ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE MAJOR
In addition to literature and linguistics classes taught by excellent professors, this major offers classes in practical teaching skills and English teaching skills for younger children.
•This major features substantial curricula including both literature and linguistic fields such as English literature, American literature, Irish literature, English linguistics, and linguistics. All classes are taught by excellent professors. An American literature class is taught by an American professor.
•Since 2007, we have offered classes which teach good theory and practice to students who want to become teachers in junior high or senior high schools.
Offerings include English educational theory and research on second language learning, both of which are required for teaching jobs while students work on individual study.
•We established classes in which students can study on English education for younger children before English becomes a required subject in elementary schools.
Classes in 2009
・Study on English Literature Ⅰ・Ⅱ ― Love poems by Robert Browning・Study on American Literature Ⅰ・Ⅱ ― Varieties of Folklore and Culture in American Literature
・Seminar on English Literature Ⅲ・Ⅳ ― Modern Irish Literature
・Study on English Linguistics Ⅲ・Ⅳ ― Research on Cognitive Linguistics
・Seminar on English Linguistics Ⅲ・Ⅳ ― Research on English tenses
・Seminar on English Education for Younger English Education Ⅰ・Ⅱ ― Research on English Education for Elementary School Students
・Seminar on Modern English Ⅰ・Ⅱ* ― Training of English Ability for English Teaching
・Study on English Education Ⅰ・Ⅱ* ― Second Language Learning and Applied Cognitive Linguistics
・Seminar on English Education Ⅰ・Ⅱ* ― Practical Teaching Theory of English
Education
・History of Christianity Ⅰ・Ⅱ ― Study on the Bible
・Study on Education Ⅰ・Ⅱ* ― Study on Western Educational Thoughts and Systems
※indicates a class which is required for students who belong to Teaching Course.
Professors of English and American Literature Major
Prof. Shigehisa Yoshizu
•Study interest--Irish literature
Dr. Yoshihiko Mukoyama (Ph. D. on English Literature)
•Study interest--English poetry
Prof. Kazuyuki Yamamoto
•Study interest--English Linguistics, Linguistics
Prof. Koji Kashima (The head of Grad School)
•Study interest--English Linguistics
Dr. Linda K. Spetter (Ph.D. on Folklore)
•Study interest--American Folklore and American Literature
Prof. Yukiko Shima
•Study interest--English Education for Younger Children
Prof. Akira Rikimaru
•Study interest--English Education
