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  ギリス フルタカ アマンダジヨアン   GILLIS FURUTAKA AMANDA J
  ギリス フルタカ アマンダ ジョアン
   所属   京都産業大学  外国語学部 英語学科
   職種   教授
研究概要
■ 研究概要
◆研究課題
西洋音楽と文化 / 応用脳科学英語教育とアクティブラーニン
English-language music and culture / Neuroscience, English language education and active learning

◆研究概要
I will continue to focus on researching and experimenting with learning activities based on music, song lyrics, and musical performances. I will also continue to look at the role of understanding and familiarity with English-language plot structure when English learners read fiction and non-fiction Extensive Reading texts. I will research the latest findings in cognitive science about how the human brain understands, analyzes, learns, and enables us to teach others through stories.

My research project for 2024 is to focus on the use of profanity in English. Profane language and gestures have existed as part of human communication since the dawn of civilization in most languages of the world. However, there is very little academic research on this topic and no mention of it in language teaching textbooks. Students usually first encounter it directly when they travel overseas, and increasingly these days, when they interact with native speakers online. They are also exposed to it in pop culture, especially through song lyrics. They need to be prepared for such encounters, to know the connotative meanings of the expressions they will hear, and to know where and when it is best not to mimic their foreign peers. I have started to research the history of profanity and how it is processed in the brain. Profane language is stored and processed in two different systems in the brain: the automatic speech system, which is located in the basal ganglia and emotion system circuitry, and the intentional speech system, based in Wernicke's and Broca's areas. Use of profanity is closely tied to intense emotions and profane words are uttered in a wide range of situations: to express anger, fear, surprise, happiness, to increase tolerance to physical and emotional pain, to shock, to amuse, to insult, etc. I have been using pop music and films to teach about English-speaking cultures. I realize that I need to include the uses of profanity in my courses and will create new teaching materials that explain and advise students on this topic. I have already given one workshop (February 2, 2024) on this topic and will be giving a talk on March 28, 2024, and at the JALT Pan SIG conference in Fukui in May. I have submitted a paper on profanity and emotion for publication on April 1, 2024, and a proposal for a workshop at the International JALT 2024 conference in November in Shizuoka. I plan to write up this workshop presentation for the conference proceedings.
業績
■ 学会発表
1. 2024/10/06 Setting up a support network for long-term non-Japanese nationals in Japan: Needs and challenges(International Symposium on Global Aging and Diversity "Counter-hegemonic narratives of aging: identity, space, and belonging")
2. 2024/09/28 Profanity across cultures: What is taboo and why profanity exists(Society for Intercultural Education Training and Research (SIETAR Kansai) and Osaka JALT Chapter September 2024 Event)
3. 2024/07/28 Profanity, EFL Learners, and the EFL Classroom(JALT Sendai Chapter Event)
4. 2024/05/26 Profanity and its power in the body(JALT Pan SIG 2024 Fukui)
5. 2024/05/26 What went wrong during study abroad? An intercultural approach investigates(JALT Pan SIG 2024 Fukui)
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■ 著書・論文歴
1. 2024/05 論文  Profanity and Emotion are Inextricably Entwined: Let me Show you How MindBrainEd Think Tank: Emotions: A Look at Emotion in the Language Classroom 10(5),pp.27-39 (単著) Link
2. 2024/03 論文  The Benefits of Exploring Plot Structure with University Students Taking an ER Course Bulletin of the JALT Mind Brain and Education Special Interest Group: Reading Structures 10(3),pp.10-16 (単著) Link
3. 2024/02 論文  Our Mind’s Eyes and Ears: The Phonological Loop and How it Helps Us to Read Bulletin of the JALT Mind Brain and Education Special Interest Group: Spoken Reading–Reading as a Spoken Experience in the Brain and Language Classroom 10(2),pp.18-24 (単著) Link
4. 2023/12 論文  Book Review: What the F***: What Swearing Reveals about Our Language, Our Brains, and Ourselves by Benjamin Bergen MindBrainED Journal ISSN 2433-8303 4,pp.75-92 (単著) Link
5. 2022/04 論文  Indelible Impressions: How and Why Adolescent Experiences Expand our Brain’s Circuitry and Influence our Life Course Bulletin of the JALT Mind, Brain, and Education SIG Outside Lives ISSN 2434-1002 8(4),pp.24-30 (単著) Link
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経歴
■ 学歴
1.
(学位取得)
バミンガム大学 修士(言語学)
2. 2009/09~2017/09 University of London Goldsmiths College Music Department of Music 博士課程修了 Doctor of Philosophy
3. 1990/10~1992/09 Birmingham University Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Foreign Language 修士課程修了 修士(言語学)
■ 職歴
1. 京都産業大学 外国語学部 英語学科 京都産業大学 外国語学部
2. 京都産業大学 外国語学部 英語学科 京都産業大学 外国語学部
■ 所属学会
1. INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF POPULAR MUSIC (IASPM)
2. JACET 一般社団法人大学英語教育学会
3. TEACHERS OF ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES (TESOL)
4. THE JAPAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF POPULAR MUSIC (JASPM)
5. 全国語教育学会(JAPAN ASSOCIATION OF LANGUAGE TEACHING)
その他
■ 研究課題・受託研究・科研費
1.   Researching Effective methods to teach about British Culture  
2.   STUDYING THE BILINGUAL LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT OF TWINS  
3. 2012~2015  Translation in Extensive Reading  
4. 2009~2016  日本の若者の西洋音楽ビデオの使用と鑑賞法  
5. 2005~2010  Bullying in schools  
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■ 委員会・協会等
1. バーミンガム大学 遠距離教育 修士号取得コースのチューター(講師)
2. 2010/04~ Kyoto International Schoolの理事 2010年4月~現在
3. 2010/04~ Kyoto International Schoolの理事 2010年4月~現在
4. 2005/03 Kyoto International Schoolの理事長2005年3月~20103月
5. 2005/03 Kyoto International Schoolの理事長2005年3月~20103月
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■ 現在の専門分野
データベース, 言語学, 文化人類学、民俗学, 社会学, 教育学, 教育学, 社会学, 文化人類学、民俗学, データベース (キーワード:British culture Bilingualism International education Bullying in schools Music video, YouTube NeuroELT Extensive Reading Active learning、YouTube NeuroELT Extensive Reading、British culture Bilingualism International education Bullying in schools Music video、YouTube NeuroELT Extensive Reading、British culture Bilingualism International education Bullying in schools Music video)