Yuko Kato
Education
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Course work completed for Ph.D in linguistics.
University of Texas at Austin
Took15-credit hours of upper-level Chinese courses.
Took a 3-credit graduate-level course in Asian Studies.
Columbia University
Earned 9 graduate credit hours in Japanese Pedagogy.
Austin Community College
Completed 12-credit units in Visual Communication.
Teaching Experience
Austin Community College, Austin, TX
Professor of Japanese
- Teach first- and second-year Japanese courses.
- Design and develop online curriculum for JAPN 1411 through JAPN 2312.
- Supervised six SI leaders for first- and second-year courses.
St. Edward’s University, Austin, TX
Japanese Instructor
- Teach first- and second-year Japanese courses.
- Design and develop online curriculum for JAPN 1311 through JAPN 2312.
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Oita, Japan
Language Coordinator
- Organized the COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) program.
- Designed and moderated online conversation meetings.
University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX
Japanese Instructor
- Taught first-year online Japanese courses.
Osaka Gakuin University (CET program), Osaka, Japan
Japanese Instructor
- Taught summer intensive advanced Japanese courses for U.S. college students.
Liberal Arts and Science Academy, Austin, TX
Japanese Instructor
- Taught high school courses including Pre-AP and AP courses.
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Lecturer in Japanese
- Taught first and second year Japanese courses.
- Supervised and trained teaching assistants for lessons and oral exams.
Japan America Institute for Management Science, Honolulu, HI
Japanese Instructor
- Taught advanced business Japanese for Japan-focused MBA students at the University of Hawaii.
'Iolani Elementary School, Honolulu, HI
Japanese Instructor
- Taught beginning Japanese for 5th and 6th grade students.
Kapi’olani Community College, Honolulu, HI
Japanese Instructor
- Taught beginning to advanced continuing education courses for the public.
- Developed corporate training curriculum and taught business Japanese for the following hospitality companies.
Coach, Nordstrom, US. Marine Corp, Halekulani Hotel, Ilikai Hotel, Outrigger Hotel, Hyatt Hotel, Waikiki Park Hotel, Navatek, Atlantic Submarine, Aloha Tower Market Place, Ala Moana Shopping Center, Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center, Liberty House, Crazy Shirt, Waimea Falls Park, Gordon Biersch, Big Island Steak House, Kona Grill, and Tanaka of Tokyo Japanese Steak & Seafood.
Hawaii Pacific University, Honolulu HI
Assistant Instructor
- Taught third- and fourth-year Japanese courses.
PRESENTATIONS
Hatanaka, Junko, Yuko Kato "Post-production analysis of Generation Z viewers' reaction to multimedia OER: Generation Z's new trajectory of learning habits, media literacy and engagement" AATJ Annual Spring Conference. American Association of Teachers of Japanese. March 2023, Boston, MA.
Kato, Yuko, Nobuko Koyama, Junko Hatanaka. “Report 2021: COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) with Next Generation SNS” TFLA Annual Fall Conference. Japanese Teachers Association of Texas, October 2021, Dallas, TX.
Kato, Yuko, Junko Hatanaka, Nobuko Koyama. “Developing multimedia OER for Generation Z with a new approach and twist: World premiere and project report” AATJ Annual Spring Conference. American Association of Teachers of Japanese, March 2020, Boston, MA.
GRANT
October 2019 to March 2020 Received a special project grant from the Japan Foundation L.A. for a Japanese educational video series.
YouTube: Getting to Know Japanese Language & Culture: Lesson 1-8
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- QM Peer Reviewer certification program (2022)
- Johns Hopkins University, 12-hour workshop “Japanese Grammar for Educators, III” (2019)
- EVO (Electric Village Online) Minecraft MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) workshop (2019)
- iTDi (International Teacher Development Institute) 25-hour advanced teaching skills “Teaching Online.” (2018)
- CALICO SIG meeting in on EduNation III Island in Second Life (2018)
- VoiceThread Summer Training (2017)
- Texas Educator Certificate LOTE (Language other than English) – Japanese Grades: EC-12 (2014)
- Intensive Chinese Courses, National Taiwan Normal University (Summer 2012 and 2013)
- ACC Summer Institute: Twitter and SNS in Teaching (2009)
STUDY ABROAD PROJECT
(community service)
US to JAPAN
Designed a personalized private study tour itinerary, organized the travel plan and led the U.S. adult students to the following destinations.
May, 2020 Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo. Public --- CANCELED
Jan, 2020 Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo. Public
Jul, 2017 Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo. Public
Jun, 2015 Tokyo, Kamakura, Nikko, and L.A. Liberal Arts and Science Academy
May, 2014 Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, Takarazuka, and Miyajima. Public
May, 2012 Tokyo, Kamakura, and Nikko. Public
Arranged personalized private study tours, interpreted in applying for admission to Japanese public schools, interpreted in the process of planning the trip, and helped students cope with the adjustment process.
May - Jul, 2004 - 2006, 2010
JAPAN to US
Aug - Sep, 2020 Arranged and hosted an ESL study trip for two Japanese college (freshman) students.
May 2013 to Aug, 2014 Arranged and hosted an ESL study trip for a high school graduate. ELP program, University of Texas at Austin
Mar, 2012 Arranged and hosted a language/culture trip for a high school student.
Jul - Aug, 2010 Arranged and hosted an ESL study trip for a college (junior) student.
Mar, 2009 Arranged and hosted a language/culture trip for a evening high school student.
May to Aug, 2007 Arranged and hosted an ESL study trip for a Japanese medical college (senior) student. ELP program, University of Texas at Austin
Jul, 1998 Interpreted for a group of Japanese students majoring in culinary arts at Ka'Ikena restaurant (student operated restaurant) Kapi'olani Community College
Aug, 1996 Assisted a group of 70 Japanese exchange students studying English in Oahu and Maui islands. Kapi'olani Community College
Published: June 19, 2024