Department Address
Office: Humanities 830-F
Hiromi Tobaru, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Japanese
Biography
Dr. Hiromi Tobaru received her Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Literatures at The Ohio State University with a focus on Japanese language pedagogy. Her research interests include pedagogical material development for study abroad students, social network development during study abroad, intercultural communication, and Japanese style shifting by foreign language learners.
Degrees
2019, Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Literatures, Ohio State University
2014, M.A. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages/Bilingual
Education, University of Findlay
2012, B.A. in Foreign Language Studies, University of Kitakyushu
Courses Regularly Taught
Japanese Language Pedagogy, Business Japanese, Japanese Behavioral culture.
Publications
Tobaru, H. (forthcoming). Style shifting as a measurement of linguistic and cultural gain during study abroad in Japan. Buckeye East Asian Linguistics vol. 5.
Tobaru, H. (2019). Understanding the Difficulties in Building Intercultural Relationships from Perspectives of American Students and Japanese Students during a Short-term Study Abroad in Japan. Journal of the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages, 25(1), pp. 109-131.
