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Yutai WATANABE
Faculty of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies　Department of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies
Professor

Researcher information

■ Degree
  • Master of Arts, Hosei University
■ Research Keyword
  • New Zealand
  • World Englishes
  • English as a lingua franca
  • Language ideology
  • Language attitudes
  • Perceptions of accents
■ Field Of Study
  • Humanities & social sciences, Local studies, New Zealand Studies
  • Humanities & social sciences, English linguistics, English Linguistics
  • Humanities & social sciences, Linguistics, Sociolinguistics

Career

■ Career
  • Apr. 2008 - Present
    Professor, Department of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies (GIS)
  • Apr. 2018 - Mar. 2019
    Dean of Department of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies (GIS),Councillor of Hosei University
  • Apr. 2011 - Mar. 2016
    Guest Researcher, New Zealand Institute, Waseda University
  • Apr. 2008 - Mar. 2011
    Dean of Department of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies (GIS) Councillor of Hosei University
  • Apr. 2006 - Mar. 2008
    Director and Adjunct Professor, Institute for Global and Interdisciplinary Studies (IGIS), Hosei University
  • Apr. 2003 - Mar. 2008
    Professor, Faculty of Intercultural Communications, Hosei University
  • Apr. 2002 - Mar. 2003
    Visiting Scholar, Department of Linguistics, University of Canterbury
  • Apr. 1999 - Mar. 2003
    Professor, Faculty of General Arts I, Hosei University
  • Apr. 1993 - Mar. 1999
    Associate Professor, Faculty of General Arts I, Hosei University
  • Apr. 1996 - Mar. 1998
    Visiting Scholar, Department of Linguistics, University of Canterbury
  • Apr. 1993 - Mar. 1996
    Part-time Lecturer, Department of English, Japan Women's University
  • Apr. 1989 - Mar. 1996
    Part-time Lecturer, Faculty of Letters, Meiji-gakuin University
  • Apr. 1991 - Mar. 1993
    Full-time Lecturer, Faculty of General Arts I, Hosei University
  • 01 Apr. 1991 - 01 Mar. 1993
    Full-time Lecturer, Faculty of General Arts I, Hosei University
  • Apr. 1984 - Mar. 1989
    Part-time Lecturer, Department of English and American Literature, Rissho University
■ Educational Background
  • Apr. 1981 - Mar. 1984, Hosei University, Graduate School, Division of Humanities, English Literature, Doctor Course
  • Apr. 1978 - Mar. 1981, Hosei University, Graduate School, Division of Humanities, English Literature, Master Course
  • Apr. 1974 - Mar. 1978, Taisho University, Faculty of Literature, American and British Literature
■ Member History
  • Apr. 2024 - Present
    Board member, The Japanese Association for Asian Englishes
  • Sep. 2012 - Present
    Board Member, The Japanese Association for English Studies
  • Jun. 2010 - Present
    Board Member, The Japan Society for New Zealand Studies
  • Nov. 2005 - Present
    Councilor, English Literary Society of Hosei University
  • Apr. 2019 - Mar. 2025
    Vice President, The Japanese Association for English Studies
  • Apr. 2018 - Mar. 2020
    Board member, The Japanese Association for Asian Englishes
  • Jun. 2014 - Jun. 2018
    Vice President, The Japan Society for New Zealand Studies
  • Jun. 2012 - Jun. 2014
    Secretary General, The Japan Society for New Zealand Studies

Research activity information

■ Paper
■ MISC
  • 'Snow Grouse' and 'Cats': A Note on New Zealand English
    Yutai Watanabe
    The Journal of the Japan Society for New Zealand Studies, Jun. 2009, [Invited]
  • A Dogmatic Approach to English Education　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    Correspondence Education, Hosei University, Sep. 1993, [Invited]
  • From "English for Exams" to "Living English"(?)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    New Friends: An Introduction to University Life '92, Feb. 1992, [Invited]
■ Books and other publications
  • Shogakukan Random House English-Japanese Dictionary (2nd Editon)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Editors in chief; T. Konishi; M. Yasui; T. Kunihiro; K. Horiuchi, Others, Joint work
    Shogakukan, Jan. 1994, Not reviewed
    4095101016
  • Englishes for the Young　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yoshio Isaka; Isao Mizuochi; Hidekatsu Hayashi; Yutai Watanabe, Others, Part V
    Ohshi-sha, Mar. 1990, Not reviewed
    4871195295
  • Shogakukan Progressive English-Japanese Dictionary (2nd Eidtion)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Editors in chief; T. Konishi; M. Yasui; T. Kunihiro, Contributor, Joint work
    Shogakukan, Jan. 1987, Not reviewed
    4095102020
  • Fukutake Oxford Illustrated English-Japanese Dictionary (8 Vols.)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Editors; R. Fukuda et al., Contributor, Joint work
    Fukutake-shoten, Jan. 1982, Not reviewed
    482881051X
■ Lectures, oral presentations, etc.
  • Foreign-accented English in NZ Films　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    New Zealand Linguistic Conference 2024, 10 Dec. 2024, Linguistic Society of New Zealand
  • English-Medium Instruction: Effectiveness and Room for Improvement　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 27th National Conference of the Japanese Association for English Studies, 30 Aug. 2024, The Japanese Association for English Studies, [Invited]
  • Foreign-accented Actors in New Zealand Films　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 31st National Conference of the Japan Society for New Zealand Studies, 15 Jun. 2024, The Japan Society for New Zealand Studies
  • American and British Accents in New Zealand Films　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 155th Meeting of the Japanese Association for English Studies, 02 Mar. 2024, The Japanese Association for English Studies
  • New Zealand English and Non-New Zealand Film Actors　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 87th Meeting of the Japan Society for New Zealand Studies, 28 Oct. 2023, The Japan Society for New Zealand Studies
  • The Indexicality of Japanese-accented English: L1 and L2 English Speakers’ Perceptions　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 26th National Conference of the Japanese Association for English Studies, 01 Sep. 2023, The Japanese Association for English Studies
  • The Indexicality of Slogans on Local Souvenirs　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 152nd Meeting of the Japanese Association for English Studies, 11 Mar. 2023, The Japanese Association for English Studies
  • Behind Japanese ELF Users’ Preference for Inner Circle English　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 25th National Conference of the Japanese Association for English Studies, 02 Sep. 2022, The Japanese Association for English Studies
  • English Education in Japanese Universities: An EIL Perspective　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 149th Meeting of the Japanese Association for English Studies, 12 Mar. 2022, The Japanese Association for English Studies, [Invited]
  • An ELF Model and Its Limitations in Japanese ELT　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 146th Meeting of the Japan Society for Culture in English, 13 Mar. 2021, The Japan Society for Culture in English
  • Advanced L2 Speakers’ Attitudes towards Their Own Variety of English: A Comparative Study in East Asia　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Megumi Kobayashi; Michiyo Yamaguchi; Yutai Watanabe
    The 18th AsiaTEFL International Conference, 27 Nov. 2020, Asia TEFL
  • Issues Surrounding CEFR and Private-sector English Tests for University Admission　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe; Nobumi Nakai
    The 144th Meeting of the Japan Society for Culture in English, 14 Dec. 2019, The Japan Society for Culture in English, [Invited]
  • East Asian Attitudes towards L2-accented English: A Comparison Based on a Unified Questionnaire　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe; Michiyo Yamaguchi; Megumi Kobayashi
    The 45th National Conference, The Japanese Association for Asian Englishes, 07 Dec. 2019, The Japanese Association for Asian Englishes
  • English as a Lingua Franca: Concept and Reality　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    Global Human Resources and English as a Lingua Franca: A GIS Perspective, 16 Nov. 2019, Department of Global and Interdisciplinary Studies, Hosei University, [Invited]
  • The Inner Circle Orientation within the Japanese EIL Framework　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 22nd National Conference of the Japan Society for Culture in English, 13 Sep. 2019, The Japan Society for Culture in English, [Invited]
  • Perfectionism: A Japanese Ideology towards a Native-like Accent in the EIL Paradigm　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 24th International Association for World Englishes Conference, 21 Jun. 2019, The International Association for World Englishes
  • Japanese Ideologies towards L2-accented English: A Case Study in EMI Settings　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 43rd National Conference, The Japanese Association for Asian Englishes, 01 Dec. 2018, The Japanese Association for Asian Englishes, [Invited]
  • Foreign Languages in Japanese TV dramas　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Blake Crawford; Yutai Watanabe; Megumi Kobayashi; Michiyo Yamaguchi
    Foreign Languages in Japanese TV dramas: The Life of an American Actor Who Has Grown Up in Kyoto, 21 Oct. 2018, Kyoto Prefectural University, [Invited]
  • EIL and ENL: A Reconsideration of the Suggested Course of Study in English (1947/1951)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 41st National Conference, The Japanese Association for Asian Englishes, 25 Nov. 2017, The Japanese Association for Asian Englishes
  • ELF/EIL and the Ideologies of English Education in Japan　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 76th Meeting of the English and American Literature and Linguistics Society, 11 Jun. 2017, English and American Literature and Linguistics Society
  • The Concept of EIL in the Suggested Course of Study in English (1947/1951)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 136th Meeting of the Japan Society for Culture in English, 11 Mar. 2017, The Japan Society for Culture in English
  • English as a Lingua Franca in Japan: A Brief Comparison with Mainland Europe　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 136th Meeting of the Japan Society for Culture in English, 11 Mar. 2017, The Japan Society for Culture in English, [Invited]
  • Three Phonological Features of New Zealand English　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 23rd National Conference of the Japan Society for New Zealand Studies, 18 Jun. 2016, The Japan Society for New Zealand Studies, [Invited]
  • English as a Lingua Franca: Perspectives and Issues in the Japanese ELT Context　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 131st Meeting of the Japan Society for Culture in English, 13 Jun. 2015, The Japan Society for Culture in English
  • ELF and the Native/Non-native Dichotomy: Evidence from Empirical Studies in the Inner Circle　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 82nd Meeting of the Hosei Society for English Studies, 20 Dec. 2014, The Hosei Society for English Studies
  • Salient features of Japanese-accented English: A New Zealand case study　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    How is Japanese English perceived? Japanese English in the Era of World Englishes, 02 Aug. 2014, Kyoto Prefectural University, [Invited]
  • Japanese English in the Era of World Englishes　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Robert McKenzie; Yutai Watanabe; Michiyo Yamaguchi
    How is Japanese English perceived? Japanese English in the Era of World Englishes, 02 Aug. 2014, Kyoto Prefectural University, [Invited]
  • Being Perceived as a ‘Native English Speaker’　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 127th Meeting of the Japan Society for Culture in English, 08 Mar. 2014, The Japan Society for Culture in English
  • A perceptual dialectological study of Asian-accented English in New Zealand　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 68th Meeting of the Japan Society for New Zealand Studies, 01 Mar. 2014, The Japan Society for New Zealand Studies
  • Perceptions of Native-likeness: A Case Study on Asian English Speakers　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 33rd National Conference, The Japanese Association for Asian Englishes, 07 Dec. 2013, The Japanese Association for Asian Englishes
  • Japanese-accented English: How It Is Identified in New Zealand　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 13th Language and Society Conference, NZ, 28 Nov. 2012, Linguistic Society of New Zealand
  • Japanese? Korean? Chinese? How Foreign Accents Are Discerned by L1 English Speakers　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 30th National Conference, The Japanese Association for Asian Englishes, 07 Jul. 2012, The Japanese Association for Asian Englishes
  • Identification of and Attitudes towards Japanese-accented English: A Case Study in NZ　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    Hosei University English Literary Society Conference 2010, 20 Nov. 2010, Hosei University English Literary Society, [Invited]
  • Universities in Japan Today: Global Perspectives and Developments　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    Parents’ Meeting in the Greater Tokyo Area, Hosei University Supporters Association, 24 Oct. 2010, Hosei University Supporters Association, [Invited]
  • 'May Have' in Hypothetical Conditions　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 106th Meeting of the Japan Society for Culture in English, 09 Dec. 2006, Japan Society for Culture in English
  • Japanese-accented English: A Report from New Zealand　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 13th Conference of the Japan Society for New Zealand Studies, 17 Jun. 2006, Japan Society for New Zealand Studies
  • Flying Kiwis: New Zealand Attitudes towards Non-indigenous English Accents　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    New Zealand Linguistics Society Conference 2005, Auckland, New Zealand, 18 Nov. 2005, Linguistic Society of New Zealand
  • How Foreign Accents Are Evaluated in New Zealand　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 16th Conference of the Japanese Association of Sociolinguistic Sciences, 02 Oct. 2005, Japanese Association of Sociolinguistic Sciences
  • BEER in Mind: The Merger of Two Diphthongs in New Zealand English　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 33rd Meeting of the Japan Society for New Zealand Studies, 15 Dec. 2001, Japan Society for New Zealand Studies
  • New Zealand English and Its Variations　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 77th Meeting of the Japan Society for Culture in English, 19 Dec. 1998, Japan Society for Culture in English
  • The Meaning and Usage of "Had Better"　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 39th Meeting of the Bibulous Society, 18 Nov. 1989, Bibulous Society
  • "Have got to" in American English　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 5th Meeting of the Hosei Society for English Studies, 22 Dec. 1988, Hosei Society for English Studies
  • The Semantic Features of Root "Must"　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 11th Meeting of the English and American Literature and Linguistics Society, 01 Jun. 1986, English and American Literature and Linguistics Society
  • Root "Must": Its Use and Meaning in Present-day American English　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 22nd Meeting of the Bibulous Society, 25 Oct. 1985, Bibulous Society
  • "Have Got To" in AE: The Semantic Features and Contexts　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Yutai Watanabe
    The 17th Conference of Graduate Schools of English Studies, 19 Nov. 1983, 大学院英文学専攻課程協議会
■ Affiliated academic society
  • Jun. 2024 - Present
    Linguistic Society of New Zealand　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  • Apr. 2012 - Present
    The Japanese Association for Asian Englishes　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  • Apr. 2005 - Present
    The Japanese Association of Sociolinguistic Sciences　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  • Oct. 2000 - Present
    The Japan Society for New Zealand Studies　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  • Apr. 1998 - Present
    The Japanese Association for English Studies　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  • Feb. 2019 - Feb. 2023
    International Association for World Englishes　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
  • Sep. 2000 - Dec. 2017
    Linguistic Society of New Zealand　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
■ Research Themes
  • アジア英語の創造性：グローバル化するポピュラー文化と新造語に関する考察
    基盤研究(C)一般
    Apr. 2024 - Mar. 2027
  • アメリカ英語の普及と英語の多様性の認識に20世紀映像メディアが与えた影響　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    基盤研究(C)一般
    Apr. 2019 - Mar. 2024
  • 英語をめぐる言語態度の東アジア比較研究：映像メディア分析と教育的活用　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    基盤研究(C)一般
    Apr. 2016 - Mar. 2019
  • 「日本語訛りの英語」の識別と評価　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Apr. 2010 - Mar. 2011
  • 英語変種に対する意識：NZを中心に　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Apr. 2003 - Mar. 2004
  • ニュージーランド英語の諸相　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
    Apr. 2001 - Mar. 2002
■ Media Coverage