Japanese Research
Fellowship

Receiving Organization: The National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics

Invitee	AGUS Suherman Suryadimulya (Indonesia) Director, Center for Japanese Language Studies, Universitas Padjadjaran
Research Subject	Comparisons between the Japanese and Indonesian Languages regarding the use of "Idioms" concerning parts of the body
Duration	Oct 1, 2008–Sep 30, 2009

Invitee	Yuko GOTO BUTLER (U.S.A.) Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Research Subject	An Analysis of Japanese Academic Language for Elementary School Students
Duration	Oct 1, 2008–Jul 31, 2009

Invitee	Tasanee METHAPISIT (Thailand) Associate Professor, Department of Japanese, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Thammasat University
Research Subject	An Investigation into the possibility of using ITC & E-learning to support Japanese language learning autonomy in Thailand
Duration	Mar 1, 2009–Sep 30, 2009

Invitee	TEKMEN Ayse Nur (Turkey) Chairperson & Associate Professor, Japanese Language and Literature Department, Faculty of Letters, Ankara University
Research Subject	The Types of Polite Expression Forms in Japanese and Turkish
Duration	Oct 1, 2008–Sep 30, 2009

Invitee	TRAN Thi Hoang Mai (Vietnam) Director, Center for Japanese Studies, Vietnam Institute for Northeast Asian Studies
Research Subject	To Compile a Textbook of Chinese Characters in Japanese Language for Vietnamese Researchers in Japanese Studies
Duration	Oct 1, 2008–Mar 31, 2009

Invitee	YIN Song (China) Associate Professor, School of Foreign Languages, East China Normal University
Research Subject	On Teacher Development through Self-Study—An Analysis of Teaching Listening in College Japanese Courses in China
Duration	Oct 1, 2008–Sep 30, 2009

*Invitee titles current at time of selection of Fellows.