

Online Researcher Database
June 14, 2011
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ALLEN Kathleen O'B.Professor |
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Manga literacy and discourse analysis; language acquisition in history |
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CHO KyoProfessor |
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Comparative literature; cultural studies; history of cultural exchange |
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DAN KeisukeProfessor |
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Representation of African slaves and their decendents in Cuba and Brazil; Latin American literature; William S. Burroughs |
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Era Kathleen A. R.Assistant Professor |
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Individual differences among language learners; pragmatics; curriculum development; role of culture in the study of language |
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FILER, Jamiel C.Assistant Professor |
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Global education; English education; international communication; media studies |
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FRIEDMAN, Gregory L.Assistant Professor |
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Use of role-play drama to learn English; fluency in speech; learning vocabulary by using the Internet and English-English dictionaries |
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FUJIMOTO YukariAssociate Professor |
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Girlsf manga, particularly transboundary issues and change in gender, values and representation |
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HAGIWARA KenAssistant Professor |
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Contemporary performing arts (mainly Japanese and German)
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HAMILTON, Robert F.Associate Professor |
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Cross-cultural influences in popular culture, particularly how Japanese cultural products are consumed in the west, and vice-versa |
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HASEGAWA FumioProfessor |
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Impact of the development of ICT(Information and Communication Technology) on industry, society, and culture |
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HIMENO TomokoProfessor |
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Grammatical and pragmatic descriptions of contemporary Japanese language and application to Japanese language education |
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KANISE SeiichiProfessor |
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Impact of the media on our daily lives and ways of thinking |
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KARLIN, Omar CAssistant Professor |
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I am researching how students with different personalities improve their oral fluency, especially while studying abroad |
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KASHIMA ShigeruProfessor |
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Modernization and the relationship between 19th century France and Japan. |
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KOBAYASHI AkiraProfessor |
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Effects of studying abroad and adaptation to different cultures |
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KOMORI KazukoSenior Assistant Professor |
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Study on the acquisition of vocabulary for learners of Japanese as a second language, structure of the mental lexicon, and cognitive processing of words |
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KOUNOE SaraAssistant Professor |
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International comparison of financial governance, effect of political systems on economic system changes |
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KOYAMA TomioAssociate Professor |
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The art market and globalization |
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LIEB, Margaret M.Associate Professor |
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Intercultural communication; the affective domain; multiple intelligences; English for academic purposes |
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MCCOY, Patrick D.Associate Professor |
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Effects of culture on English language acquisition; project-based learning; learner motivation |
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MCLOUGHLIN, David A.Assistant Professor |
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Causal attributions learners make when they succeed or fail in their language learning; effects of these attributions on learner's expectancies for future performance |
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MINOBE HitoshiProfessor |
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The absolute in the philosophy of Kitaro Nishida and German idealism |
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MIYAMOTO Hirohito Associate Professor |
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MIZOBE YasuoAssistant Professor |
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Historical study of African modernization through the analysis of the local press |
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MORIKAWA KaichiroAssociate Professor |
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Manga, anime, games, and related popular culture; design and urbanism |
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NAGAO SusumuProfessor |
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Characteristics of Budo (Japanese martial arts) and issues associated with internationalization |
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NAKANO KaoriProfessor |
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Relation between fashion and society, dandyism |
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NOMURA Kiyoshi Professor |
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O'Dwyer Shaun R.Associate Professor |
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Philosophy of English language education; classical pragmatism; metaphysics; philosophy of the past; comparative philosophy |
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OGASAWARA YasushiProfessor |
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Approaches to globalization by Japanese organizations and individuals |
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OH JewheonAssociate Professor |
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Generalization, systematization, and international comparison of Japanese manufacturing system |
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OSUKA NaokoAssociate Professor |
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English education, language learning strategies, inter-language pragmatics, and comparison of language and culture in English-speaking countries and Japan |
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OZEKI NaokoProfessor |
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Theory of second language acquisition; exploring how people learn a foreign language |
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ROSSZELL, Hugh R.Assistant Professor |
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Reading and second language vocabulary acquisition |
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SEGAWA YujiProfessor |
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History of film; film analysis; German popular culture |
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SHIRATO ShinichiProfessor |
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Historical review of distribution organization in modern Japan |
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SMITH, Brian E.Associate Professor |
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Teaching English as a second language; student motivation |
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SUZUKI KenjiAssociate Professor |
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International comparison of welfare and corporate systems; public policy and organizational decision-making |
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TAKAYAMA HiroshiProfessor |
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European visual culture in general; history of visual culture from the 17th to the 19th century the supposed origin of today's subcultures; Japan in the theory of image |
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VASSILIOUK, Svetlana Senior Assistant Professor |
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Energy politics in Northeast Asia with the focus on Japanese-Soviet/Russian relations |
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WARD, Ryan M.Senior Assistant Professor |
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Modern Japanese religious history and view of life and death |
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WATARI KoichiProfessor |
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Faith and culture of Japanese people; Japanese people as viewed by other nations |
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YAMAGUCHI NakamiProfessor |
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Historical changes in the Japanese language; analysis of the mechanisms of these changes |
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YAMAWAKI KeizoProfessor |
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Japanese immigration policy; multicultural community building |
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YANAGISAWA EmiAssistant Professor |
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Phonetic analysis of speech of Japanese learners and establishment of an effective coaching method for pronunciation |
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YOKOTA MasahiroProfessor |
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Intercultural/ transcultural education; international student advising; theory of international student policies; implementation of industry-government-academia-citizen-based community development programs |
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YOSHIDA EtsushiProfessor |
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Thought and literary works in early modern and modern Japan |