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 ProfessorMedieval British Literature
Fukushima, Chitsuko Professor & ChairDialectology, ESL
Shibuya, YoshihikoProfessorBritish Literature, Shakespeare
Ota, Masayuki Associate ProfessorPhonology
Okamura, JinichiAssociate Professor19th Century American Literature
Sato, HideshiAssociate ProfessorGenerative Syntax
Daulton, Frank E.Assistant Professor Vocabulary Acquisition, ESL
Seki, AkinoriAssistant ProfessorSLA, ESL
Ishiguri, AyakoAssistant Professor20th Century American Literature


Course Offerings Year One

Readings in English AReadings in English B
English Communication lA (Conversation)English Communication 1B (Writing)
English Communication lC (Integrated Skills)English Phonetics
English GrammarCurrent English
English Study AbroadInformation Processing


Course Offerings Year Two

Readings in American LiteratureReadings in British Literature
Readings in English LinguisticsReadings 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 LiteratureHistory of British Literature
Advanced Studies in American LiteratureAdvanced Studies in British Literature
Introduction to English LinguisticsAmerican Culture
British CultureContemporary American Studies
Introduction to Japanese LinguisticsStudies in Japanese Literature
Advanced Studies in Japanese LiteratureModern & Contemporary Japanese LiteratureOral Literature
Western CultureWestern History
BookkeepingEnglish Study Abroad



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