Yuko Prefume
Senior Lecturer in Japanese
Research/Teaching Interests
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International virtual exchange for Japanese language learners
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Japanese food, culture, and society
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Critical content-based instruction
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Computer-assisted language learning
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BIJ in Minamisanriku – digital archive for service activities
Education
Ed.D., Baylor University
M.S., Baylor University
B.A., Baylor University
Courses Taught at Baylor
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Introductory Japanese (JPN 1301)
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Elementary Japanese (JPN 1302)
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Intermediate Japanese (JPN 2310)
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Exploring Japan (JPN 2320)
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Advanced Japanese I (JPN 3301)
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Japanese Culture through Reading (JPN 3302)
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Japanese Conversation and Composition (JPN 3303)
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Japanese Civilization (JPN 3304)
Honors and Awards
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American Association of Teachers of Japanese Teaching Award
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Texas Foreign Language Association Teachers of the Year for College/University
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Baylor Outstanding Faculty
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BaylorPlus Salute
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Baylor Fellows Academy for Teaching and Learning, 2018-2019
Selected Publications
Book Chapters
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"Higashinihon daishinsai no hisaichi deno nichibei no daigakusei niyoru kokusaikyousyu purojekuto [Collaborative International Learning Project Involving Japanese and American University Students in a Community Hit by the East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami]." In Gengokyoikujissen: Ima x Koko [Practices in Language Deducation: Now x Here]. (Tokyo: Koko Publishing, forthcoming). Co-authored with Kaori Shimasaki and Rumi Watanabe.
- " Gengo no kabe o koeru”: Translanguaging no manabiai" [Overcoming the Language Barrier: Learning from Translanguaging]." In Tayōsei ga hiraku manabi no decani: Shutaiteki・taiwateki ni tasya to manabu kyōyōkyōiku no riron to jissen [The Design of Learning through Diversity: The Theory and Practice of Liberal Arts Education for Learning with Others in a Proactive and Interactive Manner]. Satō, T. and M. Takahashi, eds. (Tokyo: Akaishi Shoten, 2020): 111-136. Co-authored with Kaori Shimasaki.
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"Chapter 6: Home Visit and Homestay." In Challenge: Multicultural Experiential Learning Workbook. A. Murata, K. Nakayama, T. Fujiwara, and T. Morishige, eds. (Osaka: Nakanishiya Publishing, 2019).
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"Hokubei no daigakusei no nihontaiken puroguramu o tsuujita manabi: Tohokuhisaichishisatsu shienkatudou o chuchin ni. [Experiential Learning in Japan: The Community Service Experience of North American Students in Tohoku]." In Daigaku ni okeru tabunkataikengakusyuu heno chosen – kaigai to kokunai o tunagu manabi to hurikaeri. [Promoting Multicultural Experiential Learning in Higher Education: Visualizing Multicultural Learning in and beyond Japan]. Murata, A., ed. (Osaki: Nakanishiya Publishing, 2018): 152-169. Co-authored with Yayoi Takeuchi.
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"Active Report on Community-Based Experience and Service through Intensive Japanese Study Abroad Program: The Possibility of Raising Students' Social Service Awareness." Proceedings of the 23rd Princeton Japanese Pedagogy Forum: World Peace, Thoughtfulness, Respect and Language Education: What Can Japanese Language Education Contribute? (New Jersey: Department of East Asian Studies, Princeton University, 2017): 259-270. Co-authored with Yayoi Takeuchi.
Journal Article
- "Constructivism in Foreign Language Learning." Academic Exchange Quarterly. 11.1 (2007): 5-9.
Full Resume
Curriculum Vitae