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IGARASHI Yuko

Department / Course College of International Relations Department of International Relations

Title / Position Professor

Other Affiliations
1.	Graduate School of International Relations

Academic background
1.	2007/10 Degree Acquisition	│ University of Victoria, BC Canada │ Doctor of Philosophy
2.	2004/10 Degree Acquisition	│ University of Victoria, BC Canada │ Master of Arts
3.	～2001/11	Department of Linguistics and Department of Political Science │ University of Victoria, BC Canada │ Graduated
4.	～2004/08	Master Course │ Department of Linguistics │ University of Victoria, Graduate School, BC Canada │ Completed
5.	～2007/08	Doctorial Course │ Department of Linguistics │ University of Victoria, Graduate School, BC Canada │ Completed

Research activities
1.		International Association for World Englishes
2.		Linguistics Society of America
3.		The Japan Association for Language Teaching
4.		The Japanese Association of Sociolinguistic Sciences
5.		The Japan Association of College English Teachers

Subject of research
1.	Japanese People and Internationalization Analyzed from Sociolinguistic Viewpoint
2.	Language Policy and Language Education in Multilingual Society

Research summary
“English” as required by the Japanese, analyzed from a social linguistic point of view With the spread of globalization, English is acknowledged globally as one of the international languages, and the Japanese government has raised the internationalization of the Japanese people as a big target, to respond to globalism and is placing priority in English education, backed by the need to develop human resources who can be successful in international society. I have been pursuing what kind of English education and policies are required to develop human resources who will be successful in international society, what is meant by internationalization of the Japanese, and what the “English” to be acquired by the Japanese is, by analyzing various English being spoken globally and about English education and English learning situation in other countries, together with the global situation.

Present specialized field
Linguistics, English linguistics, Foreign language education (Keyword：Sociolinguistics, World Englishes, Language Policy and Language Education)

Books
1.	2008	The changing role of katakana in the Japanese writing system: Processing and pedagogical dimensions for native speakers and foreign learners

Papers
1.	2024/02	Using literary works to develop learners’ abilities necessary to undertake intercultural communication │ 立命館国際研究 │ 36 (3)
2.	2022/10	The relationship between Japanese learners’ grammar performance and English language education policy │ 立命館国際研究 │ 35 (2),pp.19-34
3.	2019/10	An examination of a suitable EFL textbook to cultivate students as global jinzai │ Ritsumeikan Annual Review of International Studies │ 18,pp.45-65
4.	2018/10	Standardization and Japanese people’s perception toward languages │ 立命館国際研究 │ 31 (2),pp.61-76
5.	2018	A report on the implementation of new speaking and writing tests in an English as an Academic Purpose (EAP) program │ Ritsumeikan Annual Review of International Studies │ 17,pp.27-48
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Academic conference presentation
1.	2023/08/30	An analysis of EFL textbooks to determine the degree to which they develop the learners’ intercultural communicative competence
2.	2019/12/09	Chasing the testing unicorn – a case study
3.	2019/08/28	EFL textbooks suitable for cultivating Japanese university students as global jinzai: A survey on EFL textbook contents and its results
4.	2018/08/28	A report on newly implemented speaking and writing tests in an EAP program: Students' test results and perception
5.	2016/03/19	日本人大学生が持っている英語に対するイメージと英語母語話者主義が与えている影響について
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Other research achievements
1.	2014/02/13 ～ 2014/02/13	Introduction to Japanese linguistics (Eastern Washington University, WA, USA)
2.	2014/02/13 ～ 2014/02/13	Introduction to Japan’s language policies: Assimilation and internationalization concepts adopted by the government toward languages and minorities (Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute, WA, USA)