Selected courses taken, University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Department of Second Language Studies
–specializations in Language Assessment, Measurement, and Program Evaluation (LAMPE) and Language Teaching
- Task-Based Language Teaching
- Motivation and Second Language Learning
- Second Language Acquisition
- Second Language Writing
- Critical Pedagogy Seminar
- Language Program Administration
- Language Program Evaluation
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Sociolinguistics and Second Languages
- Second Language Testing
- Language Teaching Philosophy
Grants and honors received at UH-Mānoa
- Harry Whitten Prize (for an outstanding scholarly paper)
- Elizabeth Carr-Holmes Fund (research materials purchase)
- Graduate Student Organization Travel Grant
- Ruth Crymes Fund (conference travel)
- Graduate Division Achievement Scholarship
Notable academic projects completed at UH-Mānoa (also see Projects and Presentations)
- “A Participatory Inquiry into the Effect of Japanese Name Use on Language Learning and Identity Development” (participatory action research, interview research, motivation study, negotiation of meaning in L2 among peers)
- Utilization-focused evaluation of an online upper-level Japanese course (survey research, program evaluation)
- Curriculum and staff training materials development (ESL and Japanese instruction, teacher training, cross-cultural management practices, content-based language teaching, task-based language teaching, critical language awareness)
- Placement test development (story-retelling speaking tests, writing assessment, task-based assessment)
- Microanalysis of scaffolding practices used in immersion programs (language routines, intertextuality, content-based teaching, immersion education, multi-level transcription)
- Literature review papers on boys’ resistance to language education and critiques of critical pedagogy (sociolinguistics, critical pedagogy, learner-centered teaching, philosophy of education)
Selected courses taken, Earlham College
–major in Comparative Languages and Linguistics; minor in TESOL
- French Theatre, Mandinka (West African) literature
- Japanese Linguistics
- Topics in Japanese
- Studies in Language Learning and Teaching
- Foundations of Education
- Human Development
- Ropes Course Facilitation
- Introduction to the Vertical World
- Introduction to Canoeing
- Javanese Gamelan Ensemble (3 semesters)
- Metals I and Metals II: Mokume-gane
- Spanish 101, 201, and Chicano Literature (in English)
Notable academic projects completed at Earlham College
- “Sociolinguistics, Identity Development, and Language Use at Concordia Language Villages”
- Translation portfolio (French to English)
- Brief essays in Japanese on contemporary social and cultural issues
- Case study of a bilingual child, focusing on cognitive, social, and language development in each language
- Literature analysis papers in French
Courses taken at Iwate University (Earlham College study abroad)
- Intermediate 1 Integrated Japanese
- Intermediate 1 Kanji
- Intermediate 1 Conversation
Honors received at Earlham College
- Phi Beta Kappa
- College and Departmental Honors
- Arthur M. Charles Fellowship for International Study
- Clifford Crump Phi Beta Kappa Award
- Presidential Honors Scholarship
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