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（Last updated : 2022-06-10 16:17:55）

USAMI AKINORI

Department / Course College of Gastronomy Management Department of Gastronomy Management

Title / Position Associate Professor

Academic background
1.	～2002/06	International Business, MBA │ THE FRANK G. ZARB SCHOOL OF BUSINESS │ Hofstra University │ Completed MBA（International Business）
2.	～2011/03	Master Course │ English Language Education Program │ Graduate School of Language Education and Information Science │ Ritsumeikan University │ Completed Master of Language Education and Information Sciences

Business career
1.	2018/04 ～ 2021/03	Associate professor │ │ Mukogawa Womens' University
2.	2015/04 ～ 2017/03	Lecturer │ School of Letters, English │ Mukogawa Women’s University
3.	2015/04 ～ 2021/03	Part-Time Lecturer │ Faculty of Economics │ Ritsumeikan University
4.	2014/04 ～ 2015/03	Part-Time Lecturer │ Faculty of Engineering │ Osaka Institute of Technology
5.	2011/04 ～ 2015/03	Lecturer │ College of Economics │ Ritsumeikan University

Research activities
1.	2013/04 ～	The Japan Association for Developmental Education
2.	2012/04 ～	The Japan Association for Language Education and Technology
3.	2011/04 ～	The Japan Association of College English Teachers

Qualification and license
1.	2011	Junior High School＆High school Teacher Specialization License (English)

Subject of research
1.	In increasingly globalized business activities, English is used as a lingua franca by non-native English speakers with diverse cultures.　I have been involved in researching the role of English as a lingua franca used by people with different language and cultural backgrounds, and the communication problems that can be encountered in overseas business settings. I have also incorporated the problems and problem-solving needs to get over the differences in cultural factors and customs into English classes. Currently, focusing on the international business of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), I have been working to prototype, implement, and evaluate a business English teaching model through surveys of manufacturing companies and analysis of data from meetings and other sources.

Research summary
ESP with an emphasis on content related to the subject of food and food culture.

Present specialized field
Linguistics, Foreign language education (Keyword：Linguistics, Foreign language education, English for Specific Purpose)