Prof. LEE Wood Hung

(1) Education Background

¡@ Ph.D. in Japanese Studies (Tsukuba University 1989)
MIS in Japanese Studies (Tsukuba University 1980)
BA in Japanese Studies (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies 1978)
 

(2) Course Offered in this University

JAS3110 --- Japanese Cultural History
JAS3120 --- Japanese Traditional Culture and Modern Society
JAS1010 --- Introduction to Japanese Studies

(3) Research Interest

 
  1. Phonological development of Cantonese speakers in the acquisition of Japanese
  2. Computer-assisted courseware development for Cantonese speakers' Japanese language learning
  3. Cross cultural studies between Japan and Hong Kong

(4) Research Project

1999-2002
Phonological Development of Cantonese Speakers in the Acquisition of Japanese
Supported by the RGC Earmarked Grant and Hong Kong RGC Direct Grant for Research
1995-1999

A New Approach to a Multimedia Computer-Assisted Japanese Language Learning System for Cantonese Speakers
Supported by the RGC Earmarked Grant, University-held Teaching Development Grant, and Hong Kong RGC Direct Grant for Research

(5) Selected Publication

2007 "Japanese Adaptation to Nature and Imamura's Ballad of Narayama - Based on the Difference between Imamura's Film and Fukasawa's Original Novel", Studies In Comparative Culture: pp55-61
2006

"A Textual Comparison of Japanese and Chinese Editions of Manga: Translation as Cultural Hybridization". The International Journal of Comic Art. Vol.8, No. 2, Fall 2006: pp34-55. USA: The International Journal of Comic Art.

2006

"Prosodic Development in the Acquisition of Japanese: A Longitudinal Study of Three Native Speakers of Cantonese". Japan Journal. Vol. 10: pp38-51. Hong Kong: Society of Japanese Language Education, Hong Kong. (2nd author: MURASHIMA Kenichiro; 3rd author: Shirai Yasuhiro)

2003

"An Investigation of the Prosodic Characteristics of Hong Kong Cantonese Speakers' Interrogative Sentences in Japanese". Journal of International Students Education. Vol. 8.  Japan: Japan Association for International Students Education. (Co-author: MURASHIMA Kenichiro)

2003 "A Study of n-/r- Confusion of Cantonese Speakers in Japanese and n-/l- Confusion in Cantonese". Japan Journal. Vol. 7. Hong Kong: Society of Japanese Language Education, Hong Kong. (Co-author: MURASHIMA Kenichiro)
2003 "Natural Culturalism in The Ballad of Narayama: A Study of Shohei Imamura's Thematic Concerns". Asian Cinema. Vol. 14. No. 1. Spring/Summer 2003. PA, USA: Asian Cinema Studies Society.
2002 "Phonetic Variation in Loanwords: n-/r- Variation in Japanese of Hong Kong Cantonese Speakers". Journal of the Phonetic Society of Japan. Vol. 6. No. 2. Tokyo: The Phonetic Society of Japan. (First author: LEE Wood Hung; Second author: MURASHIMA Kenichiro)
1999 "The Transformation and Infiltration of Kureyon Shinchan into Hong Kong Society". Studies in Comparative Culture Vol.44: pp.42-66. Tokyo: The Japan Association of Comparative Culture.
1999 "The Influence of the Overwhelming Japanese Pop Culture on Hong Kong Society". Japan and the Asian Chinese Communities pp237-250.  Hong Kong: The Commercial Press (HK) Ltd.
1998 "An Interim Report on Courseware Development for Japanese Language Education  -A      Multimedia Device for Cantonese Speakers". The Humanities Vol. 5: pp81-90, Hong Kong: The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
1998 "Japanese Pop Culture and Hong Kong: A Historical Study of the Japanese Impact on Hong Kong Music after the Second World War". Comparative Cultural Studies Vol.38: pp80-91, Japan: The Japan Association of Comparative Culture.
1997 "Prospects for the Japanese Language in Hong Kong in the 21st Century"The Japanese Language in the International Community pp9-20. Tokyo: The National Language Research Institute of Japan.
1995 "Research on Corresponding Rules for the Translation of Chinese Characters' Pronunciation from Cantonese into Japanese". The Bulletin of Japanese Language Education Vol. 7: pp161-181. Hong Kong: Society of Japanese Language Education, Hong Kong.
1992 A Guide to Japanese Pronunciation for Cantonese Speakers 204 pages. Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press.
1992 "The Namahage of Oga Peninsula -Reinvestigating Masumi's Research Data". Oga Peninsula Studies Vol.15: 13-20. Japan: Society for the Study of Oga Peninsula.
1987 "The Varied Pronunciations of the Character °­ Around the Eighth Century and Its Subsequent Change". Minzokugaku Kenkyu Vol.51-4: pp417-431. Tokyo: The Japanese Society of Ethnology.
1985 "The Listening Comprehension Problems of Adult Japanese Language Learners". Nihongo Kyoiku Vol.64: pp154-158. Tokyo: The Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language.
1985 "Chinese Ghost and Japanese Demon". Sacred Precinct Mountain pp65-76. Tokyo: Obunsha.

(6) Sample Japanese Speech data for a Cantonese Speaker