Senior Lecturer
Overview
Dr Kayoko Hashimoto’s main research area is Language Policy in the field of Applied Linguistics.
Kayoko has expertise in Japan’s language policy for English as a foreign language and Japanese as the national language and a foreign language. Studies of language policy contribute to our understanding of dynamics between state control and individual empowerment in the increasingly fluid geopolitical environment. As a language educator and researcher in Australia, knowledge of language policies in the world is essential to deliver language programs effectively, meeting needs of both domestic and international students with diverse backgrounds and setting future directions of Australia’s multilingual and multicultural society. Most of her past work focuses on Japan’s language policy in education in relation to English language teaching and internationalisation. For the last five years, it has extended to language policy for Japanese language teaching outside and inside Japan, which has brought a new perspective to her research – language teaching as a source of regional power and language skills as a source of individual empowerment in the era of transnational migration.
Kayoko has published an edited book, Japanese Language and Soft Power in Asia (2017, Palgrave Macmillan). This cutting-edge collection examines how Japanese functions as a key element of Japanese soft power in Asia, offers an interdisciplinary perspective on Japan’s language policies and broader social, economic, and political processes, and considers the future of Japanese as a form of soft power in Asia.
She also co-edited a book, Professional Development of English Language Teaching Asia: Lessons from Japan and Vietnam (2018, Routledge), with V-T. Nguyen. Why is English language proficiency in Japan and Vietnam so low? Why do EFL teachers struggle with curriculum changes? Does professional development serve the need of teachers? This book answers these questions by examining how the professional development of EFL teachers has been addressed and defined in the government language policies in Japan and Vietnam.
She has also published one co-authored book and one co-edited book on native-speakerims: Beyond Native-Speakerism: Current Explorations and Future Visions (2018, Routledge) with S.A. Houghton & R.J. Rivers, and Toward Post-native-speakerism: dynamics and shifts edited (2018, Springer) with S.A. Houghton.
Kayoko was a keynote speaker of the international symposium in October 2018 to commemorate the 45th anniversary of Japanese language teaching at Hanoi University, Vietnam.
In addition to her work at UQ, she is a thematic editor (Language & Education) of Asian Studies Review and Japan & Korea Councillor of Asian Studies Association of Australia, as well as an editorial board member of Springer Intercultural Communication and Language Education series.
Research Interests
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School internships: Journeys of Japanese language learners in Queensland
2021 School Research Support Scheme. The project examines how their journey has been discursively constructed and how it builds their intercultural understanding and sense of identity as an Australian citizen in the interconnected world. -
Japanese language teaching in Southeast Asia
With focus on Vietnam. This is part of the Global Strategy and Partnership Seed Funding Scheme (Round 1, 2021) project with Vietnam led by Associate Prof Noriko Iwashita. -
Language policy, citizenship and teaching of “foreign” languages
Relationships between central government's policy, citizenship, and “foreign language" education when creating job-ready graduates is a national priority
Research Impacts
Kayoko’s expertise in language policy and language teaching assists stakeholders to deepen their understanding of dynamics between central governments’ language policies and local implementation as well as state control and individual learner’s empowerment in the world.
She was a member of Salzburg Statement for a Multilingual World (issued on 21 February 2018 International Mother Language Day).
She was also a member of “Japanese language education working group” chaired by Consulate-General of Japan, Brisbane (2016-2017). This led to a new course development (the first course offered in 2018) that allows UQ students to have their internship at local state schools to assist Japanese classes. In April 2021, Work Integrated Learning Placement Agreement was made between QLD Department of Education and UQ for the facilitation of teaching Japanese language placements in QLD’s state schools.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, La Trobe University
- Master of Arts, Sophia University
- Bachelor of Arts, Kansai Gaidai
Publications
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Book Chapter: English language policy in Japan: history, current realities and challenges ahead
Hashimoto, Kayoko and Glasgow, Gregory Paul (2022). English language policy in Japan: history, current realities and challenges ahead. English in East and South Asia: policy, features and language in use. (pp. 33-46) edited by Ed Ling Low and Anne Pakir. London, United Kingdom: Routledge.
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Journal Article: オーストラリア・クイーンズランド州の 中等教育機関及び州政府の文書に見られる日本語母語話者教師の捉え方
Kadowaki, Kaoru and Hashimoto, Kayoko (2020). オーストラリア・クイーンズランド州の 中等教育機関及び州政府の文書に見られる日本語母語話者教師の捉え方. 大学日本語教員養成課程研究協議会論集, 18, 25-38.
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Journal Article: Japanese language politics in Southeast Asia: a case study in Vietnam
Hashimoto, Kayoko (2020). Japanese language politics in Southeast Asia: a case study in Vietnam. Vietnam Review of Northeast Asian Studies, 9, 62-69.
Grants
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(2016–2018) UQ Teaching Innovation Grants
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(2016) Queensland Program for Japanese Education
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(2015–2016) Queensland Program for Japanese Education
Supervision
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Talking it Through: The Role of Heritage Language Maintenance in Preventing Transmission of Intergenerational Trauma among Refugee Youth
Doctor Philosophy
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Japanese co-workers' view of their communication with EPA foreign nurse trainees
(2018) Doctor Philosophy
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(2014) Doctor Philosophy
Publications
Book
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Beyond native-speakerism: current explorations and future visions
Houghton, Stephanie Ann, Rivers, Damian J. and Hashimoto, Kayoko (2018). Beyond native-speakerism: current explorations and future visions. New York, NY USA: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315643601
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Japanese language and soft power in Asia
Kayoko Hashimoto ed. (2018). Japanese language and soft power in Asia. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-5086-2
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Professional development of English language teachers in Asia: lessons from Japan and Vietnam
Kayoko Hashimoto and Van-Trao Nguyen eds. (2018). Professional development of English language teachers in Asia: lessons from Japan and Vietnam. Routledge Studies in World Englishes, Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
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Towards post-native-speakerism: dynamics and shifts
Stephanie Ann Houghton and Kayoko Hashimoto eds. (2018). Towards post-native-speakerism: dynamics and shifts. Intercultural Communication and Language Education, Singapore: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-7162-1
Book Chapter
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English language policy in Japan: history, current realities and challenges ahead
Hashimoto, Kayoko and Glasgow, Gregory Paul (2022). English language policy in Japan: history, current realities and challenges ahead. English in East and South Asia: policy, features and language in use. (pp. 33-46) edited by Ed Ling Low and Anne Pakir. London, United Kingdom: Routledge.
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CLIL for who?: commodification of English-medium courses in Japan's higher education
Hashimoto, Kayoko and Glasgow, Gregory Paul (2019). CLIL for who?: commodification of English-medium courses in Japan's higher education. Multilingual education yearbook 2019: media of instruction and multilingual settings. (pp. 103-120) edited by Indika Liyanage and Tony Walker. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-14386-2_6
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Hashimoto, Kayoko (2018). "Mother tongue speakers" or "native speakers"?: assumptions surrounding the teaching of Japanese as a foreign language in Japan. Towards post-native-speakerism: dynamics and shifts . (pp. 61-77) edited by Stephanie Ann Houghton and Kayoko Hashimoto. Singapore, Singapore : Springer Nature . doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-7162-1_4
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Cool Japan and Japanese language: why does Japan need "Japan fans"?
Hashimoto, Kayoko (2018). Cool Japan and Japanese language: why does Japan need "Japan fans"?. Japanese language and soft power in Asia. (pp. 43-62) edited by Kayoko Hashimoto. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-5086-2_3
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Japan's 'super global universities' scheme: why does the number of 'foreign' students matter?
Hashimoto, Kayoko (2018). Japan's 'super global universities' scheme: why does the number of 'foreign' students matter?. Educational reciprocity and adaptivity: international students and stakeholders. (pp. 25-44) edited by Abe W. Ata, Ly Thi Tran and Indika Liyanage. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315201412-2
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Houghton, Stephanie Ann and Hashimoto, Kayoko (2018). Preface. Towards post-native-speakerism: dynamics and shifts. (pp. XVII-XVIII) edited by Stephanie Ann Houghton and Kayoko Hashimoto. Singapore, Singapore: Springer Nature.
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Hashimoto, Kayoko (2018). Teaching licence renewal and the professional development of Japanese primary school teachers of English. Professional development of English language teachers in Asia: lessons from Japan and Vietnam. (pp. 29-44) edited by Kayoko Hashimoto and Van-Trao Nguyen. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315413259
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Hashimoto, Kayoko (2018). Teaching licence renewal and the professional development of Japanese primary school teachers of English. Professional development of English language teachers in Asia: lessons from Japan and Vietnam. (pp. 29-44) edited by Hashimoto, Kayoko and Nguyen, Van-Trao. New York, NY United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315413259-3
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The professional development of English language teachers in Asia: lessons from Japan and Vietnam
Hashimoto, Kayoko (2018). The professional development of English language teachers in Asia: lessons from Japan and Vietnam. Professional Development of English Language Teachers in Asia: Lessons from Japan and Vietnam. (pp. 1-10) edited by Hashimoto, Kayoko and Nguyen, Van-Trao. New York, NY United States: Routledge.
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Introduction: why language matters in soft power
Hashimoto, Kayoko (2017). Introduction: why language matters in soft power. Japanese language and soft power in Asia. (pp. 1-12) edited by Kayoko Hashimoto. Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan.
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Introduction: why language matters in soft power
Hashimoto, Kayoko (2017). Introduction: why language matters in soft power. Japanese language and soft power in Asia. (pp. 1-12) edited by Kayoko Hashimoto. Singapore, Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-5086-2_1
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The role of newspapers in constructing public representations of 'monster parents'
Hashimoto, Kayoko (2015). The role of newspapers in constructing public representations of 'monster parents'. Configurations of family in contemporary Japan. (pp. 91-103) edited by Tomoko Aoyama, Laura Dales and Romit Dasgupta. Abington, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
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Hashimoto, Kayoko (2014). 'English-only', but not a medium-of-instruction policy: the Japanese way of internationalising education for both domestic and overseas students. Language planning for medium of instruction in Asia. (pp. 16-33) edited by M. Obaidul Hamid, Hoa T.M. Nguyen and Richard B. Baldauf. London, UK: Routledge.
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The construction of the 'Native Speaker' in Japan's educational policies for TEFL
Hashimoto, Kayoko (2013). The construction of the 'Native Speaker' in Japan's educational policies for TEFL. Native-speakerism in Japan: intergroup dynamics in foreign language education. (pp. 159-168) edited by Stephanie Ann Houghton and Damian J. Rivers. Bristol, United Kingdom: Multilingual Matters.
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Compulsory "foreign language activities" in Japanese primary schools
Hashimoto, Kayoko (2012). Compulsory "foreign language activities" in Japanese primary schools. Language planning in primary schools in Asia. (pp. 63-80) edited by Richard B. Baldauf Jr., Robert B. Kaplan, Nkonko M. Kamwangamalu and Pauline Bryant. Oxon, England, U.K.: Routledge.
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Hashimoto, Kayoko (2012). The Japanisation of English language education: Promotion of the national language within foreign language policy. Language Policies in Education. (pp. 175-190) edited by James W. Tollefson. New York United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203813119
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Interdisciplinarity and connecting research to the "Real World"
Hashimoto, K. (2007). Interdisciplinarity and connecting research to the "Real World". Rhizomes: Connecting languages, cultures and literatures. (pp. 13-18) edited by Nathalie Ramière and Rachel Varshney. Newcastle, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
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Japan's language policy and the "lost decade"
Hashimoto, K. (2007). Japan's language policy and the "lost decade". Language Policy, Culture, and Identity in Asian Contexts. (pp. 25-36) edited by Tsui, A. B. M. and Tollefson, J. W.. London, UK: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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Implications of the recommendation that English become the second official language in Japan
Hashimoto, Kayoko (2002). Implications of the recommendation that English become the second official language in Japan. Englishes in Asia: Communication, identity, power and education. (pp. 63-74) edited by Andy Kirkpatrick. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Language Australia.
Journal Article
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オーストラリア・クイーンズランド州の 中等教育機関及び州政府の文書に見られる日本語母語話者教師の捉え方
Kadowaki, Kaoru and Hashimoto, Kayoko (2020). オーストラリア・クイーンズランド州の 中等教育機関及び州政府の文書に見られる日本語母語話者教師の捉え方. 大学日本語教員養成課程研究協議会論集, 18, 25-38.
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Japanese language politics in Southeast Asia: a case study in Vietnam
Hashimoto, Kayoko (2020). Japanese language politics in Southeast Asia: a case study in Vietnam. Vietnam Review of Northeast Asian Studies, 9, 62-69.
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Katayama, Kumiko and Hashimoto, Kayoko (2019). What makes students speak Japanese in immersion programs? State policy, school curriculum and individual learners in Australia. Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2 (3), 104-120. doi: 10.29140/ajal.v2n3.225
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Hashimoto, Kayoko (2019). Book review: The Oxford handbook of language policy and planning edited by James Tollefson and Miguel Pérez-Milans, Oxford and New York, Oxford University Press, 2018. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 40 (8), 1-2. doi: 10.1080/01434632.2019.1588204
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Hashimoto, Kayoko (2018). The JET Program and the US–Japan Relationship: Goodwill Goldmine : By Emily T. Metzgar. Lanham, Boulder, New York & London, Lexington Books, 2017, vii, 198 pp. (hardback). Place Branding and Public Diplomacy, 15 (1), 64-65. doi: 10.1057/s41254-018-0107-9
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Hashimoto, Kayoko (2013). ‘English-only’, but not a medium-of-instruction policy: the Japanese way of internationalising education for both domestic and overseas students. Current Issues in Language Planning, 14 (1), 16-33. doi: 10.1080/14664208.2013.789956
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Compulsory “foreign language activities” in Japanese primary schools
Hashimoto, Kayoko (2011). Compulsory “foreign language activities” in Japanese primary schools. Current Issues in Language Planning, 12 (2), 167-184. doi: 10.1080/14664208.2011.585958
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Hashimoto, Kayoko (2009). Book Review: John Knight. Waiting for Wolves in Japan: An Anthropological Study of People-Wildlife Relations. Honolulu. University of Hawai'i Press, 2006.. Asian Studies Review, 33 (3), 390-391.
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Cultivating "Japanese who can use English": Problems and contradictions in government policy
Hashimoto, K. (2009). Cultivating "Japanese who can use English": Problems and contradictions in government policy. Asian Studies Review, 33 (1), 21-43. doi: 10.1080/10357820802716166
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Power and illusion: Old words, new expressions and desire for empowerment
Hashimoto, K. (2007). Power and illusion: Old words, new expressions and desire for empowerment. AUMLA: Journal of the Australasian Universities Language and Literature Association, 105-114.
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'Internationalisation' is 'Japanisation': Japan's foreign language education and national identity
Hashimoto, Kayoko (2000). 'Internationalisation' is 'Japanisation': Japan's foreign language education and national identity. Journal of Intercultural Studies, 21 (1), 39-51. doi: 10.1080/07256860050000786
Conference Publication
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Literacy policy in multicultural Australia
Hashimoto, Kayoko (2012). Literacy policy in multicultural Australia. Linguapax Asia International Symposium 2011, Tokyo, Japan, 3 December 3 2011. Tokyo, Japan: Sun Process Co..
Grants (Administered at UQ)
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(2016–2018) UQ Teaching Innovation Grants
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(2016) Queensland Program for Japanese Education
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(2015–2016) Queensland Program for Japanese Education
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Configurations of conventional and non-conventional 'family' arrangements in Japan
(2011–2012) UWA-UQ Bilateral Research Collaboration Award
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(2009) UQ Early Career Researcher
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Japanese government policies on the teaching of English after the ''lost decade''
(2005–2006) UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
PhD and MPhil Supervision
Current Supervision
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Talking it Through: The Role of Heritage Language Maintenance in Preventing Transmission of Intergenerational Trauma among Refugee Youth
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Completed Supervision
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Japanese co-workers' view of their communication with EPA foreign nurse trainees
(2018) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
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(2014) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
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(2021) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
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Consciousness-raising in translation teaching in a tertiary English language program in Vietnam
(2019) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
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An Interactional Sociolinguistic Analysis of Kanto and Kansai Listening Behaviours
(2018) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
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(2015) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2012) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
