We asked our new department teacher, Tim Wilson, to introduce himself to you.（国際英語学科に迎えた新しいメンバー、ティム・ウィルソン助教を紹介します。）

Hello, please call me Tim. I come from the UK, and my hometown is Worcester, which is a small city but is famous for
Worcestershire Sauce (ウスターソース).（みなさん、初めまして。イギリスのウスター（その名のソースで有名です！）出身のティムです。）

My research area is in the field of Sociolinguistics (社会言語学), specifically in Pragmatics (語用論) and Cross-cultural
communication (異文化コミュニケーション). Particularly, I am interested in the differences between British and
Japanese politeness (礼儀正しさ), and more recently, I have focused on comparing the use of intensifiers (強意語)
used between British and American native English speakers to see how this affects Japanese English language
learners’ language development.（専門は社会言語学で、特に英語における礼儀正しさや強意語の使い方の違いなど、異文化コミュニケーションに興味があります。）

I was born in Adelaide, Australia, but when I was 6 months old, my parents decided to return to the UK. After
graduating from High School, I went to music college to learn violin and clarinet, after which I became a professional
musician and had the honour to perform daily as a Court musician for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and other
members of the British Royal family. I performed music at various ceremonies, private dinners, and State Visits for
many Presidents and foreign Heads, such as Emperor Akihito and President Clinton.（生まれはオーストラリアのアデレードで、生後間も無くイギリスに渡りました。高校卒業後は音楽のカレッジでバイオリンやクラリネットを学び、そしてイギリス王室の音楽隊に加わりました。日本の皇室のメンバーやクリントン米大統領などといった、世界の貴賓を招いたロイヤルファミリーの晩餐会などでも演奏しました。）

Tim Wilson in his previous work uniform

I was fortunate to have visited over 25 countries and obtain extensive first-hand knowledge of diverse cultures,
histories, and lifestyles. Further, this experience has enabled me to understand and appreciate the values and
principles emphasized at Hiroshima Jogakuin University.（25カ国以上を訪問したことで、文化の多様性を直に体験することができました。こうした経験を、広島女学院大学でも活かしていきたいと思っています。）

My hobbies are hiking up mountains and relaxing by the sea. I also love traveling to many different places and
watching sports, particularly football (soccer) and F1.（趣味は、ハイキングと海辺でリラックスすることです。サッカーとF1観戦も欠かせません。）

Please say hello to me on campus if you see me! And feel free to chat with me and practice your English anytime.

Welcome to the Department of International English, Tim!