Areas of Expertise
Yamaguchi's expertise includes teaching Japanese language at the beginning, intermediate and advanced levels; Japanese pedagogy; and Japanese culture and society (Nihon Jijoo).
Teaching Interests
Yamaguchi focuses on two academic areas within her specialty. One concerns teaching Japanese "in context." She brings social and situational settings into her Japanese classes in the belief that providing context while practicing Japanese helps students acquire better communication skills. The other concerns teaching advanced level Japanese, especially for academic purposes. With her background in political science, she has experience in developing materials for Japanese in social science at the Inter-University Center for Japanese in Yokohama. Since she began teaching at TUJ in 1996, she has worked to meet the needs and demands of TUJ students with a variety of learning experiences.
Research
Yamaguchi's research interests include Japanese for academic purposes, communication strategy, and the usage of formal Japanese.
Representative Publications
- Yamaguchi, Asako. March 2002. The role of Japanese language teacher for teaching Japanese for academic purposes in the field of politics and economics. JALT Journal of Japanese Language Education, No. 6
- Yamaguchi, Asako (written in collaboration with Takashi Matsumoto and Masahiro Takano). 1998. Teaching Japanese for specific purposes in the field of economics: Cooperation of Japanese teachers and professionals. The Bulletin of Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies, No. 21
- Yamaguchi, Asako. 1998. Principles and practice of 'Japanese society & culture' via hands-on experiences. The Bulletin of Yokohama City University, Vol. XLVIII Social Science No. 2,3
Education
- M.A. in Japanese pedagogy, The Ohio State University
- M.A. in political science, Central Michigan University
- B.A. in international relations, Yokohama City University
Professional Associations
- The Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language (Nihongo Kyoiku Gakkai)
- Japan Association for Language Teachers (JALT)
専門分野
山口准教授は、日本語の初級、中級、上級レベル、日本語教授法、日本文化及び社会（日本事情）を専門としています。
主な科目
山口准教授は、研究する専門分野のうち2つの学術領域に焦点を合わせています。まずは、ある状況設定を行って（in context）日本語を教えることです。ある状況を設定することで、学生がより優れたコミュニケーションスキルを習得できるという確信のもと、日本語の講義では社会的・場面的な設定を用いています。次に、学術的な目的の日本語習得を中心に、上級レベルの日本語を教えることです。政治学の学歴を持ち、横浜にあるアメリカ・カナダ大学連合日本研究センターで社会学における日本語教材の開発に経験があります。1996年以来TUJで教鞭を執り、さまざまな学習体験を提供することで学生の要求に応えています。
研究分野
山口准教授は、学術的な目的の日本語習得、コミュニケーション戦略および規則正しい日本語の使用法を研究しています。
主な著書
- Yamaguchi, Asako. March 2002. The role of Japanese language teacher for teaching Japanese for academic purposes in the field of politics and economics. JALT Journal of Japanese Language Education, No. 6
- Yamaguchi, Asako (written in collaboration with Takashi Matsumoto and Masahiro Takano). 1998. Teaching Japanese for specific purposes in the field of economics: Cooperation of Japanese teachers and professionals. The Bulletin of Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies, No. 21
- Yamaguchi, Asako. 1998. Principles and practice of 'Japanese society & culture' via hands-on experiences. The Bulletin of Yokohama City University, Vol. XLVIII Social Science No. 2,3
学歴
- M.A. in Japanese pedagogy, The Ohio State University
- M.A. in political science, Central Michigan University
- B.A. in international relations, Yokohama City University
所属学協会、委員歴等
- The Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language (Nihongo Kyoiku Gakkai)
- Japan Association for Language Teachers (JALT)