Position, Department
Associate Professor, Language Arts
Contact Information
Email address: shioko@hawaii.edu
Courses Taught
- JPN 101 – Elementary Japanese I
- JPN 102 – Elementary Japanese II
- JPN 142 – Japanese for Hospitality
- JPN 143 – Japanese for Service Industry
- JPN 201 – Intermediate Japanese I
- JPN 202 – Intermediate Japanese II
Research
Japanese language and culture
Service
- Division:
- Language Arts Division Chair (2020 to present)
- Foreign Language Programs Coordinator (2007 to present)
- HonCC:
- Planning Council (2020 to present)
- Committee on Programs and Curricula (CPC) (2016-2018; 2020 to present)
- Division Curriculum Committee (DCC) (2014-16; 2020 to present)
- HonCC International Education Committee (HIEC) (Fall 2014 to present)
- University College (UC) Division Personnel Committee (UC DPC) (Chair, 2017-18)
- Accreditation Standard Team on Instructional Programs (2016-2018)
- Health and Wellness Subcommittee (H & W) (2012-2018)
- Committee on Committees (CoC) (2012-14)
- Committee on Social Equity (COSE) (Chair, Spring 2011; Member, 2010-12)
- Faculty Senate Executive Committee (FSEC) (2008-10)
- UH System:
- UHCC International Education Council (Chair, 2019-2020; Member, 2013-2019)
Professional Activities
- Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Virtual Exchange participation with the University of the Ryukus, Japan (2019 to present)
- Hawaii Japanese School (Rainbow Gakuen) Board member (2020 to present)
- Hawaii Association of Teachers of Japanese (HATJ) Board member (2005-2013)
