Dr Hitomi Masuhara Ph.D.

Enquiry into the neural network development process in the brain; Second language acquisition studies; The meaning construction stages during the processing of written text; Efficacy of methodologies and materials;

Testing language skills; Cross-cultural enquiry into cognitive patterns reflected in language and language use; Conversational analysis and ethnomethodological studies; Syllabus design, curriculum development and its evaluation; Materials development; Teacher development