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All data is as of December 01, 2025.

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NISHINA YOKO
Professor
Affiliation Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Discipline Cultural Anthropology
Academic Degrees University of Erfurt　Dr. phil.
Research Fields Humanities; Linguistics; Linguistics
Humanities; Linguistics; Japanese linguistics
Humanities; Linguistics; Japanese language education
Research Keywords General linguistics, Language typology, Contrastive linguistics, Functional linguistics, Japanese as a second language, foreign language education
Comments We conduct descriptive and theoretical research on the universality and individuality of languages by comparing and contrasting a wide range of languages from the perspective of linguistic typology. Furthermore, we aim to use such research to deepen language users' understanding and reflection on their mother tongue, and to apply it to language learning and teaching in a practical way.
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Past media appearances 20211129～20211227
Topic Diversity
Education for the Developmentally Disabled
Education/School/Language
Europe
Higher Education
SDGs 3 Good health and well-being 4 Quality education 5 Gender equality 8 Decent work and economic growth 10 Reduced inequalities 11 Sustainable cities and communities 16 Peace, justice and strong institutions 17 Partnerships for the goals
Educational Programs [Bachelor Degree Program] School of Education : Language and Culture Education : Program in Teaching Japanese as a Second Language
[Master's Program] Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences : Division of Educational Sciences : Teaching Japanese as a Second Language Program
[Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences : Division of Educational Sciences : Teaching Japanese as a Second Language Program
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