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Graduate School of Literature

• Academic Principles & Scheme
• Department of English and American Literature
• Department of French Literature, Language
• Department of Japanese Literature, Language
• Department of History

Department of English and American Literature

• Academic Excellence
• Faculty

Academic Excellence

We provide a rich and detailed curriculum in the areas of English and American literature, English language, English language education, and communication. Since we provide both daytime and evening courses, graduate students may take lectures that best match their schedules. Furthermore, students may transfer up to ten credits from other graduate schools that are members of the “Daigakuin Eibungaku Senko Kyogikai" (Graduate School Council of Departments of English and American Literature) in order to fulfill their completion requirements.

Faculty

Professors

Name [Academic Degree]	Area of Expertise
ALLEN-TAMAI, Mitsue [Ed.D.]	English Language Teaching
DABBS, T. W. [Ph.D.]	English Drama
DATE, Naoyuki [Ph.D.]	English Poetry
DIAS, J. V. [M.A.]	English Education
FUKUDA, Takako [Masters of Arts]	American Novels
KIMURA, Matsuo [Master of Education]	English Language Teaching
MATSUI, Yuko [Master of Arts, M.Sc.]	Scotland Literature
MIZUNO, Akira	Interpretation, Translation
NAKAZAWA, Kazuo [Masters of Education]	Study of Grammar
NOBE, Shuichi [Ph.D.]	Psycholinguistics, Nonverbal Communication
ONODERA, Noriko [Ph.D.]	Linguistics
ORISHIMA, Masashi [Master of Arts]	American Novels
POUNDS, W. E. [Ph.D.]	American Novels and Poetry
ROBINSON, P. J. [Ph.D.]	Psycholinguistics and Learning Second Language
SAKUMA, Yasuo [Masters of Arts]	English Drama
SANO, Hiroko [Ph.D.]	English Poetry
STRONG, G. B. [Masters of Arts]	English Education
TAKADA, Kenichi [Masters of Arts]	American Novels
TAKEUCHI, Shinichi [Masters of Education]	History of English Language
TONOIKE, Shigeo [Ph.D.]	English Linguistics
TONOOKA, Naomi [Ph.D.]	American Drama
TOMIYAMA, Takao [Masters of Arts]	English Novels
WAKABAYASHI, Makiko [Ph.D.]	American Novels
YOSHIBA, Hiroshi [Ph.D.]	Phonology

Associate Professors

Name [Academic Degree]	Area of Expertise
ASO, Erika [Masters (Literature), M.A.]	English Novels
INOU, Kinuyo [M.A.]	Interpretation, Visual Media Translation
McCREADY, E. S. Jr. [Ph.D.]	English Linguistics
NISHIMOTO, Azusa [Masters (Literature)]	American Novels
OKAWA, Michiyo [M.A.]	English Performances
TANAKA, Yusuke [Doctor (Philosophy)]	English Critique
YOKOTANI, Teruo [Masters of Arts]	Phonetics

Department of French Literature, Language

• Academic Excellence
• Faculty

Academic Excellence

A number of full-time instructors cover various areas of French literature, and we also provide a system for conducting academic research on the French language. In addition, there are courses taught by professors who are native speakers of the French language. The Department is an open academic forum for active intellectual communication between professors and students.

Faculty

Professors

Name [Academic Degree]	Area of Expertise
AKIYAMA, Nobuko [D.L]	French Literature in the 17th century
ARAKI, Zenta [Doctor (Literature)]	French Literature in the 19th century
DHORNE, F. [Doctor of Linguistics, doctorat d'Etat (linguistics)]	French Linguistics
IDA, Hisashi [D.L]	French Literature and Ideologies in the 18th century
NISHIMURA, Tetsuichi [Docteur de troisieme cycle (philosophy)]	French Literature and Ideologies in the 17th century
NISHIZAWA, Fumiaki [Masters of Arts]	French Literature and Linguistics in the Middle Ages
OGATA, Kozue [Docteur de troisieme cycle]	French Linguistics
TORII, Masafumi[Masters of Arts]	French Linguistics
TSUYUZAKI, Toshikazu [D.L]	French Literature and Poetry in the 19th century

Associate Professors

Name [Academic Degree]	Area of Expertise
ABE, Takashi [Ph.D.]	Contemporary French Ideologies
HAMANO, Koichiro[Doctor (French and French Literature)]	French Literature and Ideologies in the 20th century
KUBOTA, Takeshi [Doctor of Literature]	French Literature in the 16th century
WADA, Eri [Doctor (Literature)]	French Literature and Linguistics in the 20th century

Department of Japanese Literature, Language

• Academic Excellence
• Faculty

Academic Excellence

We cover a wide research area, including Japanese literature, Japanese language, Chinese literature, and Japanese language education. Detailed instruction is given based on the most up-to-date research in each field of study. Furthermore, in order to respond to demands for interdisciplinary or unconventional research, we have prepared a flexible educational/research program in which specialized faculty members can provide assistance that suits the research of each graduate student.

Faculty

Professors

Name [Academic Degree]	Area of Expertise
HIJIKATA, Yoichi [Doctor (Literature)]	Literature in the Heian Period
HIOKI, Shunji [Masters of Arts, D.E.A.]	Modern Literature
HIROKI, Kazuhito [Masters of Arts]	Literature in the Middle Ages
KATAYAMA, Hiroyuki [Masters of Arts]	Modern Literature
KONDO, Yasuhiro [Doctor (Literature)]	National Language
OGAMI, Masami [Doctor (Literature)]	Chinese Literature
OGAWA, Yasuhiko [Doctor (Literature)]	Japanese Ancient Literature
SAEKI, Shinichi [Doctor (Literature)]	Literature in the Middle Ages
SATO, Izumi [Doctor (Literature)]	Modern Literature
SHINOHARA, Susumu [Masters of Arts]	Early Modern Literature
TAKADA, Hirohiko [Doctor (Literature)]	Literature in the Heian Period
YAJIMA, Izumi [Doctor (Literature)]	Japanese Ancient Literature
YAMASHITA, Kiyo [Masters (Arts)]	Japanese Pedagogy

Associate Professors

Name [Academic Degree]	Area of Expertise
OYA, Taeko [Doctor (Literature)]	Early Modern Literature

Department of History

• Academic Excellence
• Faculty

Academic Excellence

The curriculum is unique in that it encompasses a wide range of areas of history. Many students who complete the first part of the doctoral course (master's course) become high school teachers, civil servants, and curators, or join publishing companies. Furthermore, more students are completing the second part of the doctoral course and earning doctorates after performing excellent research. We provide an open educational/research system for graduate students, who can participate in the “Aoyama Shigakukai" (Aoyama Academic Society for Historians) and submit research papers to the Shiyu and Aoyama Shigaku research journals.

Faculty

Professors

Name [Academic Degree]	Area of Expertise
AOKI, Atsushi [Doctor (Literature)]	Eastern History (Ancient, Middle Ages)
ASAI, Kazuharu [Masters of Fine Arts]	History of Arts (History of Arts of the East and Japan)
FUJIWARA, Yoshiaki [Doctor (Literature)]	Japanese History (Middle Ages)
HIRATA, Masahiro [Masters of Arts]	Western History (Modern)
IIJIMA, Wataru [Doctor (Literature)]	Oriental History (Modern Contemporary)
IWATA, Miyuki [Doctor (Humanities)]	Japanese History (Early Modern)
ONA, Yasuyuki [Masters of Arts]	Oriental History (Negotiations between East and West)
KITAMURA, Masaki [Doctor (Literature)]	Japanese History (Ancient)
KOBAYASHI, Kazuyuki [Doctor (Historical Science)]	Japanese History (Modern)
MATSUO, Kiyobumi [Master of Arts]	Japanese History (Contemporary Society Theory)
MISHIMA, Teruo [Master of Arts]	History of Arts (Western Classics and Ideologies History)
NASU, Teruhiko [Masters of Theology, M.Phil.]	History of Arts (Western Music History)
SAKAMOTO, Hiroshi [Masters of Arts]	Western History (Ancient)
SHIMIZU, Nobuyuki [Masters of Arts]	Japanese Archeology
TAKAHASHI, Tatsushi [Masters of Arts]	History of Arts (Western History of Arts)
TEZUKA. Naoki [Masters of Arts]	Japanese Archeology
WATANABE, Setsuo [Docteur de troisieme cycle]	Western History (Middle Ages)
YASUMURA, Naoki [Master of Arts]	Western History (Modern, Contemporary)

Associate Professors

Name [Academic Degree]	Area of Expertise
WARITA, Satoshi [Doctor (Historiography)]	Western History (Modern, Contemporary)