| Qualifications |
- BA (Mon),
- Dip Ed (MCAE),
- Dip. Arts (Applied Japanese Linguistics) (Mon),
- Master of Arts (Mon).
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| Units taught |
- Japanese Language Units (Japanese 1-5)
- History of Modern Japan
- Social Transformations of Asia
- History and Culture of South-east Asia
- History of Modern China
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| Recent publications |
- 'The Influence of the Japanese Parent's Gender on the Acquisition of Japanese by Children of Japanese-Australian Mixed Marriages', Japan Journal of Multilingualism and Multiculturalism (2000)
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| Recent conference presentations |
- 'The Influence of Parental Attitudes on Secon d Generation Japanese Children's Language Acquisition', at Australian Applied Linguistics Assocation
- 'The Influence of Parental Gender on Children's Japanese Lan guage Acquisition in Japanese-Australian Mixed Marriages', at Australian Applied Linguistics Assocation
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| Awards |
- ACU National Excellence in Teaching 2005
- 1996 and 2003 Japan Foundation 's Short Term Training Program for Foreign Teachers of the Japanese Language
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| Professional & community involvements |
- Japanese Language Teachers Association of Victortia
- Japanese Studies Association of Australia
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| Research interests |
- LOTE
- Bilingual education
- Applied linguistics
- Japanese language methodology
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