Center for Fundamental Education, Hibikino Campus

Names	Research Details
Anne M. Crescini	I am currently researching the impact that the overseas study abroad experience has not only on the English ability of university students, but also on increasing their level of cultural awareness. I am also researching the impact of foreign loanwords on the English pronunciation of native Japanese speakers.
Naoki Kiyama	My research interest is concerned with how we understand words that have more than one meaning.
Roger J.A. Prior	I am studying translation methods and techniques, paying particular regard to the translation of humour. I am focussing on how jokes and wit, which are rooted in culture and language, can be translated into a different system of signs.
Eiichiro Tsutsui	I have been using ICT and other technological devices for various educational purposes.
Masanobu Ueda	My research interests concern how our linguistic and encyclopedic knowledge of a word, especially a verb, is organized, and how the semantics of the verb is related to sentence patterns. I am currently studying English ditransitive constructions and the verbs associated with them. I am interested in how knowledge of these constructions is organized and how this knowledge is put to use.

Names	Research Details
Ryusuke Ikeda	I am engaged in JSP (Japanese for Specific Purposes), focusing specially on developing learning resources for international students majoring in environmental engineering. These resources are designed to help them improve their academic language skills.

Names	Research Details
Hiroyuki Tsujii	Through organization and strategy theories, I am examining how to execute comprehensive management including the three issues of “Economy, Society and Environment” that modern enterprises are facing.
Miyuki Nakaoka	I am engaged in a comparative study of urban mechanisms and urban structures in Asian countries, focusing especially on China. I am also interested in the differences between the Japanese economy during its rapid growth period and the present Chinese economy.
Takayuki Ishikawa	I am interested in how the experience of tackling social issues affects our growth. I'm also working on the development of educational curricula and corporate training programs that contribute to the improvement of non-cognitive abilities.