Akira Ono

Last Updated :2025/07/18

Affiliations, Positions
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor
Web Site
http://dele.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/
E-mail
aonohiroshima-u.ac.jp
Other Contact Details
1-1-1 KAGAMIYAMA, HIGASHIHIROSHIMA 739-8524 JAPAN, Japan
TEL : (+81)82-424-7063 FAX : (+81)82-424-7063
Self-introduction
I have examined the ways in which literature can be used for improving English abilities of non-native speakers of English.

Basic Information

Major Professional Backgrounds

  • 2001/04/01, 2004/03/31, "Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Education, Assistant Professor"
  • 2000/04/01, 2001/03/31, "Hiroshima University, Faculty of Education, Assistant Professor"
  • 1999/04/01, 2000/03/31, "Hiroshima University, Faculty of School Education, Assistant Professor"
  • 2004/04/01, 2007/03/31, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Education, Associate Professor
  • 2007/04/01, 2015/09/30, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Education, Associate Professor
  • 2015/10/01, 2020/03/31, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Education, Professor
  • 2020/04/01, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Professor

Educational Backgrounds

  • Hiroshima University, Graduate School, Division of Letters, English Language and Literature, Japan, 2000/04, 2006/03
  • Hiroshima University, Faculty of Literature, English Language and Literature, Japan, 1986/04, 1990/03
  • University of London, Graduate School, Division of Letters, English Literature and Language after 1525, U.K., 1997

Academic Degrees

  • Ph.D., Hiroshima University
  • M.A., King's College
  • Master of Arts, Hiroshima University

Educational Activity

  • [Bachelor Degree Program] School of Education : Language and Culture Education : Secondary School English Language Education
  • [Master's Program] Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences : Division of Educational Sciences : Educational Design for Teacher Educators Program
  • [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences : Division of Educational Sciences : Educational Design for Teacher Educators Program

In Charge of Primary Major Programs

  • Secondary School English Language Education

Research Fields

  • Humanities;Literature;Literature in English

Research Keywords

  • literariness
  • teaching materials
  • content studies in English Language Education

Affiliated Academic Societies

  • Japan Society of English Language Education
  • The English Literary Society of Japan

Educational Activity

Course in Charge

  1. 2025, Liberal Arts Education Program1, 1Term, Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students
  2. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Study on English Language Education I
  3. 2025, Undergraduate Education, First Semester, Study on English Language Education II
  4. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Graduation Thesis
  5. 2025, Undergraduate Education, Second Semester, Graduation Thesis
  6. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Introduction to Literature in English
  7. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, English Language Education and Literature
  8. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Study of IS Textbook (English)
  9. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 1Term, Analysis of English Language Texts
  10. 2025, Undergraduate Education, 2Term, Introduction of Teaching Practice for Lower and Upper Secondary Schools
  11. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Educational Sciences and Society
  12. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 2Term, Educational Sciences and Society
  13. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , First Semester, Special Study in English Language Education A
  14. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , Second Semester, Special Study in English Language Education A
  15. 2025, Graduate Education (Master's Program) , 3Term, Advanced Course in Teaching Material Design for Language and Communication Expression (English) a
  16. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , First Semester, Special Study
  17. 2025, Graduate Education (Doctoral Program) , Second Semester, Special Study

Research Activities

Academic Papers

  1. Critical Content-Based Instruction in English Language Education: The Civil Rights Movement in the U.S.A., Bulletin of the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University, 80-89, 2024
  2. The Development of English Teaching Materials Based on a Comparison between the Original Literary Text and Its Retold Version: The case of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, 30, 37-42, 20240315
  3. The Development of English Teaching Materials Based on a Comparison between the Original Literary Text and Its Retold Version: The case of Wuthering Heights by E. Brontë, 110-118, 2023
  4. Characteristics of Junior High School Students' Speech in Language Activities Incorporating Visual Thinking Strategies, 129-138, 20221223
  5. Does Translating an English Poem into Japanese Stimulate Learners' Interpretattion?, Hiroshima Studies in English Language and Literature, 67, 113127, 20230330
  6. Reading Instruction in the EFL Classroom: Oscar Wilde's The Selfish Giant as an Authentic Text for Senior High School Learners in Japan, 28, 31-36, 20220318
  7. Book review on Geoff Hall's Literature and Language Education (2nd. ed.), Hiroshima Studies in English Language and Literature, 65, 45-54, 20210320
  8. How to Use Stories in Elementary School English Education, 24, 93-98, 20180322
  9. English Reading Skills to Be Developed through Literary Texts: From the View Point of the New Course of Study and Theories of Communication Skills, 147-158, 20130301
  10. For a Smooth Transition from Elementary School Foreign Language Activities to Junior High School English: Principles and Practices in Oasa Jnior High School, 19, 187-193, 20130301
  11. A Report on Foreign Language Activities in Hibizaki Elementary School, 189-197, 20121201
  12. David Copperfield: A Discrepancy between the Two Davids, Hiroshima Studies in English Language and Literature, 40, 38-46, 19960330
  13. The Limits of Radicalism in Hard Times, PHOENIX, 44, 1-12, 19951001
  14. The Meaning of Oliver's Standard English, PHOENIX, 41, 57-70, 19940401
  15. Ways of Dealing with Stories in an EFL Classroom: According to the new Course of Study for junior high schools, 87-94, 20211231

Publications such as books

  1. 2020/01/20, One World Smiles 6, Kyoiku Shuppan, 2020, 01, Textbook, Single work, 978-4-316-20404-8
  2. 2020/01/20, One World Smiles 5, Kyoiku Shuppan, 2020, 01, Textbook, Joint work, 978-4-316-20403-1
  3. 2021/01/20, One World English Course 3 (Teacher's Manual), Kyoiku Shuppan, 2021, 01, Textbook, Joint work
  4. 2021/01/20, One World English Course 3, Kyoiku Shuppan, 2021, 01, Textbook, Single work, 978-4-316-20450-5
  5. 2021/01/20, One World English Course 2, Kyoiku Shuppan, 2021, 01, Textbook, Joint work, 978-4-316-20449-9
  6. 2021/01/20, One World English Course 1, Kyoiku Shuppan, 2021, 01, Textbook, Joint work, 978-4-316-20448-2
  7. 2015/08, Literature and Language Learning in the EFL Classroom, Palgrave Macmillan, 2015, 08, Scholarly Book, Joint work, 英語, 978-1-137-44365-6, 320, 140-150

External Funds

Acceptance Results of Competitive Funds

  1. KAKENHI, 2011, 2013
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  2. KAKENHI, Survey on the Attainment Target of Foreign Language Achievement at the Secondary School Level in Foreign Countries, 2005, 2007
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  3. 2018, 2020

Social Activities

Organizing Academic Conferences, etc.

  1. 2012/07

History as Peer Reviews of Academic Papers

  1. 2021, Hiroshima Studies in English Language and Literature, Editor
  2. 2020, Hiroshima Studies in English Language and Literature, Editor
  3. 2019, Hiroshima Studies in English Language and Literature, Editor
  4. 2020, The Bulletin of Japanese Curriculum Research and Development, Others, referee, 1
  5. 2018, Hiroshima Studies in English Language and Literature, Editor
  6. 2017, Hiroshima Studies in English Language and Literature, Editor