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Biography
Mikiko Kurose was born in Kyoto, Japan, has an MA in Linguistics and is a qualified Japanese teacher. She worked in a state secondary school for thirteen years before recently moving into higher education. She has also worked as a translator and interpreter. She advised and edited for Helen Gilhooly's Teach Yourself Japanese titles and was one of the voice actors for Michel Thomas Method Japanese titles. She translated one of Olly Richard's Short Stories series for Japanese intermediate learners.
Research Summary
My research interests include technology integration and enhancement in language teaching and learning, and the benefits of CEFR in teaching and assessment.
As a translator and a development editor for Richards, Olly. (2022). Short stories in Japanese for Intermediate Learners. Teach Yourself; Bilingual edition
Kurose, Mikiko. (2019). Becoming a more active and creative language learner with digital tools. In Becerra, Nelson; Biasini, Rosalba; Magedera-Hofhansl, Hanna; Reimão, Ana (Eds), Innovative language teaching and learning at university: a look at new trends(pp. 63-71). Research-publishing.net. https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2019.32.903
Gilhooly, H. with Kurose, M. (2016). Complete Japanese. John Murray Learning
As an advisor and native voice actor for Gilhooly, H., Kelly, N. (2014). Perfect Japanese Intermediate Course: Learn Japanese with the Michel Thomas Method. John Murray Learning
As an advisor and native voice actor for Gilhooly, H., Kelly, N. (2014). Total Japanese Foundation Course: Learn Japanese with the Michel Thomas Method. John Murray Learning
As an advisor and native voice actor for Gilhooly, H., Kelly, N. (2011). Start Japanese: Learn Japanese with the Michel Thomas Method. John Murray Learning
Gilhooly, H. with Kurose, M. (2010). Teach yourself series: Complete Japanese. Hodder & Stoughton
As an advisor and native voice actor for Gilhooly, H., Kelly, N. (2009). Michel Thomas Method: Japanese Advanced Course. Hodder & Stoughton
Gilhooly, H. with Kurose, M. (2008). Teach yourself series: Japanese. Hodder Education
As an advisor and native voice actor for Gilhooly, H., Kelly, N. (2008). Michel Thomas Method: Japanese Foundation Course. Hodder & Stoughton
As an advisor and native voice actor for Gilhooly, H., Kelly, N. (2008). Michel Thomas Method: Japanese Introductory Course. Hodder & Stoughton
Past Research
Conferences:
"Do assessments reflect what we teach in class?" XIV CercleS 2020 conference:Language Centres at a Crossroads:Open Directions for New Generations of Learners. Masaryk University. 10th - 12th September 2020.
"Do assessments reflect what we teach in class?" 21st AULC Annual conference (The Association of University Language Communities in the UK and Ireland): The CEFR, Assessment and Language Learning. Maynooth University. 9th-10th January 2020.
"East meets West - difference in temperature and lost in translation". UK Lingua 2019: Culture in the language classroom. University of Durham. 27th - 28th April 2019.
(Poster presentation) "Animating the Learning Experience by using Videos: a student-centered approach to foster critical thinking" (with Sandra Reisenleutner and Marilena Minoia). XV CercleS 2018 conference: Broad Perspectives on Language Education in the Globalized World. The Centre of Languages and Communication. Poznan University of Technology. 6th-8th September 2018.
(Poster presentation) "Use of Digital Resources through Task-based Approach". InnoConf18 Innovative Language Teaching and Learning Conference: "New Trends in Language Teaching and Learning at University". University of Liverpool. 22nd June 2018.
"Animating the Learning Experience The use of audio visual technology in the FL classroom". (with Marilena Minoia and Sandra Reisenleutner). UK Lingua 2018: Engaging students. University of Durham. 21st- 22nd April 2018.