M.A. in Literature, Nihon University

History of the English language

Historical linguistics

Language change

Teaching English as a foreign language

Corpus linguistics

Humanities & social sciences, English linguistics, History of the English language

Humanities & social sciences, Foreign language education, English language education

Humanities & social sciences, Linguistics, Corpus linguistics

Apr. 2018 - Present
Nihon University, Department of Liberal Arts and Basic Sciences, College of Industrial Technology, Assistant Professor

Apr. 2017 - Mar. 2018
Nihon University, The Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, Research Associate

Apr. 2017 - Mar. 2018
Nihon University, Distance Learning Division, Part-time Lecturer

Apr. 2017 - Mar. 2018
Nihon University, College of Risk Management, Part-time Lecturer

Apr. 2017 - Mar. 2018
Nihon University, College of Humanities and Sciences, Part-time Lecturer

Apr. 2016 - Mar. 2018
Tokyo City University, Foreign Languages Education Center, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Part-time Lecturer

Apr. 2016 - Mar. 2017
Saitama Medical University, Faculty of Health and Medical Care, Part-time Lecturer

Sep. 2015 - Feb. 2016
University of Toronto, Dictionary of Old English, Centre for Medieval Studies, Visiting Scholar

Oct. 2014 - Mar. 2015
Tokyo City University, Foreign Languages Education Center, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Part-time Lecturer

Apr. 2014 - Mar. 2017
Nihon University, Graduate School of Literature and Social Sciences, Doctoral Program in English Language and Literature

Apr. 2012 - Mar. 2014
Nihon University, Graduate School of Literature and Social Sciences, Master's Program in English Language and Literature

Apr. 2009 - Mar. 2012
Nihon University, College of Humanities and Sciences, Department of English Language and Literature

Apr. 2006 - Dec. 2008
Iwate Medical University, School of Medicine, 医学科

Apr. 2025 - Present
Secretary, Eastern Branch, Japan Society for Medieval English Studies

Apr. 2025 - Present
Auditor, English Literary Society of Nihon University

Nov. 2023 - Present
Treasurer, Modern English Association

Apr. 2019 - Present
Committee Member, English Literary Society of Nihon University

Apr. 2019 - Mar. 2021
Officer (Treasurer), Japan Society for Medieval English Studies

★A Diachronic Analysis of Expressions of Divine Protection in English Translations of the Psalms (in press)
Nobuko Imataki
Kikuchi, Shota, Masami Nakayama, Ayumi Nonomiya, and Ryo Nakagawa (eds.), Tradition and Innovation in the Study of the History of the English Language: A Festschrift for Jun Terasawa on the Occasion of His Retirement, Kaitakusha, Mar. 2027, Refereed, Invited
Lead

★A Liberal Arts-Oriented Learning Design for Inquiry-Based Learning in Engineering Undergraduate Research Using Generative AI and Image Analysis
Kenichi Arai; Nobuko Imataki; Toshiki Kikuchi; Jun Toyotani; Jun Mada
Journal of JSEE, Jul. 2026, Refereed

★Dating Historical Texts Using Random Forest Regression
Nobuko Imataki; Yuichiro Kobayashi
Maeda, Mitsuru, and Michio Hosaka (eds.), Grammaticalization and Grammatical Change, Kaitakusha., Jul. 2026, Refereed
Lead

★Designing Courses for Interdisciplinary Inquiry-Based Learning from the Perspective of SDGs III: Possibilities and Prospects of Generative AI-Supported Classes for Fostering Thorough Critical Thinking Skills
Jun Mada; Hiromichi Asamoto; Nobuko Imataki; Hironaga Akita; Hitoshi Shibayama; Tomoki Takahashi; Kentarou Mori; Masakazu Matsumoto
Journal of JSEE, Jan. 2026, Refereed

★The Effects of Chunking Instruction on Eye Movements and Reading Comprehension of EFL Science and Engineering Students
Nobuko Imataki; Shota Okuyama; Jun Toyotani
Journal of Japan Society of Directories, Mar. 2025, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

★Analyzing Disciplinary Variation in Abstracts: Linguistic Features across Scientific and Technical Fields
Nobuko Imataki; Yuichiro Kobayashi
Linguistics and Literature Studies, Dec. 2024, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Designing Courses for Interdisciplinary Inquiry-Based Learning from the Perspective of SDGs II: Developing a Discussion Material for TBL to Foster Thorough Critical Thinking Skills
Jun Mada; Hiromichi Asamoto; Nobuko Imataki; Hironaga Akita; Hitoshi Shibayama; Tomoki Takahashi; Kentarou Mori; Masakazu Matsumoto
Journal of JSEE, Jul. 2024, Refereed

Designing Courses for Interdisciplinary Inquiry-Based Learning from the Perspective of SDGs: Evaluating Course Effects on a Large Class of Students Taking a First-Year Engineering Program
Jun Mada; Hiromichi Asamoto; Nobuko Imataki; Hironaga Akita; Kenichi Arai; Yasunori Ohkuma; Naoki Osaka; Toshiki Kikuchi; Yuichiro Kitajima; Naoki Kobayashi; Hitoshi Shibayama; Tomoki Takahashi; Masaki Takayose; Shinichiro Miura; Hiroaki Minamisawa; Kentarou Mori; Masakazu Matsumoto
Journal of JSEE, Mar. 2024, Refereed

Between Shall and Will: A Comparative Study of Shall and Will in Early Modern English
Nobuko Imataki
Expressions: International Cultural Expression Studies, Mar. 2021, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Genitive Constructions in Matthew: A Diachronic Perspective
Nobuko Imataki
Studies in English Language and Literature, Mar. 2017, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

Preterite-Present Verbs in Beowulf
Nobuko Imataki
Studies in English Language and Literature, Mar. 2016, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

The Diachronic Study of Auxiliary Will
Nobuko Imataki
Studies in English Language and Literature, Mar. 2014, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

[MA thesis] The Diachronic Study of Auxiliary Will
Nobuko Imataki
Mar. 2014, Not refereed, Not invited

★[Institutional History] Toward the Next Hundred Years: The History of the Department of English Language and Literature at Nihon University (1926–2026) (in press)
Nobuko Imataki
Journal of English Language and Literature 74: Commemorative Issue for the 100th Anniversary of the Department of English Language and Literature at Nihon University, Nov. 2026, Not refereed
Lead

★[Research Note] Report on the State of English Courses in the College of Industrial Technology
Nobuko Imataki; Michelle Johnson
Journal of the College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University, 20 Jun. 2025, Refereed, Invited
Lead

★[Book Review] R. M. W. Dixon, English Prepositions: Their Meanings and Uses (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021)
Nobuko Imataki
Studies in Medieval English Language and Literature, 11 Sep. 2024, Refereed, Invited
Lead

[Research Note] Application of Corpus Analysis in Teaching English for Science and Technology
Yuichiro Kobayashi; Nobuko Imataki
Journal of the College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University, 20 Jun. 2023, Refereed

[Research Note] Word Order in Genitive Constructions with Quantifiers in the Old English Orosius
Nobuko Imataki
Expressions: International Cultural Expression Studies, 31 Mar. 2020, Refereed
Lead

[Research Note] Report on the Situation of Compulsory English Courses under the Quarter System in the College of Industrial Technology
Nobuko Imataki; Akira Hamada; Yuichiro Kobayashi; Michelle Johnson; Ian Ellsworth; Etsuko Fukuoka; Miyako Hada; Christopher Hewitt; Chisa Ishibe; Misao Ishizuka; Hiromi Kinoshita; Masato Kogure; Kevin Miller; Tom Oki; Jacob Shere; Kazuko Shimada; Naomi Yabe
Journal of the College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University, 20 Jun. 2019, Refereed, Not invited
Lead

★Practical Guidance for Graduation Research to Enhance Student Athletes’ Learning Motivation by Leveraging Their Athletic Experiences (2): Supporting inquiry processes using generative AI and image analysis
Kenichi Arai; Jun Mada; Toshiki Kikuchi; Nobuko Imataki; Nobukatsu Yoshida; Jun Toyotani
The 74th Annual Conference of the Japanese Society for Engineering Education, Sep. 2026, Japanese Society for Engineering Education, Not invited

★Analyzing the Needs of Engineering Faculty for the Improvement of Foundational English Courses
Nobuko Imataki
The 73rd Annual Conference of the Japanese Society for Engineering Education, Aug. 2025, Japanese Society for Engineering Education, Not invited

★Genitives in the Four Gospels
Nobuko Imataki
The 34th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Branch of the Japan Society for Medieval English Studies, Jun. 2018, Japan Society for Medieval English Studies, Not invited

Exploring Methods for Teaching English Academic Reading in Engineering Education
Nobuko Imataki
The 153rd Meeting of the Japanese Association for English Studies, Jun. 2023, Japanese Association for English Studies

Genitive Construction with Quantifiers in the Old English Orosius
Nobuko Imataki
The Annual Conference of the English Literary Society of Nihon University, Dec. 2019, English Literary Society of Nihon University, Not invited

The Diachronic Change of the English Genitive: Its Usage in the Gospel of Matthew in the Old English Bible and the Wycliffe Bible
Nobuko Imataki
Tokyo Metropolitan University Medieval English Literature Society, Jul. 2016, Tokyo Metropolitan University Medieval English Literature Society, Not invited

The Diachronic Study of Auxiliary will
Nobuko Imataki
Komaba Association for Studies in the History of the English Language, Oct. 2014, Komaba Association for Studies in the History of the English Language, Not invited

Technical English
2026 - Present
College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University

English Skills
2023 - Present
College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University

English
2022 - Present
College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University

Industrial Technology with SDGs
2022 - Present
College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University

Engineering Skills
2022 - Present
College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University

First-Year Seminar
2018 - Present
College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University

Career Path English
2018 - Present
College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University

Practical English
2018 - Present
College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University

Basic English
2017 - 2018
Distance Learning Division, Nihon University

English
2017 - 2018
College of Risk Management and Distance Learning Division, Nihon University

English Grammar Practice
2017 - 2018
College of Humanities and Sciences, Nihon University

English Pronunciation Practice
2017 - 2018
College of Humanities and Sciences, Nihon University

TOEIC Preparation
2017 - 2018
Faculty of Informatics, Tokyo City University

Communication Skills
2016 - 2018
Faculty of Informatics, Tokyo City University

Reading the News in English
2016 - 2018
Faculties of Engineering, Knowledge Engineering, and Informatics, Tokyo City University

English
2016 - 2017
Faculty of Health and Medical Care, Saitama Medical University

Reading and Writing
2014 - 2015
Tokyo City University

Communication Skills
2014 - 2015
Tokyo City University

Apr. 2025 - Present
Japanese Society for Engineering Education

Feb. 2024 - Present
Japan Society of Directories

Apr. 2021 - Present
Japan Society for Educational Technology

Apr. 2018 - Present
The Japan Society for Medieval English Studies

Apr. 2018 - Present
Japan Association for English Corpus Studies

Apr. 2015 - Present
The English Literary Society of Japan

Apr. 2014 - Present
Modern English Association

Apr. 2014 - Present
The English Linguistic Society of Japan

Apr. 2012 - Present
The English Literary Society of Nihon University

Diachronic Change of the To-Infinitive
Nihon University, Overseas Scholarship, Sep. 2015 - Feb. 2016

Interviewee and Column Contributor
Toshin Books, 2018 Edition: [New] University Entrance Guide - 185 Universities to Make Your Dreams Come True (in Japanese), 77–78, 01 Mar. 2017, Paper

TOEIC Listening & Reading Test: 945
May 2019

Oxford Seminars 100-Hour TESOL/TESL/TEFL Teacher Training Certificate
Oct. 2015