thought Research fields: History of social thought, contemporary criscal thought and political ecology. I read modern social philosophy in the context of current, developments in crritical thought and contemporary issues such as the climate crisis, extractivism and logistics. [I have published  "Michel Foucault and the Concept of Government: An Introduction" (Kodansha) .
Contemporary Social Issues
The interaction between humans, society and nature has significantly changed and is becoming increasingly complex in modern society. The objective of the "Contemporary Social Issues" course is gaining understanding of contemporary society through an interdisciplinary approach that bridges the humanities and social sciences in exploring leading issues in modern society. For example, we analyze the changes in thinking surrounding nation states, families and individuals from the perspective of gender theory to capture socially constructed human relations; envision an equitable solution to global challenges such as cultural friction, absolute poverty, human-rights violation, climate change and seek to understand human nature and society in a multicultural world faced with informatization of the consumer society faciltated by innovation in media technology. The "Contemporary Social Issues" course disentangles these conflicting problems theoretically and provides a means of tackling them realistically.
Students' research themes
• Gender division of labor in the home in urban China • Euthanasia seen from the perspective of the right to self-determination • Why is the sex selection of a child unacceptable? • Racism in dance hall reggae • A sociological study of "created communities" • Urban youth subcultures in Japan; The changing perception of public space with reference to the case of parkour • NPO/NGO network media: Is accessing the public sphere possible through the Internet? • Occupation and sexuality: GHQ's policy-making on prostitution (Doctoral dissertation) • Feminism as relation: From the perspective of interaction between images, individuals and methodology • Changes of heart and the development of moral individualism (Doctoral dissertation)
Teaching staff
Kaoru AOYAMA, Professor Subjects: Gender and Society Research fields: Sociology, migration, gender and sexuality. I am also interested in issues such as globelization, multiculturalism, social exclusion and inclusion, the right to intimacy and representation. She is pursuing a combination of theoretical and empirical research methodologies to look into phenomena that cause changes across public and private lives such as immigration, care / sex workers, same-sex marnage, and gender identity "disorder." Hiroki OGASAWARA, Professor Subjects: Media and Cultural Studies Research fields: I am studying sociology and cultural studies. I am crtically examining the relationship between multicultural capitalism and racism especially in the fields of media and sport from empirical, theoretical and historical perspectives. Haruko KUDO, Associate Professor Subjects: Norms and Cultures Coming from transnational sociology, my research focuses on the relationship between international migration. Having worked in the humanitarian field, I am also interested in the issue of violence within humanitarian assistance/activities and the power relations between humanitarian workers and bendocres Tetsu SAKURAI, Professor Subjects: Contemporary Jurisprudence Research fields: My specialty is legal philosophy; I am particularly engaged in "global justice," i.e., how we should understand the meaning of national borders when we address global issues such as absolute deprivation, economic dispanties, human rights violations and environmental polution. I am now working on conficts between universal human rights and national sovereignty that contemporary large-scale immigration raises Akihiko NISHIZAWA, Professor Subjects: Contemporary Social Theory Research fields: I am studying sociology and urban studes. I have been desling with contemporary social problems, focusing on the lie world and the identity of the urban poor confronted with social etc.]新河一L当然外部品アールで可愛・機器市でX lonelivul HS >無地ses:mnog
Art, Culture and Society Studies
Art and Culture Theory Courses are configured from an arts and culture environment system and content-based arts and culture. Research is conducted on fine art (painting), literature, performing arts (music, opera, theater), and fashion art and how they are related to society. In content-based arts and culture, social awareness and the worldview as reflected through analysis of artwork are considered. In the arts and culture environment system, arts management connects the arts and society examining and the grand design of cultural policies, considering factors such as the right of easy access to art and actual cultural facility management from an international perspective. In this course, we welcome candidate students, regardless of their undergraduate major, who are interested in art and supporting its environment as well as those who are keen to undertake specialist learning.
Students' research themes
Master's program: Local community, Public theater organizational management, Network formation between non-profit organizations, Community art, Art project in sojin area Social and Cultural Center in Berlin, Civic activities and cultural policy in Sweden, Protection and application of cultural heritages: historic sites of France and China, City space improvement in Paris, Congolese Diaspora in Belgium, Indie bands of Japan and Korea, Church building during the Russian Imperial Period, Japonism, Tadamasa Hayashi, French Impressionist painter Gustave Caillebotte, French Women Writer, Japanese avant-garde calligraphy and abstract expressionism painting, Women and modes in France, Japanese Street Fashion. Doctoral program: Cultural Policy and social inclusion, Modern advertising in Japan, Daumier and the modern city of Paris, Acceptance of modern French music in previar Japan, Formation of Japanese ceramics collections in France and the trade between Japan and France, Kenji Miyazawa and the optics, Cultural policy in Singapore.
Teaching staff
Keiko ISHIDA, Associate Professor Subjects: Art Theory between art and politics in modern times and the artistic communication with others. I am also interested in recent trends in art t hat at empt to engage with social and polical issues. Yusuke ISOTANI, Lecturer Subjects: Art in Contemporary Society Research Fields: History of moden art, history of photography. I particularly work on photography in France between the two World Wars and its relationship to the contemporary changes in ant, graphic design, and publishing industry. I am also interested in the roles played by art history, art museums, and libraries in the formation of photo history. Yoshiko OKAMOTO, Lecturer Subjects: Modemism in Art serch fields: My main interest is theater studies, particularly Central and Eastern European operas and dramas at t the turn of the twentieth century. I am currently analyzing Hungarian music theater works and the process of changes and expansion of their performances. Eisuke TAKADA, Lecturer Subjects: Contemporary Cultural Policy Research fields: I specialize in the 19th-century Russian writer and playwright Chekhov. My research am also interested in contemporary Russian literature.
Linguistics and Communication Studies
Linguistics and Communication Studies course addresses the issues of cross-cultural communication, which are becoming increasingly important in the era of globalization. Language is the primary means of conveying concepts and messages to others and has a cultural dimension to it which is closely linked to human cognition, thoughts, and customs. Based on comparative and contrastive analysis of language structure and usage, this course aims to study a wide variety of aspects of human language communication, such as the pragmatic functions of language, second language acquisition, literary texts, and figurative language, as well as to explore more effective methods of teaching Japanese as a second language. Classes for fundamental and applied research are offered to help students develop skills in research and practical teaching.
Students' research themes
Master's program: Fillers in Japanese and French, Persuasion and Rhetoric, Words written in Katakana, Translation of onomatopoeia in comics, Bilingualism, Social aspect of Japanese language education. Doctoral program: Compound verbs, Rhetoric of fiction, Free indirect speech and stylistics, Contrastive study of verbs in Japanese and Chinese, Acquisition of L2 morphosyntax, Historical study of Japanese language education, Effects of corrective feedback in the learning of L2 Japanese ni, de, o.
Teaching staff
Yuki ISHIDA, Lecturer Subjects: Usage-based Linguistic Typology and narratology. I am working on ideological and cultural issues such as self-identity, happiness, translation and Cross-cultural understanding. My current research deals with self-narrative and happiness of self-narrative. Naoe KAWAKAMI, Lecturer Subjects: Teaching Japanese as a Second Language (Practical application) Research fields: My research field is the historical study of Japanese language education. In particular, I am interested in the historical progress of the Japanese language in Japan and China.
By analyzing Japanese learning and tesching from a historical perspective role and status of Japanese language education in society. I am also interested in studying training for non-native Japanese teachers. Tetsuta KOMATSUBARA, Lecturer Research fields: My main focus involves the field of figurative language study. Specific attention grammatical constructions of figurative language. My theoretical orientation is manly that of cognitive linguistics, with a special emphasis on conceptual metaphor theory and cognitive gramman Miho SAITO, Associate Professor
Subjects: Teaching Japanese as a Second Language (Method) Research fields: My main research interests are the anslysis of modern Japanese grammar, including roots. In recent years, I have become particularly interested in supporting their acquisition of the academic language. Junko TANAKA, Professor Subjects: Second Language Acquisition Research fields: My research interests include the role of feedback and output in Second Language aptitude, and motivation. My current research project desis with how a concept in a second language (L2) that does not exist in the learners' first language (L1) can be correctly or incorrectly segmented and mapped onto L2 morphology. I am also interested in classroom SLA as well as SLA in naturalistic or multiingual contexts. Yusuke MINAMI, Associate Professor
Subjects: Comparative and Contrastive Linguistics Research felds: My primary interest les in analyzing grammatical constructions in English and Japanese motivated by human cognitive abilities and communicative purposes. My main works include shedding light on grammatical constructions that have not drawn much attention in the literature and exploring what they reveal about the organization of the speaker's linguistic knowledge.
Human Communication
Human Communication Program presents a wide range of opportunities for research about communication based on human sciences and cognitive sciences. Students can learn advanced knowledge of communication by studying phonetics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, psycholinguistics, psychology, neurology, and performance science. A PhD candidate must learn basic skills of statistics and will be advised to master an advanced level of statistics. Research should be performed through evidence-based studies. You have to gather enough data in both quality and quantity before you come to a conclusion. Our M.A. program is divided into two tracks; the career enhancement track and the researcher track. Carrier enhancement track is aimed at students who want to develop skills for a career outside of academic societies. Students will acquire up-to-date knowledge and research skills. Students, with guidance from professors and senior students, will submit an MA report. The researcher track is more aimed at students who want to go on to do a Ph.D. with more focus on research skills than the Career enhancement track. The other main difference is that students submit an M.A, thesis to complete the course,
Students' research themes
• The influence of working memory contents on visual search • Cueing effects of target location probability and repetition • A Japanese-Chinese comparison on syntax and sentence delivery • The traits of tandem learning, seen from scenes of language output difficulties • Changes in prosody caused by shadowing training of Japanese • Recognition and acoustic features of attitudes realized in Chinese · Performer-and-audience dynamics in music communication
Teaching staff
Rvo KITADA, Professor Subjects: Nonverbal Communication Focuses of my research are (1) to understand the mechanisms underlying multisensory each other to develop them. I use multiple methods (e.g., psychophysics and neuroinaging techniques) to address these questions. Ryoko HAYASHI, Professor Subjects: Neurolinguistics and other languages as well as experimental solutions to the difficulties in pronunciation for foreign languages. Also, I am interested in speech disabilities, linguistic development and the difference in teaching speech communication between countries. Kai MAKITA, Lecturer
Subjects: Interactional Grammar My research interests include cognitive psychology, neuroscience, development, developmental study cognitive functions and behaviors, such as human development, perception, and learning. In carrying out my research, I would like to deepen my research from a cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspective. Eriko MATSUMOTO, Professor Subjects: Neuropsychology and Communication Research fields: Cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, and cognitive neuroscience. I am interested in how human brain represents the higher-cognitive functions such as the visual perception, attention, and psychological methods. I am also interested in the effects of emotional stimuli on cognitive process. Tomoko TATSUMI, Associate Professor Research fields: Child language acquisition, psycholinguistics. I am studying young children's how our linguistic experience is processed and organized into a grammatical knowledge.
Computers and Communication
The Computer Communication course is a course on using information technology, such as computers and the Internet, for teaching and research. This course teaches the latest online information skills, collection, analysis and sorting of communicative information on computers, and other such immediately useful high-level information processing skills, which will also allow more effective communication in future.
Students' research themes
Analysis of the forms of study in branches of information, Automated classification of literature XML searching method Learning system for IT specialists Error-checker in foreign language learning systems, Utilization of memory mechanism in learning systems, Bottom-up question support system, Communication-based city rating, Reverse onomatopoeia dictionary, User interface, Communication assistance
Teaching staff
Min KANG, Professor Subjects: Computer Simulation Research fields: The adaptation of information communication technology to computer education and foreign language education. In particular, I am focusing on using statistics-based approaches to extract the user's preferences and give them the information that suits their needs. Hidenari KIYOMITSU, Professor Subjects: Information Systems and Databases Research fields: I aim to use data at a higher level, through web information systems and databases. The theme is being able to personalize cutput for each user based on time, place, user profile, access history and so forth. Takeshi NISHIDA, Associate Professor Subjects: Applied Computer Science Research fields: I am researching human-human interaction using info-communication technology, as well as human-computer interaction. In particular, I put focus on (1) developing systems based on reflection of common communication problems such as the difficulty of reaching consensus, giving criticism, or talking in foreign languages, and (2) learning from testing systems developed in actual situations Hajime MURAO, Professor Subjects: Social Systems Science Research fialds: Using "soft information processing" technology and multi-agant systems to research the intelligent actions of humans and other groups of living things, analyzing and adapting the results.
The targets include small groups of individuals, society, the econom Makiko OYAMA , Associate Professor Subjects: to be opned in 2024 Research Fields: Educational technology research in university education. In particular, I am focusing on reflection as a form of thinking that deepens learning, analyzing the impact of reflection on learning effectiveness, and developing tools to promote reflection. sosinog作物のおかさ新ハートがみる用#アールク可愛# #日本で# ionesivul
Systems of Second Language Education
The graduate program in the Systems of Second Language Education is committed to analyzing a diversity of linguistic phenomena through different modes of inquiry. We examine language through its phonetic systems, acquisition, use in context, and via psycholinguistic models.  By valuing the legitimacy and relevance of research at every level of analysis, we aim to help students to build a foundation for language studies.  Specifically, we focus on: • researching language pedagogy by applying knowledge in linguistics, psychology, and related fields • exploring learners' second language developmental processes from SLA perspectives • investigating the psycholinguistic and cognitive processes involved in language learning • researching a range of methods and approaches for teaching literary works • exploring the environment for language teaching and learning with ICT
Students' research themes
Master's program: Use of Lexical Stress Information in Silent Reading and Speech Production by Japanese Learners of English: Evidence from Eve Movements and Naming  Tasks, The Effects of Short-Term Overseas Training and Corrective Feedback  on  Second  Language  Writing  of  Japanese  Learners  of English Doctoral program: The automatization of grammatical encoding process during oral sentence production  by  Japanese  EFL  learners:  A  syntactic priming. An investigation of the automaticity in parsing for Japanese EFL learners: Examining from psycholinguistic and neurophysiological perspectives Teaching staff Atsuhisa SHIMAZU, Professor Subjects: Language and Cultural Representation Reeearch fields: Modem American Iterature, I am particularly interested in Jewish American Iterature, and am attempting to decipher Bernard Malamud's novels and short stories from the perspective of expression. Yasunori TAKAHASHI,  Associate Professor Subjects: Contrastive Linguistics and Cognition Research fields: Chinese linguistics, phonetics and phonology. I have researched tonal phenomena in Chinese dialects from both phonesic and phonological viewpoints. Mayu HAMADA, Assistant Professor
Subjects: Language Learning Environments
Research fields: My area of research is psycholinguistics, and I am trying to explore the cognitive mechanisms of L2 comprehension and production especially focusing on syntactic processing in terms of the learners' input and output. I would like to use and adopt findings to classroom teaching. Daichi HIROTA, Associate Professor Subjects: Language and Culture I Research fields: French literature. My object of study is modern French poetry represented by Baudelaire, and I am trying to describe his poetics from a linguistic viewpoint. In addition, I am interested in literary criticism and language teaching through the use of computers and the Internet. Sachiko YASUDA, Professor Subject: Linguistic Science (Second Language Acquisition & Foreign Language Pedagogy) Research fields: My main area of research is in second language writing, particularly longitudinal development of academic literacy of EFL learners. Rei YASUDA, Lecturer Subjects: Language and Culture II Research fields: phonetics in language teaching, contrastive phonetics. I am interested in teaching German pronunciation and currently working experimentally on how Japanese learners pronounce German. Hirokazu YOKOKAWA, Professor Subjects:  Psycholinguistics and Language Teaching Pesearch fields: English education studies and psycholinguistics. My main research themes are L2 reading, writing, speaking and listening as well as the cognitive mechanisms for vocabulary, and how all of this might be adapted for practical applications in classes.
Contents in Second Language Education
The aim of the Contents in Second Language Education course is to actively contribute to innovations in language education by training researchers in the methods and directions of Applied Linguistics. In this course, we work with an academic base of linguistics (corpus linguistics, cognitive linguistics, pragmatics, conversation analysis, speech science, grammar, educational science and class theory) and emphasize research with a focus on practical use in the field of education. Through a multifaceted approach to the challenges of teaching other languages, students in this course will be sought after by education agencies all over the world. Even if you haven't specialized in linguistics in your undergraduate studies, we welcome any student with a desire to contribute to the globalization of society through second language education.
Students' research themes
Master's program: English intensifiers, English collocation, English causative verbs, English activating expressions, First and third person German verbs, Japanese katakana, shadowing, phonics rules, Focus-on-form pronunciation aids, English/Japanese code-switching Doctoral program: Identity and second language use, Developing tests for elementary school English teacher suitability, Formulation in interaction, Japanese compound verbs, Similar forms in Chinese and Japanese, Developing interactional competence
Teaching staff
Shin'ichiro ISHIKAWA, Professor Subjects: Applied Linguistics lll
Research fields: My research fields cover applied linguistics, corpus linguistics, psycho-linguistics, and TESOL (especially vocabulary learning, development and analysis of teaching materials, and language teaching methodologies). I welcome any students who want to consider languages and language educations from a scientific perspective. Harumi KASHIWAGI, Professor Subjects: Second Language Learning and Technology Research fields: Recently, I have been interested in developing a learning system by using the position information of learners and objects in real space. I am also interested in developing a listening- based learning system and a system with an interactive whiteboard. I welcome any students who are interested in developing a learning system with new technology. If you have any questions, e-mail me. Emiko KIHARA, Associate Professor Subjects: Second Language Pedagogy
Research fields: My research relates to Cognitive Linguistics, escecially to constructions in English. I have focused on the correlation between form and meaning in English (written by the native speaker).
 and currently I am studying corstructions spoken by L2 learners (Japane Tim GREER, Professor Subjects: Second Language Pragmatics
Research fields: I am interested in the relation between linguistic expressions and the way they are onel with for server the content of the server and analysis of conversations. I research social activities involving words that come up in ordinary and bilingual conversation, as well as conversation in oral English ability tests. Additionally, I also research conversation analysis, identity construction and interactional competence. Takeshi SATO, Professor ubjects: Applied Linguistics I My research focuses on the cognitive processes of second and foreign language acquisition and aims to apply this perspective to pedagogical recommendations such as the development of teaching recently I have also adopted a socio-cultural approach. Madoka SERIZAWA, Assistant Professor Subjects: Applied Contrastive Linguistics I My main area of research is historical pragmatics, and I especially analyze colloquialism/literary style, construction and vocabulary in print media in early modern Germany. Lately I am also interested in the relationship between text and images. Xiao CHEN, Lecturer Subjects: Applied Contrastive Linguistics II My research interests fe primarily in Chinese syntaxial and phonological history, with a special focus on of  Beijing  dislect,  using  materials  such  as  Manchu-Chinese  translation  textbooks  and  Chinese
textbooks of the Meiji Period.
Advanced Communication (Joint Research Course in Doctoral Program)
The increasing problem of cultural friction as well as the matter of coexistence with robots, which is a concern we will face in the near future, is nothing if not a communication issue. What is human communication and what cultural differences does it reflect? What roles do languages, nonlinguistic actions, body language and paralanguage play in communication? How can we make use of these in studying foreign languages? The Advanced Communication course is dedicated to using the latest technology to examine these issues, opening new possibilities for communication. Joint Research with: Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR)
Students' research themes
Doctoral program: • Effects of pronunciation training on foreign language learning • The role of presenting visualized articulatory gesture in English education Teaching staff Akira UTSUMI, Invited Professor
Subjects: Advanced Communication
Research fields: Computer vision, gaze tracking, human-computer interaction Hidenobu SUMIOKA, Invited Associate Professor
Subjects: Advanced Communication Research fields; Communication between humans and robots Carlos Toshinori ISHI, Invited Professor
 Subjects: Advanced Communication Research fields: Multimodal speech communication, paralinguistics, human-robot disiogue interaction.作品>送料者野ハーL北海海南サーサク可愛の日本で2 ionetivul sosinog