Tokyo Kasei Gakuin, Tsukuba Women's University, Faculty of International Re lations
Associate Professor

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• Intercultural Communication i n Japan: Making It Happen Effectively Robbie Dean Press, Michigan State< br>

• Cultural Adjustment of Foreigners in J apan
  Paper Presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Inte rcultural Education and Research
  SIETAR, 2004, Osaka, Japan
  

• Application of Techonology in ESL Educ ation
  Paper Presented at the International Conference on Education an d Informations Systems
  EISTA, 2004, Florida
  

• Cultural Adjustment of Japanese Stude nts Overseas
  International Communication Association
  New Orleans 2 004
  

• Applications of Multiple Intelligence (MI) Theory on ESL Instruction
  American Association on Applied Linguistics
  Arlington, Virginia, 2003
  

• Media Use and Awareness of Social Issu es
  Paper Presented at the International Conference on European Congre ss on Communication
  ECC 2003, Munich Germany
  

• Patterns of Participation in Cultural and Media-related Activities
  Graduate Studies, University of Tsukuba< br>Area Studies, No. 19, March 2001
  

• Active Learning in the Different Stage s of ESL Acquisition
  Studies in Foreign Language Teaching
  Univer sity ofTsukuba, March 2001
  

• Media Use and Involvement in World Aff airs
  A Paper presented at the Intercultural Conference
  School of Communication, University of Miami, March 2001
  

• Literacy in a Multi-media Environment< /a>
  International Communication Society
  School of Communication, Univ ersity of Miami, Feb. 5, 2000
  

• Speech Rate and Listening Comprehensio n of ESL students
  AILA, World Congress on Applied Linguistics
  Wase da University, Tokyo, August,1999
  

• The Role of Movies in the Transmission of (Inter) Cultural Values
  Graduate School of Area Studies
  Area St udies Tsukuba, Vol. 17, 1999
  

• Do C-Cloze Tests Discriminate Levels of ESL Proficiency
  Shiken
  Testing and Evaluation Sig, Oct.1998.
  

• Mini Talk Shows in the Classroom< br>New Ways in Classroom Assessment. J.D. Brown (Ed)
  New Ways in TESOL Se ries II,Washington, DC, TESOL, 1998.
  

• Stages in ESL Acquisition
  Practical Implications on EL2 Curriculum Planning and Design
  Bulletin .Tokyo Kasei Gakuin, Tsukuba Women's University.
  Vol. 2, March ,1998.
  

• ESL Learning Strategies of Japanese University Students.
  Studies in Foreign Language Teaching.
  Univers ity of Tsukuba, Foreign Language Center, No. 19, 1997.
  

• Testing Recognition (Listening) and Production (Pronunciation) of English sounds among EFL Learners.
  Camb ridge, IATEFL PRON SIG Conference
  May 17, 1997.
  

• The Role of Visuals in ESL Instruction.
  U niversity Bulletin .Tokyo Kasei Gakuin, Tsukuba Women's University.
  Vol. 1, March,1997.
  

• Designing a Relevant Curriculum.
  First Pa n-Asian Conference in TESOL .Bangkok.
  Jan. 7th, 1997.
  

• Teaching Integrated Language Skills Through Writi ng.
  International Journal for the Teaching of Writing Skills.
  J anuary, 1997.
  

• ESL Competence and Self-Assessment of Student Ret urnees.
  Studies in Foreign Language Teaching.
  University of Tsuk uba, Foreign Language Center, No. 18, 1996.
  

• Practical Classroom Testing.
  JALT Intern ational Conference. Nov. 1995.
  

• Cloze Testing Options in the Classroom.
  Language Testing in Japan.
  J.D.Brown and S. Yamashita (ed.) 1995.
  

• A Struggle Towards Bilingualism.
  Bilingual Newsletter.Vol.5.No.4, 1996.
  

• A Historical Analysis of the Development on�@BHS System. A Do ctoral Dissertation. 1991.
  

• A Study on the Institutional Features of the Barrio High Schools. A Master's Thesis.1988.
  

• A Correlational Study on Cloze Tests A Master's Thesis.19 86.
  

• Cloze Test and Listening Comprehension of HS Students in Japan and t he Phil.
  Tsukuba English Education Society. No. 7, 1986.