Basic Information

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Chiharu SHIMA


Title

Associate Professor

Nationality

JAPAN

E-Mail Address

E-mail address

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Academic Background (Graduate Level) 【 display / non-display 】

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison, Doctoral program in Second Language Acquisition

    Doctor's Course, 2014/05, Completed, UNITED STATES

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Degree Earned 【 display / non-display 】

  • Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition Program, Second Language Acquisition, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2014/05

  • MA, Applied Linguistics, Monash University, 2007/03

  • Graduate Diploma , Applied Linguistics, Monash University, 2004/03

  • Bachelor of Arts , Japanese Language and Culture, University of Tsukuba, 2002/03

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Professional Career On-Campus 【 display / non-display 】

  • Akita International University Graduate School of Global Communication and Language Japanese Language Teaching Practices, Associate Professor, 2019/04 -

  • Akita International University, Coordinator, Themed House Promotion (Student Apartment), 2019/04 -

  • Akita International University Faculty of International Liberal Arts Japanese Language Program, Assistant Professor, 2014/04 - 2017/03

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External Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • Kwansei Gakuin University Center for Japanese Language Education, Lecturer, 2013/04 - 2014/03

  • University of Wisconsin Madison, Chancellor's Opportunity Fellow, 2012/08 - 2012/12

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison, Lecturer, 2011/09 - 2012/05

  • Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Language Institute, Adjunct Lecturer, 2011/06 - 2011/08

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of East Asian Languages and Literature, Teaching Assistant, 2008/01 - 2010/05

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Academic Society Affiliations 【 display / non-display 】

  • The Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language, 2005/04 - , JAPAN

  • Japanese Association of the Sociolinguistic Sciences, 2014/09 - , JAPAN

  • American Association for Applied Linguistics, 2010/09 - , UNITED STATES

  • American Association of Teachers of Japanese, 2009/04 - , UNITED STATES

  • The Society for Technical Japanese Edcation, 2016/04 - , JAPAN

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Field of Expertise 【 display / non-display 】

  • Second Language Acquisition

  • Applied Linguistics

  • Japanese Pedagogy

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Academic Papers 【 display / non-display 】

  • ３県連携による地域日本語教育専門人材の養成－外国人散在地域の試み, 多文化社会と実践研究, vol.0 (0) (p.59 - 77) , 2023/12, 内海由美子,仁科浩美,今泉智子,松岡洋子,嶋ちはる

    Research paper (scientific journal), Multiple Authorship, English

  • Potentials and Challenges in Accepting Foreign Care Workers in Akita Prefecture, Journal of the Institute for Asian Studies and Regional Collaboration, vol.14 (p.5 - 19) , 2022/03, Takeshi Akiba, Chiharu Shima, Yuka Hirata, Hiroshi Tamai

    Research paper (university, research institution), Multiple Authorship, Japanese

  • Workplace interaction of foreign nurses' aides in Japan: Analysis of translingual interaction in managing duties in the hospital ward, Acquisition of Japanese as a Second Language, vol.24 (p.48 - 66) , 2021/12, Chiharu Shima

    Research paper (scientific journal), Single Author, Japanese

  • Text, talk, and body in shift handover interaction: Language and multimodal repertoires for geriatric care work, Journal of Sociolinguistics, vol.24 (p.593 - 612) , 2020/12, Junko Mori, Chiharu Shima

    DOI:10.1111/josl.12434, Research paper (scientific journal), Multiple Authorship, English

  • Working with Foreign Care Workers in Japan : Comparison of the Features of the Four Acceptance Schemes, Journal of the Institute for Asian Studies and Regional Collaboration , vol.11 (p.73 - 98) , 2020/07, Chiharu Shima, Yuka Hirata, Takeshi Akiba

    Research paper (university, research institution), Multiple Authorship, Japanese

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Books 【 display / non-display 】

  • Beyond lingua-cultural barriers: Co-construction of professional competence by Japanese and international care workers. In Tsuchiya, K., Coffey, F., & Nakamura, K. (Eds.). Multimodal approaches to healthcare communication research: Visualizing Interactions for resilient healthcare in the UK and Japan. , Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023/03, Mori, J. & Shima, C.

    Scholarly Book, Allotment Writing, English

  • 'Conflicting and shifting professional identities of two Indonesian nurses: L2 Japanese socialization at workplaces in Japan and after their return to Indonesia' In Melick, M., Kubota, R., & Lawrence, L (eds.) Discourses of Identity: Language Learning, Teaching, and Reclamation Perspectives in Japan, Palgrave Macmillan, 2023/02, Chiharu Shima

    Scholarly Book, Allotment Writing, English

  • 'How's it going?' Kanazawa, H & Yamauchi, H (Eds) Small Japanese linguistics: Starting from a single word , Hituzi Syobo publishing company, 2022/08, Chiharu Shima

    Scholarly Book, Single Author, Japanese

  • "EPA" The Encyclopedia of Intercultural Education , Akashi Shoten Co., Ltd., 2022/06, Chiharu Shima

    Dictionary/Encyclopedia, Allotment Writing, Japanese

  • "Acceptance of Foreign Care Workers in Akita Prefecture: From EPA to Technical Training" in Narisawa, N. et al.(2022) Population Decline, Super-aging Society and Inclusion of Foreigners: Foreign Workers, Japanese Language Education, and Inheritance of Folk Culture, Akashi Shoten Co., Ltd., 2022/03, Takeshi Akiba, Chiharu Shima

    Scholarly Book, Allotment Writing, Japanese

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Other Research Activities 【 display / non-display 】

  • Book Review Fukusu no Gengo de Ikite Shinu (edited by Saeri Yamamoto), 2023/12

    Book Review

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Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 【 display / non-display 】

  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)，2024/04 - 2028/03，Research on Communication Using ICT in Workplaces with Foreign Nursing and Care Personnel

  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)，2023/04 - 2026/03，Research on Cultivating and Leveraging Specialized Experts in Local Japanese Language Education for Foreign Communities in Geographically Dispersed Areas.

  • Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)，2018/04 - 2023/03

  • Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)，2015/04 - 2018/03

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Other External Funds Procured 【 display / non-display 】

  • Topic-Setting Program to Advance Cutting-Edge Humanities and Social Sciences Research，2018/10 - 2021/03，Heritage and Diversity in Local Communities: Perspectives from the Frontier of Demographic Change

    Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

  • Univers Foundation Research Grant，2010/11 - 2011/10，Foreign healthcare providers' adjustment processes at work

    Univers Foundation

  • The Konosuke Matsushita Memorial Foundation Research Grant，2010/10 - 2011/04，Longitudinal study of adjustment processes of foreign healthcare providers in Japan

    The Konosuke Matsushita Memorial Foundation

  • International Research Award，2010/06 - 2010/08

    Foreign Countries

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Presentations 【 display / non-display 】

  • The 2023 Autumn Conference of the Association for Japanese Language Education (AJLE), Domestic Conference, 2023/11, Developing Regional Specialists in Tohoku: Collaborative Project Challenges and Student Outcomes, Poster (general)

  • The 44th Conference of the Intercultural Education Society of Japan, Domestic Conference, 2023/06, Training Regional Japanese Language Educators in Tohoku: Collaborative Practices, Diversity, and Challenges in Areas with Scattered Foreign Residents, Oral Presentation (general)

  • The 6th Multicultural Society Practice and Research Forum, Domestic Conference, 2022/12, Training Regional Japanese Language Education Specialists through Collaboration among Three Prefectures (Yamagata, Akita, and Iwate) in Tohoku, Oral Presentation (general)

  • The 56th Meeting of Japanese Language Education Methods (JLEM), Domestic Conference, 2021/03, A Workshop on How to Use a Web-Conference Tool for Supporters of Local Japanese Language Classes, Poster (general)

  • 41th Intercultural Education Society of Japan Conference, Domestic Conference, 2020/06, Application of social network analysis in designing learning environment, Oral Presentation (general)

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On-Campus Classes/Subjects In Charge of 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2024, Fall, JLT615-1_F, SLA theories for Japanese Language Teaching

  • 2024, Fall, JLT650-1_F, Design of Japanese Language Practicum

  • 2024, Fall, JLT604-1_F, Teaching Materials and Aids for Japanese Language Teaching

  • 2024, Spring, JLT652-1_S, Japanese Language Teaching Practicum on Abroad and Writing Action Research Paper

  • 2024, Spring, JLT665-3_S, Japanese Independent Study VI

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Community Activities Outside University 【 display / non-display 】

  • Workshop for Japanese Language Supporters in Daisen-Senboku，2022/11

    training workshop for Japanese language supporters in Daisen Senboku area

  • The Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language，2021/07 -

    a member of regional meeting comittee

  • The Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language，2021/06 -

    reviewer

  • Workshop for Japanese Language Supporters in Aomori，2021/06

    training workshop for Japanese language supporters in Aomori

  • The Japanese Association of Sociolinguistic Sciences (JASS)，2021/04 -

    a member of editorial board

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