Dr Kayoko Hashimoto’s main research area is Language Policy in the field of Applied Linguistics.
She is currently Japanese Discipline Coordinator in the School of Languages and Cultures at The University of Queensland.
Kayoko has expertise in Japan’s language policy for English as a foreign language and Japanese as the national 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, the 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. The majority 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 diplomacy and a solution for domestic and regional issues.
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 as the country prepares for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
She also co-edited a book, Professional Development of English Language Teaching Asia: Lessons from Japan and Vietnam (2018, Routledge), with Associate Prof Van-Trao Nguyen, President of Hanoi University. Why is English language proficiency in Japan and Vietnam so low? Why do EFL teachers struggle with curriculum changes? Does professional development actually 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 recently published one co-edited book and one co-authored book on native-speakerims: Toward Post-native-speakerism: dynamics and shifts edited (2018, Springer) with S.A. Houghton, and Beyond Native-Speakerism: Current Explorations and Future Visions (2018, Routledge) with S.A. Houghton & R.J. Rivers.
Kayoko has been invited as 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 an editor (Language & Education) of Asian Studies Review, and serves on the editorial board of Intercultural Communication and Language Education series, Springer.
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 visit local public schools to assist Japanese language classes, liaised with Education QLD and MLTAQ.
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, . doi:10.1080/01434632.2019.1588204
Book Chapter: 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. In Indika Liyanage and Tony Walker (Ed.), Multilingual education yearbook 2019: media of instruction and multilingual settings (pp. 103-120) Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-14386-2_6
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, . doi:10.1057/s41254-018-0107-9
(2016) Queensland Program for Japanese Education
(2015–2016) Queensland Program for Japanese Education
Configurations of conventional and non-conventional 'family' arrangements in Japan
(2011–2012) UWA-UQ Bilateral Research Collaboration Award
Japanese co-workers' view of their communication with EPA foreign nurse trainees
(2018) Doctor Philosophy
(2014) Doctor Philosophy
Consciousness-raising in translation teaching in a tertiary English language program in Vietnam
(2019) Doctor Philosophy
Japanese language and soft power in Asia
Japanese language and soft power in Asia. Edited by Kayoko Hashimoto Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018. doi:10.1007/978-981-10-5086-2
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. Edited by Kayoko Hashimoto and Van-Trao Nguyen Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge, 2018.
Towards post-native-speakerism: dynamics and shifts
Towards post-native-speakerism: dynamics and shifts. Edited by Stephanie Ann Houghton and Kayoko Hashimoto Singapore: Springer Nature, 2018. doi:10.1007/978-981-10-7162-1
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. In Indika Liyanage and Tony Walker (Ed.), Multilingual education yearbook 2019: media of instruction and multilingual settings (pp. 103-120) Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-14386-2_6
Hashimoto, Kayoko (2018). "Mother tongue speakers" or "native speakers"?: assumptions surrounding the teaching of Japanese as a foreign language in Japan. In Stephanie Ann Houghton and Kayoko Hashimoto (Ed.), Towards post-native-speakerism: dynamics and shifts (pp. 61-77) Singapore, Singapore : Springer Nature . doi:10.1007/978-981-10-7162-1_4
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"?. In Kayoko Hashimoto (Ed.), Japanese language and soft power in Asia (pp. 43-62) Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1007/978-981-10-5086-2_3
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?. In Abe W. Ata, Ly Thi Tran and Indika Liyanage (Ed.), Educational reciprocity and adaptivity: international students and stakeholders (pp. 25-44) Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315201412
Japanese language for foreigners: policy on foreign nationals and EPA scheme
Hashimoto, Kayoko (2018). Japanese language for foreigners: policy on foreign nationals and EPA scheme. In Stephanie Anne Houghton, Damian J. Rivers and Kayoko Hashimoto (Ed.), Beyond native-speakerism: current explorations and future visions (pp. 115-131) New York, United States: Routledge.
Japanese language teachers' views on native speakers and "Easy Japanese"
Hashimoto, Kayoko (2018). Japanese language teachers' views on native speakers and "Easy Japanese". In Stephanie Ann Houghton, Damian J. Rivers and Kayoko Hashimoto (Ed.), Beyond native-speakerism: current explorations and future visions (pp. 132-146) New York, United States: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315643601
Hashimoto, Kayoko (2018). Native-speakerism in Japanese language teaching for foreigners and English language teaching for Japanese nationals. In Stephanie Ann Houghton, Damian J. Rivers and Kayoko Hashimoto (Ed.), Beyond native-speakerism: current explorations and future visions (pp. 147-157) New York, United States: Routledge.
Houghton, Stephanie Ann and Hashimoto, Kayoko (2018). Preface. In Stephanie Ann Houghton and Kayoko Hashimoto (Ed.), Towards post-native-speakerism: dynamics and shifts (pp. XVII-XVIII) Singapore, Singapore: Springer Nature.
Hashimoto, Kayoko (2018). Teaching licence renewal and the professional development of Japanese primary school teachers of English. In Hashimoto, Kayoko and Nguyen, Van-Trao (Ed.), Professional development of English language teachers in Asia: lessons from Japan and Vietnam (pp. 29-44) New York, NY United States: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315413259-3
Hashimoto, Kayoko (2018). Teaching licence renewal and the professional development of Japanese primary school teachers of English. In Kayoko Hashimoto and Van-Trao Nguyen (Ed.), Professional development of English language teachers in Asia: lessons from Japan and Vietnam (pp. 29-44) Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315413259
The construction of the native speaker of Japanese
Hashimoto, Kayoko (2018). The construction of the native speaker of Japanese. In Stephanie Ann Houghton, Damian J. Rivers and Kayoko Hashimoto (Ed.), Beyond Native-speakerism: Current explorations and future visions (pp. 99-114) London and New York: Routledge.
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. In Hashimoto, Kayoko and Nguyen, Van-Trao (Ed.), Professional Development of English Language Teachers in Asia: Lessons from Japan and Vietnam (pp. 1-10) New York, NY United States: Routledge.
Introduction: why language matters in soft power
Hashimoto, Kayoko (2017). Introduction: why language matters in soft power. In Kayoko Hashimoto (Ed.), Japanese language and soft power in Asia (pp. 1-12) Singapore, Singapore: Springer Singapore. doi:10.1007/978-981-10-5086-2_1
Introduction: why language matters in soft power
Hashimoto, Kayoko (2017). Introduction: why language matters in soft power. In Kayoko Hashimoto (Ed.), Japanese language and soft power in Asia (pp. 1-12) Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan.
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'. In Tomoko Aoyama, Laura Dales and Romit Dasgupta (Ed.), Configurations of family in contemporary Japan (pp. 91-103) Abington, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
Hashimoto, Kayoko (2014). 'English-only', but not a medium-of-instruction policy: the Japanese way of internationalising education for both domestic and overseas students. In M. Obaidul Hamid, Hoa T.M. Nguyen and Richard B. Baldauf (Ed.), Language planning for medium of instruction in Asia (pp. 16-33) London, UK: Routledge.
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. In Stephanie Ann Houghton and Damian J. Rivers (Ed.), Native-speakerism in Japan: intergroup dynamics in foreign language education (pp. 159-168) Bristol, United Kingdom: Multilingual Matters.
Compulsory "foreign language activities" in Japanese primary schools
Hashimoto, Kayoko (2012). Compulsory "foreign language activities" in Japanese primary schools. In Richard B. Baldauf Jr., Robert B. Kaplan, Nkonko M. Kamwangamalu and Pauline Bryant (Ed.), Language planning in primary schools in Asia (pp. 63-80) Oxon, England, U.K.: Routledge.
Hashimoto, Kayoko (2012). The Japanisation of English language education: Promotion of the national language within foreign language policy. In James W. Tollefson (Ed.), Language Policies in Education 2 ed. (pp. 175-190) New York United States: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203813119
Interdisciplinarity and connecting research to the "Real World"
Hashimoto, K. (2007). Interdisciplinarity and connecting research to the "Real World". In Nathalie Ramière and Rachel Varshney (Ed.), Rhizomes: Connecting languages, cultures and literatures (pp. 13-18) Newcastle, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Japan's language policy and the "lost decade"
Hashimoto, K. (2007). Japan's language policy and the "lost decade". In Tsui, A. B. M. and Tollefson, J. W. (Ed.), Language Policy, Culture, and Identity in Asian Contexts (pp. 25-36) London, UK: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
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. In Andy Kirkpatrick (Ed.), Englishes in Asia: Communication, identity, power and education (pp. 63-74) Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Language Australia.
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, . doi:10.1080/01434632.2019.1588204
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, . doi:10.1057/s41254-018-0107-9
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
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
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.
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
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.
'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
Literacy policy in multicultural Australia
Hashimoto, Kayoko (2012). Literacy policy in multicultural Australia. In: John C. Mayer, Jelisava Dobovsek-Sethna and Cary Duval, Literacy for dialogue in multilingual societies: Proceedings of Linguapax Asia Symposium 2011. Linguapax Asia International Symposium 2011, Tokyo, Japan, (31-38). 3 December 3 2011.
(2016) Queensland Program for Japanese Education
(2015–2016) Queensland Program for Japanese Education
Configurations of conventional and non-conventional 'family' arrangements in Japan
(2011–2012) UWA-UQ Bilateral Research Collaboration Award
(2009) UQ Early Career Researcher
Policy-makers' perceptions on the post-2015 global education discourse in relation to ethnic educational inequality: A case study of Lao PDR
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Japanese co-workers' view of their communication with EPA foreign nurse trainees
(2018) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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(2014) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Consciousness-raising in translation teaching in a tertiary English language program in Vietnam
(2019) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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An Interactional Sociolinguistic Analysis of Kanto and Kansai Listening Behaviours
(2018) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2015) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2012) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor