Y. Kodama

Yoko Kodama

MEd.
Pronouns: She/Her

Positions

Associate Professor (Teaching), Japanese

Faculty of Arts, School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures

Contact information

Email

yykodama@ucalgary.ca

Phone number

Office: +1 (403) 220-5302 *No answering machine

Location

Office: CHC214

Preferred method of communication

By email at yykodama@ucalgary.ca (no answering machine in the office)

Background

Educational Background

Alberta Interim Teaching Certificate Alberta, 2009

M.Ed. Education, University of Calgary, 2008

Bachelor of Education Elementary School and English Language (JH & HS) Teaching, Hokkaido University of Education, 1993

Teacher Certification Elementary School - 1st Class , Hokkaido, Japan, 1993

English Teacher Certification Junior High School - 1st Class , Hokkaido, Japan, 1993

English Teacher Certification High School - 1st Class , Hokkaido, Japan, 1993

Research

Areas of Research

Japanese/Language Teaching
  • Japanese language pedagogy
  • Second language acquisition
  • Curriculum development
  • Japanese teacher education

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
JPNS 205 Beginners' Japanese I
JPNS 207 LAB 01 B01 Beginners' Japanese II
JPNS 207 Beginners' Japanese II
JPNS 301 Continuing Japanese I
JPNS 303 Continuing Japanese II
JPNS 331 Intermediate Japanese I
JPNS 333 Intermediate Japanese II
JPNS 371 Intermediate Skills in Japanese Communication
JPNS 441 Advanced Conversational Japanese

Projects

Japanese language placement
Benefits of experiential learning through field trips to overseas

Publications

  • A Study on Japanese Teaching Internship in Collaboration with a Partner Institution: Perspectives from both Dispatching and Receiving. Ito, M. Y., & Kodama, Y. Journal of Hokkaido University, Section of Education, 68(2). 213-221. (2018)
  • SUNSHINE ENGLISH COURSE Teacher’s Manual (サンシャイン中学校英語教科書指導書). Kairyudo Shuppan. (2001)
  • Achievements and Challenges of Sending and Accepting a Japanese Teaching Intern. Ito, M. Y., & Kodama, Y. In Proceedings of CAJLE Annual Conference 2017 “Japanese Language education in the global age: connecting with each other”. 95-99. (2016)