Shigeru Yamada

Shigeru Yamada is a Professor at the School of Commerce, Waseda University, specializing in English linguistics with a focus on lexicography. His academic career centers on EFL dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, and dictionary use instruction. He serves as Co-editor-in-chief of Lexicography journal and is actively involved with the Asian Association for Lexicography and Dictionary Society of North America.

Yamada's research spans the historical evolution of dictionaries, electronic dictionary interfaces, and pedagogical approaches to dictionary usage, with particular emphasis on Japanese-English and English-Japanese lexicography. His work examines how dictionary design impacts language acquisition and usage, focusing on challenges specific to linguistically distant language pairs and innovative solutions for more effective reference tools. He has published extensively on dictionary instruction methods, specialized dictionaries for professionals, and the transition from print to digital formats.

His recent publications demonstrate a clear progression from traditional print dictionaries to digital and electronic formats, with increasing focus on user experience and pedagogical applications. Yamada's research examines dictionary evolution, specialized dictionaries for professionals, and innovative approaches to dictionary instruction, particularly addressing the unique challenges of Japanese-English lexicography and how electronic formats can overcome traditional limitations.

Professor Yamada has secured significant research funding, including the current project 'Development of a new-concept Japanese-English dictionary: concise but comprehensive with wide applications for Japanese students of English' (2022-2027) and the completed 'Remedying Deficiencies in Japanese-English Dictionaries: Types of Unentered Useful Words and Phrases' (2016-2019). His work has been presented at numerous international conferences including ASIALEX, Dictionary Society of North America meetings, and the Poznań Linguistic Meeting.