【My Research Seeds】 ○ Syntactic and semantic study of modality-related expressions in English and

Japanese within the theoretical framework of generative grammar, especially minimalist program

○ Educational research of effective EFL teaching methods for improving learners’ input-output integrated English skills (e.g. Write to Listen, Speak to Read, etc.) based on my everyday-practice of teaching English

○ As a member of the International Liaison Office, I have been engaged in educational exchanges between overseas partner institutions and supporting our students sent there

Yuji SHUHAMA Dept. of General Science, Lecturer（M. Ed.）

English and Japanese Syntax and Skill-integrated EFL Pedagogy

Message： My work and research here are largely based on linguistics I learned in the U.S. and my teaching career as a high school English teacher. I’m interested in various topics related to language and culture, such as comparative studies between languages, input-output integrated EFL teaching methods, e-learning, international exchange programs for students, etc.

Joint English class with Sigaporean students Study trip in Thailand (photo taken at KMITL)

< Recent research activities > 1. Shuhama, Y. (2012) ‘Modal Types and Applicability of Syntactic Operations,’ a poster presentation made at the

5th Syntax, Phonology and Language Analysis Conference, Vienna, Austria, Sept. 2012. 2. Shuhama, Y. (in prep.) ‘Writing a Scientific Report as an Input-output Integrated EFL Teaching Method,’ a

poster presentation at ILAC International Conference 2013, Bangkok, Thailand, July 2013.

e-mail： shuhama@tsuruoka-nct.ac.jp

Specialized fields： English and Japanese linguistics Keywords： Generative Grammar, Skill-integrated EFL