CONTACT INFORMATION Address (Office): Nakamura Gakuen University, 5-7-1 Befu Jonan-ku, Fukuoka 814-0198 Japan Telephone (Office): 092-851-2531 Email: [email protected]
PERSONAL INFORMATION Date of Birth: 09/19/1965 Place of Birth: Fukuoka, Japan Citizenship: Japan
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY 1989-1995: China Airlines, Airline Representative 1995-2007: ALC Publications, Part-time instructor in Business English 2004-2007: Kurume University, Part-time lecturer in English 2007-present: Nakamura Gakuen University, Full-time lecturer in English 2007-present: Seinan Gakuin University, Part-time lecturer in English 2007-present: Kyushu University, Part-time lecturer in English
EDUCATION 1981-1983: Shuyukan High School 1984-1988: Kyushu University, B.A. in Chinese Literature 1998-2000: Temple University Graduate School, M.Ed. in TESOL 2002-2004: Kyushu University Graduate School, M.A. in Cultural Studies 2004-2008: Kyushu University Graduate School, Ph.D. in Cultural Studies 2009: RELC, Specialist Certificate in Language Curriculum and Materials Development
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS TESOL, JALT, JACET, Asia TEFL
RESEARCH INTERESTS English for Specific Purposes, Materials Design, Curriculum Development
RESEARCH GRANTS Yazuya Shokuto Kenko Kenkyusho Research Grant (2010-2011)
AWARDS 1998: Temple University Japan Essay Award, 2nd place
BOOKS Fabulous Japan, Cengage Learning (co-authored), 2011 Recipes of Fukuoka, Kaichocha (co-authored), 2009 Open Career Doors, Pearson Longman, 2009 Giryonho, Hanashoin,(co-trasnlation) 2006 School of Rocks, Screen Play (co-authored), 2004 Ice Age 2, Screen Play (co-authored), 2004
