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Professional Experience
Professional Experience
02/2017 ~ 07/2023:
Director, International Bachelor of Strategic Communication (IBSC), College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Yuan Ze University
02/2017 ~ 07/2023:
Director, International Bachelor of Strategic Communication (IBSC), College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Yuan Ze University
Designed the academic focus and the whole curriculum of a newly started EMI (English-as-a-Medium-of-Instruction) program
Designed its website, promotional flyers, and posters
Joined diverse promotional activities
Searched for faculty members
Interviewed domestic as well as foreign applicants, etc.
03/2016 ~ Present:
03/2016 ~ Present:
Coordinated undergraduate courses including “Elementary Japanese Conversation”, “Intermediate Japanese Reading & Writing”, “Introduction to Second Language Acquisition”, “Japanese Language Pedagogy”, “English Teaching Material Development”, and graduate courses including “Second Language Acquisition”, “Introduction to Applied Linguistics”, “Research Method I”, “Foreign Language Teaching Theories and Methods”
Advised undergraduate and graduate students
08/2007 ~ 02/2016:
08/2007 ~ 02/2016:
Assistant Professor, Department of Foreign Languages and Applied Linguistics, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Yuan Ze University
Assistant Professor, Department of Foreign Languages and Applied Linguistics, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Yuan Ze University
Coordinated undergraduate courses including “Elementary Japanese Conversation”, “Intermediate Japanese Reading & Writing”, “Introduction to Second Language Acquisition”, “Japanese Language Pedagogy”, “English Teaching Material Development”, and graduate courses including “Second Language Acquisition”, “Introduction to Applied Linguistics”, “Research Method I”, “Foreign Language Teaching Theories and Methods”
Advised undergraduate and graduate students
02~03/2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012:
02~03/2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012:
Instructor, On-Line Computer Literacy Course (Intermediate level), offered by Nihongo Kyooiku Gakkai (the Society of Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language)
Instructor, On-Line Computer Literacy Course (Intermediate level), offered by Nihongo Kyooiku Gakkai (the Society of Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language)
Coordinated the course development
Designed teaching materials and the course homepage
Summer/2007, 2008, 2010, and 2011:
Summer/2007, 2008, 2010, and 2011:
Taught a graduate level IT Literacy course for Teachers of Japanese
Coordinated the course development and testing development
Designed teaching materials
08/2006 ~ 07/2007:
08/2006 ~ 07/2007:
Visiting Assistant Professor, Yuan Ze University, Department of Foreign Languages and Applied Linguistics
Visiting Assistant Professor, Yuan Ze University, Department of Foreign Languages and Applied Linguistics
Coordinated undergraduate courses including “Introduction to Second Language Acquisition”, “Elementary Japanese Conversation”, “Intermediate Japanese Reading and Writing”, and “English Teaching Methodologies”, and a graduate course “Teaching Methodology and Material Development”
Substituted for “Elementary English Conversation” and “English Conversation for Adult Learners”
Advised undergraduate and graduate students
01~03/2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007:
01~03/2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007:
Assistant, On-Line Computer Literacy Course for Japanese Teachers Instructed by Prof. Hatasa, offered by Nihongo Kyooiku Gakkai (the Society of Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language)
Assistant, On-Line Computer Literacy Course for Japanese Teachers Instructed by Prof. Hatasa, offered by Nihongo Kyooiku Gakkai (the Society of Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language)
Involved with course development
Responded to students’ questions and provided additional instruction
Evaluated assignments
Summer 2005:
Summer 2005:
Japanese Instructor, Middlebury College Japanese School, 2005 summer program
Japanese Instructor, Middlebury College Japanese School, 2005 summer program
Taught 2nd Level (Novice-High level) Japanese
Involved with course development, testing development, and extracurricular activities offered by the program
Designed teaching materials
Coordinated and taught Novice level Japanese
Coordinated a beginning level Japanese course
Designed course, tests, and teaching materials
Taught Novice-High to Intermediate level Japanese
Involved with course development, testing development, and designing teaching materials
Summer 2001:
Summer 2001:
Japanese Instructor, Arsenal Technical High School, School of Foreign Languages and International Studies, 2001 Summer Foreign Language Camp
Japanese Instructor, Arsenal Technical High School, School of Foreign Languages and International Studies, 2001 Summer Foreign Language Camp
Coordinated and taught Novice level Japanese
Coordinated course
Designed teaching materials and extracurricular programs
Academic Teaching Experience
Academic Teaching Experience
08/2004 ~ 05/2005:
08/2004 ~ 05/2005:
Teaching Assistant, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Teaching Assistant, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Taught 102 (Novice-Low level) Japanese
08/2004 ~ 12/2004: Coordinated and taught 402 (Advanced level) Japanese; taught 201 (Novice-High level) Japanese
Involved with course and testing development
Designed teaching materials
Coordinated an advanced level Japanese course
Designed tests and teaching materials
08/2003 ~ 05/2004:
08/2003 ~ 05/2004:
Teaching Assistant, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Teaching Assistant, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
01/2004 ~ 05/2004: Taught 202 (Novice-High level) Japanese
08/2003 ~ 12/2003: Coordinated and taught 401 (Advanced level) Japanese
Coordinated an advanced level Japanese course
Designed course, tests, and teaching materials
Involved with course and testing development for 202
Designed teaching materials for 202
08/2002 ~ 12/2002:
08/2002 ~ 12/2002:
Teaching Assistant, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Teaching Assistant, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Coordinated and taught 201 (Novice-High Level) Japanese
Coordinated an intermediate level Japanese course
Designed course, test, and teaching material
08/2001 ~ 05/2002:
08/2001 ~ 05/2002:
Teaching Assistant, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Teaching Assistant, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
01/2002 ~ 05/2002: Taught 202 (Novice-High level) Japanese
08/2001 ~ 12/2001: Taught 201 (Novice-High level) Japanese
Involved with course development and testing development
Designed teaching materials
Substituted for other TAs occasionally
08/2000 ~ 05/2001:
08/2000 ~ 05/2001:
Teaching Assistant, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Teaching Assistant, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
01/2001 ~ 05/2001: Taught 102 (Novice-Low level) Japanese
08/2000 ~ 12/2000: Taught 101 (Novice-Low level) Japanese
Involved with course development and testing development
Designed teaching materials
Substituted for other TAs occasionally
07/1998 ~ 06/2000:
07/1998 ~ 06/2000:
Japanese Language Exchange Program (JALEX) Teaching Assistant, Monroe Junior and Senior High Schools, Monroe, WA
Japanese Language Exchange Program (JALEX) Teaching Assistant, Monroe Junior and Senior High Schools, Monroe, WA
Coordinated and taught Level I, II, III, and IV (Novice–Intermediate level) Japanese, and assisted ESL class
Coordinated curriculum and syllabus
Designed assignments, testing materials, and teaching materials
Conducted the after-school survival Japanese class
Advised Japan Club
Team-taught ESL with a native speaker of English
10/1996 ~ 01/1998:
10/1996 ~ 01/1998:
Japanese Instructor, Nerima Japanese Club / International Friendship Association, Nerima-ku, Tokyo
Japanese Instructor, Nerima Japanese Club / International Friendship Association, Nerima-ku, Tokyo
Taught Level I & IV (Novice and Advanced level) Japanese; taught Level I (Novice level) Japanese to Chinese infants
Designed assignments and teaching materials
Taught mathematics and science in Japanese
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