Niigata Women's College:Dept.English

FOCUS ON THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
"Examining Different Cultures to Communicate with the World"
The Department of English offers a two-year curriculum with a focus on communication, literature and linguistics. Almost a third of students travel abroad on school-organized Study Abroad Programs or independently. Also, a third of students continue their studies at other institutions in both Japan and overseas. Among the permanent faculty is a native speaker.

Faculty & Research

Oohashi, Yoshitaka Professor Medieval British Literature

Fukushima, Chitsuko Professor & Chair Dialectology, ESL

Shibuya, Yoshihiko Professor British Literature, Shakespeare

Ota, Masayuki Associate Professor Phonology

Okamura, Jinichi Associate Professor 19th Century American Literature

Sato, Hideshi Associate Professor Generative Syntax

Daulton, Frank E. Assistant Professor Vocabulary Acquisition, ESL

Seki, Akinori Assistant Professor SLA, ESL

Ishiguri, Ayako Assistant Professor 20th Century American Literature

Course Offerings Year One

Readings in English A Readings in English B

English Communication lA (Conversation) English Communication 1B (Writing)

English Communication lC (Integrated Skills) English Phonetics

English Grammar Current English

English Study Abroad Information Processing

Course Offerings Year Two

Readings in American Literature Readings in British Literature

Readings in English Linguistics Readings in British and American Culture

English Communication llA (Conversation) English Communication llB (Writing)

English Communication llC (Integrated Skills) Language Laboratory A, B

History of American Literature History of British Literature

Advanced Studies in American Literature Advanced Studies in British Literature

Introduction to English Linguistics American Culture

British Culture Contemporary American Studies

Introduction to Japanese Linguistics Studies in Japanese Literature

Advanced Studies in Japanese Literature Modern & Contemporary Japanese Literature Oral Literature

Western Culture Western History

Bookkeeping English Study Abroad

Oohashi, Yoshitaka	Professor	Medieval British Literature
Fukushima, Chitsuko	Professor & Chair	Dialectology, ESL
Shibuya, Yoshihiko	Professor	British Literature, Shakespeare
Ota, Masayuki	Associate Professor	Phonology
Okamura, Jinichi	Associate Professor	19th Century American Literature
Sato, Hideshi	Associate Professor	Generative Syntax
Daulton, Frank E.	Assistant Professor	Vocabulary Acquisition, ESL
Seki, Akinori	Assistant Professor	SLA, ESL
Ishiguri, Ayako	Assistant Professor	20th Century American Literature

Readings in English A	Readings in English B
English Communication lA (Conversation)	English Communication 1B (Writing)
English Communication lC (Integrated Skills)	English Phonetics
English Grammar	Current English
English Study Abroad	Information Processing

Readings in American Literature	Readings in British Literature
Readings in English Linguistics	Readings in British and American Culture
English Communication llA (Conversation)	English Communication llB (Writing)
English Communication llC (Integrated Skills)	Language Laboratory A, B
History of American Literature	History of British Literature
Advanced Studies in American Literature	Advanced Studies in British Literature
Introduction to English Linguistics	American Culture
British Culture	Contemporary American Studies
Introduction to Japanese Linguistics	Studies in Japanese Literature
Advanced Studies in Japanese Literature	Modern & Contemporary Japanese Literature	Oral Literature
Western Culture	Western History
Bookkeeping	English Study Abroad