Dr. Yoko Shimizu

Associate Professor of Applied Japanese Linguistics · Department of Japanese Language and Pedagogy · JAPAN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

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Academic focus & active research

Dr. Yoko Shimizu researches pedagogical methods for teaching Japanese honorifics (Keigo) to non-native business professionals, developing adaptive digital multimedia language curricula.

Second Language Acquisition Japanese Business Pragmatics Keigo Honorific Speech Pedagogy Contrastive Linguistics

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Institution: JAPAN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Department / Faculty: Department of Japanese Language and Pedagogy
Primary Field: Second Language Acquisition
Campus Location: Tokyo, Japan

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