Research Seminar

A Moodle site for the Nozawa Research Seminar

<Main Advisor to 2011 M2 Research Projects>

Name Course / Program Research Topics
A.N. Language Education Course/English Language Education Program Presentations to win the hearts and minds of audience: A comparative study of presentations in Japan and the U.S.
N.C. Language Education Course/English Language Education Program Attitudes and Strategies of Chinese-English Bilingual Education in Mainland China
S.C. Language Communication Course Effective ways of expressions using words of wisdom to attact people
Y.S. Language Communication Course Functions and roles of particle 'ha' in Japanese conversations
Y.S. Language Communication Course Language Changes in Manga: Looking at females' sentence endings
Y.A.W. Language Communication Course Various issues of interpreters for Chinese crimes: Fairness and accuracy in courts
S.Y. Language Communication Course Does two-minute conversation lie the way to understand each other?: Politeness strategy in 119 emergency telephone calls

<Main Advisor to 2010 M2 Research Projects>

Name Course / Program Research Topics
M.K. Language Communication Course What are the differences among perfect performers, successful performers and unsuccessful performers at the NHK On Air Battle?

<Main Advisor to 2009 M2 Research Projects>

Name Course / Program Research Topics
C.K. Language Education Course/English Language Education Program Japanese University Students and Native English Teachers' Intercultural Communication in EFL Context: Investing Diversity of Preferred Attitude
S.T. Language Education Course/English Language Education Program Effects of Learning English Vocabulary Using Online Applications for University Students
S.H. Language Information and Communication Effectice Use of ICT to Promote Autonomy and Collaborative Learning of JSL Learners
H.N. Language Information and Communication International Differences of Message Tactics on TV Commercials - From the perspective of Intercultural Communication

<Assistant Advisor to 2009 M2 Research Projects>

Name Course / Program Research Topics
K.Y Language Education Course/English Language Education Program Improving Self-Expression Skills and Materials Development
S.P. Language Education Course/English Language Education Program A Comparative Study of Over-lapping in Discussion Programs in Japan and Korea

<Main Advisor to 2008 M2 Research Projects>

Name Course / Program Research Topics
S.F. Language Education Course/English Language Education Program Implementing More Self-expression Opportunities into English Grammar Teaching - A Practical Study at a Public Junior High School -
M.Y. Language Education Course/English Language Education Program Nonverbal Communication for EFL Teachers in the Classroom

<Assistant Advisor to 2008 M2 Research Projects>

Name Course / Program Research Topics
K.S. Language Education Course/English Language Education Program Cultural Aspects in English Textbooks - A Comparison of Junior High School Textbooks in Japan and Taiwan
M.S. Language Education Course/English Language Education Program The Effects of Teachers Reading English Picture Books on Fifth Graders in a Japanese Elementary School
K.O. Language Information and Communication Misuse of Japanese "tenki" by English-speaking Learners of Japanese: A Study of the Characteristcs of "weather"and "tenki" based upon their meanings and usage
R.T. Language Information and Communication Speech Overlapping and Re-overlapping - A Study on Overlapping dynamics in Casual Communication
N.N. Language Education Course/English Language Education Program Vocabulary Learning Strategies Used by Japanese High School Students with Special Reference to Relationship with Vocabulary Size

<Main Advisor to 2007 M2 Research Projects>

Name Course / Program Research Topics
M.M. Language Education Course/English Language Education Program Developing multimedia materials to promote writing skill
S.K. Language Information and Communication Developing listening online materials with deliminated utterances, site translations and movie clips for beginners

<Main Advisor to 2006 M2 Research Projects>

Name Course / Program Research Topics
K.O. Language Education Course/English Language Education Program Developing CALL materials for EFL learners: A multimedia teaching material for junior high school students for autonomous learning
F.T. Language Information and Communication Cause and effect of Japanese "no" and "koto" in business communication
A.Y. Language Education Course/English Language Education Program Cognitive loads of compound nouns to replace loanwords' expressions: An experimental study from language processing

<Assistant Advisor to 2006 M2 Research Projects>

Name Course / Program Research Topics
T.K. Language Education Course/English Language Education Program A study of fostering intercultural communication competency in junior high school Englsih class
M.A. Language Information and Communication Speech code of Japanese culture: Pragmatic functionality and cultural role in advisory provision in congrtulating speeches for marriage receptions
K.F. Language Education Course/English Language Education Program Development of textbook materials to link English language learning with cross-cultural understanding for junior high school students
A.S. Language Education Course/English Language Education Program Use of teaching material of English writing as a means of developing students' logical thinking: An anlaysis of authorized English writing textbooks

<Main Advisor to 2005 M2 Research Projects>

Name Course / Program Research Topics
T.A. Language Information and Communication Developing Web-based Reading Commuity and Materials
Y.S. Language Education Course/English Language Education Program Effective approach to promote intercultural understanding in teaching English to children

<Assistant Advisor to 2005 M2 Research Projects>

Name Course / Program Research Topics
S.U. Language Information and Communication Developing multimedia materials for high school students
Y.M. Language Information and Communication Theoretical and practical research on interactional behaviors of Japanese returnees
C.H. Language Education Course/English Language Education Program Listening Strategies between earlier EFL experienced students and non-experienced students

<Main Advisor to 2004 M2 Research Projects>

Name Course / Program Research Topic
H.N. Language Education Course/English Language Education Program An Anlysis of English Activities of the Current Integrated Study and the Development of Multimedia Materials for English Leanres in Japanese Public Elementary Schools
A.K. Language Education Course/English Language Education Program Making Teaching Materials for Understanding Our Own Culture: Nonverbal Aspects in Japanese Culture
Y.O. Language Information and Communication Discovery of Negotiation in Japanese Imperial Family - Crown Prince Naruhito

Nozawa-zemi members after the Colloquium on December 19, 2004

<Assistant Advisor to 2004 M2 Research Projects>

Y.I. Language Education Course/English Language Education Program Usefulness and Outlook of Electronic Dictionary's Descriptions for HIgh School Students - Through Investigating the Meanings and Usages of a Basic Verb make Based on the Textbook Corpus and the BNC -
Y.O. Language Information and Communication Second Language Acquisition and Community of Practice
M.S. Language Education Course/English Language Education Program Politeness in REhection Strategies to Written Communication Between Native Speakers of English and Japanese Learners of English
C.T. Language Education Course/English Language Education Program News English
M.T. Language Information and Communication Factors to Influence Language and Communication of Japanese Brazilians