Profile

I was born and raised in Kobe, Japan. I am dedicated to making myself a better teacher and researcher and am constantly eager to expose myself to new experiences. 

 

Studying and working in various places in the world, ranging from Melbourne and Hawaii to Kobe, Tokyo and Fukuoka, I have met many wonderful teachers, colleagues, and students. I feel grateful for the opportunity these people have offered me to learn, feel, and visualize so many things. 

 

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Education

 

・Ph.D.     　University of Hawaii at Manoa, Second Language Studies

　博士（第二言語習得，ハワイ大学）

 

    Dissertation Title: The implementation of genre-based tasks in foreign language writing 

    instruction: A longitudinal study of writers' rhetorical awareness, writing quality, and lexico-

    grammatical choices

 

    Dissertation Committee: Dr. Lourdes Ortega (Chair / Supervisor), 

    Dr. Richard Schmid, Dr. Tom Hudson, Dr. John Norris, and Dr. Dephne Desser

 

 

 

・M.A.      　Monash University, Applied Linguistics

　修士（応用言語学，モナシュ大学）

 　

 

・M.Ed.     　Kobe University, Education

　修士（教育学，神戸大学）

 

 

 

Work Experience

 

・April 2020 〜 Present:  Professor, School of Languages and Communication

                                         Kobe University

 

 

・October 2016 - March 2020: Associate Professor, School of Languages and Communication,

                                                  Kobe University

 

 

・April 2012 - September 2016:  Associate Professor, Faculty of Languages and Cultures,  

                                            Kyushu University 

 

 

・April 2009* - March 2012:  Assistant Professor, Liberal Arts Program,

                                              Tokyo University of Agriculture

 

 

・April 2004 - August 2006:  Research Associate, School of International Liberal

                                              Studies, Waseda University 

 

 

・March 2003 - December 2003:  Instructor (part-time), Japanese Language

                                                      Program, Monash University, Australia

 

 

・October 2002 - February 2003:  Instructor (part-time), Intensive Japanese

                                                       Language Course, Japanese Studies Centre,

                                                       Monash University, Australia

 

 

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During August 2006 - March 2009, I studied at University of Hawaii at Manoa to pursue my doctoral degree. In December 2008, I passed comprehensive exams and became an All But Dissertation (A.B.D.) status. As an A.B.D., I worked on my dissertation while teaching at Tokyo University of Agriculture.