Minami Hyodo

Minami Hyodo received a B.A. in Foreign Language Studies in 2019 and a M.A. in Foreign Language Education and Research (Japanese) in 2021, both from Kansai University in Japan. She is an instructor of Japanese and has taught elementary and intermediate levels at Emory University in Atlanta for three years. As a new faculty member at Florida State University, she will be teaching JPN1120 (Level 1) and JPN2300 (Level 4) this fall. In addition to her courses, she will be facilitating the Japanese Language House program, where she aims to create immersive and engaging Japanese language and culture learning experiences.

Research Interests:

Japanese as a Second/Foreign Language (with a focus on grammar)

Transformative Language Learning and Teaching

Intercultural Competence and Understanding

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