Tajima Michio

Department of DentistryAssociate Professor
Culture and Communication StudiesAssociate Professor

Research Keyword

  • etymology
  • vocabulary learning
  • Second Language Acquisition
  • English language learners' motivation
  • ESP

Field Of Study

  • Humanities & social sciences, Foreign language education

Career

  • Apr. 2015 - Present
    日本大学大学院総合社会情報研究科, 兼任講師(専任扱い)
  • Oct. 2013 - Present
    日本大学歯学部, 准教授
  • Apr. 2007 - Sep. 2013
    日本大学歯学部, 専任講師
  • Apr. 2003 - Mar. 2007
    日本大学文理学部, 非常勤講師

Educational Background

  • 2000
    University of Surrey, Department of linguistic, cultural and international studies,

Member History

  • Apr. 2015 - Present
    co-editor, American Society of Geolinguistics
  • Apr. 2012 - Present
    事務局長(常任理事), 英米文化学会
  • Apr. 2010 - Mar. 2012
    例会担当理事, 英米文化学会

Paper

  • Communication and Conflict: Japanese Views of Foreign University Instructors
    James P. Lassegard & Michio Tajima
    OnCUE Journal, Dec. 2020, Refereed, Not invited
  • Graduate Students' View on Challenges of Foreign University Instructors
    Michio Tajima
    Transactions of Nihon University School of Dentistry, Dec. 2019, Refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Graduate Students’ Perceptions of Second Language Acuisition
    Michio Tajima
    Geolinguistic Studies in Language Contact, Conflict, and Development., Nov. 2019, Refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Learners’ perceptions of effectiveness of vocabulary tests
    Michio Tajima
    Transactions of Nihon University School of Dentistry, Dec. 2017, Not refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Confusing dental terminology in English and Japanese
    Michio Tajima; Eiji Ishikawa
    Geolinguistic Studies in Language Contact, Conflict, and Development. Volume 1, Aug. 2017, Refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Dental vocabulary learning: initial words learners choose
    Michio Tajima & Eiji Ishikawa
    Plurilingual Perspectives in Geolinguistics, Aug. 2016, Refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Individuality vs Solidarity: Billy Elliot the Musical
    Michio Tajima
    外国語学会誌(大東文化大学), Mar. 2016, Not refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • 彷徨える熊探偵:ジェイムズ・クラムリー『ダンシング・ベア』にみる象徴としての熊
    田嶋 倫雄
    日本大学歯学部紀要, Dec. 2015, Refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • The Use of Loan Words in Tokyo
    Eiji Ishikawa & Michio Tajima
    Multilingual Perspectives in Geolinguistics International Conference of the American Society of Geolinguistics in Honor of its 50th Anniversary, Jun. 2015, Refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • 欺瞞から生まれる真理:断層『ブック・オブ・モルモン』
    外国語学会誌(大東文化大学), Mar. 2015, Not refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Vocabulary Levels of Dental Tribune International
    田嶋倫雄
    日本大学歯学部紀要, Dec. 2014, Refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • On demand self-publishing: publish your own book!
    Hidehiko Negi; Eiji Ishikawa
    Between the keys, Apr. 2012, Not refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Poster Presentations in English Language Classes for Second-Year Dental Students
    Clive Langham
    Journal of Medical English Education, Feb. 2012, Refereed, Not invited
  • Attribution for self-evaluation in learning English
    Eiji Ishikawa; Hidehiko Negi; Michio Tajima
    Transactions of Nihon University School of Dentistry, Dec. 2011, Not refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Minae Mizumura. Nihongo ga horobirutoki: Eigo no seiki no nakade. [When Japanese becomes Extinct: In the Century of English]. Tokyo: Chikuma. 2008. Pp.330. 1,800¥, hardcover.
    Geolinguistics, Dec. 2011, Refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Crumley's Hardboiled
    大東文化大学外国語学会 外国語学会誌, Mar. 2011, Not refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Metacognitive strategies in English learning
    Daniel J. Waldhoff; Michio Tajima
    Transactions of Nihon University School of Dentistry, Dec. 2010, Not refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Wingfield's Frost
    大東文化大学外国語学会 外国語学会誌, Mar. 2010, Not refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Autonomy and reading abstracts of dental journals
    Daniel J. Waldhoff; Michio Tajima
    Transactions of Nihon University School of Dentistry, Dec. 2009, Not refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • David Graddol. English Next: Why global English may mean the end of ‘English as a Foreign Language’. British Council, 2006 (last minor revision 2007). Pp.128. Free PDF file at http://www.britishcouncil.org/learning-research-englishnext.htm
    Geolinguistics, May 2009, Refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Writing Practice of Haiku In English
    Foreign Language Journal, Mar. 2009, Not refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Useful expressions in the EFL classroom
    Tajima M; Waldhoff DJ; Kurosawa T
    日本大学歯学部紀要, Dec. 2008, Not refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • J.M. Barrie’s Mary Rose Revisited
    Tajima Michio
    大東文化大学外国語学会 外国語学会誌, Mar. 2008, Not refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Assessments of vocabulary level and readability of academic articles used in a third-year ESP reading program
    Tajima Michio
    日大歯紀要, Dec. 2007, Not refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Anxiety toward Learning English Differences between Successful Learners and Absentees
    大東文化大学語学教育研究所『語学教育研究論叢』, Mar. 2007, Not refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Motivation, attitude, and anxiety differences between successful learners and absentees of continuing education programs for English language proficiency test preparations
    言語学研究学会『言語の世界』, Dec. 2004, Not refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Motivation, attitude, and anxieties toward learning English as a foreign language: A survey of Japanese university students in Tokyo
    言語学研究学会『言語の世界』, Dec. 2002, Not refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • The Current State of Evidence with Regard to Different Methods of Classroom Education
    田島 倫雄
    大東文化大学語学教育研究所『語学教育研究論叢』, Mar. 2002, Not refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • On the Definition of the Phrase “Native Speaker
    田嶋 倫雄
    大東文化大学外国語学会『外国語学会誌』, Mar. 2002, Not refereed, Not invited
    Lead

MISC

  • A Comparison of Collocational uses for English for Dental Purposes: Teaching Dental Vocabulary Necessary to Read Dental Articles
    Michio Tajima; Eiji Ishikawa
    Geolinguistics Studies in Language Contact, Conflict, and Development: Language Education, 22 Aug. 2018, Refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Online Testing with Google Drive
    Michio Tajima; Eiji Ishikawa
    Transactions of Nihon University School of Dentistry, Dec. 2013, Not refereed, Not invited

Books and other publications

  • Geolinguistics Studies: Language Contact, Conflict, Development and Education
    Contributor, pp.37-61, James P. Lassegard; Michio Tajima
    The American Society of Geolinguistics Publications, Jan. 2023, Refereed
    9784815036546
  • A healthy life for today and tomorrow
    Joint editor
    Asahi Press, Jan. 2021
  • A Healthy Mind, A Healthy Body
    Joint work, 編纂、監修、はしがき、目次、pp1-4, 13,14,27-32,41,42,55, その他
    Asahi Press, Jan. 2014, Not refereed
    9784255155548
  • ワードバンクmini 基礎を固める英単語1800
    Joint work, コンピューターによる単語処理、頻出度確認、リスト作成、およびpp85-90
    Asahi Press, Dec. 2013, Not refereed
    9784255007564
  • Dental English: Chairside Dialogues
    C.S.Langham; Maiko Oshikawa; Tamotsu Uehara; Daniel Waldhoff, Joint work, 1-32, C.S.Langham; Maiko Oshikawa; Tamotsu Uehara; Daniel Waldhoff
    Lulu Enterprises, Inc., May 2012, Not refereed
    9781105527845
  • Rustling Ripples
    Single work
    Lulu Enterprises, Inc., Jul. 2010, Not refereed
    9780557551736
  • 2週間で英語耳:歯科衛生士のためのListening Skills
    Langham CS; 田嶋倫雄, Joint work, Langham CS; 田嶋倫雄
    医歯薬出版株式会社, Apr. 2008, Not refereed

Lectures, oral presentations, etc.

  • ★英語教材 A Healthy Life for Today and Tomorrow(朝日出版社)出版の反響
    Michio Tajima; Eiji Ishikawa; Junichiro Sano、Toru Matsuno
    英米文化学会第40回大会, Sep. 2022, 英米文化学会, Not invited
  • ★The integration of Foreign Faculty in Japanese Higher Education
    James P. Lassegard.; Michio Tajima
    The Asian Conference on Education (ACE2019), Nov. 2019, The International Academic Forum, Not invited
  • ★Leading active discussion with simplified KJ method: Issues concerning Foreign Faculty in Japanese Universities
    Michio Tajima; James Lassegard
    Society of English Studies 56th regular meeting, Nov. 2018, 英米文化学会, Not invited
  • Geolinguisticsの日本語訳語再考: Japanese Terminology of "Geolinguistics"
    Toru Matsuno; MichioTajima
    ASGP Webinar Jan 2022 Discussion Forum 1, Jan. 2022, American Society of Geolinguistics Publications, Not invited
  • Etymology and social use trend of “equality” and “equity”
    Michio Tajima
    ASGP Webinar Nov 2021, Nov. 2021, American Society Geolinguistics Publications, Not invited
  • The Experiences of Foreign Faculty Working in Japanese Higher Education
    James P. Lassegard; Michio Tajima
    The International Conference on advanced Research in Teaching and Education, May 2019, GlobalKS, Not invited
  • 英語教育に活かすジャンル別コロケーション研究― 歯学論文コーパスを用いて ―
    田嶋倫雄、石川英司
    英米文化学会第36回大会, Sep. 2018, 英米文化学会, Not invited
  • A Collocational Study for English for Specific Purposes: Teaching Dental Vocabulary Necessary to Read Dental Articles
    TAJIMA; Michio & ISHIKAWA; Eiji
    The 4th international conference: Aspects of language contact and conflict American Society of Geolinguistics in Tokyo 2018, Apr. 2018, American Society of Geolinguistics, Not invited
  • 日英比較を通した歯科英語語彙習得と学生の意識調査
    田嶋倫雄
    英米文化学会第153回例会, Jun. 2017, 英米文化学会, Not invited
  • Confusing dental terminology in English and Japanese
    Michio Tajima; Eiji Ishikawa
    International Conference on Aspects of Language Contact and Conflict: American Society of Geolinguistics in Tokyo, Apr. 2017, American Society of Geolinguistics, Not invited
  • Dental Vocabulary Learning: Initial Words Learners Choose
    Michio Tajima & Eiji Ishikawa
    International Conference on Plurilingual Perspectives in Geolinguistics, Apr. 2016, American Society of Geolinguistics, Not invited
  • The Use of Loan Words in Tokyo
    Eiji Ishikawa & Michio Tajima
    American Society of Geolinguistics 50th Anniversary International Conference in Tokyo, Apr. 2015, American Society of Geolinguistics, Not invited
  • 「教養演習」が教養教育に果たした役割
    佐藤恵、佐藤紀子、酒井秀嗣、田嶋倫雄、中野善夫、宮崎洋一、桑田文幸
    第32回日本歯科医学教育学会総会および学術大会, Jul. 2013, 日本歯科医学教育学会, Not invited
  • グーグルドライブ:オンラインテスト作成と採点の可能性
    英米文化学会第140回例会, Jun. 2013, 英米文化学会, Not invited
  • Online testing with "Google form"
    Michio; Tajima; Eiji Ishikawa; Hidehiko Negi
    The Japan Association for Language Teaching, Oct. 2012, Not invited
  • Evaluation issues in small group education
    酒井秀嗣、三枝禎、佐藤紀子、田嶋倫雄、中野善夫、宮崎洋一、佐藤恵、鈴木直人、桑田文幸
    第31回日本歯科医学教育学会学術大会, Jul. 2012, 日本歯科医学教育学会, Not invited
  • On demand self-publishing: Publish your own book!
    Michio Tajima; Eiji Ishikawa; Hidehiko Negi
    The Japan Association for Language Teaching, Nov. 2011, Not invited
  • 第1学年におけるテュートリアル教育のテーマ選択に対する学生の意識調査
    酒井秀嗣、佐藤紀子、田嶋倫雄、中野善夫、宮崎洋一、桑田文幸
    第30回日本歯科医学教育学会総会・学術大会および記念大会, Jul. 2011, 日本歯科医学教育学会, Not invited
  • Using Posters in English Language Classes
    Clive S. Langham; Michio Tajima
    The Fourteenth annual JASMEE Conference, Jul. 2011, Japan Society for Medical English Education (JASMEE), Not invited
  • 自己出版の現状と展望 – 事例紹介 –
    佐藤治夫
    英米文化学会 第133回例会, Nov. 2010, 英米文化学会, Not invited
  • Team Teaching a Medical and Dental English Program
    Clive S. Langham; Michio Tajima
    The thirteenth annual JASMEE conference, Jul. 2010, Japan Society for Medical English Education (JASMEE), Not invited
  • General English to English for Specific Purposes
    American Society of Geolinguistics & Department of Modern Languages International Conference, Sep. 2009, American Society of Geolinguistics, Baruch College (CUNY), Not invited
  • Bodies of Medical English
    Michio Tajima; Thomas Hardy
    Japan Society for Medical English Education, Jul. 2009, Japan Society for Medical English Education, Not invited
  • 英語学習における学生の「やる気」について
    田嶋倫雄
    英米文化学会, Mar. 2008, Not invited
  • A corpus based lexical approach to reading comprehension
    JALT, Dec. 2007, Not invited

Affiliated academic society

  • Oct. 2023 - Present
    The Japan Second Language Association
  • Mar. 2011 - Present
    Japanese Dental Education Association
  • Sep. 2007 - Present
    American Society of Geolinguistics
  • Jul. 2007 - Present
    Japan Society for Medical English Education
  • Jun. 2005 - Present
    英米文化学会
  • Apr. 1999 - Present
    (JALT/ The Japan Association for Language Teaching)
  • Jan. 1996 - Present
    日本アメリカ文学会東京支部
  • Mar. 2006 - Feb. 2010
    Haiku Society of America

Research Themes

  • Critical Analysis of International Faculty in Higher Education Institutions
    Apr. 2019 - Mar. 2022
    LASSEGARD James

Others

  • 「遠隔カンファレンス...
    Feb. 2013 - Feb. 2013
  • 「遠隔カンファレンスシステムの基本的な使用方法について」Basic Telemedicine system - Teleconference- DVD英語字幕作成
    Feb. 2013 - Feb. 2013