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 to be presented at the AAAL (American Association for Applied Linguistics) 2025 Conference, March 21-25, 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)

Curriculum development: Sociolinguistics

Identities and investment in media production in foreign language classroom

Alternative assessments and grading model for language learning

Representation of diverse identities in picture books

Using open-access resources in curriculum development

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)