Areas of Expertise

Japanese Pedagogy

Teaching Interests

I am primarily interested in respectful expressions and pragmatics in Japanese.

Education

• M.A. in Japanese Pedagogy, in Columbia University in the City of New York
• B.A. in Art, in University of Massachusetts, Boston

Previous Appointments

Before joining Temple University, I mainly taught international students aiming to enter Japanese universities and graduate schools with a focus on the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test, in addition to communicative Japanese.

Professional Associations

American Association of Teachers of Japanese