IMATAKI Nobuko

Department of Liberal Arts and Basic SciencesAssistant Professor

Research Keyword

  • stylometry
  • corpus linguistics
  • syntax
  • historical linguistics

Field Of Study

  • Humanities & social sciences, English linguistics
  • Humanities & social sciences, Linguistics

Career

  • Apr. 2018 - Present
    Nihon University, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Basic Sciences, College of Industrial Technology, Assistant Professor
  • Apr. 2017 - Mar. 2018
    Nihon University, Research Institute for Humanities, 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
  • Oct. 2014 - Mar. 2018
    Tokyo City University, 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, Visiting Scholar

Educational Background

  • Apr. 2014 - Mar. 2017
    Nihon University, Graduate School of Literature and Social Sciences, English Language and Literature
  • Apr. 2012 - Mar. 2014
    Nihon University, Graduate School of Literature and Social Sciences, 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

Member History

  • Nov. 2023 - Present
    Treasurer, Modern English Association
  • Apr. 2019 - Present
    Committee member, The English Literary Society of Nihon University
  • Apr. 2019 - Mar. 2021
    Officer (Treasurer), The Japan Society for Medieval English Studies

Paper

  • 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
    間田潤; 朝本紘充; 今滝暢子; 秋田紘長; 新井健一; 大熊康典; 大坂直樹; 菊地俊紀; 北島雄一郎; 小林奈央樹; 柴山均; 高橋智輝; 髙寄正樹; 三浦慎一郎; 南澤宏明; 森健太郎; 松本真和
    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
  • Word Order in Genitive Construction with Quantifiers: in the Old English Orosius
    Nobuko Imataki
    Expressions: International Cultural Expression Studies, Mar. 2020, Refereed
    Lead
  • Genitive Constructions in Matthew: from 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
  • 〈Master's Thesis〉The Diachronic Study of Auxiliary Will
    Nobuko Imataki
    Mar. 2014, Refereed, Not invited
    Lead

MISC

  • 〈Book Review〉R. M. W. Dixon (2021) English Prepositions: Their Meanings and Uses
    Nobuko Imataki
    Studies in Medieval English Language and Literature, 11 Sep. 2024, Refereed, Invited
    Lead
  • Application of Corpus Analysis in Teaching English for Science and Technology
    Yuichiro KOBAYASHI; Nobuko IMATAKI
    日本大学生産工学部研究報告. B, 文系, 20 Jun. 2023, Refereed
  • 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; and Naomi YABE
    Journal of the College of Industrial Technology B, Nihon University, 20 Jun. 2019, Refereed, Not invited
    Lead

Lectures, oral presentations, etc.

  • Exploring Methods for Teaching English Academic Reading in Engineering Education
    Nobuko Imataki
    The 153rd Meeting of the Japanese Association for English Studies, Jun. 2023, The Japanese Association for English Studies
  • Genitive Construction with Quantifiers: in the Old English Orosius
    Nobuko Imataki
    The Annual Conference of the Society of English Language and Literature, Nihon University, Dec. 2019, Nihon University English Literature Society, Not invited
  • Genitives in the Four Gospels
    Nobuko Imataki
    34th Annual Meeting of Eastern Branch of JSMES, Jun. 2018, The Japan Society for Medieval English Studies, 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, 東京都立大学中世英語英文学研究会, Not invited
  • The Diachronic Study of Auxiliary WILL
    Nobuko Imataki
    Komaba Association for Studies in the History of the English Language, Oct. 2014, 駒場英語史研究会, Not invited

Affiliated academic society

  • Feb. 2024 - Present
    Japan Society of Directories
  • Apr. 2021 - Present
    Japan Society for Educational Technology
  • Nov. 2018 - Present
    The Japan Association for English Studies
  • 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 Linguistics Society of Japan

Media Coverage

  • Interviewee and Author of a Column
    Toshin Books, 2018 Edition: New University Entrance Guide - 185 Universities to Make Your Dreams Come True (in Japanese), pp. 77-78, Mar. 2017, Paper