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Kazuki Sekine

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Revised Date 2009.07.16
Researcher Name Kazuki Sekine
Organization Name,Department Name,Job Title
1. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Research Fellow
2. Research Organization of Information and Systems National Institute of Informatics

Visiting Researcher
Address National Institute of Informatics, Furuyama lab, 2-1-2 Hitotsubashi Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101‐8430, JAPAN
Tel +81-3-4212-2545
Fax +81-3-3556-1916
Research Field Cognitive science ,Educational psychology
Keywords for Research Field gesture, spatial cognition, language development,
Research Theme
1. Development of spontaneous gestures; Relationship between langauge, spatial cognition, culture and gestures
gesture, language, children
Research Field: Linguistics , Educational psychology
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Research Result (papers and notes)
(5cases)
1. Changes in frame of reference use across the preschool years: A longitudinal study of the gestures and speech produced during route descriptions
Language and Cognitive Processes (Sekine Kazuki ,Academic Journal ,2009 ) 24 / 2 , 218-238
2. A review of psychological studies on development of spontaneous gestures in preschool age
The Japanese Journal of Educational Psychology (Sekine Kazuki ,Academic Journal ,2008 ) 56 / , 440-453
3. The development of spatial representations of large-scale environments in preschool age: Qualitative analysis of gestures and speech in route description
Human Developmental Research (Sekine Kazuki ,Bulletin of Universities and Institutes ,2008 ) 22 / , 71-82
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Research Result (publications)
(1cases)
1. Furuyama, N., & Sekine, K. Forgetful or strategic? The mystery of the systematic avoidance of reference in the cartoon story narrative. In S. Duncan, D. J. Cassell & L. E. Levy (Eds.), Gesture and the dynamic dimension of language: Essays in honor of David McNeill. pp.75-81. (Amsterdam: John Benjamins ,2007 )
Research Result (oral and poster presentation)
(8cases)
1. Representational gestures in Italian and Japanese children.
Pettenati, P., Sekine, K., Congestrì, E & Volterra, V. In Proceedings of International Conference of Multimode, pp.135-136. Toulouse, France. (Verbal Presentation ,2009 )
2. The development of gestural tracking reference in Japanese school-aged children.
Sekine, K. & Furuyama, N. In Proceedings of International Conference of Multimode, pp.151-152. Toulouse, France. (Verbal Presentation ,2009 )
3. Catchment constrain referential acts? Cartoon narrative by native English speakers.
Furuyama, N., Sekine, K., Duncan, S., & McNeill, D. Does In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference of Language, Communication and Cognition, p.60. Brighton, England. (Verbal Presentation ,2008 )
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Academic Degree
1. M.A., Psychology.
(Coursework) Shirayuri College
Developmental psychology
2. Ph.D., Psychology.
(Coursework) Shirayuri College
Developmental psychology
Academic Society Affiliations The Japanese Association of Educational Psychology (Japan) , Japane Society of Developmental Psychology (Japan) , International Society of Gesture Studies (Other) , The Japanese Association of Sociolinguistic Sciences (Japan) , Japanese Cognitive Science Society (Japan) , Japan Society of Research on Early Childhood care and Education (Japan) , The Japanese Psychological Association (Japan)

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