McCone Building 222
Email Address
nmatsuo@miis.edu
Phone Number
831.647.3512
Language(s)
日本語
Naoko Matsuo
Assistant Professor/Language Studies Advisor
Professor Matsuo taught at Monterey Peninsula College, Robert Louis Stevenson School and Santa Catalina School.
She has published articles in Applied Language Learning, and her current research interests include the use of technology in language teaching and development of curriculum based on the authentic language use in workplaces.
Expertise
Japanese language and culture, pedagogy, Japanese for business, current issues in Japanese media
Education
MA, TESOL, Monterey Institute of International Studies; BA, Linguistics, Nara Women's University, Japan
Courses
Courses offered in the past four years.
▲ indicates offered in the current term
▹ indicates offered in the upcoming term[s]
JALA 8341 - Aspects of Japanese Society
JALA 8349 - Current News in Japan
This is an intermediate (3rd-year college level) Japanese course designed to further develop oral and written communication skills through discussion on the current news in Japan. Students will watch the natural speed news, summarize and present the content in their own words, write their opinions/views on the issues, etc. The authentic NHK news will be utilized for materials as well as web-based news program, along with some newspaper/magazine articles for supplementary reading.
Fall 2010 - MIIS
JALA 8351 - Japanese 4 Profssnal Purposes
This is an intermediate/advanced Japanese language course that is designed to further develop oral and written communication skills that are needed when you use Japanese for professional purposes. The use of Japanese for professional purposes is different from that for academic purposes or survival purposes. This course aims to develop the ability to understand and produce the Japanese used in a variety of situations and circumstances related to professional (business and formal) settings. Topics include introduction to correct/effective use of keigo (honorific language), office and phone conversation, writing resume and cover letters, job interviews, conducting research (questionnaire and interview), effective presentation skills and public speaking skills, etc. This course is particularly recommended for those who wish to do an internship in Japan in the future.
Spring 2011 - MIIS
JALA 8360 - Business Japanese I ▹
JALA 8370 - Current Issues Japanese Media
JALA 8391 - ContempTexts:PolBusIntlAffairs
This course is for advanced Japanese readers focusing on further developing reading and communication skills by using authentic and current publications. The primary objective is to help students develop reading proficiencies in Japanese at the advanced level in the subject matter, such as international relations, economic affairs, energy and the environment, domestic politics social issues and defense and security issues. Some reading strategies will be introduced as well as advanced grammar/structural review. The students are assumed to know some basic terminology related to those subjects and have a solid foundation in Japanese grammar.
Fall 2009 - MIIS
JALA 8468 - Japan in the World II
JALA 8472 - Accuracy in Speaking & Writing
This is a 2-unit advanced level Japanese language course, where the participants can focus on accuracy in their productions skills, i.e., their speech and writing. This course aims to bring the accuracy level of the participants’ production to the new height by increasing the awareness of their own speech and writing. The first half of the semester will be focused on the oral production samples while the second half will be focused on the writing samples. The goal of the course is that each participant learns to recognize his/her own strengths and weaknesses in oral and written production, to develop awareness of their own error patterns, and to attempt to remedy them, while there is no guarantee that the production will become error-free at the end of the 15-week period.
Fall 2010 - MIIS
