prof. dr. sc. Irena Srdanović

Title:	Professor
Function:	Department Head
Location:	Filozofski fakultet, Odsjek za azijske studije (ul. Alda Negrija 6, 1. kat, soba 259)
E-mail:	E-mail
Official web page URL:	https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=bPwO42gAAAAJ&hl=hr
Department:	Odsjek za azijske studije
PhD graduation year:	2009

Teaching

undergraduate

• Business Japanese 1 (213657) - Lecturer in charge
• Business Japanese 2 (213658) - Lecturer in charge
• Business Japanese 2 (289268) - Lecturer in charge
• Chinese Language I (164506) - Lecturer in charge, Lecturer in charge
• Chinese Language II (164508) - Lecturer in charge, Lecturer in charge
• Chinese Language III (164509) - Lecturer in charge
• Chinese Language IV (168229) - Lecturer in charge
• Chinese Language V (207698) - Lecturer in charge
• Chinese Language VI (207700) - Lecturer in charge
• Electronic Resources for Learning Japanese Language and Culture (186029) - Lecturer in charge
• Final Thesis (169501) - Lecturer in charge
• Final Thesis - Japanese Language and Culture (228049) - Lecturer in charge
• History and analysis of the Japanese alphabet 1 (169519) - Lecturer in charge
• History and analysis of the Japanese alphabet 1 (169521) - Lecturer in charge
• History and analysis of the Japanese alphabet 1 (253932) - Lecturer in charge
• History and analysis of the Japanese alphabet 2 (253933) - Lecturer in charge
• Introduction into Japanese Grammar (156614) - Lecturer in charge
• Introduction into Japanese Grammar (289168) - Lecturer in charge
• Japanese Language 1 (150324) - Lecturer in charge
• Japanese Language 2 (150330) - Lecturer in charge
• Japanese Language 3 (156607) - Lecturer in charge
• Japanese Language 4 (156612) - Lecturer in charge
• Japanese Language 6 (213656) - Lecturer in charge
• Japanese Language I (146609) - Lecturer in charge
• Japanese Language II (146611) - Lecturer in charge
• Japanese Language in Tourism 1 (150327) - Lecturer in charge
• Japanese Language in Tourism 1 (150333) - Lecturer in charge
• Japanese Language in Tourism 3 (213653) - Lecturer in charge
• Japanese Language in Tourism 4 (213654) - Lecturer in charge
• Korean Language 1 (169522) - Lecturer in charge, Lecturer in charge
• Korean Language 1 (289149) - Lecturer in charge
• Korean Language 1 (289190) - Lecturer in charge
• Korean Language 2 (169530) - Lecturer in charge
• Korean Language 2 (289150) - Lecturer in charge
• Korean Language 3 (289157) - Lecturer in charge
• Korean Language 4 (289176) - Lecturer in charge
• Korean society 1 (289145) - Lecturer in charge
• Korean society 1 (289191) - Lecturer in charge
• Korean society 2 (289151) - Lecturer in charge
• Professional Extracurricular Activity 2 (289248) - Lecturer in charge
• Professional Practice (200908) - Lecturer in charge
• Professional Practice (200909) - Lecturer in charge
• Professional Practice (200910) - Lecturer in charge

graduate

• Diploma Thesis (228092) - Lecturer in charge
• Diploma thesis - Japanology (228079) - Lecturer in charge
• Final Thesis - Japanology (Research) (228081) - Lecturer in charge
• Introduction to corpus linguistics (146889) - Lecturer in charge
• Japanese language linguistics (213641) - Lecturer in charge
• Project work (228156) - Lecturer in charge
• Reading and presenting research papers in Japanese (228087) - Lecturer in charge
• Social changes and challenges of contemporary Japan (228090) - Lecturer in charge
• Special lectures in professional translation 1 (213643) - Lecturer in charge
• Special Lectures in Professional Translation 2 (257098) - Lecturer in charge
• Team research (228084) - Lecturer in charge
• Writing and presenting research papers in Japanese (213647) - Lecturer in charge
• Writing and presenting research papers in Japanese (228089) - Lecturer in charge

Biography

Irena Srdanović is an internationally recognized expert in the fields of Japanese corpus linguistics, computer-assisted language learning, lexicography, and the teaching of Japanese as a foreign language. She is the founder of the undergraduate and graduate programs in Japanese studies at the Faculty of Humanities Juraj Dobrila University of Pula – the first accredited programs of their kind in Croatia – where she also heads the Department of Asian Studies. Srdanović also serves as President of the Association of Teachers of the Japanese Language in the Republic of Croatia.

Irena Srdanović completed her undergraduate studies in Japanology at the University of Belgrade, earned Master’s degree at the University of Ljubljana, and obtained PhD from the Tokyo Institute of Technology and the University of Ljubljana. She conducted research within the prestigious 21st Century COE Program for Centers of Excellence and was selected as a Special Researcher at Tokyo Tech. Her research focuses on empirical, corpus-based approaches to study and description of the Japanese language (using large corpora such as BCCWJ, CEJC, JpTenTen, etc.), as well as the application of new technologies in language learning. She spent a year in professional training at the National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics (NINJAL), where she continued to be activelly envolved in numerious projects.

Srdanović has made significant contributions to corpus linguistics and lexicography, particularly through the creation of grammar files for lexical and grammatical profiling of Japanese in the Sketch Engine system, and through participation in the development of online corpora (JpWaC, JpTenTen, tourism corpus). She developed systems for the extraction of collocations and long-distance relations, thereby advancing educational and lexicographic resources. She actively involves students in research activities, from conference presentations to lexicographic projects.

Irena Srdanović is the author and editor of several reviewed scholarly monographs, including An Introduction to the Science of the Japanese Language—a pioneering work in the field of Japanese studies in the region—and Digital Resources for Learning Japanese (University of Bologna). Her work has been published in esteemed journals such as Rasprave, Metodički ogledi, Nihongo kyōiku (Japanese Language Teaching), Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science, ALA, and Natural Language Processing, as well as in edited volumes (including an invited chapter in a book series on corpora and the Japanese language by NINJAL). She is a member of the editorial boards of three international journals (Acta Linguistica Asiatica, Slovenščina 2.0, and Tabula). Srdanović has delivered invited lectures at international symposia and has been a visiting scholar at institutions in Europe and Japan. She is the recipient of numerous fellowships and research grants, including the Hakuho Fellowship and the Japan Foundation Research Fellowship.

She has led three scientific research projects, including a competitive ARRS project, and has participated in numerous international collaborations with universities and research institutes in Japan, Slovenia, Croatia, and other (e.g., NINJAL, Tokyo Tech, Tsukuba, Ljubljana, Munich). Srdanović is active in international projects focused on Japanese vocabulary development, AI, and chatbot-based language learning solutions. As the founder of Japanese study programs in Pula, she has initiated innovative teaching methods, collaborations with cultural and business institutions, and established numerous international academic connections. She has organized several international conferences and supervised many students.

Irena Srdanović has been awarded a Commendation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan for her contribution to the development of Japan–Croatia cultural relations and for fostering friendship between Japan and other nations.

List of select publications

Odabrane publikacije / Selected Publications

Autorske monografije / Authorship Monographs

• Srdanović, I., & Špica, D. (2022). Uvod u znanost o japanskom jeziku: Osnovna obilježja, glasovni sustav, leksički slojevi (I. svezak) [Introduction into Japanese Linguistics: General Characteristics, Sound System and Lexical Strata, Vol. 1]. Pula: Sveučilište Jurja Dobrile u Puli.

• Srdanović, I. (2015). Kolokacije in kolokacije na daljavo v japonskem jeziku: korpusni pristop [Collocations and Distant Collocations in Japanese Language: Corpus-Based Approach]. Ljubljana: Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete.

Uredničke monografije / Editorial Monographs

• Srdanović, I., & Bekeš, A. (Eds.). (2019). The Japanese Language from an Empirical Perspective. Ljubljana: Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete.

• Ueyama, M., & Srdanović, I. (Eds.). (2018). Digital Resources for Learning Japanese. Bologna: Bononia University Press.

Radovi u knjigama / Book Chapters

• Srdanović, I. (2018). The notion of kyara(kuta) as reflected in corpora. In T. Sadanobu (Ed.), Kyara gainen no hirogari to fukamari ni mukete: Interdisciplinary Explorations of the Concept of “Character” (pp. 46–61). Tokyo: Sanseido.

• Srdanović, I. (2016). コーパス検索ツール [Corpus Query Tools]. In Y. Sunakawa (Ed.), 『コーパスと日本語教育』[Corpora and Japanese Language Education] (pp. 163–188). Tokyo: Asakura Shoten.

• Srdanović, I., Bekeš, A., & Nishina, K. (2008). Distant collocations between suppositional adverbs and clause-final modality forms in Japanese language corpora. In T. Tokunaga & A. Ortega (Eds.), Large-scale Knowledge Resources: Construction and Application. Third International Conference on Large-Scale Knowledge Resources, LKR2008, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 4938, 252–263. Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer.

Radovi u časopisima / Journal Articles

• Srdanović, I. (2024). Distribution of Suppositional Adverbs in Japanese Language Corpora: Using Skewer-Search System KOTONOHA. Rasprave Instituta za hrvatski jezik, 50(2), 411–431.

• Matsushita, T., Iwashita, T., Arai, T., Abuellil, N., Tanaka, Y., Nakamata, N., Srdanović, I., Matsuda, M., Liu, R., Chen, M., Kashino, W., Ishiguro, K., Hashimoto, N., & Oguma, R. (in press). 日本語教育のための初級語彙をどう定めるべきか [How should basic vocabulary for Japanese language education be defined?]. NINJAL Journal.

• Srdanović, I., Diković, M., & Matika, M. (2023). Predmetni kurikulum japanskoga jezika: Prijedlog i razrada. Metodički ogledi, 30(2), 185–211.

• Srdanović, I. (2020). Od specijaliziranih mrežnih korpusa do rječnika za neizvorne govornike. Rasprave Instituta za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje, 46(2), 1059–1083.

• Srdanović, I., & Kosem, I. (2016). GDEX for Japanese: Automatic extraction of good dictionary examples. In GLOBALEX 2016: Lexicographic Resources for Human Language Technology (pp. 57–64). Portorož, Slovenia.

• Srdanović, I., Erjavec, T., & Kilgarriff, A. (2008). A web corpus and word sketches for Japanese. Shizen Gengo Shori (Journal of Natural Language Processing), 15(2), 137–159.

• Srdanović, I., Bekeš, A., & Nishina, K. (2009). コーパスに基づいた語彙シラバス作成に向けて―推量的副詞と文末モダリティの共起を中心にして―. 日本語教育, No. 142, 69–79.

• Srdanović, I., & Nishina, K. (2008). コーパス検索ツール Sketch Engine の日本語版とその利用方法. 日本語科学, 23, 59–80.

• Srdanović, I., Erjavec, T., & Kilgarriff, A. (2008). A web corpus and word sketches for Japanese. Information and Media Technologies, 3(3), 529–551.

• Srdanović, I., Bekeš, A., & Nishina, K. (2007). Cluster analysis of suppositional adverbs and clause-final modality. Asian and African Studies, 11(3), 21–31.

Radovi u zbornicima / Papers in Proceedings

• Lee, J., Murata, Y., & Srdanović, I. (2024). Jidō saiten shisutemu no hyōka to gakushūsha no sakubun ni ataeru eikyō [Evaluacija sustava za automatsko ocjenjivanje i njegov utjecaj na eseje učenika]. In Zbornik radova 26. europskog simpozija o podučavanju japanskog jezika (AJE) (pp. 236–245).

• Dangubić, S., & Srdanović, I. (2021). Evaluacija mobilnih i multimedijskih resursa namijenjenih učenicima japanskog jezika. In Proceedings of the 9th CASTEL/J (pp. 255–260). Tokyo, Japan.

• Jukić, J. M., & Srdanović, I. (2021). Korpusna analiza izraza zahvalnosti na japanskom jeziku. In Proceedings of the 19th CASTEL/J (pp. 171–176). Tokyo, Japan.

• Kilgarriff, A., Kovář, V., Krek, S., Srdanović, I., & Tiberius, C. (2010). A quantitative evaluation of word sketches. In Proceedings of the 14th EURALEX International Congress. Leeuwarden, Netherlands.

• Srdanović, I., Bekeš, A., & Nishina, K. (2008). 複数のコーパスに見られる副詞と文末モダリティの遠隔共起関係. In 特定領域研究「日本語コーパス」平成19年度公開ワークショップ（研究成果発表会）予稿集, 223–230.

Ostalo / Other

• Lee, J., Iwasaki, T., Murata, Y., & Srdanović, I. (2024, November 17). How much do Japanese language teachers accept corrections by generative AI? — Training AI to become a competent feedback provider [Conference presentation, in Japanese]. The 2024 Autumn Conference of the Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language.

Awards and acknowledgments

Awarded a commendation by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan for outstanding achievements in promoting mutual understanding between Japan and Croatia, as well as for contributions to the development of friendly relations between Japan and other nations.
(Commendation awarded on August 8, 2024; award ceremony held on November 8, 2024.)