Ayano Kawagoe
Email: akawagoe@hawaii.edu
Education
2009 – 2011
Kalani High School, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
2011-Present
University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM), Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Bachelor of Arts (BA): Second Language Studies (Expected graduation: 8/2014)
 Focus on motivation, Critical Period Hypothesis in language learning
 Focus on cultural learning in language learning
 Relevant courses:
o SLS 302 --Second Language Learning
o SLS 303 --Second Language Teaching
o SLS 312 –Techniques in Second Language Teaching: Reading &
Writing
o SLS 380 --Bilingual Education
o SLS 430 --Pidgin & Creole English in Hawaii
o SLS 441 --Language Concepts Second Language Learning & Teaching
o SLS 460 --English Phonology
o SLS 480P-- Globalization & English Language Teaching
o SLS 485 -- Professionalism in SLS
o SLS 490 -- Second Language Testing
Minor, Japanese
 Focus on coursework of Minor studies in Japanese Linguistic and Pedagogy
o JPN 350--Introduction to Japanese Linguistics
o JPN 370--Language in Japanese Society
o JPN 420-- Fourth-Level Spoken Japanese
o JPN 451--Structure of Japanese
o JPN 452--Introduction to Japanese Pedagogical Grammar
Other courses related:
 ASAN324 -- Chado-The Way of Tea Practicum
 TI 401 --Principles of Translation
 TI 403 --Introduction to Interpretation
Teaching Experience
2012-Present
Tutoring, Heisei Gakuin (Honolulu, HI)
 Tutoring 1~5 students
 Helping with the school work/ Enlgish for Japanese students
 Helping with assignment for Japanese school
Community Involved
2006-2008
The Hawaii Japanese School – Rainbow Gakuen
2007-Present
Leilani Alama Hula Studio
 Learning both Kahiko/ Auana style
 Have performance once a year at Kapiolani Band Stand
2011-Present
ABCs of SLS (Undergraduate student organization in the Department of Second
Language Studies)
Award
2012 - Special Award: Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures's 14th
Annual Japanese Poetry Contest
Skills
Language
Japanese (native speaker), English (advanced), Hawaiian (beginner)
Computer
Comfortable with either Mac or PC formats. Proficient in Micro Soft Word,
PowerPoint. Familiar with MS Excel.
Other Skills
Hawaii Driving License
TOEFL: 85
TOEIC: 860
Interest
Professional Interest: Bilingualism, motivation, Critical Period Hypothesis (CPH)
Personal Interest: Hula, Tea Ceremony, Traveling, and Language
Reference
Available upon request