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: 34th 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