M=M.A. Course
D=Ph.D. Course

Professor : MAHER, John C. (M, D) Linguistics
Professor : McCAGG, Peter B. (M, D) Linguistics
Professor : MORIYA, Yasuyo (M, D) History of the English Language
Professor : RINEY, Timothy J. (M, D) English Linguistics
Professor : TOLLEFSON, James W. (M, D) Linguistics
Professor : TOMIYAMA, Machiko (M, D) English Linguistics
Senior Associate Professor : QUAY, Suzanne (M, D) Linguistics

The program faculty includes seven members and five nationalities: Canada, Japan, U.K., Ireland and the U.S.A. Our students come from Japan and overseas. Students are prepared for research and education both in Japan and internationally. It is possible to take all courses through the medium of English. Faculty members have published articles in the major international journals in the fields of English language teaching and applied linguistics. Some serve on the editorial boards of these publications. All are committed to preparing students, both theoretically and practically, for careers in education and language teaching. Five members regularly teach in ICU's English Language Program, four have been directors, and one has taught Japanese in the U.K.

The training of competent English Teachers constitutes the central theme of the English Teaching program. In order to achieve this, courses in linguistics, English Language and teaching methods are provided to comprise a well-balanced and integrated course of study. In their individual research, students are advised to choose their subject with this educational theme in mind.

M＝M.A. Theses
D＝Ph.D. Dissertations

● A Relevance Theoretic Account of Some Japanese and English Translations of "The Tale of Genji"(M)
● An Empirical Study of Subjective Word Frequency Estimates: A Comparison of Native Speakers of English and Non-Native Speakers of English (M)
● The Phonological Development of a Two-year-old Child in a Bilingual Japanese-English Setting (M)
● English Education in Post Colonial Bangladesh: The Use of English as a medium of Instruction (M)
● Japanese Teachers of English and their Attitudes Towards Asian Englishes (M)
● A Relevance-Theoretic Analysis of Japanese Negative Questions (D)
● Gender Matters in Language Learning: Norms and Beliefs in a Japanese Context (D)