Akiko Sharp
Positions
Associate Professor (Teaching), Japanese
Faculty of Arts, School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures
Contact information
Background
Credentials
Graduate Certificate in Education, University of Calgary, 2012
Teaching Certificate - Junior/Senior High School, English, Saitama Board of Education, 1988
Educational Background
M.A. International Relations, University of Nottingham, 1992
B.A. International Relations, Tokyo International University, 1988
Research
Areas of Research
I designed and implemented Virtual Exchange Program in the spring 2021 and 2022.
Participation in university strategic initiatives
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| JPNS 205 | Beginners' Japanese | Fall 2017, 2022 |
| JPNS 207 | Beginners' Japanese | Winter 2018, 2023 |
| JPNS 301 | Continuing Japanese I | Fall 2018, 2020, 2021 |
| JPNS 303 | Continuing Japanese II | Winter 2021, 2022 |
| JPNS 331 | Intermediate Japanese I | Winter 2018, 2020, 2022 |
| JPNS 333 | Intermediate Japanese II | Winter 2019, 2020 |
| JPNS 373 | Intermediate Skills in Japanese Writing | Spring 2020 |
| JPNS 441 | Advanced Conversational Japanese | Winter 2021 |
| JPNS 451 | Japanese Through Texts | Winter 2018, 2020, 2022 |
| EALS 501 | Advanced Research in East Asian Language Studies | Winter 2023 |
| JPNS 309.01 | Wisdom, Imagination, and Creation (Group Study Program) | Spring 2015, 2018, 2019 |
| JPNS 310 | Topics in Japanese Language in an Immersion Setting I (Virtual Learning I) | Spring 2021, 2022 |
| JPNS 312 | Topics in Japanese Language in an Immersion Setting II (Virtual Learning II) | Spring 2021, 2022 |
| JPNS 310 / 311 | Japanese Language in an Immersion Setting I (Group Study Program) | Spring 2015, 2018, 2019 |
| JPNS 312 / 313 | Japanese Language in an Immersion Setting (Group Study Program) | Spring 2015, 2018, 2019 |
| JPNS 317 .03 | Japanese Culture History in the Present Day (Group Study Program) | Spring 2017 |
Projects
Funded by Japan Foundation (2022)
Think Ink series started in 2014 as a part of Japanese Culture Series. https://sites.google.com/view/learningjapanesecalligraphy/featured-news
Awards
- Faculty of Arts Award for Leadership in Internationalization, Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary. 2022
- The Consul General's Commendation, Consulate General of Japan in Calgary. 2019
Publications
- Genius English Japanese Dictionary (ジーニアス大英和辞典). Contributor for Taisyukan’s Unabridged Genius English Japanese Dictionary”. Taisyukan Syoten. (2001)
- Japanese VR Project Introducing Virtual Reality to Japanese Language Learning. Ishikawa, H., Sharp, A. . Proceedings of CAJLE 2022 Conference. 71-77. (2022)
- Case Report: Experiments with Integrating Japanese Speaking Volunteers into Synchronous Online Classes. . Sharp, A.. Proceedings of CAJLE 2020 Conference. 178-185. (2021)
- Verifying the Effect of Using Narration in Japanese Classes – The Report from Canada and Japan. . Wang, N. and Sharp, A. Proceedings of CAJLE 2019 Conference. 334-340. (2019)
- Proposal of teaching method of using “Voice Samples” in Japanese classes and the evaluation.. Wang, N., Sharp, A. and Yoshizumi, Y.. Proceedings of CAJLE 2018 Conference. 299-306. (2018)
- Designing online placement tests for the Japanese language program at the University of Calgary. Ishikawa, H., Sharp, A. and Kodama, Y.. Proceedings of CAJLE 2017 Conference. 108-112. (2017)
- Motivational Study with Language and Culture Education Game. . Tan, N. and Sharp, A.. Proceedings of Replaying Japan 2015 Conference. 43-46. (2015)
More Information
Her language-teaching career began teaching English at high schools in Japan. She was a founding member of Derby Japanese School (http://www.derbyjs.co.uk) for children of employees of the Toyota Derbyshire factory in the UK in 1991. She has been involved in community bilingual and heritage Japanese language education since she arrived on these shores in 1995, and has been an active volunteer in Winnipeg and Calgary promoting Japanese language and culture. She has served as Vice-Principal of the Calgary Japanese Language School and as President of SAJLTA (Southern Alberta Japanese Language Teachers’ Association), She also served a board member of CAJLE (Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education) and an organizing member of the National Japanese Language Speech Contest.
I was involved in the Japanese Language Speech Contest since 1997. I am a member of the organizing committee for the Alberta District Japanese Speech Contest and used to be a member of the National Japanese Language Speech Contest.
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