Kazue Masuyama Ph.D.

last updated: 4/30/2009

Course Syllabus - Fall 2008

Courses ::

• First Year Japanese Language Course-> Register JAPN001A Section 1, 2, & 3
• Second Year Japanese Language Course -> Register JAPN002A
• Third & Fourth Year Japanese Language Course - > Register JAPN110 - Japanese Literature Course, taught in Japanese and English (Requirement: Completion of JAPN002B or instructor's permission.
• Third & Fouth Year students - You have an option to take an upper-division course from CSU Monterey Bay. The course marked by ＊ is offered as a part of “Distributed Synchronous Language Learning,” one of the CSU initiatives on Transforming Course Design Initiative Projects. This project aims to develop model language learning courses between CSU campuses using synchronous and asynchronous delivery modes via internet technologies. It also seeks to enhance and strengthen existing programs in order to maximize cost effectiveness and enrollments for Strategic and Less Commonly Taught Languages.

• Japanese Language Program at CSUS & Japanese language courses
• Japanese Tutorial Hours and Event
• Online Resource for CSUS students (constantly updating)
• Japan Club (J-club webpage) Question - Please email to President Chris Lamb
• Announcement/news for CSUS students who are taking Japanese
• Japan Travel Adventure (Plan to offer Summer 2009)

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 2003 ~
  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

• 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.
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• 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 publications, presentations, web page development, and commission work

Japanese Language Teaching and Learning

• Test making, Teaching Using Technology, Curriculum Development, Vygotsky's educational theory

Translation Projects

• Fall 2005~: I am currently working with professors at Ethnic Studies and translating a diary of a Japanese woman who lived through World War II. Very profound experience.

International Education

• History of foreign language education, Expansion and shrinking of foreign language programs

Professional Development

• Japanese faculty development program. Click HERE for more details

• Japanese Popular Culture for Japanese language teachers

Community Outreach

• Go to "Community" - Japanese language education in Sacramento!

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 International Community

• 5-day faculty development program for ten Japanese professors in eight Japanese national universities. Click HERE for more details
  

Service to University/Department

• 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. Our event was reported by The State Hornet article
• Foreign language requirement - my reflection,
• Foreign language as a minor for CSUS student (Flyer)
• Serving as an advisor of Japan Club (established in Fall 2004 - )

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?

• Japanese Language Education in the Greater Sacramento
• Information on the Japanese language education in Greater SacramentoList of Japanese language teachers at K-16 in this area Some teaching materials & links
• Workshops and meetings for Japanese language teachers
  • Bi-monthly Japanese language teacher meeting. If you are interested in joining, please email me.
  • Karaoke Contest (December 2005) (Very successful event for K-16 Japanese language students!)
  • How to introduce Kana - Online exercises and quizzes (October, 2003)
  • How to teach vocabulary (May, 2003) - not completed yet
• World Language Day: Celebration of languages of the world - free workshops

 

Japan Club activity (established in Fall 2004) - I am an adviser

• 2007-2008: President Christofer Lamb & Sachiko Kobayashi
  • Movie nights, sports events, Japan Culture Night, etc.
  • J-Club website
• 2006-2007: President Brian Berry & Vice President Takahiro Takahashi
  • Welcoming international students from Japan in August Otto's Food trip in SeptemberJapanese Movie Night "Chakushin ari" in October
  • End of Semester Gathering in December
• 2005 - 2006: President Makito Shirasaka & Vice President Akina Tagi
  • Japanese Movie Night "Ring 2" (Japanese Version) in October Japan career fair (April, 2006)
  • World Language Day (April, 2006)
• 2004 - 2005: President Isaiah Johnson & Vice President Teruyuki Kojima
• Japanese Movie Night "Gion" in October Food festival in November Japanese movie nights in March School visit by J-Club: J-Club members visited Yukiko sensei's class on March 4, 2005
• Food culture - World Language Day in May

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 by American Embassy
• Japanese Language
• Japanese Culture
• Organization
• Japanese & Technology
• Images
• Foreign Language Education
• General Education
• Others

Professional Associations ::

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