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Faculty Information Details
All data is as of November 24, 2025.
- SHIBATA MIKI
- Professor
| Affiliation | Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences |
|---|---|
| Discipline | English |
| Academic Degrees |
The University of Arizona Ph.D. (Second Language Acquisition & Language Teaching) Ohio University Master of Arts |
| Research Fields |
Humanities; Linguistics; Foreign language education |
| Research Keywords | |
| Comments | English is now the most spoken language in the world, and there are many learners all over the world. However, unlike one's native language, which is acquired unconsciously, English, as a second language (L2), does not improve rapidly in proportion to the time and effort spent, and there are considerable individual differences. Why? I am interested in this puzzle. Such L2 mystery would be ascribed to learners' psychological aspects and learning environment. In particular, I have researched learner identity and language ideology within positioning theory and language rights. Recently, my research interests include English-medium instruction and internationalization of higher education. |
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| Past media appearances | |
| Topic |
Education/School/Language Higher Education |
| SDGs |
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| Educational Programs |
[Bachelor Degree Program] School of Integrated Arts and Sciences : Department of Integrated Global Studies : Integrated Global Studies [Master's Program] Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences : Division of Humanities and Social Sciences : Integrated Arts and Human Sciences Program [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences : Division of Humanities and Social Sciences : Integrated Arts and Human Sciences Program |
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