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Chikako Mori

Chikako Mori                      Curriculum Vitae
Professor
Japanese
Mebane Hall 454
cmori@charlotte.edu

Overview

Chikako Mori is a Senior Lecturer in Japanese teaching all levels of Japanese language courses. She has been serving as coordinator from Fall 2015 and designated student advisor from Spring 2017 till the end of Fall 2021 for Japanese Studies program.  In addition to facilitating learning the target language, she believes language teachers should provide opportunities for students to demonstrate their achievements and help them become self-learners.

Educational Background

  • M.Ed. 2004 – Ohio University
  • B.A. 1998 – Chubu University, Japan

Research Interests

  • Technology in Teaching
  • Project based Curriculum
  • Student Engagement

Teaching Areas

  • Japanese Languages

Select Courses

  • JAPN 1201: Elementary Japanese I
  • JAPN 1202: Elementary Japanese II
  • JAPN 2201: Intermediate Japanese I
  • JAPN 2202: Intermediate Japanese II
  • JAPN 2205: Japanese Oral Communication
  • JAPN 3201: Upper Intermediate Japanese I
  • JAPN 3202: Upper Intermediate Japanese II

Select Professional Affiliations

  • American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
  • American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ)
  • Foreign Language Association of North Carolina (FLANC)
  • Japanese Society in Charlotte (JSC)
  • Japanese Teachers Association of Charlotte (JTAC)
  • North Carolina Japanese Language Teachers Association (NCJLT)
  • Southern Eastern Association of Teachers of Japanese (SEATJ)

Selected Publications

Book Chapter

澤﨑宏一・森千加香（2023）「英語学習者と日本語学習者によるCOIL活動 —日米間協働学習の効果—」大瀧綾乃・須田孝司・横田秀樹・若林茂則（編）『第二言語習得研究の科学2 言語の指導—』（第9章：pp. 165-184）くろしお出版

(Sawasaki, K., & Mori, C. (2023). COIL activities between English learners and Japanese learners: Effects of Japan-US collaborative learning [Eigo gakushusha to nihongo gakushusha ni yoru COIL katsudo: Nichibei kyoudo gakushu no koka]. In A. Otaki, K. Suda, H. Yokota, & S. Wakabayashi (eds.), Second language acquisition research 2 [Dainigengo shutoku kenkyu no kagaku 2] (pp. 165-184). Kuroshio Publishers.)

Articles

Spring, R., Kato, F., & Mori, C. (2019). Factors associated with improvement in oral fluency when using video-synchronous mediated communication with native speakers. Foreign Language Annals, 52(1), 87-100. DOI: 10.1111/flan.12381

Spring, R., Kato, F. and Mori, C. (2019). スカイプ・パートナーとのプロジェクト型外国語学習：初挑戦における 有効性と問題点. 東北大学高度教養教育・学生支援機構紀要第号 ISSN 2189-5945. 12,474 Japanese words

スプリング・ライアン、加藤冨美江、森千加香 (2016)．東北大学・ノースカロライナ大学間のスカイプ・パートナー・プログラム：英語コミュニケーション能力向上ツールとしての効果に関する調査. 高度教養教育・学生支援機構紀要。Vol 2,:261-268. Print. (ISSN 2189-5945)

(Spring, R., Kato, F., & Mori, C. (2016). The Tohoku University – UNC Charlotte Skype partner program – An investigation of its use as a tool for improving English communication. Bulletin of the Institute for Excellence in Higher Education Tohoku University, 2, 261-268.)

Kato, F., Spring, R. & Mori, C. (2016). Mutually beneficial foreign language learning: Creating meaningful interactions through video-Synchronous computer-mediated communication. Foreign Language Annals, 49, 2, 355-366. DOI: 10.1111/flan.12195. 355-366.

Takano, N., & Mori, C. (2011). Using electronic writing to develop Japanese writing and communication skills. JALT Journal of Japanese Language Education, 11, 51-61.

Selected Presentations

Foreign Language Association of North Carolina Annual Conference

“Applying Japanese for Business Situation.” 2019 Foreign Language Association of North Carolina Fall Conference, Winston-Salem, NC, 26 Oct. 2019 

“Empowering Students Language Learning through Peer Support.” Foreign Language Association of North Carolina (FLANC) 2018 Annual Conference, Durham, North Carolina, 20 Oct. 2018

 “Project Based Language Learning in a Japanese Oral Communication Course.” 2017 Foreign Language Association of North Carolina Fall Conference, Durham, NC, 20 Oct. 2017

 “Trial of Project Based Language Learning via Skype.” Foreign Language Association of North Carolina (FLANC) 2016 50th Annual Conference, Durham, North Carolina, 8 Oct. 2016

 “Exploring the Effectiveness of Skype to Improve Oral Communication skills.” FLANC 2015 49th Annual Conference. Durham, North Carolina, 4 Oct. 2015

International conferences

“The Possibilities and Challenges of Incorporating Project-Based language learning into E-learning to improve Japanese language learning.” The 7th International Conference on Computer Assisted Systems for Teaching & Learning Japanese, in Tokyo, Japan, 5th and 6th Aug. 2017

 “Effectiveness of the Skype Usage for Enhancing the Oral Abilities.” Japanese Association of Second Language Acquisition (JASLA) Annual Conference. Miyagi, Japan, 20 Dec. 2015