Miyuki Fukai: Curriculum Vitae

Lecturer
Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University

Elementary Japanese A(Spring 2005, 2006) : First half of the first-semester Japanese

Taught basic communication skills with special attention to speaking and listening.

Utilized authentic materials to engage students in the practice of grammatical patterns and set expressions in meaningful contexts.

Incorporated CourseWorks into the curriculum to support students' self-study.
Elementary Japanese B (Fall 2004, 2005) : Second half of the first-semester Japanese

Taught basic communication skills focusing on speaking and listening.

Utilized authentic materials to engage students in the practice of grammatical patterns and set expressions in meaningful contexts.

Developed and distributed online materials to support students' self-study.
First Year Japanese I (Fall 2004, 2005, 2006) & First-Year Japanese II (Spring 2005, 2006, 2007): First- and second-semester Japanese

Taught communication skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing.

Focused on strengthening and building upon the foundation acquired in previous courses.

Prepared contextualized exercises to help students apply structural patterns and expressions to realistic communicative situations.

Incorporated blogging and podcasting to facilitate development of communication skills.

Second Year Japanese I (Fall 2006) & Second-Year Japanese II (Spring 2007): Third- and fourth-semester Japanese

Taught communication skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing.

Focused on strengthening and building upon the foundation acquired in previous courses.

Prepared contextualized exercises to help students apply structural patterns and expressions to realistic communicative situations.

Incorporated blogging and podcasting to facilitate development of communication skills.

Instructor
Princeton in Ishikawa Program, Princeton University

Third-year Japanese 1 & 2 (Summer 2006)

Intensive, fifth- and sixth-semester Japanese held in Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan by Princeton University.

Taught communication skills in interaction, comprehension, and presentation using authentic materials including a Japanese animation Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi).

Engaged students in speech contest and research project on topic of their choosing.

Instructor
Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Indiana University

Second-year Japanese 2 (Summer 2002): Intensive, fourth-semester Japanese

Taught basic communication skills with emphasis on speaking and listening.

Worked with a teaching assistant.

Provided students with activities using natural contexts to reinforce new material.

Engaged students in project that involved research on Japan's geography using the Internet.

Also developed and maintained a course Web site to provide students with materials for self-study.

Associate Instructor
Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Indiana University

Elementary Japanese 1 (Fall 1999, Fall 2002) & Elementary Japanese 2 (Spring 2003): First- and second-semester Japanese

Taught basic communication skills focusing on speaking and listening.

Utilized authentic materials to engage students in the practice of grammatical patterns and set expressions within meaningful contexts.

Second-year Japanese 1 (Fall 2000, Fall 2001) & Second-year Japanese 2 (Spring 2001, Spring 2002): Third- and fourth-semester Japanese

Taught basic communication skills giving special attention to speaking and listening.

Focused on strengthening and building upon the foundation acquired in previous courses.

Prepared contextualized exercises to help students apply structural patterns and expressions to realistic communicative situations.

Teaching Assistant
Japanese Language Exchange (JALEX) Program, Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership, Columbus North High School and Northside Middle School, Columbus, IN

Japanese 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 (Academic Years 1995-1996 and 1996-1997): Secondary school Japanese at all levels

Co-taught basic communication skills and Japanese culture with a local Japanese teacher.

Devised daily lesson plans and instructional material.

Research Assistant
Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Indiana University

Assisted Dr. Natsuko Tsujimura with preliminary analysis of data on the acquisition of Japanese as a first language (Spring and Fall 2001)

Graduate Assistant
Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Indiana University

Assisted EALC faculty members with solving problems related to the use of the Japanese language on computers with English operating systems.

Assisted Dr. Natsuko Tsujimura in developing classroom activities for Japanese language learning (Winter 2002, Spring and Summer 2003)

Assisted Dr. Yasuko Ito Watt in developing kanji crossword puzzles (Summer 2001, Fall 2002)

Assisted Dr. Yasuko Ito Watt with Web site design and development for the Japanese language program at Indiana University (Fall 2001, Spring 2002)

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PUBLICATIONS

in press Shakaibunkateki apurochi no jissen: Nihongo shokyuchukyu poddokyasuto purojekuto [Sociocultural approach: Podcasting project in novice- and intermediate-level Japanese]. In H. Hoshokawa (Ed.), Fascinating active Japanese language education [ Miryoku aru katsudougata nihongo kyouiku no sekai ]. Tokyo: Bonjinsha. [co-authored with S. Sato]

in press
Gakushuusha chuushin no kyoushitsu katsudou: Anime o tsukatta jissen ["Student-centered classroom activities using Japanese animation]. In S. Makino (Ed.), Proceedings of the fourteenth Princeton Japanese Pedagogy Forum . Princeton, NJ: Princeton University. [co-authored with Y. Jo]

in press Nihongo kyouiku e no shakai bunka teki apurochi: Shokyuu nihongo poddokyasutyingu purojekuto [Sociocultural approach to Japanese language learning: Beginning Japanese podcasting project]. In Y. A. Hatasa (Ed.), Proceedings of the nineteenth conference of the Central Association of Teachers of Japanese. Tokyo: Kuroshio. [co-authored with S. Sato]

2007 Nihongo kyouiku to bunka: Tekunorojii o mochiita sankagata gakusyuu [Japanese language education and culture: Technology and participatory perspective]. In S. Shinagawa (Ed.), Proceedings of the fourth international conference on Computer Assisted Systems for Teaching & Learning/Japanese: Computer Technology and Japanese Language Education (CASTEL/J) , Tokyo: CASTEL/J Office. [co-authored with S. Sato & N. Taguchi]

2007
Reberu betsu ni yoru burogu no shiyourei: [Examples of blog projects at different levels]. In S. Shinagawa (Ed.), Proceedings of the fourth international conference on Computer Assisted Systems for Teaching & Learning/Japanese: Computer Technology and Japanese Language Education (CASTEL/J) , Tokyo: CASTEL/J Office. [co-authored with S. Sato]

2006 Standards in Internet-based newspaper project. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 10 (1), 8-12.

2005
Survey on the use of computers and the Internet in Japanese classes in the United States. Japanese Language Education Around the Globe, 15, 153-173 .[co-authored with Y. Omoto and K. Schneider]

2005 Meeting the Standards for Foreign Language Learning through anInternet-Based Newspaper Project: Case Studies of Advanced-Level Japanese Learners. Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages, 2.

2003 Addressing the National Standards in an Internet-based newspaper project. In A. Kakutani (Ed.), Proceedings of the fifteenth annual meeting of Central Association of Teachers of Japanese. Richmond, IN: Earlham College. [co-authored with H. Hamada] http://www.earlham.edu/~japn/documents/Fukai_Hamada.pdf

2002 Using the Internet for the integration of National Standards into the classroom. In Y.-Y. Tohsaku (Ed.), Proceedings of the third international conference on Computer Assisted Systems for Teaching & Learning/Japanese: Computer Technology and Japanese Language Education (CASTEL/J), (pp. 171-174). Tokyo, Japan: CASTEL/J Office. [co-authored with Y. Nakamichi]

2002 Survey on the use of computer and the Internet in Japanese classes in Northern California. In Y. Chikuma (Ed.), Proceedings of the seventeenth annual meeting of the Southeastern Association of Teachers of Japanese (pp. 71-85). Charleston, SC: College of Charleston. [co-authored with Y. Omoto and K. Schneider]

2002 Educational advantages, obstacles, and implications: A preliminary study of students' accounts of using Internet applications for Japanese language learning. ERIC Document (ED463652).

2001 College Japanese classroom anxiety: True and false beginners. ERICDocument (ED450597).

2000 Foreign language anxiety and perspectives of American college students of Japanese in the United States: An exploratory study. Japanese-Language Educationaround the Globe,10, 21-41. The Japan Foundation Japanese Language Institute.

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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

2007, August Reberu betsu ni yoru burogu no shiyourei: [Examples of blog projects at different levels]. Paper presented at the fourth international conference on Computer Assisted Systems for Teaching & Learning/Japanese: Computer Technology and Japanese Language Education (CASTEL/J) , Tokyo: CASTEL/J Office. [co-presented with S. Sato]

2007, August
Nihongo kyouiku to bunka: Tekunorojii o mochiita sankagata gakusyuu [Japanese language education and culture: Technology and participatory perspective]. Paper presented at the fourth international conference on Computer Assisted Systems for Teaching & Learning/Japanese: Computer Technology and Japanese Language Education (CASTEL/J) , Tokyo: CASTEL/J Office. [co-authoredpresented with S. Sato & N. Taguchi]

2007, May Gakushuusha chuushin no kyoushitsu katsudou: Anime o tsukatta jissen [Student-centered classroom activities using Japanese animation]. Paper presented at the fourteenth Princeton Japanese Pedagogy Forum, Princeton, NJ. [co-presented with Y. Jo]

2007, March
Kyoshitsu o koeta comyunitii e no sanka: Nihongo kyouiku ni okeru burogu o tsukatta kokoromi [Can blogs go beyond the classroom?: Participation in practice by using technology]. Paper presented at the Association of Teachers of Japanese Seminar, Boston, MA. [co-presented with K. Nakazawa]

2007, March Nihongo kyouiku e no shakai bunka teki apurochi: Shokyuu nihongo poddokyasutingu purojekuto [Sociocultural approach to Japanese language learning: Beginning Japanese Podcasting project]. Paper presented at the nineteenth conference of the Central Association of Teachers of Japanese, Iowa City, IA. [co-presented with S. Sato]

2006, Nov.
Does Internet really help?: Examples and evidence from Japanese language classes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages, Nashville, TN. (co-presented with K. Schneider and Y. Omoto)

2006, Oct.
Communication beyond the classroom: Using blog in Japanese language learning. Paper presented at The Japanese American Association Fall Workshop 2006, New York, NY.

2005, Nov. Japanese teachers' two yen worth on computer use and training. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages, Baltimore, MD. (co-presented with K. Schneider and Y. Omoto)

2005, Nov. Bridging Japanese language teaching and culture through video clips. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages, Baltimore, MD. (co-presented with F. Nazikian)

2004, Mar. Nihongo jokyu kurasu ni okeru onrain shinbun purojekuto: Nasyonaru sutandaazu no shiten kara no kosatsu [Internet-based newspaper project for advanced-level Japanese learners: From the perspectives of the Standards for Foreign Language Learning]. Paper presented at the Association of Teachers of Japanese Seminar, San Diego, CA.

2003, Nov. Voices of practicing teachers: A study on implementation of technology. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages, Pittsburgh, PA. [co-presented with Y. Omoto and K. Schneider]

2003, Jun. Online community for Japanese language educators: A survey, WebRing, and senseiOnline. Paper presented at the eighth biennial conference of the International Association for Language Learning Technology, Ann Arbor, MI. [co-presented with M. Ishida, Y. Omoto, and K. Schneider]

2003, Apr. Addressing the National Standards in an Internet-based newspaper project. Paper presented at the fifteenth annual meeting of Central Association of Teachers of Japanese, Richmond, IN. [co-presented with H. Hamada]

2003, Mar.
Nihongo kyoiku ni okeru IT literacy no kojo: Zenbei no IT no genjo to kyoin yosei no tenbo [Improving IT literacy in Japanese language education: A national survey on current situations in the U.S. and a prospect of teacher training]. Paper presented at the Association of Teachers of Japanese SIG Seminar, New York City. [co-presented with Y. Omoto and K. Schneider]

2002, Nov. Survival guide for Japanese teachers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages, Salt Lake City, UT. [co-presented with Y. Omoto and K. Schneider]

2002, Nov. The possibility of technology in a real Japanese classroom. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages, Salt Lake City, UT. [co-presented with Y. Nakamichi]

2002, Nov. Learning kanji through crossword puzzles. Paper presented at Indiana Foreign Language Teachers Association fall conference, Indianapolis, IN. [co-presented with Y. I. Watt, J. Dosaka, H. Hamada and M. Oya]

2002, Jul. Using the Internet for the integration of National Standards into the classroom. Paper presented at the third international conference on Computer Assisted Systems For Teaching & Learning/Japanese (CASTEL/J), La Jolla, CA. [co-presented with Y. Nakamichi]

2002, Mar. Survey on the use of computer and the Internet in Japanese classes in Northern California. Paper presented at the seventeenth annual meeting of the Southeastern Association of Teachers of Japanese, Charleston, SC. [co-presented with Y. Omoto and K. Schneider]

2001, Nov. Internet-based activities. Paper presented at Indiana Foreign Language Teachers Association fall conference, Indianapolis, IN.

2000, Nov. Multisensory approaches to multiple intellegences in foreign language teaching. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages, Boston. [co-presented with A. Jacobson and J. Dosaka]

2000, Oct. Japanese classroom anxiety: True and false beginners. Paper presented at the forty-ninth annual meeting of the Midwest Conference of Asian Affairs, Bloomington, IN.

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Guest Lecture

Fukai, M. (2006, April). Technology-enhanced Japanese language learning. Lecture for a graduate-level course titled "Japanese Language Pedagogy: Methods and Techniques," Columbia University, NY.

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Funded Project

Sato, S., Fukai, M., & Hatakeyama, M. (2006). Beyond the classroom community: Blogging in Japanese learning. Project funded by Language Consortium.

Sato, S., Fukai, M., Hatakeyama, M., & Hymes, R. (2006). Culture and participation: Blog and Podcast in Japanese learning. Project funded by Language Consortium.

Nazikian, F., Fukai, F., & Andrer, P. (2004). Bridging Japanese language teaching and culture through video clips. Project funded by Language Consortium.

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AWARDS

Leo and Jean Fay Fellowship, Department of Language Education, Indiana University (Fall 2003, Spring 2004)

Isabel Craig Memorial Scholarship, Department of Language Education, Indiana University (Summer 2003)
Travel Fellowship, Department of Language Education, Indiana University (2003)

To present a paper at the third international conference on Computer Assisted Systems For Teaching & Learning/Japanese (CASTEL/J) in La Jolla, CA.

Travel Fellowship, Department of Language Education, Indiana University (2001)

To present a paper at the seventeenth annual meeting of the Southeastern Association of Teachers of Japanese, Charleston, SC.

Travel Fellowship, Department of Language Education, Indiana University (2000)

To present a paper at the annual meeting of the American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages, Boston.

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SERVICE WORK

Steering Committee Member, International Conference on Japanese Language Education (2004-2006)

Preparing presentation rooms; providing on-site technical support to presenters.

Organizer of Japanese Chat Club , Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Columbia University (Fall 2004-Spring 2005)

Organizing bi-weekly meeting of those who are interested in Japanese language and culture (both native- and non-native speakers of Japanese).

Goodwill Ambassador, School of Education, Indiana University (1999 - 2004)

Assisting prospective students of the Indiana University School of Education by answering their questions about the school and academic programs.

Co-treasurer, Association of Indiana Teachers of Japanese (1999 - 2001)

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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

- American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages (2000-present)
- Association of Teachers of Japanese (2000-present)
- Association of Indiana Japanese Teachers (1998 – present)
- Indiana Foreign Language Teachers Association (1999-present)
- National Council on Japanese Language Teachers (2000-present)
- Nihongo Kyoiku Gakkai (The Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language) (1999-present)

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LANGUAGES

Japanese (native), English (fluent), Italian (fair reading knowledge)

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