Mayumi Oka

Name: Mayumi Oka

Title(s):

• Director of the Japanese Language Program

Contact Information: 734.647.9990 , mayoka@umich.edu

Website: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/asian/asian_detail/0,2929,25247%255Fpeople%255F74318557,00.html

International Institute Affiliation(s):

• CJS

Department Affiliation(s):

• Asian Languages and Cultures
• Japanese Studies

Education Background: M.A., Education and Human Development, University of Rochester, 1985 B.A., French Literature, Chuo University, Tokyo, 1975

World Area(s) of Study/Interest:

• East Asian Studies

Related Countries:

• Japan

Research/Teaching Specialization: Japanese as a second language; pedegogy; language acquisition; to enhance reading comprehension of Japanese; to improve rapid reading skills of Japanese.

Publications:

• Rapid Reading Japanese: Improving Reading Skills of Intermediate and Advanced Students. 2004.
• English-Japanese Bilingual Dictionary of Metaphorical Expressions. 2003.
• To Enhance Students' Appreciation and Comprehension about Japanese Modern Poems Based on the Practice of Japanese Metaphorical Expressions. 2000.
• Curriculum Design: Speed Reading in Japanese for Foreign Students. 1994.