Researcher's database - IKUTA Yuko

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IKUTA Yuko

Department / Course Bunkyo University Faculty of International Studies Department of International Understanding

Job Professor

Book and thesis
Books	I Hold the Albanian People in My Heart: Conversations with Saint Mother Teresa (Sole-authored) 2026/06/01
Papers	A Study on the Use of Films in International Understanding Education: A Collaborative Research Report Based on the Symposium For Whom the Bell Tolls and the "100 Films for International Understanding" List Journal of the Faculty of International Studies Bunkyo University 36 (2),pp.115-152 (Co-authored) 2026/01/31
Papers	Facilitating intercultural communication and engagement through student-led online international conferences THT Journal: The Journal of Teachers Helping Teachers 12 (1),pp.58-78 (Co-authored) 2024/12
Papers	What is the Expected Standard of English as Lingua Franca (ELF) in Global Communities?: A Field Study of Highly Specialized ELF Speakers Journal of the Faculty of International Studies, Bunkyo University, Vol.34, No.2 34 (2),pp.1-19 (Co-authored) 2024/01
Books	Promoting Intercultural Sensitivity and Awareness of English as a Lingua Franca through the Practice of Model United Nations. in D. Tatsuki & L. Zenuk-Nishide (Eds.). Model UN Simulations and English Lingua Franca: New Perspectives on Best Practices.,pp.23-39 (Co-authored) 2021/10/26
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Academic background
2009/10/01～	Doctorial Institute of Education, University of London Expired with Credits Obtained
1991/09～1993/05	Doctoral Program (1st Semester) Applied Linguistics Graduate School, Division of Language and Culture Columbia University Teachers College FinishedMaster of Education in Applied Linguistics
1989/07～1991/05	Master Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Graduate School, Division of Language and Culture Columbia University Teachers College FinishedMaster of Arts in TESOL

Business career
2010/09/15 ～ 2011/09/14	Visiting Researcher Institute of Education, University College London
2007/04/01	Professor Bunkyo University Department of International Understanding, Faculty of International Studies
1994/04/01 ～ 2012/03/31	Part-time Lecturer Waseda University School of Education
1999/04/01 ～ 2007/03/31	Associate Professor Bunkyo University Department of International Communication, Faculty of International Studies
1995/05/01 ～ 1999/03/31	Assistant Professor Bunkyo University Faculty of International Studies
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Academic conference presentation
2026/05/30	Operationalizing Trans-Speakerism in Teacher Education: Insights from an ELF Oriented Model United Nations Project (ASIA TEFL2026)
2026/06/14	When Virtual Collaboration Prevails and Fails (JALT CALL2026)
2025/11/22	Fostering a Culture of Peace via Model U.N. Activity in Language Education (ACTFL2025)
2025/07/26	Developing Diverse Skills and Attitudes of ELF through the Practice of Model U.N. Simulations (International Association of World Englishes(IAWE)26)
2024/03/12	Promoting Intercultural Communication and Engagement: An Empirical Study of COIL-Enhanced Japanese and Indonesian Student Conferences (The 58th RELC International Coferences on Re-humanizing, Re-conceptualizing and Re-imagining Language Teaching and Learning for Education 5.0)
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Research activities
2013 ～	Japan Association for International Education
2009	International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL)
2007/10 ～	International Association for World Englishes (IAWE)
2007	Asia TEFL
2000 ～	Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliqué (International Association of Applied Linguistics)
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Present specialized field
Linguistics, English linguistics, Foreign language education, Sociology of education keyword(Sociolinguistics,English Education,Global Education)

Works
2024/09/11	Human Rights and Peace Education (Peja, Republic of Kosovo)
2023/03/24	Case Study of Model United Nations in English (Online)
2014/06/08	International Understanding and Language Education: Learning to Live Together (Bunkyo University Shonan Campus)
2014/05/19	Multilingualism and the Role of Lingua Franca (Akita International University)

Research topic, funded research, and department laboratory expense
2017/04/01 ～ 2022/03/31	Teaching English as a Lingua Franca - An approach to develop global citizenship
2012/04/01 ～ 2016/03/31	Constructing global standards of English as a Lingua Franca Communication for International Communities
2009/04/01 ～ 2012/03/31	Core identity and Social Function of English as a Lingua Franca
2016/04/01 ～ 2017/03/31	Development of New Teaching Materials for Collaboration of Global Education and English Language Education Special Research Grant Funded by President of Bunkyo University
2014/10 ～ 2015/03	A Study of Sustainable Global Education in Theories and Practices
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Qualification and license
1981/12	EIKEN Grade 1 (Test in Practical English Proficiency in Japan: Equivalent level as C1 of CEFR)
1982/03	Junior and Senior High School Specialized Teacher's Certificate (English)
1998	TOEFL (PBT) 610
1977	Driving License ( issued in Japan)
1982	Japanese Flower Arrangement Teaching License

Educational ability

●Prepared Textbook and Other Teaching Materials

2015/08/31	Bunkyo University Global Education Report at UN Headquarters, New York 2014 & 2015
2010/10/16	Our Vision for Peace Building "The Bunkyo Volunteers 2010"

●Other Special Instructions about Teaching Activities

2006/03 ～	Global Education Study Tour to the United Nations
2021/03/01	Remote UN Study Program from New York
2015/06	Japan University English Model United Nations

Committee and society
2008/10 ～ 2012/10	Japan Association for Media English Studies Board Member
2004/04 ～	The Japan Association for Language Education and Technology Member of the Kanto Steering Committee
2008/04 ～	The Japan Association for Language Education and Technology Member of International Fellowship Committee
2022/04/01 ～ 2023/03/31	The Japan Association of College English Teachers Seminar Project Committee