Katsumi NAGAI

1-1 Saiwaicho Takamatsu, 761-8521 JAPAN
Phone: +81-(0)87-832-1522
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Degrees

• Osaka University, Japan: Ph.D. 1999
• University of Edinburgh, Scotland: M.Sc. 1996 (with TEFL(ESL) certificate)
• Osaka University, Japan: M.A. 1995 (with Sen-shu Kyo-in Menkyo)

Employment History

• 2006- : Associate Professor, Centre for Research and Educational Development in Higher Education, Kagawa University, Japan
  
• 2000-2006 : Associate Professor, Tsuyama National College of Technology, Japan.
• 1998-2001 : (Part-time) Lecturer, Kansai University of Foreign Studies.
• 1997-1998 : (Part-time) Lecturer, International Student Center, Osaka University.
• 1987-2000 : (Full-time Kyo-yu) Teacher of English, Prefectural Senior High Schools, Osaka.

Grants

• 2007-2008 : Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research System, (Monbu Kagakusho #19520494)
• 2005-2006 : Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research System, (Monbu Kagakusho #17530678)
• 2003-2004 : Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research System, (Monbu Kagakusho #15520384)
• 2001-2002 : Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research System, (Monbu Kagakusho #13780159)
• 1996-1997 : Rotary International Academic-Year Ambassadorial Scholarship (University of Edinburgh, Scotland)

Recent Writings (Web versions only)

• Nagai Katsumi. 2011. 'Effect of Repetition in pronunciation practices on Retrieval of Nonsense Words' (abstract). Cognitive Studies. Japanese Cognitive Science Society. 18: 320-328.
• Nagai Katsumi. 2010. 'TOEIC and English classes at Kagawa University (Japanese)' Journal of higher education and research, Kagawa University. 8:103-107.
• Nagai Katsumi. 2009. 'Effect of pronunciation practices on the acquisition of artificial languages' (abstract). Studies in phonetics and speech communication Kinki Society for Phonetics. 6:225-233.
• Nagai Katsumi. 2008. 'Data analysis of TOEIC test at Kagawa University: 2007-2008 (Japanese)' Journal of higher education and research, Kagawa University. 5:21-28.
• Nagai Katsumi. 2007. 'Differences of pronunciation practices: A study of "Repeat with me" and "Repeat after me". (abstract) Journal of the Phonetic Society of Japan. 11:79-93.
• Nagai Katsumi. 2007. 'Mouthing vowels interferes with language rhythm but writing circles does not: evidence from dual-task experiments'. (abstract) Journal of the Japan Society for Speech Sciences. 8:1-18.
• Nagai Katsumi. 2006. 'Data analysis of TOEIC test at Kagawa University: 2005-2006 (Japanese)' Journal of higher education and research, Kagawa University. 4:40-52.
• Nagai Katsumi. 2005. ' Effect of Time Order Error on perception of Japanese geminate consonants.' (abstract) Journal of the Phonetic Society of Japan. 9:85-92.
• Nagai Katsumi. 2004. 'Application of Conjoint analysis to a need analysis. (Japanese)' Journal of the Japan Society for Speech Sciences. 5:37-44.
• Nagai Katsumi. 2004. 'Desirable working knowledge of English at a Japanese national college of technology.' Journal of Education in the College of Technology. 27:311-316.
• Nagai Katsumi (Ikuo Koike et al.). 2003. Dictionary of Applied Linguistics. Tokyo: Kenkyusha.
• Nagai Katsumi. 2002. 'Speech timing by Japanese learners of English. (Japanese)' Proceedings of the 16th General Meeting of the Phonetic Society of Japan. 71-76.
• Nagai Katsumi. 2002. 'Conjoint analysis of college students' desirable working knowledge of English' Bulletin of Tsuyama National College of Technology. 44:123-126.
• Ishigaki E., Saito A., and Nagai K. 1999. 'Teaching Pronunciation of Japanese by the Verbo-Tonal method. (Japanese)' Proceedings of the First Conference on Teaching Method of Pronunciation of Japanese. Kyoto: Doshisha Women's University.
• Nagai Katsumi. 1999. 'Reaction time measurement with multitasking operating systems (Japanese)'. Speech and Communication 3:86-87. Tokyo: Eicho-sha.
• Nagai Katsumi. 1998. 'Compensatory Lengthening by Learners of Japanese'. Japanese-Language Education around the Globe. 8:87-97. Tokyo: The Japan Foundation.
• Nagai Katsumi. 1998. 'Mora timing by British Learners of Japanese.' (Allan James ed.) Newsounds97. 240-248. Klagenfurt: Klagenfurt University Press.
• Nagai Katsumi. 1998. 'Pitch Descending by British Learners of Japanese.' Bulletin of the Society for the Study of English Education. 33:71-80. Osaka: Society of English Education.
• Nagai Katsumi. 1997. 'A concept of 'critical period' for language acquisition.' Bulletin of the Society for the Study of English Education. 32:39-56. Osaka: Society of English Education.
• Nagai Katsumi. 1996. 'A Study of Rhythm Perception Model.' Language and Culture. 5:189-201. Osaka: Osaka University.