Academic background

08/2008-08/2012 Michigan State University: PhD in Second Language Studies

-Dissertation: The Relationship Between Stated Beliefs, Classroom Practices, and Reading Research Studies of Oral Corrective Feedback in Four ESL Teachers.

01/2007-05/2008 Teachers College, Columbia University: Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics

-Essay: The Effect of Recasts on Linguistic Features in SLA.

01/1994-05/1997 Heidelberg College: Master of Arts in Education

-Thesis: Academic Achievement and Gender Differences in a Japanese Junior High School.

08/1994 TEFL certificate from San Diego State University TEFL Certificate Program -Sponsored by San Diego State University, American Language Institute.

04/1989-03/1993 Hokkaido University of Education in Sapporo: The Course of Training Teacher for Junior High School: BA in Education, Major in science education, Minor in English eduction

-Thesis: Developing Materials and Conducting Class Concerning Global Environmental Problems in Junior High School 〜Specializing in Acid Rain〜.