Research
Interests:
My research
interests include Language for Specific Purposes, Second
Language Acquisition, and Sociolinguistics.
Selected Publications:
"Building
Connections between Language and Culture Learning: A
Hybrid Curriculum Model for More Effective Business
Language Instruction.” (Forthcoming). In M. Gueldry
(Eds), Walt the Talk: Integrating Languages and Cultures
in /for the Professions. The Edwin Mellen Press.
"Employing
International Business Cases for Business Language Instruction”
(Forthcoming). Global Business Languages.
"Integrating
Language and Content: A Case Study of Intermediate Japanese
for Professions.” (2005). In R. Jourdenais, &
S. Springer (Eds.), Content, tasks and projects in the
language classroom: 2004 conference proceedings (pp.
69-77). Monterey, CA: Monterey Institute of International
Studies.
"A Study
on Closing Section of Japanese Telephone Conversation.”
(2002). Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, vol.
18. Philadelphia, USA: University of Pennsylvania
Affiliations/Activities:
- Coordinator
of Japanese for Specific Purposes (JSP), Special Interest
Group at the Association of Teachers of Japanese (ATJ)
- Certified
ACTFL OPI Tester in Japanese
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