Kyoko Kobayashi Hillman

Ph.D., Japanese language lecturer

Experience

January 2020 - Present

Teaching Intermediate & Beginning Japanese
University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada

Responsible for courses, including online classes, in the Department of Asian Studies

Summer 2019

Teaching Basic Japanese C3
International Christian University Tokyo, Japan

Responsible for a section with other instructors during the summer program.

2017 - 2018

Teaching Beginning Japanese I&II the George Washington University Washington D.C., U.S.A.

Responsible for the course, including the syllabus, and supervising the drill sessions taught by another instructor.

About Me

I have been teaching Japanese language in Japan and other countries, such as China and Nigeria.

My research interests include Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) and research methodology in the field of Second Language Acquisition (SLA).

Education

2013-2020

Ph.D. program
Second Language Acquisition (SLA) University of Maryland, College Park

Dissertation title: Effects of different types of auditory input on incidental vocabulary learning by L2 Japanese speakers (summary)

M.A.
Teaching Japanese as a Second/Foreign Language
University of Iowa

B.A.
Sociology,
Osaka Prefecture University

Teaching Effectiveness (from course evaluation results)

JAPN322 2023 Winter Term 1 ( Average 4.9 out of 5.0)

JAPN200 2023 Winter Term 1 (Average 4.85 out of 5.0)

JAPN361 2023 Summer Term 2 (Average 4.9 out of 5.0)

JAPN361 2022 Winter Term 2 (Average 4.9 out of 5.0)

JAPN323 2022 Winter Term 2 (Average 4.4 out of 5.0)

Contact

Dr. Kira Gor

University of Maryland, College Park

Dr. Junko Mori

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Dr. Rebecca Chau

University of British Columbia