{"id":7,"date":"2014-06-05T17:04:21","date_gmt":"2014-06-05T21:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/osukashi\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-12-29T16:16:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T21:16:29","slug":"curriculum-vitae","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/osukashi\/curriculum-vitae\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum Vitae"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shigeru Osuka<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fahy Hall 211
\nAsian Studies Program
\nDepartment of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
\nSeton Hall University<\/strong>
\nSouth Orange, New Jersey 07079
\nE-Mail: osukashi@shu.edu<\/a>
\nTelephone: 973-275-2712
\nFax: 973-761-9596<\/p>\n

Education<\/h4>\n

Ed.D., University of Hawai’i at Manoa, (Educational Foundations, Advisor: Dr. Victor Kobayashi).
\nM.Ed., University of Hawai’i at Manoa, (Educational Foundations).
\nM.A., University of Hawai’i at Manoa (Asian Religions).
\nB.A., Taisho University, Tokyo (Major: Religion, Minor: Language Education; Teaching Certificates of English and Religion, First class for Middle School & Second class for High School, Tokyo Department of Education).<\/p>\n

Employment<\/h4>\n

1997-Present<\/strong>
\nProfessor (2012-Present); Associate Professor (2002-2012); Assistant\u00a0Professor (1997-2002)
\nDirector of Japanese Program (1997-2018, 2020-2026); Director of Asian Studies Program (2010-2016, 2019-2025); Director of Graduate Studies (2004-2006, 2008-2010, 2016-2019, 2021-2022); Acting Department Chair (2007-2008);
\nAsian Studies Program, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
\nSeton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 07079.<\/em><\/p>\n

1996-97<\/strong>
\nVisiting Assistant Professor, Foreign Languages Department and Center for East Asian Studies
\nWestern Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98226.<\/em><\/p>\n

1993-1996<\/strong>
\nLecturer, Special Academic Program (Japanese Language), College of Continuing Education and Community Service
\nUniversity of Hawai\u2019i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822.<\/em><\/p>\n

1989-1996<\/strong>
\nFaculty, Foreign Languages Department (Japanese Language and Culture)
\n(Chairperson of Foreign Languages Department, 1990-1996)
\nMid-Pacific Institute, Honolulu, HI 96822.<\/em><\/p>\n

Credentials<\/h4>\n

2023-2024<\/strong>
\nSeton Hall Univeristy Faculty Merit Pay Award.<\/p>\n

2024 (Summer)
\n<\/strong>Seton Hall University Online Teaching Certificate, Level II.<\/p>\n

2023-2025
\n<\/strong>Member, Grant from the US Department of Education, Title VI Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language (UISFL) Program (PI: Dr. Peter Shoemaker).<\/p>\n

2023 (Fall) <\/strong>
\nVisiting Scholar, Department of Indian & Buddhist Studies, University of Tokyo. <\/em>(Advisor: Dr. Minowa Kenryo). Research grant was funded in part by Seton Hall University-wide Teacher of the Year Award.<\/em><\/p>\n

2023 (Spring)
\n<\/strong>Seton Hall University-wide Teacher of the Year Award.<\/p>\n

2022-2023
\n<\/strong>Seton Hall University College of Arts and Sciences Teacher of the Year Award.<\/p>\n

2017-2019
\n<\/strong>Develpoment Committee Member, SAT II Japanese subject test, Educational Testing Servicrs, NJ.<\/em><\/p>\n

2017
\n<\/strong>Seton Hall University Online Teaching Certificate.<\/p>\n

2016-2017
\n<\/strong>Seton Hall University Digital Humanties Faculty Fellowship.<\/p>\n

2013 (Summer & Fall)
\n<\/strong>Visiting Scholar, Historiographical Institute, University of Tokyo. <\/em>(Advisor: Dr. Kikuchi Hiroki). Research Grant by Seton Hall University Research Council.<\/em><\/p>\n

2010-2018<\/strong>
\nCritical Language Scholarship Reader\/Examiner in Japanese (First & Second Rounds)
\nAmerican Council\/U.S. Department of State, Washington D.C.<\/em><\/p>\n

2007-2019, 2023<\/strong>
\nAP (Advanced Placement) Question\/Content Leader in Japanese
\nETS\/College Board, Princeton, NJ.<\/em><\/p>\n

2004-2013 <\/strong>
\n Mid-Atlantic Region Association for Asian Studies (MAR\/AAS):<\/em>
\nCOC Representative to the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) 2009-2012;
\nNomination and Election Committee Member\/Chair (2008-2010);
\nPresident 2006-2007;
\nVice President 2005-2006;
\n35th<\/sup> Annual Meeting Conference Manager 2006;
\nAdvisory Board Member (2004-2005: 2012-2013).<\/p>\n

2003-2005<\/strong>
\nExternal Reviewer, Journal of Comparative and International Education.<\/em><\/p>\n

2003-2024<\/strong>
\nInterviewer, JET (Japan Exchange & Teaching) Program, Consulate General of Japan in New York.<\/em><\/p>\n

2003 (Summer & Fall) <\/strong>
\nVisiting Scholar, Department of Indian & Buddhist Studies, University of Tokyo. <\/em>(Advisor: Dr. Sueki Fumihiko). Research Grant by Social Science Research Council (SSRC\/JSPS).\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

1999-2019<\/strong>
\nSeminar Associate on Modern East Asia: Japan, Columbia University, New York, NY<\/em> (Spring 2006, Seminar Chair).<\/p>\n

1996-2020<\/strong>
\nExaminer (Japanese), Examiner Responsible Language AI Japanese (2005-2007) International Baccalaureate (IB) Program, Great Britain.<\/em><\/p>\n

1991<\/strong>
\nCertificate, Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) Tester (Japanese), American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). <\/em>(Trainer: Dr. Machiko Netsu).<\/p>\n

Recent Publications<\/h4>\n
    \n
  1. Books\n
      \n
    • Relay Writing: New Approach for Collaborative Learning in Japanese<\/em>. Co-edited with Kiyoshi Noguchi. Tokyo: Coco Publication, 2023.<\/li>\n
    • Japanese for Healthcare Professionals: An Introduction to Medical Japanese<\/em>. Vermont: Tuttle Publishing, 2011, 2017, 2023 (International Edition).<\/li>\n
    • The Very Mahayana Buddhist Ethics<\/em>. Tokyo: Chuo University Press, 2005.<\/li>\n
    • One Vehicle Thought: Life and Educational Thought of Saich\u014d (767-822)<\/em>. Tokyo: Chuo University Press, 2001.<\/li>\n
    • Fiji no Hana: Haiku de Egaita Roma<\/em> (Translated from English into Japanese, Wisteria Blooms: Vignettes of Rome in Haiku<\/em> by Frank J. Korn). Tokyo: Chuo University Press, 2000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • Articles\n
        \n
      • Book Review on A Transdisciplinary Approach to Chinese and Japanese Languages Teaching<\/em>, eds. by Nobuko Chikamatsu and Li Jin. New York: Routledge, 2023. Japanese Language and Literature<\/em>. Vol. 58, No. 2, 2024. 285-292.<\/li>\n
      • Study on Relay Writing in a Global Society, A Case Study from the USA. In the Relay Writing: New Approach for Collaborative Learning in Japanese<\/em>. Co-edited with Kiyoshi Noguchi. Tokyo: Coco Publication, 2023. 17-36.<\/li>\n
      • \u00a0Objective Programming and Assessment Methods based on the 21st century Skills. In the Relay Writing: New Approach for Collaborative Learning in Japanese<\/em>. Co-edited with Kiyoshi Noguchi. Tokyo: Coco Publication, 2023. 125-146.<\/span><\/li>\n
      • \u201cPeace Education in Japanese Language Curriculum.\u201d Proceedings of <\/em>the 36th Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Teachers of Japanese (SEATJ).<\/em> University of North Carolina State University, NC. August 2021. 259-281.<\/li>\n
      • \u201cNew Approach of Teaching Onomatopoeia in Japanese Language Classroom, Case Study of Introduction to Onomatopoeia Video.\u201d SEATJ 2018 Proceedings. University of South Florida<\/em>, February 2018. 287-292.<\/span><\/li>\n
      • “Interaction and Communication Strategies by Relay-Style Writing.\u201d \u00a0The 10th<\/sup> International Conference on Practical Linguistics of Japanese Proceedings<\/em>. NINJAL (National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics)<\/em>. Co-written with Kiyoshi Noguchi, Kazuko Tanabe, Shigeru Osuka, and Aya Okada, July 2017. 44-47.<\/li>\n
      • \u201cCreative Relay Writing.\u201d The Proceedings of the Twenty-Third Annual Princeton Japanese Pedagogy Forum<\/em>. Princeton University. Co-written with Kazuko Tanabe, Kiyoshi Noguchi, Shigeru Osuka, and Aya Okada, May 2017. 59-73<\/li>\n
      • “Emerging Commonly Spoken Body Language in the Japanese Teaching Materials.” SEATJ 2015 Proceedings. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<\/em>, September 2015. 60-69.<\/span><\/li>\n
      • “Overseas Missions and the Future of Tendai-sh\u016b.” The Proceedings of the 40th<\/sup> Anniversary of Tendai-sh\u016b in the Overseas Mission Symposium<\/em>, Shiga, Japan, November 2013. 1-12.<\/li>\n
      • \u201cDevelopment of Japanese Teaching Materials for Healthcare Professionals.” SEATJ 2012 Proceedings. <\/em>Clemson University, January 2013. 80-93.<\/li>\n
      • “Searching New Curricula for the Professional Purposes: Some Suggestion from the research on Medical Japanese Language Education.” International Conference on Japanese Language Education<\/em>, Nagoya 2012,<\/em> Co-written with Naoki Okuda, Ryoko Nagai, and Hiroshi Ishinabe. Nagoya University, August 2012. Vol. 2, 36-37.<\/li>\n
      • “Reconsidering Professional Japanese Language Curriculum through a Revisionist View.” The Proceedings of the Fourteenth Annual Conference of the Society for Technical Japanese Education<\/em>. Hitotsubashi University, March 2012. 19-20.<\/li>\n
      • “Study on CBI (Content Based Instruction) and Japanese Teaching Materials: Learning from the Survey of Japanese Language Students\u2019 Preferences on the CBI.\u201d The Proceedings of the Eighteenth Annual Princeton Japanese Pedagogy Forum<\/em>. Princeton University, June 2011. 14-23.<\/li>\n
      • \u201cRevisionist Views on Forming Identity in the Japanese Curriculum: A Comparative Study of Japanese National Textbooks and Language Books Used in the U.S.\u201d Proceedings of the International Conference on Language Education and Formation of Identity<\/em>. Waseda University, Tokyo, March 2011. 155-160.<\/li>\n
      • \u201cApplying Digital Storytelling into the Beginner\u2019s Level Japanese Writing,\u201d SEATJ 2010 Proceedings.<\/em> Duke University, October 2010. 122-131.<\/li>\n
      • \u201cOnomatopoeia Reconsidered: Re-examining Current Japanese Language Education with Technology and 3Cs,\u201d SEATJ 2009 Proceedings. Wake Forest University, May 2009. 93-104.<\/em><\/li>\n
      • \u201cJapanese Language Education for Understanding Japanese Literature and Culture: Research on Word Comparison Between Japanese Language Textbooks and Kokugo (National Language) Textbooks,\u201d Makino, Seiichi (ed.), The Fifteenth Annual Princeton Japanese Pedagogy Forum Proceedings.<\/em> Princeton University, June 2008. 108-117.<\/li>\n
      • \u201cThe Bodhisattva Precepts for a Peaceful Global Community.\u201d Mediators and Mediators: Buddhism and Peacemaking.<\/em> Chuanju Mun, ed., Honolulu: Blue Pine, 2007. 295-317.<\/li>\n
      • \u201cNinchi Nokagaku yori mita Beikoku deno Nihongo Kyoiku no Kanosei: Gengo to Bunka no Rikai Purosesu kara” (Cognitive Neuroscience Studies Promise Future of Japanese Language Education in the U.S.). The Fourteenth Princeton Japanese Pedagogy Forum Proceedings. <\/em>Seiichi Makino, ed., Princeton University, August 2007. 131-140.<\/li>\n
      • \u201cCognitive Coaching: The Role of Japanese Teacher in Computer Age.\u201d Journal of CAJLE <\/em>(Canadian Association for Japanese Language Education). Vol. 4, November 2001. 41-51.<\/li>\n
      • \u201cMeta Ninchi ni yoru Nihongo Kyooiku.\u201d (Japanese Language Education through Meta Cognition). The Ninth Princeton Japanese Pedagogy Workshops Proceedings.<\/em> Princeton University, August 2001. 117-136.<\/li>\n
      • \u201cIT Jidai ni okeru Riyoosha Chushin no Daigaku Toshokan o Mezashite: America Kara no Koosatsu.\u201d (Customized University Library Service in Information Technology Age: US Perspective). Library Information Science News<\/em> (LISN<\/em>). No. 107, June 2001, Tokyo. Co-written with Arthur W. H\u00e4fner and John J. Keating III. 1-7.<\/li>\n
      • \u201cKogunetibu Aprochi ni yoru Nihongo Sakubun Kyooiku: Gakushuu-sha Shien no tame no Kyojyu-hoo,\u201d (Japanese Composition Education through Cognitive Approach: Teaching Method for Supporting Japanese Learners), The Eighth Princeton Japanese Pedagogy Workshops Proceedings.<\/em> Vol. 8, Princeton University, August, 2000. 142-153.<\/li>\n
      • Book Review on The Faces of Buddhism in America<\/em>, eds. by Charles S. Prebish and Kenneth K. Tanaka. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998. American Asian Review.<\/em> Vol. XVII, No. 4, Winter 1999. 149-151.<\/li>\n
      • \u201cTendai Doctrine and Activities in Hawaii,” Unity and Diversity:Hawai’i’s Buddhist Communitiess.<\/em>Hawaii Association of International Buddhists (HAIB), 1997. 198-212.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
      • Proceedings Editor\n
          \n
        • Graduate Student\/School Teacher Symposium on Japanese Studies<\/em>, Vol. 1-22. The Japanese Program, Seton Hall University, NJ (1997-2019).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Shigeru Osuka Fahy Hall 211 Asian Studies Program Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Seton Hall University South Orange, New Jersey 07079 E-Mail: osukashi@shu.edu Telephone: 973-275-2712 Fax: 973-761-9596 Education Ed.D., University of Hawai’i at Manoa, (Educational Foundations, Advisor: Dr. Victor Kobayashi). M.Ed., University of Hawai’i at Manoa, (Educational Foundations). M.A., University of Hawai’i at Manoa […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/osukashi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/osukashi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/osukashi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/osukashi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/osukashi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/osukashi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":259,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/osukashi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/osukashi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}