Eiko Ushida
Eiko Ushida
eushida@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534–7636
Fax: (858) 534-3939
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0519
Office #1328
Education
Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 2003 (second language acquisition)
M.A., University of New South Wales, Australia; 1999 (linguistics)
M.A., University of Sydney, Australia; 1997 (applied linguistics)
B.A., Kansai Gaidai University, Japan; 1995 (English)
Biography
CV
Ushida is the recipient of numerous awards for excellence in language instruction. She has previously held positions at Carnegie Mellon University, the University of New South Wales in Australia, the Sydney Institute of Technology and the University of Sydney. Ushida joined IR/PS in 2003.
Research Interests
In 2005 Ushida was awarded a UC Language Consortium for a Japanese web based Content-Based Instruction (CBI) project. Ushida leads a team of three colleagues from UC Irvine, and UCLA. CBI focuses on students studying a topic or subject matter in a target language, instead of their native language. CBI engages students, allows them to fulfill a purpose with the language they are learning, and lets them become more independent in their language instruction. Ushida’s team’s goal is to develop sample CBI curriculum, lessons for multi-level Japanese language courses, and web-based storage and delivery system to share materials across the UC system. Materials address issues in Japanese culture and society. These topics are designed to develop students’ critical thinking skills preparing them for advanced study or abroad experiences.
Publications of Note
An Application of Standards: Japanese-Language Curriculum Development for Graduate Students of International Relations. Japanese-Language Education around the Globe, 7. (Forthcoming.)
Robo-sensei personal Japanese tutor (version 1.0). CALICO Software Review. CALICO Journal. (In press.)
Student learning in hybrid French and Spanish courses: An overview of language online. CALICO Journal, 26 (1), 115-146, 2006 (with Chenoweth, A.N. & Murday, K.).
The role of students' attitudes and motivation in second language learning in online language courses. CALICO Journal, 23 (1), 49-78, 2005.
The world wide web as a teaching and learning resource: Observation of learners' performance in the resource based learning of Japanese as a foreign language. Australian Review of Applied Linguistic Occasional Thematic Issue: Asian Languages and Computers, 17, 74-90, 2003 (with Thomson, K.C.).
Vocabulary/Kanji/Conjugation exercise for Japanese (VKC/J2.0). CALICO Software, Review. CALICO Journal, 19 (2), 390-404, 2002
Metric conversion acquiring English rhythm. ONJALT 95 Curriculum, and Evaluation, 253-262, 1996 (with Sharkey, M.)
Japanese Language Proficiency A
Winter 2007
Course Description:
This course aims to further gain a knowledge and understanding of Japanese culture, and to develop Japanese language ability by the continuation of building a solid foundation in the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. The course is designed to help IR/PS students to develop a healthy understanding of selected topics related to management and business culture in Japan, achieve a practical command of the language for managing everyday social and professional interactions, and also to gain the skill of using the language creatively for participating in the real-life situations.
Prerequisite: Japanese 20C, or by consent of instructor.
Japanese Language Proficiency B
Winter 2007
Course Description:
This course focuses on the development of Japan’s postwar international relations to examine Japan’s security issues. Course topics include the critical aspects of Japan’s security policy (e.g., Japan-U.S. Security Treaty, Japan-U.S. alliance, self-defense force). Linguistic goals are to further improve the level of Japanese proficiency, achieving a practical command of the language use for managing social and professional interactions. Sociocultural aspects of Japan are also emphasized in order to enhance understanding nonlinguistic meaning embedded in the language to facilitate socially and situationally appropriate use of the language.
Prerequisite: Japanese Language Proficiency A, or by consent of instructor.
Japanese Language Proficiency C
Winter 2007
Course Description:
This course provides students with a Japan focus opportunities to learn about topics related to Japanese business and management in Japanese, and to further improve the level of proficiency in four skills to achieve an efficient command of the language for managing social and professional interactions with confidence. The course follows up with some consideration about the issues raised in IRGN411 Business and Management in Japan, with examples in Japan drawn from current situation.
Prerequisite: Japanese Language Proficiency B, or by consent of instructor.
