1999-2003 A study on bilingual Japanese women and their identity. Doctor of Education in TEFL dissertation, University of Exeter, School of Education
2013-present Case studies on curriculum and activity design in CLIL Practical research through CLER English Professional Development Programme
2016-2017 Proposal for collaboration between German, French and Spanish in the second foreign language education-Curriculum construction and teaching methods KAKEN Basic research (C)
2016 April-2018 March Japan Textbook Research Center funded project
Textbook Research and Research Consignment Project Practical research on the development of teaching materials for content-language integrated learning in elementary, junior high, and high schools
2017 April-2018 March Research on the development of speaking and writing skills in CLIL I (SOLIFIC Joint research Principal Researcher: Takanori Sato)
2019 April-2020 March Research on the development of speaking and writing skills in CLIL 2 (SOLIFIC joint research Principal Researcher: Takanori Sato)
2019 April-March 2021 A Longitudinal Study on Approaches to Critical Thinking in CLIL 1 (SOLIFIC joint research Principal Researcher: Chantal Hemmi)
2019 April-2020 August Maintenance of Motivation in a CLIL class: the voices of students with the implementation of COIL1 MEXT: Inter-university Exchange Project, "University World Exhibition and Strengthening support for University-University Exchange with the United States, etc. Utilizing COIL-type Education" Development of a problem-searching international collaborative online learning program related to human security and multicultural coexistence”
2020 Sept- 2021 March Maintenance of Motivation in a CLIL class: the voices of students with the implementation of COIL2 MEXT: Inter-university Exchange Project, "University World Exhibition and Strengthening support for University-University Exchange with the United States, etc. Utilizing COIL-type Education" Development of a problem-searching international collaborative online learning program related to human security and multicultural coexistence”
2021 April- March 2022 The learning moment in CLIL classes through COIL: Voices of students 3 MEXT: Inter-university Exchange Project, "University World Exhibition and Strengthening support for University-University Exchange with the United States, etc. Utilizing COIL-type Education" Development of a problem-searching international collaborative online learning program related to human security and multicultural coexistence”
April 2022~March 2023 Digital communication in CLIL lessons through COIL (Voices of students 4)
April 2023-Present Digital Transformation in CLIL lessons through COIL (Voices of students 5)
From April 2024, I have been working closely with Professor Neale Cunningham (TWCU) to build a professional community to share our experiences of teaching CLIL projects at TWCU. On July 3rd, 2024, we launched our first Forum online called Bridging Liberal Arts and CLIL with the cooperation of our colleagues from Moray House, Edinburgh University, CLER, Sophia University, and ELA, International Christian University.
(Subject of research)
Six bilingual Japanese Women and the Stories of their English and Identity
CLIL Teacher Development
CLIL Materials Development at Elementary, Junior and Senior High School Level
Development of productive skills in CLIL