• “Language and Culture: A Case Study of Curriculum Development.” (2008, forthcoming) 37th Annual Mid-Atlantic Region Association for Asian Studies Conference. 

• “Business Japanese Instruction with a Focus on Language and Culture Learning: An Example of Material Development” (2008, forthcoming)   The Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education (CAJLE) 2008 Annual Conference.

• “Going Beyond Stereotypes: Suggestions for Culture and Cross-Culture Education.” (2008) <Invited presentation> The University of Pennsylvania International Summer Institute: Demystifying Stereotypes and Understanding Contemporary Cultures (offered by South Asia Center, Middle East Center, Center for East Asian Studies, African Studies Center, University Museum Education Department, and the Penn Lauder CIBER)

• “Putting Theory into Practice: An Integrated Approach to Teach Language and Culture for Language for Professional Purposes” (2008) <Invited presentation> SAS Teaching Innovation Grant technology Workshop, University of Pennsylvania.

•  “Language, Culture, and Intercultural Competence:  A Hybrid Curriculum Model Using the International Business Cases” (2008) 2008 CIBER Business Language Conferences. 

• “Continuation of Pilot Creating Case Study Teaching Materials for the Japanese for Professions Classes” (2008)   The 2nd Annual Language Grants showcase, hosted by Penn Language Center, University of Pennsylvania.

• "Teaching Language and Business Content through International Business cases" (2007).  36th Annual Mid-Atlantic Region Association for Asian Studies Conference. 

• “Bridging Business Content and Language Learning:  Incorporating the Case Method to Business Language Instruction” (2007). <Invited presentation> Summer Institute for Teaching a Second Language for Business Communication at PennLauder CIBER.

• “Material Development: Adapting the Case Method for Business Language Instruction” (2007).   10th NCOLCTL (National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages) Conferences.

• “Business Language Instruction Employing International Business Case Studies” (2007).  2007 CIBER Business Language Conference.

• “Creating Case Studies Teaching Materials for Japanese for Professions classes” (2007). The 1st Annual Language Grants Showcase, hosted by Penn Language Center, University of Pennsylvania.

• “Using Business Cases for Intermediate Business Japanese” (2006).  <Invited presentation> Video-conferencing on Business Language Teaching: Simulations, Use of Business Cases, and Reading.  (Consortium conference.  Participating universities: University of Pennsylvania, Brown, Yale, and Cornell)

• “Speech Clinic: A Pedagogical Application of ACTFL OPI” (2005).  The 14th World Congress of Applied Linguistics (AILA 2005).

• “Integration of Language and Culture for Effective Cross-Cultural Communication:  A Curriculum Model in an Intermediate Business Japanese.” (2004). 33rd Annual Mid-Atlantic Region Association for Asian Studies Conference.

• “A Modified Subsidiary Content Model in Intermediate Business Japanese.”  (2004). Conference on Content, Tasks and Projects in the Language Classroom at Monterey Institute of International Studies.

• “News Discussion: Four-skill Involved Communicative Task Using the News from the Internet,” (2002).  16th Annual Meeting at Japanese Language Teachers Association of New England.

• “A Textbook Report:  Use of “Yookoso” Vol. 2 at University Level.” (1998). Delaware Valley Japanese Teachers Workshop.

• “Task-Based Language Teaching and Learning Strategies.”  (1997). TESOL 31st Annual Convention and Exposition. (Co-presented with Dr. Julian Linnell)

• “Married, Divorced, or Just Friends?  Relationships between Task-Based Language Instruction and Learning Strategies. (1996). Penn-TESOL East 16th Annual Spring Conference. (Co-presented with Dr. Julian Linnell)

• “Future Teacher Learning Teaching through English for Academic Purposes (EAP).” (1996). TESOL 30th Annual Convention and Exposition.  (Co-presented with Dr. Cheri Micheau et al.)

• “Ethnography of Speaking and Its Application to TESOL.” (1995). Penn-TESOL East, 15th Annual Fall Conference.

• “English for Educational Linguistics:  Reflection on an EAP course.” (1995).  Penn-TESOL East, 15th Annual Spring Conference. (Co-presented with Dr. Cheri Micheau et al.)