| Department of
Foreign Languages |
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Introduction |
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___The Department
of Foreign Languages was established in April
1955 as part of the Premedical Course, with
the purpose of promoting education and research
in foreign languages and cultures._The
Department offers the first and second-year
students courses in English, German and French._The
courses are designed to train the students'_foreign
language skills and deepen their understanding
of foreign cultures.
___Research at
this department has been based on individual
projects._The areas
have covered the fields of literature, comparative
culture, medical English and linguistics. |
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Research |
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| Faculty and Research Areas |
| Kenmei Shimizu |
Text Linguistics, Reading |
| Akio Tanaka |
English Linguistics, Cognitive Linguistics |
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Education |
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| English IA/B, IIA/B |
required courses for first-year students |
| English III A/B |
required courses for second-year students |
German IA/B, IIA/B
French IA/B, IIA/B |
elective courses for first-year
students |
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Publications |
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| Kenmei Shimizu |
"An Analysis of TIME
Articles: Commentary or Non-Commentary," Bulletin of the Faculty of Humanities,
Ohu University, 2001. |
| Akio Tanaka |
"Some Properties of
Epistemic Modals in It-Clefts and Wh-Clefts," Studies in Languages and Cultures,
University of Tsukuba, 1996. |
| Akio Tanaka |
"Cognitive Study on
Possessive Constructions in English,"
Otsuka Forum, 63-73,1996. |
Kyoko Yashiro,
Akio Tanaka,
Clive Langham et al |
On Air: Communication
A, Kaitaku-Sha, 1999. |
Kyoko Yashiro,
Akio Tanaka,
Clive Langham et al
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On Air: Communication
B, Kaitaku-Sha, 1999. |
| Akio Tanaka |
"Metaphoric and Metonymical
Properties of Body-Part Expressions in English
Genitives," Studies in Comparative
Culture, No. 55:11-22, 2001. |
Kyoko Yashiro,
Akio Tanaka,
Clive Langham et al
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On Air: Communication,
Kaitaku-Sha, (in printing) |
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