last updated: 1/15/2013

Courses ::

SPRING 2013

We will offer JAPN1B, JAPN2B, JAPN116B, JAPN150, JAPN194, JAPN195, JAPN199

Go to Department Page: http://www.csus.edu/fl/japanese/course-offering.html

Other Important Links

Japanese Language Program at CSUS

Japan Club (J-club web page)

Japanese Tutorial Hours and Event

Online Resource for CSUS students

Background ::

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. Foreign/second language teaching, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2002.
• M. A. Asian Studies, concentrating on Japanese language pedagogy, University of Oregon, 1992.
• B. A. University of Oregon, 1990.
  

ACADEMIC POSITIONS (Japanese language teaching & research)

• Fall 2008 ~ Present
  Associate Professor, California State University at Sacramento
  
• Fall 2003 ~Spring 2008
  Assistant Professor, California State University at Sacramento
• Spring 2002 - Spring 2003
  Instructor, California State University at Sacramento
• Summer 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004
  Instructor, Summer Japanese Language Program, International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan
• Fall 1999 - Fall, 2000
  Assistant director, Mary Tsukamoto California Japanese Language Academy, Elk Grove, California-Japanese language teacher credentialing program
• Fall 1993 - Spring 1999
  Coordinator& Instructor, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
• September 1992 - June 1993
  Instructor, University of California at Davis, Davis, California
• September 1990 - August 1992 & Summer 1993
  Instructor, TA, & research assistant, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

AWARDS

• 2010 Outstanding Advisor Awards Runner-Up by Student Organizations & Leadership, Sacramento State
  
  
• 2006 NCJLT Teacher Award for the College Level. The National Council of Japanese Language Teacher (NCJLT) is an organization dedicated to the promotion and development of Japanese language teaching at all educational levels across the United States.
  Click here for pictures
  
  
• 2005 FLAGS Outstanding Teacher 2005. Foreign Language Association of Greater Sacramento (FLAGS) is an affiliate of the California Language Teachers' Association, a non-profit, multi-language professional membership organization. Members of FLAGS teach languages other than English and ESL at all levels, kindergarten through university.                                                     
  
                                                                                                                                   

Research Publications/Presentations/Projects/Interests ::

List of Selected Publications, Presentations, Web Page Development, and Commission work (click here)

< Japanese Literature and Language Teaching >

• My book - Learning Language Through Literature 1: "Manga Botchan" is finally published by Yumani Shobo, Tokyo, Japan (2011)
  
  
• Botchan Web - under the development (NEW - Under the development - plan to complete by Summer 2011)
  
  
• Botchan Project - Teaching literature using manga 2008 - present

< Japanese Language Teaching and Learning >

• ACTFL AP Kanji Presentations (2010)
  “Fun and effective Kanji learning activities using Bloom's taxonomy” at the 44th Annual American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Conference in Boston, MA, November 20, 2010.
  
  
• ACTFL - Japanese Calligraphy Presentation (2011)
  “Motivating Learners to Communicate Through Innovative Thematic Approach” at the 45th Annual American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Conference in Denver, CO, November 18, 2011.
  
  
• ACTFL 2012 - Fitness Science (2012)
  “Incorporating Fitness Science for Today’s Digital Natives in Japanese Classroom” at the 46th Annual American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Conference in Philadelphia, PA, November 18, 2012.
  
  
• Constructivism - Vygotsky's educational theory

< Professional Development >

• Principal Investigator for Capital Foreign Language Project: 2009 - Present.
  
  
• Basic Concepts of Japanese Language Teaching through the JOINT (Japanese On-line Instruction Network for Teachers) project by the Alliance of Associations of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ) This is an online professional development course for Japanese language teachers in the world.
  • The 1st JOINT Basic offered in Fall 2010.
  • The 2nd JOINT Basic in Spring 2012
    
    
• Japanese Popular Culture for Japanese language teachers in 2008.
  
  
• Japanese faculty development program in 2006. Click HERE for more details.

< World Language assessment >

• Book Chapter
  第７章　複式授業にけるアセスメント：文学を取り入れた日本語クラス (“Chapter 7: Assessment in multi-level courses: Case of Japanese language class that focuses on literature”) in「アセスメントと日本語教育—新しい評価の理論と実践」(Assessment and Japanese language education – new assessment theory and its practice.) Tokyo: Kuroshio Publisher, 2010.
  
  
• Served as Development Committee of Advanced Placement Japanese Language and Culture Exam 2007-2011

< Teaching Using Technology >

• See Teaching Using Technology

< Translation Projects >

• I translated a diary of a Japanese woman who lived through World War II. Very profound experience.

< International Education>

• I participated in the project called 「日本とＥＵ諸国における短期留学（受入れ）の特徴と高等教育の国際化に果たす役割の比較研究」(Nihon to EU shokoku ni okeru tankiryugaku no tokuchou to koutou kyouiku no kokusaika ni hatasu yakuwari no hikaku kankyu, Comparative Study on Short-term Study Abroad Program and its impact on higher education in Japan and EU countries) in 2008-2010 and produced the following two articles/chapters. This project was funded by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research of Japan.

  • Co-authored a chapter with Misako Takeuchi「米国の事例 米国の派遣留学戦略から学ぶもの」(US strategies to increase the number of participants in study abroad program) (pp. 87-124) in 日本とＥＵ諸国における短期留学（受入れ）の特徴と高等教育の国際化に果たす役割の比較研究, Tokyo Institute of Technology in 2011.
    
    
  • 「海外での日本語・文化教育と連携し、日本への派遣留学を促進するモデルの提言」(Importance of Japanese language and culture learning overseas: A suggested model based on the US case studies (pp. 125-142) in 日本とＥＵ諸国における短期留学（受入れ）の特徴と高等教育の国際化に果たす役割の比較研究, Tokyo Institute of Technology in 2011.
    
    
• "Chapter 3: Foreign Language Education.” In W. Cummings, and J. Hawkins (Eds.), Transnational Competence: Rethinking the U.S. - Japan Educational Relationship. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2000. 41-55.
  
  
• <TNC> 政策研究グループ　『グローバル時代の教育戦略　新生トランスナショナリズムの教育：「インターナショナル」から「グローバル」へ』 The Task Force For Transnational Competence: Policy Research Group. Educational Strategies of Global Era – New Education of Transnationalism: From International to Global). Tokyo, Japan: ALC Inc., 1998. 211 pages. Author of different passages, passim.
  
  
• The Task Force for Transnational Competence. Towards Transnational Competence.  Rethinking International Education: A US-Japan Case Study. New York: Institute of International Education, 1997. 151 pages.
  

Technology ::

• Showcase Teaching Using Technology: My journey, belief and vision
• Teaching Environment: Smart Classroom, WebCT, Teaching Lab
• Ongoing Web page development for Genki textbook
• Technology Tips for CSUS faculty (need to be updated....)

Service ::

Service to University/Department

• Provost’s Advisory Committee on Curricular Global Engagement (Fall 2011 - present)
  
  
• Secretary of Phi Beta Delta (2007 - present)
  
  
• Assist the Asian Studies Program
  
  
• Faculty Senator (2006-2007)
  
  
• WebCT Vista pilot faculty (Fall 2004-Spring 2005) & WebCT 6 pilot faculty (Fall 2005 & Spring 2006)
  
  
• Department Assessment Committee (2004~),
  Technology (2004 ~)
  Curriculum Committee (2004-2006)
  Public Relationship Committee (2004-2006)
  
  
• World Language Day Committee (web) (2002-2006)
  
  
• International Night (2005, 2006) to celebrate outstanding students.
  Slide show = click HERE.
  
  
• Foreign language requirement -
  • My essay on the importance of foreign language education
  • Why foreign language? Link to YouTube videos.
    
    
• Foreign language as a minor for CSUS student (Flyer)
  
  
• Japan Club activity (established in Fall 2004) - I am an adviser.
  • Japan Club as Outstanding Organization (2009)!
  • Japan Club Web Page
  • JAlumni Web Page
    • 2012 FALL: President Josh Navarra
    • 2012 SPRING: President Chris Bouget, Vice President Josh
    • 2011 FALL: President Mariah & Vice President Brandon
    • 2011 SPRING: President Stephanie Pan & Vice President Brandon
    • 2010 FALL: President Chris Ellis & Vice President Stephanie Pan
    • 2009 - 2010: President Cesar Chavez & Vice President Mark Lopez
    • 2008 - 2009: President Sachiko Kobayashi & Vice President Alan Kwan
    • 2007 - 2008: President Christofer Lamb & Sachiko Kobayashi
    • 2006 - 2007: President Brian Berry & Vice President Takahiro Takahashi
    • 2005 - 2006: President Makito Shirasaka & Vice President Akina Tagi
         (J-Club members visited Yukiko sensei's class on March 4, 2005)
    • 2004 - 2005: President Isaiah Johnson & Vice President Teruyuki Kojima

 

Community:

Community Outreach

• Japanese Advanced Placement Program

  How could we create a better learning environment for students to learn Japanese? A better articulation could be a solution?

• Capital Foreign Language Project
  
  Empowering foreign language teachers through collaboration
  
  
• Japanese Language Education in the Greater Sacramento
  
  Information on the Japanese language education in Greater Sacramento
  Karaoke event for K-16 level
  
• World Language Day 2003, 2004, 2005, & 2006
  
  Celebration of languages of the world - free workshops

 

Resources ::

• Online Resource for CSUS students (constantly updating)
• Check out Usagi-chan web site developed collaboratively by Ms. Andrea Shea, technology specialist at CSUS to supplement Genki Textbooks
• Travel Information (State Government)

Professional Associations ::

• College Boards - Advanced Placement
• The Association for Asian Studies (AAS)
• The Association of Teachers of Japanese (ATJ)
• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
• Northern California Japanese Teachers' Association (NCJTA) (Vice President 2007-2011)
• The Association of Japanese Language Teachers in Greater Sacramento
• California Language Teachers Association (CLTA)
• California Association of Japanese Language Teachers (CAJLT)
• Foreign Language Association of Greater Sacramento (FLAGS)