Keiko Okamoto

Lecturer in Japanese

Office: 520 Kent Hall
Office Hours: MW 3:10-4:10
Phone: (212) 854-5502
Email: ko47@columbia.edu

Educational Background

MA: Japanese Pedagogy, Columbia University
BA: Linguistics, International Christian University

Classes Taught

JPNS UN1101 First Year Japanese I
JPNS UN1102 First Year Japanese II
JPNS UN3005 Third Year Japanese I
JPNS UN3006 Third Year Japanese II

Research Interests

Japanese Reading
Japanese Phonetics

Keiko Okamoto has many years of experience teaching Japanese. She has taught at Columbia University, Princeton University, NYU, Spence School, and has been a Senior Instructor at the Japan Society, among other locations. She received her BA in Linguistics at International Christian University (Tokyo), where she minored in Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language. At Columbia University, Ms. Okamoto has taught a wide range of Japanese levels, ranging from beginner to early-advanced.

Publications

“Systematic Long-Term Approach to Improving Reading-Aloud Skills” (Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference of the JLTANE, 2014; co-author)
“Listen to the Voice! Express the Voice!” (The 20th Princeton Pedagogy Forum Proceedings, 2013; co-author)
“Reading HIYAKU: Using Courseworks/Wikispaces” (Proceedings of the 26th Annual Conference of the JLTANE, 2012; co-author)
“Exploration through “Hiyaku”: Considering Authenticity of Context”(The 18th Princeton Pedagogy Forum Proceedings, 2011; co-author)
Hiyaku: An Intermediate Japanese Course (Routledge, 2011; co-authors: Shigeru Eguchi, Miharu Nittono, Fumiko Nazikian, Jisuk Park)