Students' research themesTeaching staffTeaching staffKeiko ISHIDA, Associate ProfessorSubjects: Art TheoryResearch fields: Aesthetics and art theory. I conduct studies under such themes as the relations between art and politics in modern times and the artistic communication with others. I am also interested in recent trends in art that attempt to engage with social and political issues.Yusuke ISOTANI, LecturerSubjects: Art in Contemporary SocietyResearch Fields: History of modern art, history of photography. I particularly work on photography in France between the two World Wars and its relationship to the contemporary changes in art, 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.Yuki ISHIDA, LecturerSubjects: Usage-based Linguistic Typology Research fields: My research interest is the analysis of French literature in terms of linguistics 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, LecturerSubjects: 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 teaching from a historical perspective, I explore the significance, role and status of Japanese language education in society. I am also interested in studying training for non-native Japanese teachers.Tetsuta KOMATSUBARA, LecturerSubjects: Rhetorical Communication TheoryResearch fields: My main focus involves the field of figurative language study. Specific attention goes to pragmatic effects of metaphor and metonymy, to creative meaning in wordplay, and to grammatical constructions of figurative language. My theoretical orientation is mainly that of cognitive linguistics, with a special emphasis on conceptual metaphor theory and cognitive grammar.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 prewar Japan, Formation of Japanese ceramics collections in France and the trade between Japan and France, Kenji Miyazawa and the optics, Cultural policy in Singapore.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.Yoshiko OKAMOTO, LecturerSubjects: Modernism in ArtResearch fields: My main interest is theater studies, particularly Central and Eastern European operas and dramas at 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, LecturerSubjects: Contemporary Cultural PolicyResearch fields: I specialize in the 19th-century Russian writer and playwright Chekhov. My research focuses on the relationship between literature and science, and the problems confronting humanity. I am also interested in contemporary Russian literature.Miho SAITO, Associate ProfessorSubjects: Teaching Japanese as a Second Language (Method)Research fields: My main research interests are the analysis of modern Japanese grammar, including regional dialects, and the teaching methods of Japanese as a second language to children with foreign roots. In recent years, I have become particularly interested in supporting their acquisition of the academic language.Junko TANAKA, ProfessorSubjects: Second Language AcquisitionResearch fields: My research interests include the role of feedback and output in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) processes and the role of individual differences in SLA such as age, language aptitude, and motivation. My current research project deals 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 multilingual contexts.Yusuke MINAMI, Associate ProfessorSubjects: Comparative and Contrastive LinguisticsResearch fields: My primary interest lies in analyzing grammatical constructions in English and Japanese from the perspective of cognitive and functional linguistics, which holds that linguistic signs are 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.Art, Culture and Society StudiesArt 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.Linguistics and Communication StudiesLinguistics 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
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