Yoshiko Konoike-Cockerham

Instructor of Japanese
M.A., East Asian Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington
Office: Root Hall A-134
812-237-2357 (office)
email: Yoshiko.Cockerham@indstate.edu

Biography

My area of concentration in East Asian Studies is East Asian Nationalism, focusing especially on Japanese nationalism. I have been teaching Japanese language and culture for sixteen years at several institutions in Indiana, including Indiana University, Rose-Hulman Institution of Technology, IUPUI, Vincennes University, University of Evansville, and University of Southern Indiana. I also taught at Bloomington High School South as a full time teacher for seven years. I am currently researching nationalism in education.

Presentations and Awards

Outstanding Achievement Award from Bloomington High School South (2006)
Conference for History Educators in Japan “Rekishi Kyoikusha Kyogik”
Presentation: “Peace Education through Japanese Language Education at a U.S. High School.” (2004)
Midwest Conference for Asian Affairs, Indiana University
Presentation: “Takarazuka as a Healing Medium for Japanese Women” (2000)
Presentation: “How to Motivate Students to Express Themselves in ESL Education” (1996)
Annual National Conference of Zenkyo Teachers Union, Osaka
Presentation: “How to Effectively Use Video Materials in E.S.L.” (1995)
National Japan-English Education Academy, Meikai University, Tokyo
First Prize awarded by Chiba Prefecture Board of Education for a paper: “The Relationship between Classroom Formations and Activities in ESL” (1992)

Publications

Peace Education through Japanese Language education in a U.S. High School, Rekishi Chiri Kyoiku (Journal of History & Geography Education), 2004
Ideas on How to Effectively Use Video Materials in E.S.L., Shin Edigo Kyoiku (New English Classroom), January , 1995
The Effect of Using English Songs in the Classroom, Shin Edigo Kyoiku (New English Classroom),February, 1994