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Overview
I work in the Japanese programme, and I am involved with teaching Japanese language modules. My research interests include language contact and change and language use in contemporary Japan. My research work spans the fields of Sociolinguistics, Applied Linguistics, Corpus Linguistics and Japanese Studies.
Publication
2021
- Furukawa, A., Casey, K., Inagawa, M., Kitagawa, T., Koso-Kirk, R., Narumi-Munro, F. and Takewa, M. 2021. Legal points of consideration for online teaching: a guide for teachers of Japanese language in the UK. BATJ. Available at: https://www.batj.org.uk/images/batjproject/batjproject4jyapiusp_final9sep21.pdf
2019
- Slater, S. and Inagawa, M. 2019. Bridging cultural divides: role reversal as pedagogy. Journal of Teaching in International Business 30(3), pp. 269-308. (10.1080/08975930.2019.1698395)
2017
- Slater, S. and Inagawa, M. 2017. Breaking borders between East and West: integrated approaches for learning and teaching. Presented at: Learning, Teaching & Student Experience 2017, Bristol, UK, 25-26 April 2017.
2016
- Inagawa, M., Chiba, R. and Matsuura, H. 2016. Japanese English: what makes it un/intelligible?. Presented at: The 49th Annual Meeting of the British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL), Anglia Ruskin University, UK, 1-3 September 2016.
2015
- Inagawa, M. 2015. Creative and innovative uses of English in contemporary Japan: localised taste of the global in manners posters and advertising texts. English Today 31(3), pp. 11-16. (10.1017/S026607841500019X)
- Inagawa, M. 2015. Glocal features of English in contemporary Japan.. Presented at: British Association of Japanese Studies (BAJS) Annual Conference, SOAS, University of London, UK, 10-11 September 2015.
- Matsuura, H. and Inagawa, M. 2015. Exploring perceived comprehensibility and actual comprehension in English as a lingua franca. Presented at: The 25th Annual Conference of the European Second Language Association (EUROSLA 25), Aix-en-Provence, France, 27- 29 August 2015.
2014
- Inagawa, M. 2014. A re-examination of loanwords as an aid for English language learning and teaching. International Journal of Liberal Arts and Social Science 2(3), pp. 13-26.
2013
- Inagawa, M. 2013. Usages of English lexicon in Japanese. Presented at: Change English: Contacts & Variation, University of Helsinki, Finland, 10-12 June 2013.
2012
- Inagawa, M. 2012. Evolution of the English-derived word ‘karā’ in contemporary Japanese. Japanese Studies 32(3), pp. 377-397. (10.1080/10371397.2012.732542)
2010
- Inagawa, M. 2010. Corpus-driven study of loanwords: Synchronic and diachronic change of English- derived words in contemporary Japanese. PhD Thesis, University of Queensland.
2007
- Inagawa, M. 2007. Influence of loanwords on English usage by Japanese learners of English. KATE Bulletin 21, pp. 85-96.
Articles
- Slater, S. and Inagawa, M. 2019. Bridging cultural divides: role reversal as pedagogy. Journal of Teaching in International Business 30(3), pp. 269-308. (10.1080/08975930.2019.1698395)
- Inagawa, M. 2015. Creative and innovative uses of English in contemporary Japan: localised taste of the global in manners posters and advertising texts. English Today 31(3), pp. 11-16. (10.1017/S026607841500019X)
- Inagawa, M. 2014. A re-examination of loanwords as an aid for English language learning and teaching. International Journal of Liberal Arts and Social Science 2(3), pp. 13-26.
- Inagawa, M. 2012. Evolution of the English-derived word ‘karā’ in contemporary Japanese. Japanese Studies 32(3), pp. 377-397. (10.1080/10371397.2012.732542)
- Inagawa, M. 2007. Influence of loanwords on English usage by Japanese learners of English. KATE Bulletin 21, pp. 85-96.
Conferences
- Slater, S. and Inagawa, M. 2017. Breaking borders between East and West: integrated approaches for learning and teaching. Presented at: Learning, Teaching & Student Experience 2017, Bristol, UK, 25-26 April 2017.
- Inagawa, M., Chiba, R. and Matsuura, H. 2016. Japanese English: what makes it un/intelligible?. Presented at: The 49th Annual Meeting of the British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL), Anglia Ruskin University, UK, 1-3 September 2016.
- Inagawa, M. 2015. Glocal features of English in contemporary Japan.. Presented at: British Association of Japanese Studies (BAJS) Annual Conference, SOAS, University of London, UK, 10-11 September 2015.
- Matsuura, H. and Inagawa, M. 2015. Exploring perceived comprehensibility and actual comprehension in English as a lingua franca. Presented at: The 25th Annual Conference of the European Second Language Association (EUROSLA 25), Aix-en-Provence, France, 27- 29 August 2015.
- Inagawa, M. 2013. Usages of English lexicon in Japanese. Presented at: Change English: Contacts & Variation, University of Helsinki, Finland, 10-12 June 2013.
Monographs
- Furukawa, A., Casey, K., Inagawa, M., Kitagawa, T., Koso-Kirk, R., Narumi-Munro, F. and Takewa, M. 2021. Legal points of consideration for online teaching: a guide for teachers of Japanese language in the UK. BATJ. Available at: https://www.batj.org.uk/images/batjproject/batjproject4jyapiusp_final9sep21.pdf
Thesis
- Inagawa, M. 2010. Corpus-driven study of loanwords: Synchronic and diachronic change of English- derived words in contemporary Japanese. PhD Thesis, University of Queensland.
Research
My research areas include:
- Japanese Sociolinguistics
- Applied Linguistics
- Language and society
- Language contact and change (loanwords/borrowings)
- Language in media
- Corpus-based language studies
- World Englishes and English as a Lingua Franca
- Writing scripts
Teaching
Teaching Commitments
The modules that I have contributed to:
- ML1548 Japanese for Post-A Level Learners
- ML1549 Elementary Japanese
- ML5280 Intermediate Japanese (Module co-ordinator)
- ML5284 Ex-Advanced Language Year 2 Japanese (Module co-ordinator)
- ML4008 Study Programme in Japan: Semester - Autumn (Module co-ordinator)
- ML4009 Study Programme in Japan: Semester - Spring (Module co-ordinator)
Biography
Education and qualifications
- PhD (Sociolinguistics), University of Queensland, Australia
- MA (Applied Linguistics), University of Queensland, Australia
- BA (English Literature), Tsuda Juku, Japan
Career overview
I began teaching Japanese at the University of Queensland (UQ) in 2007 while working on my doctorate degree there. During my time at UQ, I developed a special interest between language and the society in which it is used. Since then my main research interests lie in the area of Sociolinguistics, in particular, language contact and change, language in media and World Englishes, with special reference to Japanese contexts.
Prior to joining Cardiff University in April 2015, I held lectureships at Monash University and the University of the Sunshine Coast, where I was involved in teaching Japanese and socio/linguistic classes.
External activities and roles
- External examiner for BA (Hons) Japanese, Intercultural Communication and Linguistics and BA (Hons) Japanese, TESOL and Linguistics at York St John University (2024 - Present)
- External reviewer for the Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR) in Hong Kong (2023)
- External panel member conducting a quality assurance review of the Asian Languages Programme in the Department of Modern Languages at the University of the West Indies (2023)
- External examiner for Japanese at the University of Kent (2022 - Present)
- External examiner for IWLP Japanese at University of Reading (2017 - 2020)
- External reviewer for Research Grants Council of Hong Kong (2013, 2015 - Present)
- External peer reviewer for the International Journal of Applied Linguistics (2014); Asia Pacific Language Variation (2018)
Professional memberships
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
- Member of the British Association for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language (BATJ)