(:linebreaks:) !! Graduate theses (available in the library) 2022-23 Colors in British, American, Japanese and French Sign Languages 2018-19 1. Reduplicated Words in English Movie Scripts Ogawa 2. Differences in Onomatopoeia in Japanese, Korean and English Versions of One Piece Morooka 3. Necessary Conditions for Realizing a Sustainable Multicultural Society: Through analysis of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass Motoyama 4. English and the Philippine Economy: Comparison with Japan Mita 5. English Education in Finland VS Japan: Comparison of Kumamoto University vs. Helsinki University Tsutsumiuchi 6. English Environment in Finland Honda 7. History of Entrance Examination English in Japan Furuie 2017-18 1. Communication Strategies in “Degawa English" Tanaka 2. Differences between Japanese and English Proverbs about Dogs vs Cats Yokota 3. Japanese English learners anxiety: A Replication of Katanoda (1995) Ohno 4. The Effect of Japanese Vowels on English Spelling Nishimuta 5. “Made in Japan” English in Baseball terms Araki 6. Effect of Colonization & Occupation on English Education in France VS Japan Matsuzaki 7. Of Cicadas and Frogs: Singularity vs. Plurality in Translation of Japanese Haiku into English Ishibashi 8. Japanese Car Vocabulary: From British or American English? Nojima 9. Zero Adverbs of Manner in Late Modern English Literature Fujiki 2016-17 1. Linguistic Landscapes in Downtown Kumamoto Yoshinari 2. The Many Englishes of Meryl Streep Masunaga 3. Application of Voice Production Training Methods to English Education (Nakayama) 4. Racism in World TV Commercials: A Corpus study of the Chinese and Italian Laundry Detergent Commercial (Nakagawa) 5. Creating a Linguistic Landscapes Database for Kumamoto (Mitsunaga) 6. 漫画『MONSTER』から読み解くアイデンティティと社会との関係 (中川) 2015-16 World Englishes 米岡ゼミ　Graduation Theses 1. Elementary School English Textbooks in Japan compared with China and Korea (Kakoo) 2. Spread of Japanese kawaii trend in the world: How is it different from kawaii in Japan? (Kawamoto) 3. Cultural Difference In School Vocabulary (Inoue) 4. Valspeak as a female variety of English: Evidence from “Valley Girl” and “Clueless” (Uemura) 5. Differences between American and British Black English in Contemporary Black Poetry (Uemura) 6. Japanese student’s awareness survey about Minnesota program and issues about Japanese students study abroad (Uchida) 7. Gender differences in shyness in Japanese EIL classroom (Baba) 8. Begin vs. Start: Written or Spoken? (Hirabae) 9. New York English in All in the Family (Naruse) 10. Chinese English Pronunciation (Yoshiyama) 11. British attitudes towards to American English (Arase) 12. Japanese Names in English (Furuso) 2014-15 2014 Graduation Thesis 1. Jokes of the World: Which do Japanese Students prefer and why? 2. Japanese Sushi in English: Comparison of Sushi Expressions in Little Tokyo 3. Shame and Guild Cultures in Japan and the United States 4. English Pronunciation Instruction at Japanese Junior High Schools 5. Kawaii in English 6. Collectivism vs. Individualism: the influence of education 7. Onomatopoeia in Japanese and English versions of "One Piece" 8. Disney Movie Translation of "Enchanted": Subtitles vs. Dubbing 2013-14 World Englishes World Cultures Graduation Theses (with Tomei-sensei) Yoneoka Seminar 1. Difference in temporal adverb expressions of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean English 2. English in Japanese Fashion Magazine Advertisements 3. Proverbs and Idioms about Cats in English and Japanese 4. Teacher’s role in demotivation for Learning English 5. Morphology of Japanese Katakana English 6. Abbreviations and Expression of Emotion in English Chat by Japanese Students 7. Comparing Train Stations in Kumamoto Prefecture from Suizenji to Matsubase 8. Japanese Learners' Recognition and Production of Katakana English 2012-13 World Englishes World Cultures Graduation Theses (with Tomei-sensei) Yoneoka Seminar 1. Comparison of Stand-up Comedy vs. Manzai in Japan and America 2. Corpus Research of Animal Words in Middle English 3. Attitudes and Perceived Ability in English between High School Students and University Students 4. Comprehension of Expressions of Australian English by other Native and Non-native Speakers Tomei Seminar 5. British Culture through Harry Potter 6. Japanese Education in Vietnam 7. The Future of English Education in Japan in comparison with the Netherlands 2011-12 Cultures and Englishes of the World Graduation Theses (with Tomei-sensei) Yoneoka Seminar 1. Comparing English in Hong Kong vs. Taiwan: What are the differences? (Ayako Goto) 2. Influence of Aborigine on other English Varieties: A Corpus Study (Misaki Okamura) 3. Linguistic Interference in Asian Englishes: How Korean and Chinese English are Understood by Japanese Speakers (Yurie Higashi) 4. Elementary School English Education in Japan: A Question of Time (Yoshie Shiosaki) Tomei Seminar 5. Attraction of Darts (Yuki Tamiya) 6. Irish Folk Music (Narumi Kudo) 7. African American Vernacular English, Slang and Hip Hop (Takahiro Maeda) 8. The Differences between Japanese and American Baseball (Sakito Ishida) 9. Korean Wave in Japan (Manami Nishida) 10. School Lunch in Japan and the UK (Yoshiko Kawada) 2010-11 Englishes of the World: Cultures and Languages (with Tomei Sensei) 1 English in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland  2 ”Spirited Away”：Japanese culture in the English version of “Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi”  3 Knowledge and Use of Japanese vs. English Proverbs 4 Minority Issues in Monocultural and Multicultural Environments: Japan and Canada  5 English Education and Japanese Education in Korea  6 English Elementary School Education in Korea:Success or Failure?  7 English Education in China  8 Japanese vs. English Baseball Vocabulary: History and Present-day Usage  9 International Volunteerimg and English  10 Jeans: A story of American Culture 11 English in Disneylands around the World.  12 Attitudes towards Singlish as viewed through Youtube  2009-10 2008-9 Languages and Cultures around the World Graduation Theses (with Tomei-sensei) 1. Comparison of the Ideas and Attitudes of KGU Students towards a National Assessment Test of English（Yゼミ） 2. Jacques Brel’s Chansons “Alive and Well” in French and English（Yゼミ） 3. Reculturalization of Hip Hop Music in the US and Japan（Yゼミ） 4. Bilingual Education and Identity in Quebec (Yゼミ） 5. Introduction to Irish Culture: Language, music and a famous man（Tゼミ） 6. Mysterious English and Heiroglyphs （Tゼミ） 7. Net, Jet and Epik: Comparision of English Speaker Programs in Japan, Korea and Hong Kong（Yゼミ） 2007-8 Englishes of the World Yoneoka seminar Graduation Theses 1. A Needs Analysis of Three Shops in Suizenji Using Linguistic Auditing Principles (Risa Kohira) 2. Linguistic Needs and Language Programs to Promote Aso Tourism (Ai Eguchi) 3. Taboo Words in New Zealand : Where does the line of acceptability lie? (Yuichiro Kai) 4. Opinions of Estuary English in Great Britain (Tsuyoshi Shuto) 5. Comparative Study of the Awareness of British and American People of Each Other's Vocabulary (Asami Yamanaka) 6. Bilingual education and Japanese ability of Japanese-English speaking children at a Kindergarten in Kumamoto Japan (Yuki Nishijima) 7. Bilingual education for immigrants in the United States and Japan (Mai Eguchi) 8. Comparing Cultural Aspects of Mac vs. PC advertisements in America, Britain and Japan (Risa Takashima) 9. The Influence of Americanisms on Australian English and New Zealand English: A Corpus Study (Yohei Tsuchiyama) 2006-07 1. A comparison of Phonological Substitutions by Korean and Japanese ESL Speakers　 2. History of Early English Loanwords in Japanese 3. Differences in English Ability between Japan and Korea: Connection with Early English Education Reforms 4. The Englishization of Haiku: A Worldwide Cultural Form 5. Relative Awareness of Kumamoto and San Antonio Sister City Programs 6. English Needs of Kumamoto Travel Information Centers: From the Perspective of Linguistic Auditing 2005-06 Graduation Theses Kumamoto Gakuen University 米岡ゼミ 1. Dialects in the UK: Geordie Accent vs. Scottish Accent  2. The Economic Influence of Englishes in Southeast Asia – connection between role of English and socioeconomic factors  3. “Under an English Heaven” Linguistic Imperialism and Cultural Identity in Japanese and African Attitudes towards Names    4. Organizational Culture: Comparing JAL and Southwest Airline 5. Differences Between “British Indian” (Bend It Like Beckham) and “Indian Indian” (Monsoon Wedding) English and culture 6. Characteristics of Indian English as seen in an Indian Speaker’s E-mail 7. The Impact of Language Revitalization and Social Situation of the Ojibwa People  2003-04　 1. The Influence of American English on New Zealand English 2. A Study of Dialects of American English: Regional Dialects 3. English Dialects of Northern Ireland 4. 日本の広告表現はなぜ世界で理解されないのか 5. 海外研修による英語学習の目的意識の変化　 6. Differences of English Education in Japan, Korea and China 7. Japanese and English learners’ common grammar errors -- prepositions vs. particles 8. English vs. Japanese rhythm in Children’s Songs and Poems 9. Gairaigo from English in Japanese 10. The Many Englishes of Gary Oldman 11. Differences between UK and US versions of Harry Potter series 2002-2003 Hands Around the World (with Satoh-sensei) 1 A Connection between World Wide English and the Internet World 2 Linguistic and Sociolinguistic Aspects of Swahili and English: A Comparison 3 Relationship between Typological Writing and English and Japanese Pronunciation 4 外国語習得における性格の影響 5 Australian English Through Online Newspapers 6 説得における非言語コミュニケーションの効果 7 効果的英語スピーチ構成要因について 8 The Full Monty: social features and English features 2001-02 Englishes of the World 1 Vestiges of Old English in Modern English Grammar and Spelling 2 Idioms Using "What's ?" in Movies: a Corpus Study 3 The Influence of Modern American English on British English 4 Condition for Immigrants in The United Kingdom in View of Language Education and Culture 5 Contrastive Rhetoric: Comparison of Writing Styles in Japanese and English News Articles 6 The Historical Influence of The French Language on English 7 The Features of Cockney English !! Seminar short papers (*available in the library) 2022-23 English Education of Korean Elementary School Children English in Singapore Input Hypothesis in Japanese and English Education The Voices of Miyano Mamoru What Elementary School English Education in Holland can teach Japan English in Japan and Australia Nanpa vs Pick up in Japanese and American Culture Differences in British vs. American Spelling Onomatopoeia in Tokyo Ghoul: Types and Translations Otaku in English and Japanese *Vowels in New Zealand English *English Education in Korean Elementary Schools Phonology of Thai Vowels 2021-22 2020-21 A Qualitative Study on Differences in High School English Education between Japan and China English Pronunciation in Malaysia　　　 English in Arashi’s Lyrics 　 English Pronunciation asTaught by a Japanese Junior High and High School Teacher Difficult pronunciation in English for Japanese Greetings and Politeness in English Ted Talks: From the educational perspective Slang in English on SNS Sign Language for Colors of American and Japanese Sign Language Characteristics of German English Pronunciation Elementary school English education in Korea compared with Japan New York City English Pronunciation and Stereotypes Clothing Names in British English vs American English Comparing Online Information about Dialects in South Carolina and North Carolina 2016-7 1. Degawa English 2. “A Cicada’s Cry”: Translation of Japanese Haiku into English 2014-5 1. Grey Japanese 2. Linguistics and Video Games 3. Standard English, British English and American English 4. Acronyms English of twitter 5. British English VS American English in Victoria, Canada 6. KGU History 7. English Slang in Glee and Ugly Betty 8. Japanese anime in the U.S. 9. California English 10. English Education in Asia 11. Airline English 12. Popular Culture in Japan 13. Verbal Communication VS Ishindenshin 14. NY English in Gossip Girl 15. Music in English Language Education 16. Fashion English 17. Words in Katy Perry’s music 2013-14 英米学科米岡ゼミ　World Englishes 1 Spelling and Word Differences in Canadian English 2 To Study English, is the Sooner the Better? 3 Images of Colors in English and Japanese 4 Difference in Proverbs between Japanese and English 5 Intonation of Japanese Learners of English 6 Basketball English 7 American southern English 8 English and Japanese Abbreviations 9 Difference between Singlish and Singapore Standard English 10 Japanese Education in the US 11 Australian Slang 12 The difference of Gestures between Japan and other Countries 13 Slang in Snoop Doggy Dog Hip Hop Music 14 American and Japanese Jokes 2012-13 Seminar 1 World Englishes Selected Short Research Papers 1. An Analysis of Character Development in A Song of Fire and Ice and One Piece 2. English in Japanese Advertising 3. English Education in Korea 4. Southern American English in “Gone with the Wind” 5. Japanese Pronunciation of English Tongue Twisters 6. Abbreviations in English Chat by Japanese Students 7. Morphology of Katakana English 8. Impressions of Americans about Valspeak 9. English Education in Germany 10. Comparing American and Japanese Tennis English 2010-11 Selected Papers from Seminar 1 1 Vocabulary of Aussie English　 2 English Education in China 3 East Asian Englishes and Linguistic Interference 4 Countries and Nationalities in English Tongue Twisters 5 English Education in East Asian Countries Japan, Korea and China: 6 The Status of English in Quebec, Canada 7 Vancouver English and Home Language 2005-6 Seminar Short Papers 1 Proxemics: Differences between US and Japan 2 English spoken in Malaysia 3 Motivation of Japanese University Students to learn English 4 The Role of English in Thailand 5 Common English mistakes between Japan and Korea 6 Why English, not French in Vietnam? The colonial track of English usage 7 How Japanese thinking influences Japanese English 8 History of Development of American English 9 American Taboo Words 10 Verbs in Japanese recipes in English 11 English Education at elementary school in Japan 12 Development of English Education in Japan: a contrast of the 1947 and 1998 Course of Study 13 Japanese food in English: sushi, sashimi and tofu 14 Advertisements in English and Japanese Versions of Yomiuri Newspaper 15 Ebonics -- Black English 16 Spirit of service in Asian and Western countries 17 Comparing Konglish with Janglish: Differences in usage 18 Influence of Maori in New Zealand 19 Dr. Seuss’s Rhymes in One fish Two fish and Green Eggs and Ham 2002-2003 World Englishes Seminar 1 Short theses and research paper 1. Animal Proverbs in Japanese and English 2. Animal Symbolism 3. Early English Education 4. Italian and English 5. Superstitions around the World 6. Honorific Expressions in English 7. Japanese English Pronunciation 8. Japanese and English Rhythm 9. How did English turn into an International Language? 10. Baseball Vocabulary in English and Japanese 11. English in Trainspotting 12. English and German 13. English in Hong Kong !! Seminar short papers (available in the library or from me) 2020-2021 Influence of Japanese Shyness on Learning English Origins of Katakana English Fashion Terms in Japanese Origin of Katakana English Terms for Cosmetics History of English Education in the Philippines Task-based Language Learning/Teaching: What is it and can it be applied to English teaching in Japan Gestures in Degawa Englishｰwhat is important for international communication? English Education in Japan using Western Music Australian English from a Historical Perspective English Education of Korean Children Differences in Education for the Deaf in Japan vs. America Effect of Watching Movies in English on English Majors in Japan　 Gender Differences in English Vocabulary before and after Political Correctness 2019-2020 Business e-mail in English - Ichikado English Education in Korea –Ideguchi Hip Hop English in Santaworldview’s Music - Ueno Expression of English Greeting in America, and Britain - Sugimura Yabai in English - (Takahashi) Priority Seating Signage (Tawara) English in the US Movie “Ted” (Furukawa) Animal onomatopoeia in English (Fumika) “Janglish” English in Japan vs. “Chinglish” English in China (Yonei) Australian English Wada History of Japanese baseball vocabulary (Nanoha) Influence of Chinese on Singapore English (Ide) English Education in Mexico (Shirai) 2018-19 Business e-mail in English - Ichikado English Education in Korea –Ideguchi Hip Hop English in Santaworldview’s Music - Ueno Expression of English Greeting in America, and Britain - Sugimura Yabai in English - (Takahashi) Priority Seating Signage (Tawara) English in the US Movie “Ted” (Furukawa) Animal onomatopoeia in English (Fumika) “Janglish” English in Japan vs. “Chinglish” English in China (Yonei) Australian English Wada History of Japanese baseball vocabulary (Nanoha) Influence of Chinese on Singapore English (Ide) English Education in Mexico (Shirai) Korean songs in English (Sakata) Grammar of AAVE (Spurr) Differences in American English and Canadian English (Maeda) 2010-2011 Singlish vs Speak Good English Movement Japlish and English Loan words in Japanese from German National Business Practices on Japanese and Korean English Ability Communication between Japanese Students and American Professors English in K-Pop vs. J-Pop Japanese in Hawaiian English Newspapers Pronunciation of Spanish English vs. Japanese English 2003 Polite expressions in English (Request expressions) as seen in “My Fair Lady” 日本語 Linguistic and Social Factors in Chinese English Pronunciation The English of Native Spanish Speakers English Education in Korea The English of Flight Attendants English of Air Traffic Control English borrowed from Native American Languages Maori Influence on New Zealand English A Cultural History of Selected British English Accents Differences between US and British English （日本語） The Scouse Language Ulster Scots The Grammar of Black English (AAVE) in the U.S. The History of Black English (AAVE) in the U.S. 日本語 Non-regional differences of English in England and America Pronunciation of English-speaking Children Differences in English used in America and Japan Difference in the English Ability of Japanese and Europeans Gestures in Japan and English-speaking countries日本語 A Brief History of English Education in Japan Task-Based Learning: Teachers’ Challenges Japalish as an International Language What is Japanese English? 　（日本語） Phonemic differences between English and Japanese English Differences in pronunciation of Japanese and US English vowels Katakana Notation of English (日本語) Comparison of proverbs in English and Japanese Misunderstandings caused by Japanese English Hispanic society and language Influence of French on Middle English English in Holland The Importance of English in India English in Singapore Thai English