Personnel Information

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SHIMOTANI NATSUKO

Organization
Center of Sign Language
Laboratory Address
1-155 Uegahara Ichiban-Cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 662-8501
Research Fields, Keywords
Japanese Sign Language, Prosody, Second language acquisition, Sign linguistics, プロソディ, 日本手話, 第二言語習得, 言語学
Teaching and Research Fields
1960年代に「手話が言語である」と証明されて以来、手話言語学研究が進められ、人間の言語の普遍的側面が手話言語にも当てはまることが確認され、また、視覚言語ならではの特性も明らかになりつつあります。
しかしながら、音声言語と比べてみると、まだまだ言語学研究の歴史は浅く、また海外の手話言語研究と比べてみても、日本手話に関しては解明されていない分野がまだまだあると言えます。
なかでも、日本手話のプロソディや、日本手話を第二言語として習得する学習者の日本手話習得プロセスについて、これまでの研究で分かっていることはまだ十分とは言えません。
研究では日本手話のプロソディはどのような要素から成り立っているのかを解明し、手話学習者に学習のヒントをお伝えすることができればと思っています。同時に本学の日本手話履修生の日本手話習得プロセスを観察しながら、手話言語の第二言語習得プロセスを整理していきたいと思っています。
Mail Address
natsuko.s@kwansei.ac.jp
Laboratory Phone number
+81-798-54-7013
Laboratory Fax number
+81-798-54-7014
Syllabus information URL
https://syllabus.kwansei.ac.jp/uniasv2/UnSSOLoginControlFree?REQ_ACTION_DO=/AGA030PLS01Action.do?REQ_FUNCTION_JUMP_START_FLG=1&SLB_LINK_DISP_FLG=689&TCH_NO=236047&REQ_PRFR_FUNC_ID=AGA030
SDGs Related Goals
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Graduating School 【 display / non-display 】

  • Graduating School:Gardner-Webb University
    Faculty:World languages, literatures,and cultures
    Course / Major:American Sign Language

    Kind of school:University
    Date of graduation:2003.05
    Completion status:Graduated
    Country location code:United States

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Graduate School 【 display / non-display 】

  • Graduate school:The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Department:Linguistics and modern languages
    Course:Sign linguistics

    Course completed:Master's Course
    Date of completion:2015.06
    Completion status:Completed
    Country:Hong Kong

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Studying abroad experiences 【 display / non-display 】

  • Name of institution: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Name of job or career: 大学院生（修士課程）
    Date: 2014.04 - 2015.06

  • Name of institution: Gardner-Webb University
    Name of job or career: 大学生
    Date: 1999.01 - 2003.06

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Degree 【 display / non-display 】

  • Degree name:修士（言語学）
    Classified degree field:Humanities & Social Sciences / Linguistics
    Acquisition way:Thesis
    Date of acquisition:2015.11

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Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • Affiliation:Kwansei Gakuin University
    Department:Sign Language Research Center
    Title:Assistant Professor
    Date:2023.04 -

  • Affiliation:Kwansei Gakuin University
    Department:Division for Research Development and Outreach
    Title:Assistant Professor
    Date:2019.04 - 2023.03

  • Affiliation:Kwansei Gakuin University
    Department:Division for Research Development and Outreach
    Title:Expertise Technician
    Date:2016.04 - 2019.03

  • Affiliation:The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Department:Centre for Sign Linguistics and Deaf Studies
    Title:Research Assistant
    Date:2014.04 - 2015.06

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Association Memberships 【 display / non-display 】

  • Academic society name:日本語教育学会
    Academic country located:Japan

  • Academic society name:言語科学会
    Academic country located:Japan

  • Academic society name:日本第二言語習得学会
    Academic country located:Japan

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Research Areas 【 display / non-display 】

  • Research field:Humanities & Social Sciences / Linguistics
    Research keywords：日本手話

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Research Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • Research subject: 日本手話のプロソディ（韻律）要素の性質とその習得：手話学習者のストラテジー

    Periods of research: 2019.04 -
    Keyword in research subject:言語学、日本手話、第二言語習得、プロソディ
    Field of experts:Humanities & Social Sciences / Linguistics
    Classification of research form:Individual
    Research program:Health and Labour Sciences Research Grants

  • Research subject: 第二言語としての日本手話の習得状況とその過程

    Periods of research: 2016.04 -
    Keyword in research subject:言語学、日本手話、第二言語習得
    Field of experts:Humanities & Social Sciences / Linguistics
    Classification of research form:Individual
    Research program:The Other Research Programs

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Papers 【 display / non-display 】

  • Language: Japanese
    Title: プロソディ
    Journal name: 手話言語学　基礎から最前線へ  (p.54 - 80)
    Date of publication: 2023.02
    Author(s): 下谷奈津子、前川和美

    Type of publication: Part of collection (book)
    Co-author classification: Multiple Authorship
    Field of experts:Humanities & Social Sciences / Linguistics

  • Language: English
    Title: Analyzing head nod expressions by L2 learners of Japanese Sign Language: A comparison with native Japanese Sign Language signers
    Journal name: East Asian Sign Linguistics  vol.10  (p.241 - 261)
    Date of publication: 2022
    Author(s): Natsuko Shimotani

    Type of publication: Part of collection (book)
    Co-author classification: Single Author
    Field of experts:Humanities & Social Sciences / Linguistics

  • Language: Japanese
    Title: 日本手話のもつプロソディ
    Journal name: 地域ケアリング  vol.23  (2)  (p.66 - 69)
    Date of publication: 2021.02
    Author(s): 下谷奈津子

  • Language: English
    Title: Head nod as a prosodic cue in JSL and its use by native signers and non-native interpreters
    Journal name: Minpaku Sign Language Studies 1
    Date of publication: 2019.06
    Author(s): 下谷　奈津子

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)
    Co-author classification: Single Author
    Field of experts:Humanities & Social Sciences / Linguistics

  • Language: Japanese
    Title: 大学における日本手話クラスの現状と課題 —マイノリティの言語と 文化への理解を促す授業—
    Journal name: 複言語・多言語教育研究  (6)  (p.61 - 70)
    Date of publication: 2019.03
    Author(s): 松岡　和美, 前川　和美, 下谷　奈津子

    Type of publication: Research paper (scientific journal)
    Co-author classification: Multiple Authorship

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Books 【 display / non-display 】

  • Language: Japanese
    Title: みんなの手話　2023年度4月～6月/10月～12月
    Publisher: NHK出版
    Date of publication: 2023.04
    Author(s): 下谷奈津子、前川和美

    Type of books: Textbook, survey, introduction
    Authorship：Contributor

  • Language: Japanese
    Title: しくみが身につく手話②初級編
    Publisher: 白水社
    Date of publication: 2022.12
    Author(s): 前川和美、下谷奈津子、平英司

    Authorship：Joint author
    Field of experts:Humanities & Social Sciences / Foreign language education

  • Language: Japanese
    Title: しくみが身につく手話①入門編
    Publisher: 白水社
    Date of publication: 2022.08
    Author(s): 前川和美、下谷奈津子、平英司

    Type of books: Textbook, survey, introduction
    Authorship：Joint author
    Field of experts:Humanities & Social Sciences / Foreign language education

  • Title: みんなの手話 2022年度4～6月/10月～12月
    Publisher: NHK出版
    Date of publication: 2022
    Author(s): 下谷 奈津子

  • Title: みんなの手話
    Publisher: NHK出版
    Date of publication: 2021
    Author(s): 下谷 奈津子

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Other research activities 【 display / non-display 】

  • Title:日本手話データの提供

    Classification of research achievement:Other

  • Title:Asian Sign Bank における、日本手話辞書の編集
    Date：2014.04 - 2015.12

    Classification of research achievement:Other

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Awards 【 display / non-display 】

  • Prize: The Best Thesis Award 2015 of the Master of Arts Programme in Linguistics
    Date awarded:2015.11
    Country:Hong Kong
    Award type:Other
    Awarding organization：The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Award-winner (group):下谷　奈津子

  • Prize: ASL Academic Award 2013
    Date awarded:2013
    Country:United States
    Award type:Other
    Awarding organization：Gardner-Webb University
    Award-winner (group):下谷　奈津子

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Research Projects 【 display / non-display 】

  • Research category:Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(C)
    Project year：2019.04 - 2022.03
    Title:日本手話のプロソディー（韻律）要素の性質とその習得：手話学習者のストラテジー

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Presentations 【 display / non-display 】

  • Conference name:第20回日本手話教育研究大会
    International/Domestic presentation:Domestic presentation
    Holding date：2021.02
    Presentation date：2021.02
    Title:オンライン授業の特性を生かした授業　～実践報告と今後の課題～
    Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)
    Field of experts:Humanities & Social Sciences / Foreign language education

  • Language:Japanese
    Conference name:第1言語としてのバイリンガリズム研究会第15回研究会
    International/Domestic presentation:Domestic presentation
    Holding date：2017.05
    Title:第二言語としての日本手話の習得状況とその過程
    Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)

  • Language:English
    Conference name:環太平洋第二言語研究フォーラム
    International/Domestic presentation:Domestic presentation
    Holding date：2016.09
    Title:The acquisition of prosodic head nods by hearing L2 learners of Japanese Sign Language
    Presentation type:Poster presentation

  • Language:English
    Conference name:言語科学会
    International/Domestic presentation:Domestic presentation
    Holding date：2016.06
    Title:Grammatical head nods of native and non-native signers of Japanese Sign Language:acquisition without explicit instruction
    Presentation type:Poster presentation

  • Language:English
    Conference name:みんぱく手話言語学フェスタ2015
    International/Domestic presentation:Domestic presentation
    Holding date：2015.09
    Title:Head nod as a prosodic cue in JSL and its use by native signers and non-native interpreters
    Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)

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Teaching Experience (Off-campus) 【 display / non-display 】

  • Subject：日本手話
    Institution name：Kobe City University of Foreign Studies

  • Subject：日本手話
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  • Subject：手話
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  • Subject：日本と世界の手話
    Institution name：Kyoto Sangyo University

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