Makiko Fukuda
Biographic Data
| ID | 5434612 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Makiko Fukuda |
| GIVEN NAMES | Makiko |
| FAMILY NAME | Fukuda |
| SIGNATURE | FUKUDA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8601-6609 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Exploring Strategies to Connect Foreign Language Education With People Skills: Nurturing Intercultural Understanding Through the Rich Cultural Tapestry of Japanese Anime
In today's globalized world, the importance of intercultural understanding and interpersonal skills is increasingly emphasized. This study focuses on linking foreign language education with intercultural effectiveness and investigates the impact of using anime as a tool for cultural understanding and the development of intercultural competence. The course is an introductory Japanese culture course for non‐Japanese learners, designed to introduce …
Summer study abroad in Japan: Maximizing intercultural competency development through self‐guided cultural exploration and reflection tasks
This study analyzes how self‐guided cultural exploration and reflection (SCER) tasks affect the development of intercultural competency (ICC) of students participating in a study abroad program. The Intercultural Effectiveness Scale (IES) was used to measure students' ICC development before and after a 6‐week faculty‐led study abroad program in Japan. The SCER tasks encouraged students to examine Japanese history, cuisine, politics, architecture,…
Language education in a national school abroad in a bilingual society: A case of Japanese school in Catalonia
This paper explores language education in a Japanese school in Catalonia from the viewpoints of language policy with special attention to ideology. Our main goal is to identify the major factors which influence over the school’s language education. As a national school abroad, this school should include national, local and global viewpoints in its education. Language education is one of the methods to respond to this expectation. The results of d…
Language use in the context of double minority: The case of Japanese–Catalan/Spanish families in Catalonia
This study explores language use in Japanese–Catalan/Spanish families in Catalonia with a special attention to Japanese. In a community such as Catalonia wherein two languages of different status are in conflict within its own territory, the ability of families to maintain a socially ‘weaker’ language and transmit yet another language that does not have an official status within the community raises an important question: how do these cross-lingu…
Double gateway to the host society? Knowledge and perceptions of Japanese people living in Catalonia regarding language
This study explores the degree of language knowledge of Japanese living in Catalonia and their perceptions of the two particular languages used in this multilingual/bilingual society. The data on language proficiency was obtained via a questionnaire survey which was evaluated by the subjects themselves and analysed by means of correspondence analysis. A significant correlation between the degree of knowledge of Castilian and that of Catalan was f…
Dynamic Processes of Speech Development by Seven Adult Learners of Japanese in a Domestic Immersion Context
The present study revealed the dynamic process of speech development in a domestic immersion program by seven adult beginning learners of Japanese. The speech data were analyzed with fluency, accuracy, and complexity measurements at group, interindividual, and intraindividual levels. The results revealed the complex nature of language development among and within individuals. The reasons for such dynamicity and pedagogical implications are discus…
Summer study abroad in Japan: Maximizing intercultural competency development through self‐guided cultural exploration and reflection tasks
This study analyzes how self‐guided cultural exploration and reflection (SCER) tasks affect the development of intercultural competency (ICC) of students participating in a study abroad program. The Intercultural Effectiveness Scale (IES) was used to measure students' ICC development before and after a 6‐week faculty‐led study abroad program in Japan. The SCER tasks encouraged students to examine Japanese history, cuisine, politics, architecture,…
Double gateway to the host society? Knowledge and perceptions of Japanese people living in Catalonia regarding language
This study explores the degree of language knowledge of Japanese living in Catalonia and their perceptions of the two particular languages used in this multilingual/bilingual society. The data on language proficiency was obtained via a questionnaire survey which was evaluated by the subjects themselves and analysed by means of correspondence analysis. A significant correlation between the degree of knowledge of Castilian and that of Catalan was f…
Language use in the context of double minority: The case of Japanese–Catalan/Spanish families in Catalonia
This study explores language use in Japanese–Catalan/Spanish families in Catalonia with a special attention to Japanese. In a community such as Catalonia wherein two languages of different status are in conflict within its own territory, the ability of families to maintain a socially ‘weaker’ language and transmit yet another language that does not have an official status within the community raises an important question: how do these cross-lingu…
Exploring Strategies to Connect Foreign Language Education With People Skills: Nurturing Intercultural Understanding Through the Rich Cultural Tapestry of Japanese Anime
In today's globalized world, the importance of intercultural understanding and interpersonal skills is increasingly emphasized. This study focuses on linking foreign language education with intercultural effectiveness and investigates the impact of using anime as a tool for cultural understanding and the development of intercultural competence. The course is an introductory Japanese culture course for non‐Japanese learners, designed to introduce …
Language education in a national school abroad in a bilingual society: A case of Japanese school in Catalonia
This paper explores language education in a Japanese school in Catalonia from the viewpoints of language policy with special attention to ideology. Our main goal is to identify the major factors which influence over the school’s language education. As a national school abroad, this school should include national, local and global viewpoints in its education. Language education is one of the methods to respond to this expectation. The results of d…
Dynamic Processes of Speech Development by Seven Adult Learners of Japanese in a Domestic Immersion Context
The present study revealed the dynamic process of speech development in a domestic immersion program by seven adult beginning learners of Japanese. The speech data were analyzed with fluency, accuracy, and complexity measurements at group, interindividual, and intraindividual levels. The results revealed the complex nature of language development among and within individuals. The reasons for such dynamicity and pedagogical implications are discus…
Dynamic Processes of Speech Development by Seven Adult Learners of Japanese in a Domestic Immersion Context
The present study revealed the dynamic process of speech development in a domestic immersion program by seven adult beginning learners of Japanese. The speech data were analyzed with fluency, accuracy, and complexity measurements at group, interindividual, and intraindividual levels. The results revealed the complex nature of language development among and within individuals. The reasons for such dynamicity and pedagogical implications are discus…
Language use in the context of double minority: The case of Japanese–Catalan/Spanish families in Catalonia
This study explores language use in Japanese–Catalan/Spanish families in Catalonia with a special attention to Japanese. In a community such as Catalonia wherein two languages of different status are in conflict within its own territory, the ability of families to maintain a socially ‘weaker’ language and transmit yet another language that does not have an official status within the community raises an important question: how do these cross-lingu…
Double gateway to the host society? Knowledge and perceptions of Japanese people living in Catalonia regarding language
This study explores the degree of language knowledge of Japanese living in Catalonia and their perceptions of the two particular languages used in this multilingual/bilingual society. The data on language proficiency was obtained via a questionnaire survey which was evaluated by the subjects themselves and analysed by means of correspondence analysis. A significant correlation between the degree of knowledge of Castilian and that of Catalan was f…
Language education in a national school abroad in a bilingual society: A case of Japanese school in Catalonia
This paper explores language education in a Japanese school in Catalonia from the viewpoints of language policy with special attention to ideology. Our main goal is to identify the major factors which influence over the school’s language education. As a national school abroad, this school should include national, local and global viewpoints in its education. Language education is one of the methods to respond to this expectation. The results of d…
Summer study abroad in Japan: Maximizing intercultural competency development through self‐guided cultural exploration and reflection tasks
This study analyzes how self‐guided cultural exploration and reflection (SCER) tasks affect the development of intercultural competency (ICC) of students participating in a study abroad program. The Intercultural Effectiveness Scale (IES) was used to measure students' ICC development before and after a 6‐week faculty‐led study abroad program in Japan. The SCER tasks encouraged students to examine Japanese history, cuisine, politics, architecture,…
Exploring Strategies to Connect Foreign Language Education With People Skills: Nurturing Intercultural Understanding Through the Rich Cultural Tapestry of Japanese Anime
In today's globalized world, the importance of intercultural understanding and interpersonal skills is increasingly emphasized. This study focuses on linking foreign language education with intercultural effectiveness and investigates the impact of using anime as a tool for cultural understanding and the development of intercultural competence. The course is an introductory Japanese culture course for non‐Japanese learners, designed to introduce …
Psychology (6 works) · Linguistics (5 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Second Language Learning and Teaching (3 works) · Catalan (2 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works)