Lecturer in Japanese Coordinator of Japanese Language

Fall 2024 Office Hours: Monday 12:20pm-1:20pm, Wednesday 4:40 pm-5:40 pm, Friday 10:00am-11:00am, or by appointment. 

Yumiko Tashiro completed her Ph.D. in Japanese Applied Linguistics at Purdue University. Prior to joining Boston University in 2022, she taught at various institutions including Washington and Lee University, Kenyon College, and Middlebury Language Schools’ summer program. Her research interests are second language acquisition, Japanese pedagogy, and technology enhanced language learning.