Michiko Yoshida 　　 　　 　　

　　 　　 　

michikon@swbell.net

PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW

M.A. in Japanese Linguistics                                                                    1992

Certificate in the Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test                          　　         1993

    (Authorized by the Japanese Minister of Education, Science and Culture)

Certificate in ESL Teaching                                                            　　     1999

3 years of teaching experience in Japanese as Second Language at the college level

2 years of teaching experience at a training school for instructors (Teaching

    Japanese as a Foreign/Second Language)

5 weeks of teaching experience at a summer school for English speaking children

3 months of teaching experience for English speaking adults

12 years of research experience (Modern Japanese Grammar) and 4 years of experience

    as a visiting researcher at the National Language Research Institute

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

M.A. in Japanese Linguistics, JAPAN WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY                               1992

    Tokyo, Japan

B.A. in Japanese Linguistics, TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY                        1990

    Tokyo, Japan

ACADEMIC AND RELATED EXPERIENCE

Visiting Researcher

         THE NATIONAL LANGUAGE RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1995 - 1999 Spring

         Tokyo, Japan                                                                 

Research and development of teaching materials for Japanese as a Foreign

              Language

Lecture/Instructor

GUNMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (Department of Society and Information)           1995 - 1998

         Gunma, Japan                                                                   

Japanese as a Foreign Language(Advanced)

MEIKAI UNIVERSITY (Department of Foreign Language)                             1995 - 1998

         Chiba, Japan                                                                     

Japanese as a Foreign Language(Intermediate and Advanced)

MEIKAI UNIVERSITY (Department of Foreign Language)                             1996 - 1998

         Chiba, Japan                                                                     

Syntax of Japanese as a specialized subject

ARC ACADEMY (a training school for Japanese language instructors)                   1994 - 1996

        Tokyo, Japan                                                                     

Japanese Grammar

Preparation Classes for the Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test

         CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS 1999 - 2000

         Chapel Hill, NC                                                        

Japanese as a Foreign Language for School Personnel (Introductory)

Cross-Cultural Experience Workshop for School Personnel

        GREATER MISSION ST. PAUL BAPTIST CHURCH                            1999 Summer

         Durham, NC                                                        

Japanese as a Foreign Language in an Academic Summer Program for

Children (Elementary)

Writer                                                                     

SHUEISHA (Japanese Publishing Company)                                                1995

         Tokyo, Japan                                                            

Japanese-Language Dictionary (Shueisha Pocket Kokugo-Jiten, 1996)

SANSEIDO (Japanese Publishing Company) 1996 - 1997

         Tokyo, Japan                                                                     

Japanese-Ancient Language Dictionary (Shousetsu Kogo Jiten 1999)

SANSEIDO 1993 to present

         Tokyo, Japan                                                                 

Japanese-Language Dictionary (Not yet published)

Interpreter/Translator                                      

         CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS 1999 - 2000

         Chapel Hill, NC                                                        

Assistance in communications between the guardians and the schools

Volunteer Teacher                                         

         GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1998 - 2000

         Chapel Hill, NC                                                         

Immersion and Sheltered ESL teaching

PUBLICATIONS

Lexicon of the Audio-Visual Teaching Materials, for Elementary Level                               1997

    (under joint authorship with Makio Nakamichi)

    The National Language Research Institute

    Tokyo, Japan                                                                              

"Regarding the Combination of Onomatopoeia and 'SURU'"                                           1991

Kokubun Mejiro, vol. 31

    Tokyo, Japan                                                                              

"Regarding the Combination of Adjective and 'SURU'"                                                  1993

Kokubun Mejiro, vol. 32

    Tokyo, Japan                                                                              

"Resultative Adverbial Phrase -- Manner and Degree"                                                        1995

    Kokubun Mejiro, vol. 34 (The Department of Japanese Literature/Language in Japan Women’s University)

    Tokyo, Japan                                                                              

"The Semantic Factor in Suitableness of Resultative Adverbial Phrases"                             1996

Nihongo Kyouiku, vol. 89 (The Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language)

    Tokyo, Japan                                                                              

"The Usage of 'DESHO' in Discourse -- From the Point of View of Style Shift" 1997

Kaishi, vol. 16 (The Society of Alumni of Japan Women’s University)

    Tokyo, Japan                                                                                

"Appropriate Choices Between Daroo and Deshoo in Discourse "                             2000

Nihongo Kyouiku, vol. 107 (The Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language)

    Tokyo, Japan                                                                              

"Mainstream Peers Try on English Language Learners' Shoes: A Shock Language Experience"   2000

    (under joint authorship with Ryuko Kubota, Kirsten Gardner, Mary Patten and Cynthia Thatcher-Fettig)

TESOL Journal vol. 9, No. 4 (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Inc.)

    Alexandria, VA                                                                               

Master’s Thesis: Regarding the Combination of Adverbial Items and 'SURU'                         1992

 Japan Women’s University

    Tokyo, Japan                                                                               

PRESENTATION

Mainstream Peers Try on English Language Learners' Shoes 2000

    (in collaboration with Ryuko Kubota, Kirsten Gardner, Mary Patten and Cynthia Thatcher-Fettig)

    TESOL 2000: 34^th Annual Convention and Exposition

    Vancouver, BC, Canada

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

DUKE UNIVERSITY CONTINUING EDUCATION (Certificate in ESL Teaching) 1999

 Durham, NC                                                                     

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS                        2000 fall to present

    Dallas, TX                                                                    

PhD Program in Human Development and Communication Science

Language Acquisition and Cognitive Development