Dr Hiroko Hashimoto - Researcher Profile

Hiroko Hashimoto

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School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Faculty of Arts, Clayton

Biography

I started teaching Japanese as a part-time instructor at the Ajia Fukushi Kyoiku Zaidan, Nanmin Jigyoo Honbu, Himeji Teijuu Sokushin Sentaa (Himeji Resettlement Promotion Centre, Japan). As I enjoyed teaching there and learned a lot from the students, I decided to pursue further study in teaching Japanese as a second/foreign language. After completion of a one-year intensive training course at Kokuritsu Kokugo Kenkyuusho (the National Language Research Institute, Japan), I taught Japanese as a part-time lecturer at Tokyo Kokusai Daigaku (Tokyo International University). I then studied at the Tsukuba Daigaku, Chiiki Kenkyuu-ka (Department of Area Studies, Tsukuba University) and completed a Master of International Affairs.

After graduating with a Masters Degree, I came to Melbourne to teach at Monash. Since joining Monash University, I have taught and coordinated various language courses from the beginner level to the most advanced level. The Department sent me to Chiba University in Japan for six months in 1995 and also in 1996 with Monash Honours students who went to Japan as a part of their Honours program. I was there not only as a Japanese language teacher but also as a study abroad advisor, and advised the students on their homestays, research in Japan and studies at a Japanese university. It was a very exciting time when the Japanese government had just introduced the Short-term Exchange Promotion Program and the number of Japanese universities with which Monash had exchange agreements increased rapidly. I enjoyed working at the forefront of study abroad and especially enjoyed having close contact with the Honours students and other Monash students in Japan.

I have been involved in various course development projects including the publication of Monash original textbooks, Interacting with the Japanese: a comprehensive communication course, Books 1 and 2 in the early 1990s; and Current Issues in the Japanese Media (Japanese 11), which was a part of a GOLD (Global Online Learning Development) Project in 2002-2003.

While I was working for Monash, I completed my PhD under the supervision of Professor Simon Marginson of the Faculty of Education. The title of my thesis is Globalisation and the internationalization of universities in Japan: Issues of identity in student exchange. Now I combine my research interest with administrative work, and I am in charge of sending Monash students to Japanese partner universities.

Qualifications

PHD
Institution: Monash University
Year awarded: 2004

Publications

Books

Hashimoto, H., 1998, Oosutoraria no Daigakusei to Mita Nippon (Looking at Japan with Australian university students), Heigensha, Tokyo Japan.

Book Chapters

Hashimoto, H., 2011, Diversity of languages and cultures in the world, in Introduction to the study of international relations, eds Miyako Nakamura, Horitsu Bunka Sha, Kyoto Japan, pp. 120-127.

Kudo, K., Hashimoto, H., 2011, Internationalization of Japanese universities: current status and future directions, in Higher Education in the Asia-Pacific: Strategic Responses of Globalization, eds Simon Marginson, Sarjit Kaur and Erlenawati Sawir, Springer, London, pp. 343-359.

Hashimoto, H., 2011, Studying abroad and international relations, in Introduction to the study of international relations, eds Miyako Nakamura, Horitsu Bunka Sha, Kyoto Japan, pp. 112-119.

Hashimoto, H., 2009, Student exchange and Japanese language education in Australia, in The Past, Present, and Future of Japanese Language Education, eds Hiroshi Noyama and Eriko Ishii, Bonjinsha, Tokyo Japan, pp. 107-128.

Hashimoto, H., 2003, The Impact of study abroad on the cultural Identity of university exchange students, in Australian Perspectives on Internationalising Education, eds Anthony J Liddicoat, Susana Eisenchlas and Susan Trevaskes, Language Australia Ltd, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 103-115.

Journal Articles

Hashimoto, H., 2011, Australian policy towards international students: recent challenges and strategies, Journal of International Students Education [P], vol 16, Japan Association for International Students Education, Tokyo Japan, pp. 73-79.

Takimoto, M., Hashimoto, H., 2011, Intercultural language learning through translation and interpreting: A study of advanced-level Japanese learners, Babel [P], vol 45, issue 2/3, Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers Association, Australia, pp. 1-11.

Sato, Y., Hashimoto, H., 2011, Revitalising local areas through increasing the number of international students: A cross analysis of the joint efforts by municipal governments and universities, Comparative Education: Bulletin of the Japan Comparative Education Society [P], vol 43, Toshindo, Tokyo Japan, pp. 131-153.

Takimoto, M., Hashimoto, H., 2010, A case study of an FD (faculty development) program aiming at enhancing communication skills in an internationalised university environment, Oseania kyoiku kenkyu = Journal of Oceanian education studies / Oseania Kyoiku Gakkai [P], vol 16, Society for Oceanian Education Studies, Hokkaido, Japan, pp. 22-36.

Takimoto, M., Hashimoto, H., 2010, An 'eye-opening' learning experience: language learning through interpreting and translation, Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching [P], vol 7, issue 1, National University of Singapore, Singapore, pp. 86-95.

Hashimoto, H., Kudo, K., 2010, Investment matters: supremacy of English and (re)construction of identity in international exchange, Language and Intercultural Communication [P], vol 10, issue 4, Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group, London, UK, pp. 373-387.

Hashimoto, H., Sato, Y., 2009, International students from South Asia to Australia: trends and issues, Oseania kyoiku kenkyu = Journal of Oceanian education studies / Oseania Kyoiku Gakkai [P], vol 15, Society for Oceanian Education Studies, Hokkaido Japan, pp. 26-42.

Hashimoto, H., 2006, An intensive multicultural experience and intercultural education: On board seminar on intercultural communication (in Japanese), Intercultural/Transcultural Education, vol 23, Akademia Shuppankai, Kyoto Japan, pp. 50-68.

Hashimoto, H., 2006, Significances of studying abroad at Japanese universities for students from multicultural Australia (in Japanese), Journal of Oceanian Education Studies, vol 12, Society for Oceanian Education Studies, Hokkaido Japan, pp. 81-95.

Hashimoto, H., 2005, Internationalization of universities: the impact of the global expansion of English on Japanese universities, Transcultural Studies, vol 1, Charles Schlacks Jr., Idyllwild USA, pp. 1-21.

Hashimoto, H., 2001, Challenging fixed ideas of culture, 'Nihon Jijoo' in the 21st century, vol 3, Kuroshio Shuppan, Waseda University Japan (Tokyo), pp. 94-106.

Hashimoto, H., 2000, Globalisation and Australian policy towards international students, Journal of International Students Education, vol 5, Japan Association for International Students Educ., Tsukuba Japan, pp. 27-48.

Conference Proceedings

Hashimoto, H., Takimoto, M., 2008, Development of online activities and multi-media resources for advanced-level Japanese language teaching at university, Japanese Language Education in the Asia-Pacific Region, 29/10/2006 - 30/10/2006, Society of Japanese Language Education, Hong Kong, pp. 397-406.

Hashimoto, H., 2003, Implementation and Evaluation of an Advanced Japanese Subject Using a Wide Variety of Resouces, Japanese Language Education and Japanese Studies in Asia-Pacific: Current Trends and Future Directions, 20/11/99 to 21/11/99, Himawari Publishing Company, Hong Kong, pp. 235-246.

Hashimoto, H., 2000, Internationalisation of universities and English as a language of instruction, AILA'99 Tokyo CD-ROM, Tokyo, Japan/1-6 August 1999, JACET, Tokyo Japan, pp. 1-7.

Hashimoto, H., 2000, Study Abroad at Japanese Universities: To get the most out of the 'tanki ryugaku' experience, Japanese studies: Communities, cultures, critiques, Melbourne Victoria/6-10July 1997, Monash Asia Institute, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 103-110.

Other

Hashimoto, H., 2004, Globalisation and the internationalisation of Universities in Japan: issues of identity in student exchange.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Completed Supervision

Student:
Nishita, M.
Program of Study:
Feedback and Co-construction in the Private Tutorial Context. (Masters) 2008.
Supervisors:
Spence-Brown ((Double Id)), R (Main), Hashimoto, H (Associate).
Student:
Shima, C.
Program of Study:
Learner Interaction in Pair / Group Work Tasks in a Japanese Language Classroom. (Masters) 2006.
Supervisors:
Marriott, H (Main), Hashimoto, H (Associate).