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FAMILY
EDUCATION:
2001- 33
graduate credits earned, Educational Technology, Arizona State University
1988
M.A., Teaching English to the speakers of other languages, Michigan State
University.
1986 B.A., English,
Japan Women's University, Tokyo, Japan.
FIELDS OF INTEREST:
Japanese language teaching, Educational media and technology, Online
language teaching, Distance
learning, Critical Thinking theory in language teaching and learning, Asian
language teaching and learning (Chinese and Korean), Teaching English to
speakers of other languages, Linguistics.
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE:
2000-Elementary, and
intermediate Japanese, Residential Faculty, Mesa Community College, Arizona
1997-2000 Elementary, and intermediate Japanese, One-Year-Only Japanese
Full-time Instructor, Mesa Community College, Arizona, Granted by Japan
Foundation Salary Assistant Program
1994-1997 Elementary, intermediate and conversational Japanese, Adjunct
Faculty, Mesa Community College, Arizona
1994-1995 Elementary Japanese to engineers, Motorola, Phoenix, Arizona
1992-1994 Elementary, intermediate and conversational Japanese,
One-Year-Only Japanese Full-time Instructor, Mesa Community College, Arizona
1992 Elementary Japanese, One-Semester-Only Japanese Full-time Instructor,
Mesa Community College, Arizona
1991 Japanese and Mathematics to elementary and junior high school students,
Arizona Gakuen School, Arizona
1990-1999, 2011 Elementary, intermediate and advanced Japanese, Faculty Associate,
Arizona State University, Arizona
1990-1991 Elementary and intermediate Japanese, Adjunct Faculty, Scottsdale
Community College, Arizona
1989 English to junior high school students, Eishoo Gakuen, Japan
1988-1990 Elementary, intermediate, and advanced Japanese, Graduate Teaching
Assistantship, Michigan State University, Michigan
1987-1988 Japanese and Mathematics to elementary and junior high school
students, Battle Creek Japanese School, Graduate Teaching Assistantship of
Michigan State University, Lakeview School District, Michigan
1987-1988 English to elementary school students, Battle Creek Bilingual
Program, Graduate Teaching Assistantship of Michigan State University,
Lakeview School District, Michigan
1987 Elementary and intermediate Japanese, Part-time Instructor, Michigan
Program, Lansing Community College, Michigan
PUBLICATION:
"A Case Study from a Community College" in Case Studies in
Foreign Language Placement: Practices and Possibilities, (2008), pp.71-80
"Student ePortfolios for National Standards, Using WebCT's
Student Presentation Tool," Emerging Technologies in Teaching Language and
Culture, Volume 5, Seeing and Speaking: A Vision of Language (2004),
pp.41-47
"PowerPoint Workshop: Step-by-Step Instructions for Creating Teaching
Materials Your Students will Enjoy," (with R. Keaton)
CASTEL/J 2002 Proceedings, The Third International Conference On Computer
Assisted Systems For Teaching & Learning/Japanese, Computer Technology
and Japanese Education (2002), pp.241-244
"Teaching Korean Relative Clauses: A Show & Tell
Method," Korean Language in America 3, American Association of Teachers
of Korean (1999) pp.23-34
PRESENTATIONS:
"National Standards for Foreign Language Education in US and Technology for
Japanese Teaching, ”Special Lecture at Ajou University, Suwan, Korea (2011)
"Assessment of Culture in Online Courses" in "Enhancing Japanese Language
Learning Supported by Online Learning Environments," (with N. Fujioka, S.
Shinagawa, and S. Suzuki) ATJ (Association of Teachers of Japanese) Annual
Conference, University of Hawaii (2011)
"Online Japanese Courses at Mesa Community College," AATJ Invited Session,
AZLA (Arizona Language Association), 2008 Annual Conference, Paradise
Valley, AZ (2008)"Current Situations on Japanese Teaching Online in the US,"
(with S. Shinagawa) International Conference on Japanese Language Education
(ICJLE), Pusan, South Korea, (2008)" Speech Contest Round-Table Discussion,"
(with M. Foard, et. al) ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign
Languages), 41th Annual Meeting and Exposition, San Antonio, TX, (2007)
“Reflecting on the First Year AP Japanese Language and Culture Exam," (with
M. Foard and N. Kettner), AATJ Invited Session, AZLA (Arizona Language
Association), 2007 Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ (2007)
"Panel Discussion on Teaching Japanese Online," (with M. Kikuchi and S.
Shinagawa) CASTEL-J (The International Conference On Computer Assisted
Systems For Teaching & Learning/Japanese), Honolulu, HI (2007)
"How to conduct a successful statewide speech contest," (with M. Foard)
ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages), 40th Annual
Meeting and Exposition, Nashville, TN, (2006)
"Let's
Have Students Use Technology: For Incorporating the 5 Cs into Online
Classes," Poster Session, International Conference on
Japanese Language Education (ICJLE), New York, NY, (2006)
"How to
conduct a successful statewide speech contest" (with M. Foard) SWCOLT
(Southwest Conference on Language Teaching Annual Conference), Phoenix, AZ, (2006)
"Student ePortfolios: Produced in a Study Abroad an in
an Online Environment" (with M. Foard) ACTFL (American Council on the
Teaching of Foreign Languages), 39th Annual Meeting and Exposition,
Baltimore, MD,
(2005)
"More about
Student ePortfolio: Produced in a Study Abroad Program and in a US Campus
Online Environment," (with M. Foard) AZLA, 2004 Annual
Conference, Flagstaff, AZ (2004)
"Student ePortfolios for National Standards Using WebCT’s Student
Presentation Tool" SenseiOnline (2004)
"Japanese Online at Mesa Community College" !MPACT 2004 WebCT's 6th Annual
User Conference, Orlando,
FL (2004)
"Student ePortfolios: Let's Tell Students About National Standards" CALICO
(Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium) Annual Symposium,
Pittsburgh, PA (2004)
"Student ePortfolios for National Standards Using WebCT’s Student Presentation Tool" DigitalStream, 6th Annual Conference Monterey, CA (2004)
"ePortfolios
for National Standards for Foreign Languages," (with M. Foard) Rocky
Mountain Southwest Regional Japan Seminar, Colorado
Springs, CO (2003)
"Student ePortfolio: Let's Tell Students About the 5
C's!"
AZLA (Arizona Language Association), 2003 Annual Conference,
Glendale, AZ (2003)
"Deai: Photo and Web Resources for Teaching Japanese Language and
Culture," (with Y. Tohsaku) AZLA, 2003 Annual Conference, Glendale, AZ
(2003)
"Tips and Strategies in Creating Materials Using
PowerPoint," (with R. Keaton) DigitalStream, 5th Annual Conference,
Monterey, CA (2003)
"Elementary Japanese Courses On-line," League for
Innovation, Phoenix AZ, (2003)
"Classroom Activities with PowerPoint: Can They Reinforce 5
C's?" (with R. Keaton) ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of
Foreign Languages), 36th Annual Meeting and Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah
(2002)
"PowerPoint
Workshop: Let’s Make a Language Game!" AZLA, 2002 Annual Conference, Glendale, AZ (2002)
"PowerPoint Workshop: Step-by-Step Instructions for Creating Teaching
Materials Your Students will Enjoy," (with R. Keaton) The Third
International Conference On CASTEL/J (Computer Assisted Systems For Teaching &
Learning/Japanese), Computer Technology and Japanese Education, La Jolla, CA
(2002)
"Creative Uses of PowerPoint for Language Learning," (with J.
Eagar) SWCOLT (Southwest Conference on Language Teaching Annual Conference), Oklahoma
City, OK (2002)
"Creative Uses of PowerPoint for Language Learning," (with J.
Eagar and J. Garzón-Forero) AZLA 2001 Annual Conference, Wickenburg, AZ
(2001)
"Designing a Foreign Language Class On-line," (with K. Schneider)
AZLA 2000 Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ (2000)
"Assessment of Students’ Compositions: Grading Scales and the
Results," (with Y. Takahashi) AZLA 1999 Annual Conference, Tempe, AZ
(1999)
"Portfolio: Fun, Effective, and Learner-Centered," (with M. Foard
and E. Rees) AZLA 1998 Annual Conference, Tempe, AZ (1998)
"Textbook Adaptation for the Learner-Centered Classroom "Active
and Interactive Learning for Dealing with a Large Amount of
Vocabulary"," ( with M. Foard and K. Okano) SWCOLT (Southwest
Conference on Language Teaching) 1998 Annual Conference, Mesa, AZ (1998)
"Teaching Korean Relative Clauses by Show & Tell," the Third
Annual Conference of the American Association of Teachers of Korean , Tempe,
AZ (1997)
QUALIFICATIONS
& AWARDS:
Phi Theta Kappa
Mentor, Mesa Community College (2010)
Faculty Mini-Grants for International Activities, “Attending “International
Conference of Japanese Language Education”,” International Education
Office, Mesa Community College, (2008)
Faculty Professional Growth Summer Project Grant, “Continuously Improving
MCC’s Leadership in Online Japanese Teaching," Maricopa Community College
District (2007)
Educational Development Project Grant, "Boosting Learning by Incorporating
Video Clips into an Online Course," Mesa Community College
(2006)
International & Intercultural Internal Grant, "The Seventeenth Annual
Arizona Japanese Speech Contest, "Maricopa Community College District (2006)
Faculty
Professional Growth Summer Project Grant, "Workshop for Language
Placement Assessment," Maricopa Community College District (2005)
Accepted for "Designing Effective Foreign Language Placement
Tests" Workshop at NFLRC (National Foreign Language Resource Center),
University of Hawaii at Manoa (2005)
Maricopa Learning Grants, Maricopa Community College District
for "Making a Personalized Online Japanese Course" (2004)
Faculty
Professional Growth Summer Project Grant, "Learning More about
Technology for Teaching Japanese Online," Maricopa Community College District (2004)
Faculty
Professional Growth Summer Project Grant, "Learn How to Use Technology
to Integrate the National Standards Into Language Online and Traditional
Courses," Maricopa Community College District (2003)
Educational
Development Project Grant, "Students’ E-Portfolio Incorporating the
National Standards for Foreign Languages," Mesa Community College
(2003)
Professional
Development Funding Grant, the Alliance of Associations of Teachers of
Japanese (2003, 2004)
Kaleidoscope Program Grant, "Exploring Possibilities for
Incorporating Critical Thinking in Online Language Courses," Mesa
Community College (2003)
Outstanding Post-Secondary Educator of the Year,
Co-Recipient, Arizona Language Association (2002)
Maricopa Learning Grants, Maricopa Community College District
for the Thirteenth Annual Arizona Japanese Speech Contest (2001)
Distance Learning Course Development Grant, Mesa Community College (2001,
2002)
Nominated for Dean's Distinguished Teaching Award for Faculty Associate,
Arizona State University (1998)
Appointee of Japan Foundation's Salary Assistant Grant, Mesa Community
College (1997-2000)
Korean Chamber of Commerce Award, Department of Languages & Literatures,
Arizona State University (1996)
Community college certificate of Japanese, English, and English as a second
language (1991)
Teacher's certificate of junior high and high schools in Japan (1986)
ADMINISTRATIVE
AND COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Web Master and Oshirase
(Newsletter) Editor, National Council of Japanese Language Teachers (NCJLT)
(2010-2012)
Co-Chair, World Language Awareness Day, Mesa Community College
(2006)
Membership Committee Chair, Asian Pacific Islanders’ Association (APIA),
Maricopa Community College District
(2006-2007)
Web Master, Asian Pacific Islanders’ Association (APIA),
Maricopa Community College District
(2005-2006)
Co-President, Asian Pacific Islanders’ Association (APIA),
Maricopa Community College
District (2004-2005)
Part-time Evening Supervisor, Foreign Language Department,
Mesa Community College (2003-)
President-elect, Asian Pacific Islanders’ Association (APIA),
Maricopa Community College
District
(2003-2004)
Team Leader, Foreign Language Department, Mesa Community College (2001-2003)
Chair, World Language Awareness Day, Mesa Community College
(2003)
Co-Secretary, Asian Pacific Islanders’ Association (APIA), Maricopa
Community College
District
(2002-2003)
Chair, Annual Arizona Japanese Speech Contest, Arizona Association of
Teachers of Japanese (2002)
Exhibit Chair, AZLA (Arizona Language Association) (1998-2001)
Food Committee Chair, SWCOLT (Southwest Conference on Language Teaching)
(1998)
Audio-Visual Committee Co-Chair, SWCOLT (1998)
Past-President & Newsletter Editor, Arizona Association of Teachers of
Japanese (1996-1997)
President, Arizona Association of Teachers of Japanese (1995-1996,
2005-2007)
President-Elect, Arizona Association of Teachers of Japanese (1994-1995)
Co-Chair, Annual Arizona Japanese Speech Contest, Arizona Association of
Teachers of Japanese (1995, 1996, 1997, 2003,2006, 2010-2012)
Executive Committee Member, Annual Arizona Japanese Speech Contest, Arizona
Association of Teachers of Japanese (1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004,
2005)
CONSULTING:
Website Content Provider, McGraw-Hill Higher Education
(2003-2004, 2006)