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Meet Our Staff
 
Hiroaki Kawamura, Ph.D.
 Chair, Department of Language and Culture, Associate Professor of Japanese
 Year Started at UF: 1998
Contact Information
  Office Location: 227 Davis Street #E
 Telephone: 419-434-4619
 E-mail: kawamura@findlay.edu
Credentials
  Ph.D., The Ohio State University
M.A., University of Idaho
B.S., Lewis-Clark State College
B.A., Dokkyo University


    Professional Activity

    Research Interest
    • Sociology of language teaching and learning
    • Ethnography of study abroad experience
    • Indigenous people and their rights
    Professional Affiliation
    • American Anthropological Association (AAA)
    • American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
    • Association for Asian Studies (AAS)
    • Association of Teachers of Japanese (ATJ)
    • Other state/regional organizations
    Service to Professional Organizations
    • Editorial board member, The Open Sociology Journal
    • Past president, Ohio Association for Teachers of Japanese
    • Reader, ATJ Bridging Scholarship
    • Advisor; Friends of Findlay, Japanese Saturday School

    Recent Publications and/or Performances

    Selected List of Publications
    • “Participant Observation for Language Learners: A Performance-Based Approach to Language Learning During Study Abroad."  Japanese Language and Literature 41, 2: 333-350, 2007.
    • “Learning What and Where: Context of Cultural Learning during Study Abroad.”  With Mari Noda.  Proceedings of the 2006 Central States Association for Teachers of Japanese Annual Meeting.  Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan.  
    • “Ethnographic Approach to Program Evaluation.”  (2006).  In Evaluating Foreign Language Programs: Content, Context, and Change.  Diane W. Birckbichler, ed.  Pathways to Advanced Skills series, Vol. X.  National Foreign Language Resource Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
    • “Focus Group” and “Data Collection.”  (2006).  With Jean-Louis P. Dassier and Kelly M. Costner.  In Evaluating Foreign Language Programs: Content, Context, and Change.  Diane W. Birckbichler, ed.  Pathways to Advanced Skills series, Vol. X.  National Foreign Language Resource Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
    • “Symbolism, Politics, and Environment: Hunting, Fishing, and Gathering Practices among Contemporary Nez Perce Indians in Idaho, USA.”  Agriculture and Human Values 21: 157-169, 2004.