Kyoko Kobayashi Hillman

Ph.D., Japanese language lecturer

Teaching Experiences

January 2020 - August 2025

Teaching all levels of Japanese
University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada

Responsible for courses, including a content-based language course on Ainu, the indigenous people of Japan, in the Department of Asian Studies

Summer 2019

Taught Basic Japanese C3
International Christian University Tokyo, Japan

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

2017 - 2018

Taught 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.
Second Language Acquisition (SLA) University of Maryland, College Park

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

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