Current Projects

Social justice infused curriculum development in world language classroom

• Based on CARLA's (Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition) 2023 Summer Institute (Funded by the NEH Language Teaching Support Fund at Bates College)

• Pilot project presented at the International Conference on Japanese Language Education (ICJLE), August 2, 2024, in Madison, WI.

• Reflections for revision presented at the AAAL (American Association for Applied Linguistics) 2025 Conference, March 22, 2025, Denver, CO.

Pedagogy of Multiliteracies infused curriculum development in world language classroom

• Developed through CARLA's (Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition) Literacies for LCTLs Workshop Series

• 6-day lesson plan unit is featured on the Literacies for LCTLs webpage.

Multilingual/multicultural programming "Teaching Our Tongues" to raise awareness and promote linguistic and cultural diversity on a college campus

• Funded by the Bates Faculty Development Fund (2024-2025)

• Program website: Short-term Peer-led Enrichment Language Lessons (SPELL)

Alternative assessments and grading model for language learning

Curriculum development: Sociolinguistics

Identities and investment in media production in foreign language classroom

Representation of diverse identities in picture books

Community engagement for world language courses

Integrating projects and authenticity in intermediate to advanced  Japanese curriculum (NFLRC's Project Based Language Learning 2016 Online Institute)